Requests to have closed questions reopened by community or a moderator. Please include arguments – why should the question be reopened?
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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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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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Request to reopen question 581643 please
I'd like to have my question reopened and the down votes removed. It was closed for being off topic. Its not. Read it, and you'll see it clearly has to do with Software and how its used. Closing a ...
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Request to reopen question 579836
This question was closed for being off-topic yesterday, 10 April 2013.
However, it seems perfectly on-topic for SuperUser, as Haiku is "a new open-source operating system that specifically targets ...
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Why is Deltek off topic?
Is there any way for an individual to learn Deltek Vision?
Why was this question considered off-topic?
According to the FAQ:
Super User is for computer enthusiasts and power users. If you have a ...
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Reopen question 439470: “What is the difference between Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT?”
What is the difference between Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT?
How is this question not constructive? I mean, I don't see how this would be a subjective question, let alone "bad subjective"! This ...
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Why was 555489 closed?
Why was this question: Unclear type in Internet Explorer on Windows 8 closed as duplicate of Disable ClearType (blurry fonts) in Internet Explorer 10 on windows 7? I have an exactly opposite problem ...
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I think my question have been wrongly closed
I don't understand the argument on why the mod closed my question: AMD Radeon HD 7000 cards that do not use more than the total bandwidth of PCI-E 2.0
Small geographic area? I think my question could ...
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Reopen this, it is not not constructive
About this question:
Intel i5 3rd vs 4th generation?
In my opinion, this question asks a very important question about CPUs, and could help many others that want to buy any Intel CPU in the next few ...
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Reopen or still a duplicate?
Using onboard graphics card and dedicated graphics card for mixed performance
This question was closed as a duplicate assuming the OP wanted to use multiple monitors, and it was edited to clarify ...
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Question 540289 re-open request
The question Online backup services that cannot access your data is not my question and was closed by a moderator but I feel that the question is useful enough to fall in to the "allowable software ...
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Reopen Closed Question (reason for closing : Off Topic)
I posted the following question on Super User : Issues with htaccess , url re write
However this is not the original question , the original question seemed application specific and thus was marked ...
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Important question about svchost virus was closed
I asked this question and It was closed as a Exact duplicate of a question which does not resemble it at all. First of all, nowhere in this "dupilcate question's" answers does it mention the stop ...
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I'd like to know why my question was closed
I posted a question detailing my problems with Windows 8's File History. I use it for backups and I have a couple of things I'd like it to do, but it fell short. With certain specific needs in mind, I ...
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Why was 523119 closed?
This question of mine:
How do I install Windows Defender/MSE on Server 2012?
was closed as a duplicate of Does Microsoft Security Essentials work with Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2?. However, the ...
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Question closed as dupe is not a dupe
The question Google Chrome pinned to Windows 7 taskbar not opening under pinned icon was closed on Sept 3 as being a duplicate of Some taskbar pinned icons are duplicated when an instance of the ...
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Re-open or merge request
I'd like to request that this question is reviewed. I don't feel that the question marked as such is in fact an exact duplicate, as this question was created to discover the rather hidden official way ...
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Re-open request
I asked this question: Switching between non-suspended apps (with alt-tab?) which got closed as duplicate.
The orignal question though only details how to switch applications, not now to switch ...
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Request for re-opening a closed question
I posted this question, What applications have a version for Modern UI and Desktop?, which was closed.
I understand the reasoning; the answer is going to be a list. I did think it would be allowed ...
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Question 456314 re-open request
I'm requesting to reopen this question:
Free PDF viewer which allows copying the text?
There was a surprising solution found that nobody could have thought of.
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Why is my question considered to be “off topic”?
I asked this question: Automatically reclaim my IRC nickname (without underscores) globally?
Without any comments it was "closed as off topic". I don't understand why. The box informing me about the ...
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Why was my popular question about spaces in filenames closed?
My popular question below was recently closed as "not constructive" and I'd like to know why. As a Stack Exchange moderator myself, I'm puzzled. Here's the question:
If spaces in filenames are ...
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Question FAQ doesn't cover a way how to handle a reopen request the best way
I started this topic:
Which Personal Finance Manager has network based multiuser support
The question was closed, because the first version was a bit unspecific. I updated it and waited for being ...
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Request to reopen question 461022
I've made drastic changes to this closed question How does the CPU and GPU interact in displaying computer graphics?. Since it was a quite popular one with more than 300 views in just a couple of ...
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Myths about batteries
I asked a borderline question on 07 August 2012. I asked what the pros and cons were for different rechargeable battery types, using a context of applying those battery types.
The question was ...
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Could we reopen the question about text editors and large files?
Why can Vim open large files faster than some other text editors? [closed]
I'm not really sure why this question was closed. The close reason is not constructive, but it's perfectly possible to give ...
