"Some people" on this site are so affeared that we may transgress the holy edict of "no shopping questions" that they have shopping-question-filters and enhancers permanently fitted to their visual data input systems and construe every possibly conceivable question as being a SC, and a substantial number of inconceivable ones as well. As such people usually stalk the halls of "First Posts" and "Close Votes" they generally act as very efficient decimaters of incoming would-be SE members and destroyers of 'would have easily become a "FuD class*" question but died abrning questions.
*FuD - See below
Incredible as it may seem, such persons, despitetheir often substantialexperience and rep(rap?) do not seem to be aware of the fundamental directive of the Stack Exchange sites that we are all meant to strive to comply with, nor of the manifestly evident fact that many questions which are but vaguely SC in appearance, need not be SC in fact after, in many or most cases, but little manipulation and guidance of the seeker.
ie Such questions can in many, and indeed, in MOST cases be easily modified / improved to both satisfy the OP AND to usefully contribute to fulfilling the sites's fundamental directive.
The SE Fundamental Directive (hereinafter 'FuD') is, of course
"All SE members must eternally strive to generate superior Q&A sets of high value and eternal and/or everlasting relevance to vast quantities of people worldwide such that they shall make superb search engine bait that will draw marks from all over the internet (and beyond) when said marks use search engines to seek to find answers to their queries,
So That the site owners business model will work as hoped and they shall make much moola."
Amen.
Alas, the degree of misunderstanding of what the FuD is,
and that many derided questions can with consummate ease be converted to be FuD suitable fodder by those skilled in the art, is so severe
that practitioners of said art are derided and harried
and would be questioners are if at all possible driven from the site with remonstrance and ridicule and an utter utter minimum of welcome assurance and apple pie and motherhood, not to mention sea to shining sea.
So:
I suggest, as I have before in this and similar areas, that questions flagged or noted as potentially site-unsuited, be given a sensible chance to be given the small amount of attention that, in many cases, would allow them to become the stuff of the site owners' dreams.
Questions such as wherev can I find a 10 Ohm resistor, RJ45 connector, Philips 126547656934, Sprague .... etc , will probably 'never hunt'.
BUT questions about eg
sizing batteries for a specific application
(possible chemistry, mAh, cycle life, discharge depth ...)
or where can I get a motor for my robot that will allow me to ...
or I want a wind turbine for my SUV/camper/woodshed ...
or a zillion other things,
can become tutorials in design, selection, limits and limitations, good engineering and much more, such that the site-owners will drool over, and search engine herded marks will flock to read,
such as already happens in selected cases when I manage to get to the questions ahead of the kneecappers. (It doesn't always work, but often enough it does, and it would be a lot easier to achieve in even a neutral atmosphere.
EXAMPLES?
Good examples are harder to find than they should be as such answers are often written amidst a hail of arrows fro the battlements, the question closed in no time flat and the process of improvement and mild modification generally stymied aborning by 'management'. However:
What should I look for when shopping for an ESD bench mat?
I would like to get an anti-static mat for my bench top and found these two:
DigiKey: Table mat ESD blue 2X4' rubber
Mouser: Antistatic Control Products 2X4' blue table mat
What should I look for when shopping for an ESD bench mat?
What type of solder is safest for home (hobbyist) use?
If you do not think that anyone would consider that a shopping question, you'd be sadly disappointed.
What kind of glue should I use for PCB-mounted components to avoid vibrations?
Those were more innocent times. This one would be gone by luchtime these days
[Can silicone sealant be used to insulate and waterproof electronic components?](Can silicone sealant be used to insulate and waterproof electronic components?
Plus ONE LINE question. Try that now. Shopping / poor / ...
31 votes for answer.
this MIGHT survive
I need the most basic circuit diagram for wireless energy transfer please
20/24
What kind of transistor do I need to amplify an Arduino's PWM outputs?
5/22. Surely that's not a 'shopping question'? You'd hope. But vapartv fro the dreaded A word "what type of transistor" will have the SC closers closing.
etc.