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Should all titles be in the form of questions?

The title field, by convention, indicates the question being asked. The body field may also contain questions, or elucidation on the question. However, many questions have titles that are not questio …
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2 votes
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Should microcomputer model tags include manufacturer?

I feel our tags for microcomputers are not consistent. Some tags include the manufacturer & model such as apple-macintosh or sega-genesis. Others do not, such as cpc for the Amstrad CPC range, zx-spec …
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5 votes
2 answers
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What is the etiquette around wiki answers?

I asked a simple question, to which I knew the answer for one system. I wanted to create a knowledge base for similar, but different systems, so I started a community wiki answer and have invited othe …
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3 votes
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What is a computer? [duplicate]

We have many questions in meta about what 'retro' means, but fewer on what 'computing' is. In the on-topic help, we refer to 'computing equipment' without defining. We sometimes have questions that re …
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Should questions about connecting older hardware to modern networks be in scope?

SE:RC exists to ask and answer questions about "how to use or preserve computing equipment that is no longer manufactured or supported by the manufacturer" [see help]. I am interesting in finding ways …
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