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Guidelines for closing as off-topic, belong on a different SE
I'm going to set aside the issues with the linked question and explain, very briefly, the modus operandi we generally adhere to.
We should only decide whether a question is on topic or not. Just ...
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Why are there no migrations paths to Physics.SE, Math.SE, etc.?
Migration should only happen when the site on the receiving end actually wants the question; that is, the question should be good enough so the only thing wrong with it would be where it's asked. ...
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No alternate SE sites show up as choices when flagging a Question to be "closed as off topic"
Even though this question is answered in the multiple duplicates, I would like to make it abundantly clear: there won't be any migration paths set up. We will do them manually; quoting myself:
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I posted a question in Physics StackExchange: Is it ok to post it here as well?
Cross-posting is not considered the correct way to go on Stack Exchange. Or anywhere on the internet, to be a little more precise. The idea is that you want all answers to be in a single common spot, ...
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Why are there no migrations paths to Physics.SE, Math.SE, etc.?
Quoting myself from Guidelines for closing as off-topic, belong on a different SE:
Migration in general is a thing we prefer not to do. Sometimes a good question simply gets posted at the wrong ...
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If from comments or answers it appears that the question is more fitted to another site
Since we recently had the topic of migration again, I thought I dig up this very old post.
Once a post has gotten an answer it is probably best to not migrate it; especially when it is on topic here. ...
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Why are there no migrations paths to Physics.SE, Math.SE, etc.?
Because I had written nearly 75% of this by the time Martin and MAR posted, and because this covers a different perspective, I decided to post this in the end. This is intended to be more of a ...
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