<p>I feel like <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/76359/integrate-with-ecdf-quickly-in-r?noredirect=1">this post</a> was a question with a legitimate statistical issue in it (though poorly identified in the question)... and was unfortunately moved fairly* quickly (indeed it disappeared while I was trying to formulate - off line - an explanation of the relevance of the issue that was raised, much to my frustration). </p>

<p>* relatively speaking, at least - to be fair it was here for several hours</p>

<p>Specifically, I feel the central issue was related to statistical algorithms (and has connections to topics like Rao-Blackwellization and importance sampling, for example). </p>

<p>I think it clearly falls under the last item in the list for what's on topic in the <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic">help</a> (i.e., statistical and data-driven computing).</p>

<p>Indeed, even in the absence of my (too slow) attempt to make it clear there was a statistical issue there, I think the answer that was given before it was moved made it clear enough that it was pretty solidly on topic. (The crucial point is that second line of algebra.)</p>

<p>Frankly, I'm saddened to lose such a great, relevant answer from our site. One that I think is very likely to be useful to a subset of other users.</p>

<p>So two main questions:</p>

<p>1) Am I off-base? Is that really off topic? How would one tell?</p>

<p>2) Given that getting such a post back is relatively tricky, in the absence of at least a close vote* can these things be done ... a little more slowly, so there's a little more time to respond to them? </p>

<p>* that I saw, at least; if I had I'd have clicked the "leave open" button <em>really hard</em>. I may have needed a new trackpad.</p>

<p>(I don't wish to criticize the great work that the moderators do, nor would I remotely suggest that there's anything here but the highest of motives. I am mostly concerned about the speed on what was - in my opinion - at worst toward the borderline of being off topic and worthy of a chance for more extensive consideration.)</p>
