New close reasons: unclear, too broad, opinion-based, and custom sub-reasons off-topic

Question

There will be changes in close reasons in the next few days:

• “not constructive” and “not a real question” are replaced by

• “unclear what you're asking”

• “too broad”
• “primarily opinion-based”

• “off-topic” can be refined with predefined sub-reasons. These sub-reasons can cover common motifs that are not obvious from the site name, or cases where we would formerly have used “too localized”, which will disappear.

• Closed questions will be labelled as “on hold” for 5 days, and “closed” afterwards.

Should we have predefined close reasons?

Answer 1

Here are the predefined close reasons from the help page:

• The cost of a job or the price of tools as these will vary between locations and over time.
• Shopping assistance, product recommendations, or brand specific advice.
• Legal questions, including contracts with builders, contractor negotiation, and rental agreements.
• Decorating advice.
• Hobby projects.
• Local building codes or advice limited to your area.
• Ranting. Please try to ask your question without a long complaint.
• Operation of major appliances or questions regarding small appliances.

I'd say that the below off topics that belong on another site don't need a close reason, we'll migrate them instead.

• Cars, motorbikes, boats etc. (Try motor vehicle maintenance and repair.)
• Landscaping. (Try gardening and landscaping.)