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What should you do when you're not receiving any reputation for your answers?
I have posted several answers on Super User where my answers are the only ones posted for the questions, and they have never been accepted, nor have they been voted on. What should I do to insure that ...
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Why can't I see the answer to my question? [closed]
Sometime back I asked this question. It was answered and I had accepted the answer as the solution.
However I cannot see the answer now. May I know why? Does the product that was suggested in the ...
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1answer
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My plea to re-open or migrate the question regarding contacts management
I asked this question:
How do I manage contacts from multple accounts (twitter, facebook, gmail, etc,.)?
which was then close as 'Off-Topic':
Questions on Super User are expected to relate to ...
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2answers
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Why can't I post anything in Super User?
Why I can not post any question in Super User? My account was suspended temporarily due to the low contributions, but now it should be expired, why I still can't post a question?
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Reputation cost of downvoting
Why does downvoting an answer costs 2 reputation points while doing the same on a question not?
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2answers
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How do moderator elections work?
Are moderation elections held on a regular basis, or just when the need of more people arises?
And, related to this, the moderator status is held for a set limited timeframe or forever?
Just for ...
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1answer
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My question was deleted but it isn't a duplicate
My question has been marked as a duplicate and deleted, but the question of which it supposedly is a duplicate doesn't answer my question. The solution given by Molly7244 doesn't solve my problem on ...
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0answers
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What about adding a button for <kbd> tags on the formatting bar? [duplicate]
I think that it would be useful to have a button for <kbd> html tags in the formatting bar just above the text edit box; we still have buttons to properly format quoting and for code, but we ...
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2answers
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Deleting a question asked in good faith without even a comment is rude
The first time I came here to ask a question
Windows 7 theme suitable for low color depth?
It was deleted without even a HINT of a comment as to why it didn't fit, how to improve it, no help to ...
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3answers
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Wouldn't everyone who has a post vote down the other posts?
I see how the answer method works here and on all Stack Exchange sites, but, can someone explain to me why those who have answers to a question can downvote other answers. Doesn't this seem a little ...
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1answer
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Suggested Edits Rejected
I have just done 2 suggested edits, and have had them rejected due to:
This edit is too minor; suggested edits should be substantive improvements addressing multiple issues in the post.
Why is ...
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2answers
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Should I ignore questions that require more info on SU
Question Internet Explorer 10 immediately closes after opening ends with, "What's next?"
More information could lead to a possible solution. Should I do one of the following?
request more ...
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1answer
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What is a “linked” question?
If you take a look at this question
How to scan and detect spying software
you can see that on the right column, just above the list of "related" questions, there is another one listed as "linked".
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0answers
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List guess-the-application as off-topic in the FAQ list
The answer to "Are 'Guessing Game' type questions allowed on SU?" says guessing-the-software questions are banned. Fine, but that information should be in the FAQ list under "and it is not about" or ...
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0answers
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SSD recommendation closed as off topic, but subject is on topic, what edits can re-open it?
I was looking for backup/archival solutions and wondered about the possibility of using (one or more) SSDs. Before asking, I searched for duplicates and I found:
Would an SSD be a good option as a ...
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2answers
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What happened to my ability to retag?
I recently noticed that the option to retag posts is missing:
The privileges page still lists it as a privilege, and I earned the necessary rep a long time ago.
So what happened? Has the ability ...
2
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0answers
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Display views on mobile site
As far as I can tell, currently there are no means to display the number of views of any given question on the mobile site.
All other relevant stats (number of votes and answers) are seen correctly, ...
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1answer
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Identify hidden comments when shown
For various reasons and various thresholds, some comments to questions and answers can become hidden.
When this happens, the link below the comments changes from add comment to something like:
add ...
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1answer
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Posting question & answer, why must I wait two days to accept it?
When posting a question and an answer together (like explained here) why must I wait two days to accept the answer?
If I have understood correctly, the Q&A-together format is meant to provide ...
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1answer
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Email address in profile
How do I control if my email address is shown or not shown (publicly) in my profile page on SU?
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1answer
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RSS feed for favorite tags?
I noticed that every tag has its own RSS feed, it's a handy feature to follow particular subjects.
I wonder of there is something similar for own favorite tags: I know that I can individually ...
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1answer
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What means “Post Merged (destination)” in the revision history?
Time to post my first question on Meta...
This question has two revisions, where the second one is only 5 minutes newer (9:13 vs. 9:18am). However, when I answered the question some hours later ...
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1answer
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Burninate the [service-rec] tag and delete its questions
The service-rec tag, aside from likely being a meta-tag, has 22 of its 23 questions closed for being off-topic and not constructive.
As I don't believe that this tag, or its questions for that ...
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1answer
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I need advice on where to move some questions of mine
There are some questions of mine that have received few attention and I'm considering to migrate them to another site (if it's possible to do so), where maybe they are more pertaining and more ...
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1answer
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Is it an appropriate question for me to ask how you can create animated gif files of molecules in Windows 7?
I thought maybe this question may fall under "software recommendation" which I've been informed is off-topic, if this is the case, would this problem be subverted by me modifying the question to:
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1answer
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What is that number in the red circle next to StackExchange?
In the top left hand corner of this webpage that you are looking at right now is the word StackExchange. To the left of that is either a balloon like object with horizontal lines through it, or a red ...
