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Questions about Amazon search results appearing in the Dash in 12.10 are appearing here on the site. Example 1Example 1, Example 2Example 2.

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My question is Isn't this off-topic here? If not why not?

I'm very interested in this subject but I have voted to close both questions as they clearly do not meet the definition of acceptable questions in the FAQ. Are we making an exception due to the popularity of this issue? I'm okay with that in some cases but I'd like this exception, if that's what this is, to be better defined.

Questions about Amazon search results appearing in the Dash in 12.10 are appearing here on the site. Example 1, Example 2.

Reading our FAQ:

This is not the right place for...Issues with the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1)

My question is Isn't this off-topic here? If not why not?

I'm very interested in this subject but I have voted to close both questions as they clearly do not meet the definition of acceptable questions in the FAQ. Are we making an exception due to the popularity of this issue? I'm okay with that in some cases but I'd like this exception, if that's what this is, to be better defined.

Questions about Amazon search results appearing in the Dash in 12.10 are appearing here on the site. Example 1, Example 2.

Reading our FAQ:

This is not the right place for...Issues with the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1)

My question is Isn't this off-topic here? If not why not?

I'm very interested in this subject but I have voted to close both questions as they clearly do not meet the definition of acceptable questions in the FAQ. Are we making an exception due to the popularity of this issue? I'm okay with that in some cases but I'd like this exception, if that's what this is, to be better defined.

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Questions about Amazon search results in the Dash in 12.10 are off topic, are we making an exception here?

Questions about Amazon search results appearing in the Dash in 12.10 are appearing here on the site. Example 1, Example 2.

Reading our FAQ:

This is not the right place for...Issues with the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1)

My question is Isn't this off-topic here? If not why not?

I'm very interested in this subject but I have voted to close both questions as they clearly do not meet the definition of acceptable questions in the FAQ. Are we making an exception due to the popularity of this issue? I'm okay with that in some cases but I'd like this exception, if that's what this is, to be better defined.