user13123: I recently saw a question on the "hot question" list about a dude not wanting to hurt his mother by moving away from her. (So I clicked through, otherwise I wouldn't have ever come to this sub.)
I had originally posted my advice in a comment because it has nothing to do with Buddhism (and I know NOTHING about Buddhism).  That got deleted - fair enough, answers shouldn't be in comments. 
So I posted it as an answer and elaborated a bit. I was hoping it would be downvoted (as it was somewhat off topic, I do realize that) but at least left there for the OP to see.
What should I have done in this situation as far as this sub is concerned? My goal/intention was to help the OP.

user-1: 
What should I have done in this situation as far as this sub is concerned? My goal/intention was to help the OP.

Intentions of wanting to help others are wholesome - even though the content of the answer, might not be on-topic on Buddhism SE. 
In this situation one can:

Invite OP to a chat in the chat-rooms where off-topic content can be discussed.
Ask OP for his/her email address and provide an answer there.
Advise OP to ask the question on another SE as well and if possible provide an answer there (if its on-topic for that particular SE).


13123: <p>I recently saw a question on the "hot question" list about a dude not wanting to hurt his mother by moving away from her. (So I clicked through, otherwise I wouldn't have ever come to this sub.)</p>

<p>I had originally posted my advice in a comment because it has nothing to do with Buddhism (and I know NOTHING about Buddhism).  That got deleted - fair enough, answers shouldn't be in comments. </p>

<p>So I posted it as an answer and elaborated a bit. I was hoping it would be downvoted (as it was somewhat off topic, I do realize that) but at least left there for the OP to see.</p>

<p>What should I have done in this situation as far as this sub is concerned? My goal/intention was to help the OP.</p>
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  <p>What should I have done in this situation as far as this sub is concerned? My goal/intention was to help the OP.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Intentions of wanting to help others are wholesome - even though the content of the answer, might not be <em>on-topic</em> on Buddhism SE. </p>

<p>In this situation one can:</p>

<ul>
<li>Invite OP to a chat in the chat-rooms where <em>off-topic</em> content can be discussed.</li>
<li>Ask OP for his/her email address and provide an answer there.</li>
<li>Advise OP to ask the question on another SE as well and if possible provide an answer there (if its <em>on-topic</em> for that particular SE).</li>
</ul>
