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@yagmoth555 - yep, that was my point...the Exchange cert questions are based on quick one or two line cmdlets...where to me "scripting" is taking multiple cmdlets or logic beyond just a quick one or two lines or piping.
I've learned with age on this site that these types of things don't fit neatly into Boolean logic. Which is why it's nice to have the community police itself. Some days "it" feels lenient and accepting, other days it is draconian and harsh to these questions. To me it boils down to whether it is a "help I'm not a programmer and have been struggling with this script for my needs for hours", or a "gimme the codez" question.
I had actually made the comment in my answer (serverfault.com/questions/726785/…) that I thought it was likely that folks on SF would potentially close a question about XP these days. But I agree with your answer overall, as well as Falcon's.
+1 for just using an anonymous account for random questions you don't want tracked to you. That's the easier way and it won't cause any conflict of interest you discuss about "sockpuppeting".
Is the goal to help you get a job? Regardless of it isn't an actual problem you are facing then it has to fall into the good subjective rule which would be difficult from what you've described so far.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy participating, but the community isn't as vibrant and active as it once was on the voting and answering side from what I see during my timezone.
