This is related to [Why is hypothetical example code off-topic for Code Review?](https://codereview.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1709/why-is-hypothetical-example-code-off-topic-for-code-review)

Which is related to [On-Topic question #3:](https://codereview.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)

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> Is it actual code from a project rather than pseudo-code or example code?
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It seems that we're not quite consistent in our treatment of "example code", which is what this meta post is for.

* Which kind of "example code" questions do we want to avoid with this rule, **and why**?
* Which borderline "example code" questions do we want to keep, **and why**?

I believe there are opinions and examples on both of these questions, so please bring on the examples and opinions and perhaps we can come to a conclusion on this topic.