user16460: Can we post questions asking for ideas on term papers and field work on specific topics? I didn't find any related open question. The one that I found was closed and was tagged 'opinion based'.

user948: We get questions looking for ideas for science projects at all levels, from grade school teachers to university students, and these questions are almost all closed as either "Primarily Opinion-Based" or "Too Broad", depending on the question and how the close-voters interpret it. Questions asking for ideas for term papers (it's two words, not one) or field work would be just as off-topic. 
Stack Exchange questions are supposed to be answerable based on facts or specific expertise, not opinions or vague suggestions. These types of questions actively encourage opinion-based answers and spam, which is why they are not allowed.

16460: <p>Can we post questions asking for ideas on term papers and field work on specific topics? I didn't find any related open question. The <a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/46278/simple-computational-biology-project-for-ap-biology-class-ideas">one</a> that I found was closed and was tagged 'opinion based'.</p>
 948: <p>We get questions looking for ideas for science projects at all levels, from grade school teachers to university students, and these questions are almost all closed as either "Primarily Opinion-Based" or "Too Broad", depending on the question and how the close-voters interpret it. Questions asking for ideas for term papers (it's two words, not one) or field work would be just as off-topic. </p>

<p>Stack Exchange questions are supposed to be answerable based on facts or specific expertise, not opinions or vague suggestions. These types of questions actively encourage opinion-based answers and spam, which is why they are not allowed.</p>