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Why was 451805 closed?
Why was this question: Lossless OGG cut? closed? I don’t see anthing offtopic with it. It’s about computer software.
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Please reopen DLNA networking question
I've edited Is gaming possible via DLNA? to empathize the viability of PC-to-TV DLNA networking, according to Closed DLNA question.
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Are reopen requests needed?
Will Is gaming possible via DLNA? be reopened if I change the wording enough, or should I also submit a request like this?
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Closed DLNA question
Yesterday i edited my closed question to specify that i will be using it for my computer, as explicitly stated by the FAQ:
Super User is for computer enthusiasts and power users. If you have a
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Please reopen this question about ripping DVDs
Ripping TV episodes from DVDs – how can I know which stream belongs to which episode?
I feel this question should be reopened. I can imagine it was closed in reaction to a flag by the first ...
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Anyone in for improving / reopening the “Why is boot time still relevant?” question?
Why do people care so much about boot time of an operating system?
This question can certainly be scientifically approached. Let's attempt to improve and reopen it...
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Reopen request for question on “what physical disk is referenced by Event 7..”
My question:
what physical disk is referenced by Event 7, Disk error "The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, has a bad block."
was closed as a duplicate of:
How do I determine which HD is ...
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Why has the Antivirus question been closed?
I am refering to the question on antivirus software that doesn't run in the background.
I had a bounty of 50rep open on this question (which is not mine) because I felt it did not recieve enough ...
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Request to reopen the Autostereogram question
How can I create these optical illusions called “Autostereograms”? [closed]
… was closed as off-topic. However, I believe it's a perfectly valid question.
It asks how to create such an image ...
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Inconsistent closing of questions
Last year I posted the question "How Often Should I Run ChkDsk?" and the question received a decent amount of views and a handful of answers. Today, I asked the question "Should I ever put my computer ...
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Request to reopen question 403100
It's: Is there a way to copy the file paths of ALL active windows' opened files?
It was closed because it was vague and a bit silly-worded and not clear enough, and also had some inaccurate research.
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How is a question about increasing performance of programs in Windows-7 too localized?
I asked a question, How to most efficiently utilize CPU resources in windows 7?, that was closed as too localized.
It is not clear to me why this is too localized. I did mention specific programs ...
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This shouldn't have been closed?
How can I install USB-N13 on Linux Mint?
closed as not a real question by studiohack
I can think of no reason that that isn't a valid question. Maybe the moderator in question is less educated about ...
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Request to reopen 396626 (How do I stop this message?)
Could someone please reopen this question:
How do I stop this message?
These repeated launchd error messages being reported to Console.app in Mac OS X is a perfectly real question, which has an ...
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Request to reopen 396905 (Identifying UEFI-capable laptops)
396905 was (incorrectly, IMHO) closed because it mistaken for a "what should I buy" thread when in fact it is a completely different "how to identify if a laptop is UEFI-capable from the specs before ...
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Reopen and migrate question 396934
The following question was closed for being poorly written and off topic (strictly smart phone, iOS related):
Unable to directly paste a link from Twitter into web forms in Mobile Safari
However, I ...
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question is closed without proper reason
This was my question How can I benchmark Linux PC
I see its closed as not constructive. Which means,
This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve ...
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Request to un-merge Question 386376
@Synetech has pointed out that can't add a new search engine in chrome is not a duplicate of Custom Chrome Search Engine for site with frames does not work. At the time of the merge, it may have ...
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Request to reopen question 385613
The question Do consumer routers with deep packet inspection for HTTP traffic exist? has been updated to no longer be a shopping question. I have a solution to his issue using a replacement firmware.
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Reopen request for question 384894
I asked this: Is a 'telecommuter' SLA a good idea? Does it even exist?
I don't know where else on StackExchange to ask other than SuperUser. This clearly falls under the general SuperUser ...
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Why was “SSD read/write usage & AntiVirus impact on SSD life” closed?
I made a question regarding SSDs and Antivirus here:
SSD read/write usage & AntiVirus impact on SSD life
Three users closed this question claiming that it was answered via this question:
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Creating word games
Can someone please explain the controversy over my closed question?
I followed the FAQ to the letter.
Random's comment: Do something and then ask as question about it. Current format is polling/list ...
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Request to reopen question 372953
I mistakenly flagged Why is my IP displayed in nslookup and netstat different? as a duplicate (false-positive on my part), and it was closed as such. The user then reposted the question, so we should ...
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Request to reopen question 372203
What's the difference between one-dash and two-dashes for command prompt parameters? was closed as 'not constructive'. I disagree. There is a difference, as explained on Unix.SE:
A double dash ...
