user63: Before the closing of this fine First of April, there are a few fruits questions that have been deemed sub-par and will likely result in closure or deletion (typically the former to allow people to retain their rep).

The following questions will be closed or deleted:

#Question 1: List of anime with watermelon smashing
Judgment: Not constructive; too broad
Fate: Closure Deleted

#Question 2: Why did Yui got upset when Nodoka ate the strawberry off her cake?
Judgment: Not constructive; too localized
Fate: Deletion

#Question 3: Does each Sohmas' appearance correlate to a fruit?
Judgment: Not constructive; not much evidence to support this question
Fate: Closure

#Question 4: From what anime is this character who is holding an apple?
Judgment: Not constructive; silly and pointless
Fate: Closure, for the sake of @ShotgunNinja.

#Question 5: Who is this character hugging an apple?
Judgment: Not a real question; controversial
Fate: EXTERMINATION!

#Question 6: Are the Sailor Moon colors based on types of fruit?
Judgment: Not constructive
Fate: Closure

#Question 7: Are the Tuffles actually fruits?
Judgment: Not constructive
Fate: Closure

#Question 8: Is Fruit Ninja actually based on Naruto?
Judgment: Not constructive
Fate: Deletion

#Question 9: What anime are all of these fruits from?
Judgment: Too localized
Fate: Closure Repealed


The following are borderline and can be saved from closure with some edits:

#Question 1: Why is Tangelo Island named as such?
Reason: Inaccurate question; translation error: Tangelo Island is called "Bontan" Island in Japan. 
Suggestion: Fix error.

#Question 2: Why were the 765 idols dressed as fruits?
Reason: Too many questions
Suggestion: Separate the part that goes "Third, later on in the episode, Jupiter is shown holding some fruits:" into another question.

Update -- All of the mentioned question have been closed (excluding the borderline ones), some pending deletion.
I plan on removing the fruits tag from non-closed questions after all of this resolves.
If you think a question should be added to this list or that a judgment needs to be appealed, or even if you have a comment, suggestions or general objection, feel free to let me know.
Update 2 -- fruits are no more.

user24: Of the seven posts listed as going to be "closed or deleted", I'm in favor of eventually deleting all of them as they are right now. The reputation will only affect a couple of people significantly, and there's  no helping that. Those people could probably gain that reputation back in a few days, and if they can't we should be questioning whether they really deserve it in the first place. More importantly, if we kept those questions closed but not deleted, and they stay highly upvoted, it would send a strange signal to new users as to what's acceptable and what the standards of this community are.
Closed questions aren't intended to stay in that state forever. They're supposed to either get deleted or get modified and reopened. None of those seem to be easily modifiable to be valid questions. If the OPs think they can make them into serious constructive and on-topic questions, then they can request some time to do so. However, closure shouldn't be our long-term strategy for dealing with garbage.
Of course, they have some historical relevance, but I don't think they qualify for a historical lock. A historical lock is supposed to indicate high-quality content that isn't technically allowed, but these are low quality posts. In my opinion the best thing to do is to make a meta post with links to all of the fruits questions, both deleted and still alive. That way established users can still find them, but they don't send a bad message to new users.

63: <p>Before the closing of this fine First of April, there are a few <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fruits" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;fruits&#39;" rel="tag">fruits</a> questions that have been deemed sub-par and will likely result in closure or deletion (typically the former to allow people to retain their rep).
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<h2>The following questions will be closed or deleted:</h2>

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<p><s><strong>#Question 1:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3151/list-of-anime-with-watermelon-smashing">List of anime with watermelon smashing</a></s></p>

