Questions tagged [scope]
Questions about determining the scope of the site: what's on topic and what's off topic.
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Rename name of this Forum, or gain more web activity
Why is this StackExchange called Martial Arts? Western Boxing, Dutch Kickboxing, and others are not traditional martial arts from the east. See dictionary terms below specifying Far East and East ...
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Isn't legality off-topic?
Why is this question about legality still open? Krav Maga, is it 100% legal for defense?
The on-topic help says
Questions that should not be asked on Martial Arts include:
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Legalities of martial ...
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Are there school-management questions that are not off-topic?
From help for on-topic questions:
Questions that should not be asked on Martial Arts include:
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Business aspects of running a martial arts school (legal advice, retention, location, advertising, ...
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Revisiting topicality of stage combat
According to our help page,
Questions that should not be asked on Martial Arts include:
Theatrical or stage combat that focus more on theater or entertainment (for role-playing, re-enactments, etc.) (...
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Sourcing quotes scope question
There is currently this question on the main site, regarding the source of a quote attributed to Bruce Lee. It has (currently) two upvotes, one downvote, and one vote to close (VTC) as "not related to ...
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Question about feasibility of fantasy weapons
Is it off topic to ask whether certain weapons common to fantasy RPGs (e.g. battleaxes with extremely large blades) would make feasible real-world weapons?
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Are questions about martial arts films on topic?
Are questions concerning martial arts films, their stars, their directors, etc. on topic for this site?
My gut feeling is that some would be a better fit here and others would be a better fit for ...
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Are legal question regarding martial arts on topic?
Just to clarify something... Do we want to accept legal question with regards to martial arts?
So, would a question on the legality of training in art X or carrying weapons or what court X said ...
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Revisiting the Question of Firearms
Especially now that Firearms.SE is shutting down, I think this topic is worth looking at in a little more detail. In some respects this is revisiting What questions about firearms are on topic?, but ...
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Answering Questions on MartialArts.StackExchange.Com
Recently, some questions have arisen about why questions are closed. This is intended to give an overview from the moderators as to...
How to Answer Questions
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Closed Questions on MartialArts.StackExchange.Com
Recently, some questions have arisen about why questions are closed. This is intended to give an overview from the moderators as to...
Why Questions Are Closed
Stack Exchange sites are a unique type ...
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Asking Questions on MartialArts.StackExchange.Com
Recently, some questions have arisen about why questions are closed. This is intended to give an overview from the moderators as to...
How to Ask Questions
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What exactly constitutes "general" versus "specific" injury treatment?
This is a narrower extension of my previous question on injuries based on further some of the further discussion around this question on a specific injury received during sparring, and the content of ...
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Pushing out the FAQ
Since there has been a lot of discussion regarding the scope of the site in the past, I think it is time to push out something concrete and organize what has been presented thus far. Based on what ...
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What Questions Will We Be Great At?
I'd like to start a discussion around the sorts of questions that really can inspire excellent answers on this site. Not just what is on topic or what is a good fit, but what can really make this site ...