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Too quick on close-hammer'ing
Regarding that specific post, it isn't a good fit. It would require an awful lot of work to take it from entirely opinion based to something that can be accurately answered.
The recommended way to ...
Rory AlsopMod
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Why is this question off-topic?
Yes, it is an "information security" tool, but it is also closed source and by its nature, very secretive.
So, "how it works" is a question for the company.
schroederMod
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Why was my question closed and where can I ask it?
I think the reasons that has already been given in comments explain why the question was closed. There is nothing in the question to indicate that the site would be a "hacksite" (whatever that means) ...
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A dupe, but not really a dupe. We need a better auto comment
I agree that this wording still needs improvement, several years after this question was first asked. For duplicates where there is a large amount of similarity it works great, but I've seen a lot of ...
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Too quick on close-hammer'ing
I'd have to say even in the case of being a moderator, starting a close vote might still be the best option. This will give them time to get notifications that it's being down voted to be closed, ...
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My question was labeled Off-Topic. Why?
As I explained, this is a legal matter at best, or the question is unnecessary, at worst.
If the explanations are not helpful, then your question is not "clear enough".
schroederMod
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Why is the question about suddent large traffic on a GitHub repo off-topic?
Because there is nothing in the question that is about security. This falls under the category of "I see this weird thing in the logs; what is it?"
The question of "why is this being ...
schroederMod
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How to reword to make it on topic?
As I said, we can't provide a full manual on all the different options. You need to narrow down what specifically you don't understand, and, for instance, what more you are looking for from "-i ...
schroederMod
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Question closed for being off-topic
Nope, it's not IP spoofing. IP spoofing is just one part of your imagined scenario.
And it isn't blind session hijacking either, since your scenario is not a man-in-the-middle. If you were in the ...
schroederMod
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Can we re-open this?
The short answer is that it has been so long that migration is not possible.
It was not closed for being off-topic but because it was lacking details and the OP never responded.
schroederMod
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Too quick on close-hammer'ing
Normally I wait at least a couple hours or more and see how things transpire. I had hoped to catch the user online so that the question could be improved right away.
schroederMod
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