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> Fortunately, this obscure Stack overflow question helped [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/442556/spec-for-junit-xml-output https://stackoverflow.com/quest

> Fortunately, this obscure Stack overflow question helped [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/442556/spec-for-junit-xml-output https://stackoverflow.com/questions/442556/spec-for-junit-xm...] — we ended up having to build this into our own testing library should-test. > closed as off-topic by kleopatra, Martijn Pieters Jun 19 '15 at 19:55 All the best SO questions get closed.

Something1234 9y ago
Seems completely justified to be closed. Although this does seem to fall in scope as it would be very difficult to locate without knowing exactly what you are after.
- Waterluvian 9y ago
  Which is why it's probably fair that they're closed but not deleted.
  - Something1234 9y ago
    There really does need to be a tag for that kind of question. Something along the lines of I'm looking for a spec about X, but I haven't had any luck finding it.
    - keithnz 9y ago
      It's a bit of a tricky one as it may get downvoted / closed, but another approach is to try and avoid asking for the resource and ask something like What is the specification for X? or What is the name of the specification for X? or Is there a specification that defines the output of X? While most of the answers will likely link to a resource, technically you didn't ask for an offsite resource, however it may be seen as too broad , or still may get closed for asking for offsite resources.
      - kazinator 9y ago
        To avoid making it too broad, don't ask "what is the specification of X" where X is the whole darn can of beans. Ask about some small example instance which falls under the X definition: what is the exact meaning of this Y object/syntax/whatever, that can be input to system X?
jimbokun 9y ago
And the reason given for closing it demonstrates zero understanding of the question being asked. "Questions asking us to recommend or find a book, tool, software library, tutorial or other off-site resource are off-topic for Stack Overflow as they tend to attract opinionated answers and spam." The question is asking how to find the specification for an XML format. This is very much a "only one correct answer" kind of question, not a "which X do you like best?" kind of question.

Something1234 9y ago

Seems completely justified to be closed. Although this does seem to fall in scope as it would be very difficult to locate without knowing exactly what you are after.

Waterluvian 9y ago
Which is why it's probably fair that they're closed but not deleted.
- Something1234 9y ago
  There really does need to be a tag for that kind of question. Something along the lines of I'm looking for a spec about X, but I haven't had any luck finding it.
  - keithnz 9y ago
    It's a bit of a tricky one as it may get downvoted / closed, but another approach is to try and avoid asking for the resource and ask something like What is the specification for X? or What is the name of the specification for X? or Is there a specification that defines the output of X? While most of the answers will likely link to a resource, technically you didn't ask for an offsite resource, however it may be seen as too broad , or still may get closed for asking for offsite resources.
    - kazinator 9y ago
      To avoid making it too broad, don't ask "what is the specification of X" where X is the whole darn can of beans. Ask about some small example instance which falls under the X definition: what is the exact meaning of this Y object/syntax/whatever, that can be input to system X?

jimbokun 9y ago

And the reason given for closing it demonstrates zero understanding of the question being asked. "Questions asking us to recommend or find a book, tool, software library, tutorial or other off-site resource are off-topic for Stack Overflow as they tend to attract opinionated answers and spam." The question is asking how to find the specification for an XML format. This is very much a "only one correct answer" kind of question, not a "which X do you like best?" kind of question.