Frequent Questions
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We need to get the question rate up
The question rate needs improving on this site.
thoughts, suggestions?
Moving in the right direction
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List of everything that has been declared on or off topic on the Outdoors.SE
It would be nice to get a list of all of the topics that have been declared on or off-topic in one place.
What I am thinking is a community wiki list with the name of the topic and a link to the meta ...
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Tag naming conventions
We should make an effort to keep tags fairly uniform in their construction. I'm thinking:
Actions with a proper -tion noun form should use that form (navigation, water-purification)
Actions ...
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Is urban exploration on-topic?
Recently, two questions on urban exploration / urban geocaching were asked:
How to deal with aggressive homeless when exploring urbex?
Urbex question: How to protect myself from asbestos?
Are such ...
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Diversification of questions
This meta post comes from a discussion I had on Area 51 (that is sadly no longer available as the proposal it was attached to is now closed)
Specifically the issue:
I thought you didn't want those ...
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Which sports need to be discussed?
This question raised a relevant discussion, which sport should be on-topic and which not. The problem is, that it's pretty subjective whether one is considered "outdoorsy".
We've chatted a little ...
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Should we get a closing reason for questions that ask for medical advice?
There was this question recently which was asking for medical advice about a situation where it was not really clear if it may need immediate medical advice. On the bicycles.SX site there is a special ...
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Are hunting questions on topic for the Great Outdoors?
Are questions related to the sport of hunting (and fishing) on topic for The Great Outdoors Stack Exchange?
If you visit the Area51 proposal, you'll see that Fishing and Hunting has been merged into ...
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On questions about equipment comparison / shopping recommendations
There have been some questions lately asking about particular features of particular pieces of equipment, or comparing specific features of two specific options. These questions seem to be drawing ...
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Should questions about legality be allowed?
This was brought up in the comments on this question*. There was another question regarding the legality of camping that did not elicit such a response (though it was brought up in a question about ...
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Does outdoors include Sailing, Climbing, Kayaking and other pursuits?
Just wanted to check, as so far the majority of questions seem to be around walking/hiking. I hope wider pursuits are also welcome, and have questions in these areas, but wanted to check the community ...
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"Where can I buy" vs. "Price shopping"
Referring to: Where can I buy bear banger launcher and ammunition and have them shipped to US?.
This question is not price shopping assistance. It is, at the core, a question of how to get ...
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Is asking about shuttle services for trail heads off topic?
Backpackers sometimes require shuttle services to get to trail heads. Sometimes the same services can also be used for slack packing.
Are these type of questions welcome on TGO.
Below is a list of ...
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Historical Questions
Is it appropriate to ask historical questions about the great outdoors on our forums?
For instance, I have had no luck answering the following question:
What gear did John Muir actually take on ...
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What questions about flora are in scope?
A question of mine about tree identification, What's the difference between a redwood and a sequoia? was migrated to the gardening and landscaping section. While identification of plants is certainly ...
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