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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 i

• 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?