Timeline for So, what exactly is off-topic for UX.StackExchange?
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| Aug 15, 2013 at 17:50 | comment | added | Toni Leigh | on 'persuasive design' - what about designing seat belts in a way that persuades children to put them on ;-) | |
| Jul 10, 2013 at 22:17 | comment | added | Toni Leigh | Can't the concepts explored in a dark pattern be applied in an ethical way ? Much like black hat hacking techniques can be used for good purposes. Knowledge is knowledge, ethics is in the application of knowledge. | |
| Jul 5, 2013 at 14:26 | comment | added | Pesikar | I think each of these questions should be evaluated on it's on merits and these questions shouldn't be banned outright. | |
| Jul 4, 2013 at 14:54 | comment | added | Zelda Mod | We actually have a "dark patterns" tag and it's use is mostly "is this a dark pattern/why", and I think that's a fair enough reason to ask a question here | |
| Jul 4, 2013 at 13:00 | comment | added | JonW Mod | Personally I don't think such questions should be asked here. It's like dark-patterns - sort of UX related, but ethically dubious. It's kind of like asking about hacking questions on StackOverflow / Security.SE - kind of on-topic, but not really welcome. However I don't think we actually get enough of them to worry about having a specific Off Topic reason for not allowing them, just take them as they come I think. | |
| Jul 4, 2013 at 12:14 | history | edited | CJF | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Tried to balance it better. It is a double-edged sword basically.
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| Jul 4, 2013 at 12:09 | history | answered | CJF | CC BY-SA 3.0 |