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At least some of the time (here's an example), these questions are closed as too-localized.

• http://askubuntu.com/questions/161937/my-external-monitor-is-turning-off-every-few-seconds

Finally, imagine if the question had been this instead (modified from the question):

At least some of the time (here's an example), these questions are closed as too-localized.

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/161937/my-external-monitor-is-turning-off-every-few-seconds

Finally, imagine if the question had been this instead (modified from the question):

Edit: As there hasn't been much response here aside from several upvotes, I've gone ahead and voted to reopen the question I used as an example. Users with enough rep can either vote to reopen, or not. (Or even vote to delete it, if you feel that should happen.) But I do still certainly welcome any opinions/answers here!

There, the OP had a problem that he presumably thought could be related to video drivers, and posted a question here on Ask Ubuntu. Then he found that it was due to a loose cable, and posted a brief but detailed answer explaining this, which could be quite useful to others. That answer was converted to a comment by one moderator, and the question was closed as "too localized" by another moderator (there were no close votes from non-moderators first).

There, the OP had a problem that he presumably thought could be related to video drivers (or power management), and posted a question here on Ask Ubuntu. Then he found that it was due to a loose cable, and posted a brief but detailed answer explaining this, which could be quite useful to others. That answer was converted to a comment by one moderator, and the question was closed as "too localized" by another moderator (there were no close votes from non-moderators first).