###This question can be finitely answered with technical evidence and backing.

It's not off-topic for being opinionated.

Ultimately you could probably write a better question along the same lines that didn't specify vi (eg "What is the lowest common denominator of editors in Ubuntu?") but I'm not sure that's something that the current question really lends itself to, especially not with the current answers.

So yeah, it's a bit of a weird question but it's fine. I'll be casting my vote to reopen as soon as I can.

This question can be finitely answered with technical evidence and backing.

It's not off-topic for being opinionated.

Ultimately you could probably write a better question along the same lines that didn't specify vi (eg "What is the lowest common denominator of editors in Ubuntu?") but I'm not sure that's something that the current question really lends itself to, especially not with the current answers.

So yeah, it's a bit of a weird question but it's fine. I'll be casting my vote to reopen as soon as I can.