<p><s><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive; too broad</s></p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> <s>Closure</s> Deleted</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 2:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3193/why-did-yui-got-upset-when-nodoka-ate-the-strawberry-off-her-cake">Why did Yui got upset when Nodoka ate the strawberry off her cake?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive; too localized</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Deletion</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 3:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3194/does-each-sohmas-appearance-correlate-to-a-fruit">Does each Sohmas' appearance correlate to a fruit?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive; not much evidence to support this question</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Closure</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 4:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3183/from-what-anime-is-this-character-who-is-holding-an-apple">From what anime is this character who is holding an apple?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive; silly and pointless</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Closure, for the sake of @ShotgunNinja.</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 5:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3172/who-is-this-character-hugging-an-apple">Who is this character hugging an apple?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not a real question; controversial</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> EXTERMINATION!</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 6:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3171/are-the-sailor-moon-colors-based-on-types-of-fruit">Are the Sailor Moon colors based on types of fruit?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Closure</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 7:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3153/are-the-tuffles-actually-fruits">Are the Tuffles actually fruits?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Closure</p>

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<p><strong>#Question 8:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3154/is-fruit-ninja-actually-based-on-naruto">Is Fruit Ninja actually based on Naruto?</a></p>

<p><strong>Judgment:</strong> Not constructive</p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> Deletion</p>

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<p><s><strong>#Question 9:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3141/what-anime-are-all-of-these-fruits-from">What anime are all of these fruits from?</a></s></p>

<p><s><strong>Judgment:</strong> Too localized</s></p>

<p><strong>Fate:</strong> <s>Closure</s> Repealed</p>

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<h2>The following are borderline and can be saved from closure with some edits:</h2>

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<p><s><strong>#Question 1:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3187/why-is-tangelo-island-named-as-such">Why is Tangelo Island named as such?</a></s></p>

<p><s><strong>Reason:</strong> Inaccurate question; translation error: Tangelo Island is called "Bontan" Island in Japan. </s></p>

<p><s><strong>Suggestion:</strong> Fix error.</s></p>

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<p><s><strong>#Question 2:</strong> <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3152/why-were-the-765-idols-dressed-as-fruits">Why were the 765 idols dressed as fruits?</a></s></p>

<p><s><strong>Reason:</strong> Too many questions</s></p>

<p><s><strong>Suggestion:</strong> Separate the part that goes "Third, later on in the episode, Jupiter is shown holding some fruits:" into another question.</s></p>

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<p><strong>Update</strong> -- All of the mentioned question have been closed (excluding the borderline ones), some pending deletion.</p>

<p>I plan on removing the <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fruits" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;fruits&#39;" rel="tag">fruits</a> tag from non-closed questions after all of this resolves.</p>

<p>If you think a question should be added to this list or that a judgment needs to be appealed, or even if you have a comment, suggestions or general objection, feel free to let me know.</p>

<p><strong>Update 2</strong> -- <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fruits" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;fruits&#39;" rel="tag">fruits</a> are no more.</p>
 24: <p>Of the seven posts listed as going to be "closed or deleted", I'm in favor of eventually deleting all of them as they are right now. The reputation will only affect a couple of people significantly, and there's  no helping that. Those people could probably gain that reputation back in a few days, and if they can't we should be questioning whether they really deserve it in the first place. More importantly, if we kept those questions closed but not deleted, and they stay highly upvoted, it would send a strange signal to new users as to what's acceptable and what the standards of this community are.</p>

<p>Closed questions aren't intended to stay in that state forever. They're supposed to either get deleted or get modified and reopened. None of those seem to be easily modifiable to be valid questions. If the OPs think they can make them into serious constructive and on-topic questions, then they can request some time to do so. However, closure shouldn't be our long-term strategy for dealing with garbage.</p>

<p>Of course, they have some historical relevance, but I don't think they qualify for a historical lock. A historical lock is supposed to indicate high-quality content that isn't technically allowed, but these are low quality posts. In my opinion the best thing to do is to make a meta post with links to all of the <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fruits" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;fruits&#39;" rel="tag">fruits</a> questions, both deleted and still alive. That way established users can still find them, but they don't send a bad message to new users.</p>
