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Bebs
Bebs
1:26 PM
Welcome @Yubin-chan
@Brahadeesh I am not sure that identification of library music is currently off-topic
 
user185131
@Bebs I am basing that off the meta post and chat message that I linked to in this message: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/53411891#53411891
 
Bebs
Bebs
@Brahadeesh it was never acknowledged by mods, so I never considered it as a rule
I suggested to add it as a specific close reason, but mods never want to change anything
 
user185131
1:51 PM
Although @Donald.McLean isn't pingable here right now, I notified him by pinging him in this message, that the requisite 5 upvotes have been received on the Meta answer so that it can be enforced by the mods.
 
user185131
Jan 5 at 13:50, by Brahadeesh
@Donald.McLean I was going through the chat transcripts to see what I've missed over the last 6 months. It seems that we have got 5 upvotes on this now!
 
user185131
In any case, the upvotes on the Meta post indicate community consensus (to a reasonable approximation), so in that sense I believe that identification of library music is currently off-topic.
 
user185131
@Bebs Adding a standard close reason to that effect would indeed be ideal, but in the absence of that feature I use a custom close reason and link to that Meta post, whenever required.
 
Bebs
Bebs
2:03 PM
@Brahadeesh, I agree, but as it is written nowhere except in Meta, I don't expect newcomers to know that this specific ID questions is off-topic, especially if the user did: * enough research, * provide details, * enclose a link
That's why I agree with the rule, but I don't enforce it currently
And since we have mods that do not want to make any change, I just wait
 
user185131
2:36 PM
@Bebs That's a reasonable position.
 
user185131
@Dom Do you think you can help out? Our on-topic section could be updated to mention that identification of library music is off-topic. Getting a custom close reason would also be great.
 
Bebs
Bebs
3:22 PM
@Brahadeesh we can't say an id question is off-topic if the song is unidentified
the meta post states that youtube soundtrack are very likely to be library music, so, to me, what needs to be off-topic, is youtube soundtrack ID
 
user185131
@Bebs Yes, I overgeneralised in my message(s), sorry about that. I agree with the formulation in the meta post (and your previous message).
 
Bebs
Bebs
@Brahadeesh let's see what @Dom thinks
 
Dom
Dom
We have a slot for an additional off topic reason. If you guys can make a meta post about the exact working and if we want it I can feature it and we can get better feedback before doing it.
 
 
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user185131
6:04 PM
@Bebs @PiedPiper @Angst I've voted to close some questions as duplicates on Meta in a bid to organise the old discussions on ID questions. Since very few eyes watch the Meta review queues I thought I'd just make a note of it here as well.
 
user185131
@Dom Sure, I'll see if I can get around to doing that over this weekend. Of course, if someone can beat me to it, then please go ahead! :)
 

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