I also had an open source project question considered 'shopping'... If this scouring is considered 'shopping', then buying products from NewEgg is a dream come true. More importantly, regardless of merit, the FAQ/Q&A should be updated . After reading it, with comments, it did not close the door in such a manner you would ideally desire.

could you point me to the post about "administrative password reset techniques" or discussion. I want to get an understanding for what level of subjectivity the moderators have.

I understand not trying to be all inclusive, but these grey areas are our issues. think about this, police know how people commit crimes and where they commit them. I also want to know, if serverfault provides any explanation for closed posts? I think that information will guide people in the right direction.

Just knowing what version of what software is vulnerable, does not address less common situations. Sometimes it is necessary to discus the how to. For example if you want to prevent exploits with mod-security rules, or .htaccess. Patches sometimes show up too late. Sometimes you can't upgrade software (I've been there, for a slew of reasons) I can understand not giving a tutorial for script kiddies, but we should be able to deal with them appropriately. If it seems fishy, it may be. I'm just saying we shouldn't be closing any topics about such subjects without context.

@Chris: In addition, who really has never been victimized by a self righteous mod before? mabey not here, but elsewhere. they exists, they always will exist, and we should at least try to protect discussions that are legal if put to action.