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Should "what is the name for parts that do X?" be on topic?
It should be on-topic if the design focus is clear (as opposed to the shopping focus).
One example from my own questions is here, where an experienced user remarked that it was borderline on-topic.
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Should "what is the name for parts that do X?" be on topic?
Figuring out what components are available to purchase (and how their specs might combine to make a complete solution) is a big part of my initial circuit design work; this involves a bunch of time ...
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Remove all [tag:custom]-isation
I agree, this tag serves no purpose and should be cleaned up.
NullMod
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Should "what is the name for parts that do X?" be on topic?
If you read the history of "shopping is off topic", you will see that decision was made to prevent specific abuses and specific content problems, neither of which actually turned out to be ...
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What happened to Hoagie?
I know it's usually policy not to discuss specifics of bans
Correct. The more details we give of any suspension, the harder it can be for other site members to view that person in the same way, if ...
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Should "what is the name for parts that do X?" be on topic?
In the past I have treated "Should "what are parts that do X called?" as legitimate questions as they are not shopping questions. That being said those who write this question sometimes ...
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