Stolen from Cooking.SE - If you're unsure how this should look, check out their version, which has really great examples. It's generally a good idea to have a separate Meta question to reference that shows support for the subject or question type that you are saying is on or off-topic as moderators may want to link to these discussions on the FAQ.
Please don't use this topic to discuss whether something is on topic or not - create a Meta discussion about it first and when the decision seems clear, bring it here for final voting.
Because of how broad "Arts and Crafts" is, this should not be used for stating whether a specific type of art or craft is on-topic (e.g. crochet or painting) though it may be useful to list subjects that are specifically off-topic like photography and digital art.
Since this is one of the 7 Essential Meta Questions of Every Beta...
What should go in our FAQ?
Most of the FAQ is boilerplate, but we need to determine the on-topic and off-topic subjects that go into that particular section of the official FAQ. Those should be derived from the original site definition and the current set of questions.
Example template:
Following the example set out in the linked page, the section being discussed here might look like this:
{Site Name} is for questions about traditional artwork and handmade items.
If your question is about:
- {On-topic subject}
- {On-topic subject}
- ...
and it is not about:
- {Off-topic subject}
- {Off-topic subject}
- {Off-topic subject}
… then you're in the right place to ask your question!
Answer format:
Please post one subject and specify whether or not it is an on-topic or off-topic subject. Note that your answer should not be in the form of a specific example question; it should refer to an entire subject group. Example of such a response:
{On-topic}
Handmade arts and crafts creation techniques
(Optional comments)
Please vote up answers if you agree with the proposed on-topic/off-topic status. Vote down answers where you disagree.