Linked Questions
42 questions linked to/from Guidelines for new users answering questions
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If all answers are only perspectives, why are some users trying to delete answers they don't like?
Two of my answers keep getting deleted by the same set of users. And when I eventually discover they are deleted, I have to request other users and mods to undelete them.
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Who all are authority or qualified to post an authoritative opinion on religion, spirituality and Hindu Dharma?
In the absence of any scriptural reference, written works of scholars, researchers and popular personalities can be used which must
be providing a relevant answer.
The above is taken from this answer,...
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Is even Mahatma Gandhi an authority to quote in answers?
This answer, besides using Irawati Karve's book, has also used a quote of Mahatma Gandhi as a reference. Is that even allowed?
My question to Mods, which is that FAQ that you have framed with such a ...
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Are Irawati Karve's books/works valid references for answers on this site?
From Wikipedia:
Irawati Karve (15 December 1905 – 11 August 1970) was an
anthropologist, sociologist, educationist and writer from Maharashtra,
India.
One of her books, is used as a reference in ...
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Questions asking whether something is an interpolation are opinion based and not appropriate for this site
There are many questions, particularly by user Srimannarayana KV, asking or stating whether a particular scripture, chapter, verse, etc. is an interpolation.
For example: Was Vishnu Sahasranama, a ...
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Does Hinduism SE promote a reductionist approach to answering questions?
I am a new user and I have been reading through many questions and answers and observing the moderation process.
It appears to me that this site encourages or enforces a reductionist approach to ...
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Are the sources used in this answer allowed here?
This answer starts with the assertion:
Sorry to burst your bubble, the simple answer is there was no such
technology or knowledge at the time.
Brahmāstra, Vāruṇāstra and Āgneyāstra are all ...
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unfair moderation with inherent bias?
It is a common maxim that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.
Unfair "moderation" by a coterie of people here who have a common belief is leaving no room for freedom of expression on this website. ...
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Is it OK to solicit votes to close a question?
In the comments section for the below question , one of the users, Sarvabhouma is soliciting votes to close a question as duplicate -
Parbrahman was the real author of Bhagvad Gita and Krishna was ...
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Can we increase the number of votes to close a question?
I understand that currently 5 votes are needed to close a question. Can we all agree to increase this number? Or is this a fixed number that cannot be changed?
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Ways to reopen a question?
I want to understand the logic of collecting 5 votes to reopen a question!. For instance, I believe that I have a pertinent answer to the question posed here:
Do Nastika and Astika have direct ...
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The Bias of the Moderators of this Site?
I write here to complain about the bias of the moderators of this site. My strong complaint is against Vedantic moderators like Pandya and a few others like him, who cannot moderate in a dispassionate ...
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Monthly Answer Challenge: Answer old unanswered questions!
🧨 Happy Deepavali 🧨
I am thinking to introduce a "Monthly Answer Challenge" on our site to keep enthusiasm among users and more precisely to appreciate answers on this site!
Several beta ...
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Was it reasonable to close this question as opinion-based?
Are both Shiva and Vishnu considered supreme as per Vedas?
This question has been put on hold as "primarily opinion-based" by a mod. The automatic reason stated in the banner is:
Many good ...
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Shouldn't Stackexchange change this website structure to Question-Opinion site?
I've seen most answers are opposite from each other. On a single question, multiple answers can be correct, although they are way different, different answer.
So shouldn't it be Question-Opinion ...