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24 questions linked to/from How do I recommend software in my answers?
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Is answering to a software recommendation request considered spam?
I gave an answer today, being just a software recommendation, to a question, asking for a recommendation. It's now deleted, so here are the contents:
It exists and is called muCommander
brew ...
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What's the good way to answer "What is the analog of software X for operating system Y?"
I gave an answer today, being just a software recommendation, to a question, asking for a recommendation.
If you cannot see deleted answers, there was the software name, a link to homepage and ...
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Are questions regarding "how to research things on the internet" on-topic
I came across this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/659831/how-to-search-for-a-specific-program-with-a-specific-set-of-features
The title seemed innocent enough, but the bulk of the ...
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General troubleshooting tips for Excel formulas and VBA
I'm interested mainly in Excel and VBA, reading a lot of questions in these topics.
I often find questions like "formula doesn't work", "what is the problem with this code" for which there are a ...
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Can we stop advertising Crucial.com?
The most top answer of How can I tell what RAM will fit my computer? reads:
Crucial is a good place to buy RAM and they have a System Scanner (Windows only) to analyse the memory that is present and ...
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Can we PLEASE get a definitive answer on what to do with low-quality software recommendation answers?
There are numerous Meta posts on software recommendation answers, and the advice on posting them seems to be universal. How to handle low quality ones that have been posted gets murkier by the day.
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When are software recommendation answers not an answer?
This question is closely related to:
How to handle low quality software recommendation answers and
How do I recommend software in my answers
and others
I thought the requirements for software ...
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How to handle low-quality software recommendation answers?
On-Topic Questions, Low-Quality Answers
There are numerous on-topic questions for which a software recommendation can be an answer. There are probably tens of thousands of existing such answers, ...
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I have a suggestion on what to do with the Software Rec Tag
With the upcoming release of Windows 8 we expect an influx of users and questions. I feel that we need to prep for their coming. With that in mind, the software-rec is a nuisance in mine and others ...
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