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1answer
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Are there some penalties or drawbacks for having declined flags?
I'd like to know of there are some penalties or some other kind of drawback for having declined flags.
I ask this because when I find something in questions or answers that I consider to be worthy of ...
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1answer
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Can you please review my ban?
I have been banned from asking questions. I went through the post at What can I do when getting "Sorry, we are no longer accepting questions/answers from this account"?
My account does not ...
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2answers
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Running A Linux Based Distro On A Samsung Chromebook?
I would like to ask the following question on Superuser, but before posting would like to know if it is suitable or not:
Is it possible to run a linux based distro eg Ubuntu on a Samsung Chromebook ...
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1answer
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Windows 8: Hints, Tips & Tricks?
Is it possible to have a Windows 8: Hints, Tips & Tricks question on SuperUser, which is kind of like a community wiki (if thats the correct term), where one hint tip or trick is given per answer. ...
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1answer
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Flag for “Not an answer” should be re-worded [duplicate]
I flaged this answer as "Not an answer" due to the answer trying to explain product activation, where the question is about the process of performing the install.
The description for "Not an answer" ...
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1answer
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Where do questions about OS X's Automator belong?
Where do questions about scripts/programs written in Automator belong? They could belong
on StackOverflow, as they're a sort of programming.
on SuperUser, as they are often used to automate ...
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1answer
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Why I gained 245 reputation points today?
If reputation points are capped at 200 per day, why I gained 245 today?
http://superuser.com/users/170331/sekhemty?tab=reputation
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1answer
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Dealing with answers that simply discuss other answers to the same question
According to the FAQ, "Answers that are commentary on the question or other answers may be removed". Came across this question with 8 non-deleted answers, 5 of which are fine. The remaining 3 though ...
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1answer
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What is the general philosophy with images on the tag info page?
New to reviewing tag edits so looking for some guidance. Noticed some edits inserting rather large images to tag info pages. The google-chrome was not one I reviewed but an example of a really large ...
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1answer
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Discrepancy in reputation viewed in Summary and Reputation tabs
When I view the Summary tab in my profile, it is showing +55 reputation points for this answer: http://superuser.com/a/590146
When I view the same answer in the Reputation tab in my profile, or if I ...
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Why is “closed as not constructive” sometimes so destructive?
I was looking at the following and I found what I needed and I really wondered and felt actually pity for the guy who asked the question.
Flavor of Linux which is ONLY command line (and super ...
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1answer
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Confused where to ask question!
There are A LOT OF forums for asking our questions about computers! Sometimes I really get confused where to ask to get the best answer in the shortest time.
For example, I have a question about ...
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Why is 589587 off topic? (Windows 7 64 RAM Drive)
The following question:
RAM Drive for Vista/Win7 64bit
I'm looking for a (hopefully free) RAM drive utility for Windows 7 64
(one for Vista 64 would also likely work). I use an SSD for my ...
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Request to reopen question 584837
My question "Why does redirection fail when passing through ssh, sudo and sh?"
has been marked as duplicate.
I edited it to add precision and show that it is not a duplicate.
Another user, Gabe, ...
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It is ok to to edit posts to add tags that are related to answers rather than questions? [duplicate]
I'd like to know if it is ok to add a tag to a post that help categorizing it but it is more related to the answer rather than to the question.
This doubt is related to this question Creating ...
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How to see how many views on a question after it's left the front page? [duplicate]
A while back, I asked this question, and it got rather popular (25 answers isn't setting any records, but I got 2 badges off it :)
What I'd like to know is, how do you tell how many views a question ...
2
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1answer
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Whats the difference between ServerFault and SuperUser?
Whats the difference between ServerFault and SuperUser? Aren't they both for SysOps questions? Wouldn't it be prudent to have a mission statement for each site clearly visible?
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What is the proper way to ask technical question about hardware compatibility before purchase
My question about finding a KVM that meets my needs was closed. Superuser seemed like the best place for the question because it was about computer hardware. The issues involved are technical and ...
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1answer
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Differnt PNG encoding?
Using superuser.com's interface tonight, was given the below error when putting together Windows 7 in Compatibility Mode options on Windows 7 Enterprise:
Problem being, it was a PNG I was trying to ...
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1answer
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How do I find the original answer to a question marked as duplicate?
I searched, and the results gave this link as an answer:
How to find what's using up my RAM under Windows 7?
It has been marked as a duplicate, but there is no link to the original answer.
When ...
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1answer
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Using `Fixed Width` in Questions and Answers
Recently someone edited one of my posts (OK, maybe not that recently), and mentioned (as the reason for the edit) that it is not appropriate to use Fixed Width to highlight text in posts.
I haven't ...
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1answer
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The [filter] tag is ambiguous
See list of questions tagged filter: some of them are about ffmpeg filters (used for resizing videos and such), some are about filtering data in MS Excel, some are about organising emails... none of ...
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When should a question that otherwise belongs on another site be simply closed and not migrated?
This question was closed as off topic, but was not migrated. I (incorrectly) decided to vote to close and migrate to Stack Overflow, but the question was not migrated for quality reasons.
I ...
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1answer
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Why aren't spam and offensive answers simply deleted from the database?
Given the recent spate of spam by a, let us say "disgruntled" user, why is it that the account is deleted but the deleted questions/answers still remain visible on the site (to those with the ...
