This question is basically the textbook example of "too broad" – is it any surprise that it was deleted? Perhaps you can take issue with the fact that StackOve

This question is basically the textbook example of "too broad" – is it any surprise that it was deleted? Perhaps you can take issue with the fact that StackOverflow doesn't allow overly broad questions, but personally I find it helpful. When I find something on StackOverflow (or more commonly Cross Validated), it's almost always someone solving or pointing to a way to solve a problem very similar to what I encountered. Allowing extremely broad questions would diminish the likelihood that these results can be easily accessed.