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Meta Are resource requests on-topic?

Should questions asking for resources be on-topic? I imagine questions of the form, "Resources for learning language X" or "Grammar reference for language X" or "Free online English-Language X dict...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by user53100‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar user53100‭ · 2020-08-05T08:02:44Z (over 3 years ago)
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  • Should questions asking for resource be on-topic? I imagine questions of the form, "Resources for learning language X" or "Grammar reference for language X" or "Free online English-Language X dictionaries" and the like.
  • If they are to be on-topic, how should they be organised? One extreme would be separate resource requests for each language and resource type. The other would be to have one "question" for all resource requests, each answer would list resources for only one language, listing resources for all resource types.
  • (the idea of a "community-wiki" might be relevant)
  • Should questions asking for resources be on-topic? I imagine questions of the form, "Resources for learning language X" or "Grammar reference for language X" or "Free online English-Language X dictionaries" and the like.
  • If they are to be on-topic, how should they be organised? One extreme would be separate resource requests for each language and resource type. The other would be to have one "question" for all resource requests, each answer would list resources for only one language, listing resources for all resource types.
  • (the idea of a "community-wiki" might be relevant)
#2: Post edited by user avatar Canina‭ · 2020-08-05T01:18:26Z (over 3 years ago)
Should questions asking for resource be on-topic? I imagine questions of the form, "Resources for learning language X" or "Grammar reference for language X" or "Free online English-Language X dictionaries" and the like.

If they are to be on-topic, how should they be organised? One extreme would be separate resource requests for each language and resource type. The other would be to have one "question" for all resource requests, each answer would list resources for only one language, listing resources for all resource types.

(the idea of a "community-wiki" might be relevant)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar user53100‭ · 2020-08-04T17:35:47Z (over 3 years ago)
Are resource requests on-topic?
Should questions asking for resource be on-topic? I imagine questions of the form, "Resources for learning language X" or "Grammar reference for language X" or "Free online English-Language X dictionaries" and the like.

If they are to be on-topic, how should they be organised? One extreme would be separate resource requests for each language and resource type. The other would be to have one "question" for all resource requests, each answer would list resources for only one language, listing resources for all resource types.

(the idea of a "community-wiki" might be relevant)