Yup. That was normative advice, not a descriptive statement. In actual fact you should post whatever strikes your fancy and upvotes/downvotes will give you descriptive feedback. I often upvote things myself that are off topic by my standards if I actually learn something.
practically speaking, I think the votes decide, but from a standpoint of policing the boundaries this is what I’d encourage.
That seems quite a bit more restrictive than what currently gets posted, no? (I ask because I don’t follow the site that closely.)
Yup. That was normative advice, not a descriptive statement. In actual fact you should post whatever strikes your fancy and upvotes/downvotes will give you descriptive feedback. I often upvote things myself that are off topic by my standards if I actually learn something.