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Use this tag when examining what is on-topic or off-topic, and why.

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Are questions regarding health issues generally off-topic?

Questions regarding health or medical issues occuring in the outdoors are on-topic in fact we already have lots of these types of questions. For instance, Snake bites Hypothermia How should you tre …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
3 votes

Questions relating to identifying geological landmarks

I think its okay, its kind of fun to pull out Google Earth and go hunt down the locations. With that said, I think there are a couple of guidelines the site should go with. The titles need to be uni …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
2 votes

Is asking for recommendations of books ok?

Here how it stands right now, Book recommendation questions that were considered on topic and good questions. Good resources for climbing Reference request: books on self-rescue while climbing Is t …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
3 votes

Are questions about fictional subjects on topic on Outdoors

That isn't a fictional question about an imaginary person in an imaginary world, that is a real question about how real people in the real world solved a real problem so that the OP can write a reali …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
3 votes

Are questions about a particular climbing grade on topic?

I think it is, it would be hard to answer that question without knowing where the OP was at, and the answer would be different is the OP was trying to get past say 5.6 or V0. This meta post seems to …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
1 vote

Should we revisit or enforce that pistols are off topic?

If a question such as What are the advantages\disadvantages of single vs double action revolvers for hunting? is on-topic (which I might ask/answer at some point) then it seems that asking what …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
8 votes
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Are questions about tracking on-topic for this site?

Yes, it is and we already have a few questions on the subject, Are these tracks in the mud tortoise/turtle tracks? What animal is making odd footprints and squeaking sounds under my guest house? Aft …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
7 votes

Is "is it actually useful to ration food?" on-topic for this site?

Yes, it's on topic as rationing food has clear uses in the outdoors just like rationing water. I know that from your perspective it has 4 close votes, but as a user with more privileges and experienc …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
4 votes
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Would best locations to see X when Y questions be on topic?

Yes, they are on topic, we already have a bunch of these. What is the smallest owl in the world, and where can I see one? Where and when can I see the most seals in Cape Cod, Massachusetts? Where do …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
5 votes

Should we create a canonical question for all types of "Is doing X safe" questions?

I think it would be way too broad, Activities are different Different amount of skills/gear per person Not everyone has the same level of acceptable risk Doing it individually vs with a group. I d …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
1 vote

Apocalyptic questions?

Sure why not :) Here's what I would look for in new questions Are they interesting? Are they fun to answer? Are they well written? Is it content that people would enjoy reading? Do they have to do …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
6 votes

Questions about primitive-technology only vaguely related to TGO

We already have lots of these questions, What Navigation Aids can I make on an island with only a knife? When stranded, how do I choose a place to camp on an island? What pattern for casual planes s …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
6 votes

List of everything that has been declared on or off topic on the Outdoors.SE

On Topic Archery Backpacking Beachcombing Birding/Ornithology/Bird Watching Book Recommendations Bouldering Camping Canoeing Car Camping Caving Finding specific, previously read books Fishing Fly …
11 votes
Accepted

Questions about wildlife support on The Great Outdoors

I think they would be on topic, we already have a few similar questions, Foxes in the living room - what causes this behavior? How to tell the difference between bobcats and house cats? Is there sci …
Charlie Brumbaugh's user avatar
5 votes

Should we discourage answers that include "satellite phone" as the solution?

I would say that it is fine to recommend having a Satellite phone, but I would say that answers that consist only of recommending a Satellite phone should be discouraged. A satellite phone would n …
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