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The idea of centralization is not inherently incompatible with the idea of categorization. And it's really not that hard in most cases. Is it an objective ques
by chc 13y ago
The idea of centralization is not inherently incompatible with the idea of categorization.
And it's really not that hard in most cases. Is it an objective question about writing code? It goes on Stack Overflow. Is it about programming as a broader topic? It goes on Programmers. Is it about servers or systems administration? It goes on ServerFault. Is it about general computing? It goes on SuperUser. Is it a highly subjective question about programming? Stack Exchange is not interested in your question.
(I do agree that SO and Programmers seem more like an artificial division than natural categories, but I still don't find it that hard to figure out whether a question is good for SO.)
- lelandbatey 13y agoSee, but what if I'm writing a little script using Bash to run on my server? Does it go in Unix? Or programming? Or serverfault?
- edmccard 13y ago>See, but what if I'm writing a little script using Bash to run on my server? Does it go in Unix? Or programming? Or serverfault? That would depend on why help was needed--is it a problem with expressing a certain programming concept in Bash? or with portability across various Unixen? Or with the proper way to invoke some server managament program? If someone genuinely doesn't know which stackexchange community has the most relevant expertise to help with a problem, there's a mechanism in place to handle that; just post a question somewhere and see if it gets migrated or closed as "belongs on xxx".
- sebastialonso 13y agoYou can always just publish it, and some caring and easygoing soul will very politely inform you the correct place to ask your question.