Obviously, a question like "What is the best Linux distro" is just BAD in every way, but if it is a narrower question ( like "What is the best Linux distro for everyday use on my old G4 PowerBook" ), is it still OK? In other words, is the word 'best' bad in itself, because it causes opinion base...

I am looking for a code editor. In my case mostly for JavaScript and PHP, it should have: Syntax highlighting Code hinting (like IntelliSense). Support FTP. Be cross platform.

I'm looking for an good IDE for Python that should run on Windows 7 and higher. The program should ideally support the following features: Syntax highlighting Code Completion Debugger Support Support to run Shell side by side Support for CPython and IronPythin Navigation to Definition (As in Vi...

I'd like to nominate Gilles. He's been very active on Meta, and all his answers are quite well thought out. He's also quite experienced on the network, and already a moderator on several sites (which is quite important on a site like this)

It's a pretty simple checklist to ask a good, narrowly-scoped recommendation question. I'll make a rough outline here, I'm currently revising this (which is based on the original ground rules that I posted pre-launch). 1. Straight to the point, succinct title Don't use words like 'best' or 'goo...

I agree with the general sentiment, but not with all your recommendations. How does it meet the needs of the asker? Don't just say "it has these features" or "it meets all of your needs" - who cares? Describe the features in more detail. Yes, definitely. Why do you, personally, like the...

One of my co-workers just posted a draft of something he's writing... As an image! This is annoying. I can't do my usual "keep track of what I'm reading by selecting bits of text" thing. How can I quickly convert this to actual text without installing anything or registering or waiting around ...

I've been playing around with Windows 8 (for all it's faults, it kinda looks cool). I have access to a few Windows Server 2012 machines, and I'd like to be able to VNC into them from my iPad. Must: Support touch, of course. Be relatively not-slow to use Work with computers running Server 2012 ...

It's been covered before that posting links to your own website is ok, but should there be a line drawn? There were several spam flags today for Ira Baxter's recent posts, presumably because they all link to his website. Initially I disagreed because his answers seem for the most part relevant to...

We have a moderator, casperOne, that has decided to start deleting my responses. I thought this topic had been beaten to death, and that I was operating within the limits of established policy: Limits for self-promotion in answers Here's a list of answers casperOne just deleted: http://stacko...

The chat has come across a case where one user does something similar to Ira. From the few of his recent answers I looked at, it seems he hasn't done it as badly as Ira Baxter did. But then he goes out and actively searches old questions (new ones, too) and plugs his products. Yes, he adds a di...

Playing with the new SE app, I came across an old meta answer of mine, and getting curious I looked at the guy's latest answers. Of the 30 latest answers on his SO page (as of now all from the last three weeks), one third of the answers either mention his business' products or link to them or lin...