<p>I've posted two questions on the main website asking about important topics in machine learning. (<a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/232566/important-topics-in-machine-learning-right-now">Important topics in machine learning right now</a> &amp; <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/232307/subjects-in-machine-learning/">Subjects in machine learning</a>) They have both been rejected, the first would be a duplicate and the second would be opinion-based. </p>

<p>The first one is <em>not</em> a duplicate, as someone else has pointed out in the comments. I asked to reopen it, no one has responded. The second one is, in my opinion, not opinion based either. It asks for what people come across frequently, not what they <em>think</em> they come across. Could anyone give me some advice on what to do? I've got a feeling that Cross Validated doesn't like these sorts of questions, but seeing as this website has lots of experienced professionals, it would in my opinion be silly to filter out these questions completely. Most questions on here blow my mind as I have near zero experience and I'd love to even get the gist of it, but right now that's kind of tough when you don't even know where to start. </p>
