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Should graphic novels be on topic?
Assuming the question isn't breaking any other rules, should questions about graphic novels/comic books be on-topic for this site?
On one hand, comic-books are books just like any other books. On the ...
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What should we do about snarky comments denigrating specific works?
There's a trend on SciFi.SE, where any mentions of works that are less popular with fans (Dune prequels, Highlander II, Matrix sequels, Star Wars prequels) are frequently met with snarky comments ...
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What about intentional, or suspiciously worded re-post of already answered questions?
SFF currently has thousands of questions relating to major lit works such as Tolkien's writings, Harry Potter, Dune, etc. What should we do when we see questions that are already answered on SFF. More ...
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Should "censorship" and "book-banning" tags be synonyms?
Should "censorship" and "book-banning" tags be synonyms? I'd propose the latter as a synonym of the former, since censorship is a wider term, which wholly encompasses book banning.
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Should reading-order questions be on-topic?
An important topic on other arts-related Stack Exchange sites, giving them some of their most enduring and useful questions, is suggested order. An example question of this kind would ask for the most ...
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Are questions about the process of creating specific literary works on-topic?
Just to be clear, I'm NOT talking about generic "how to write" questions; that would be on-topic on writers.SE (and imho should be off-topic here).
I mean things like:
What did this specific ...
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What should our main site chatroom be called?
Every Stack Exchange site has at least one chatroom associated to it. The primary chatroom for the site usually has an interesting name which is somehow evocative of the topic of that site: for ...
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What should be our standard tags? [closed]
What tags should we define for the main site?
What tags should we define for meta?
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What do we do with science fiction and fantasy?
It may happen that someone asks a question about some work of science fiction. It may be about a character, plot, or even a story-ID question.
What do we do then? Migrate to Science Fiction and ...
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Should recommendation questions be on-topic?
The previous incarnation of Literature SE included a lot of recommendation questions. I don't have any specific examples to hand from that site, but typical book recommendation questions might look ...
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What do we think about story identification?
I guess it's appropriate to start with the elephant in the room - story identification questions. Should they be on-topic here?
In particular, what can we learn from the previous iteration of the ...
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