Sometimes users will ask How can I solve problem Y and then the other answers will recommend product Y, are these off or on-topic?
For example,
Sometimes users will ask How can I solve problem Y and then the other answers will recommend product Y, are these off or on-topic?
For example,
The questions are on topic, the answers not so much. We should leave these open and write answers that suggest categories and not specific products
i.e. recommending down sleeping bags instead of a Marmot down sleeping bag from REI.
Sometimes there will be one standard product for a category (Nalgene bottles, Camelbak bladders, Speedy Stitchers) but we should try and write answers that suggest the broader category instead of the narrow, specific product.