Linked Questions
25 questions linked to/from How do I recommend software in my 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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Bad audit answer
I just failed this audit answer:
You can use ClickMonitorDDC http://clickmonitorddc.bplaced.net this is
a great tool for adjusting brightness and contrast of external
monitors, but you can also ...
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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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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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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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My answer was deleted: why, and what should I do now?
I have a question about my Super User post: How do I play audio though jackd from console?
Hi.
I submitted an answer to superuser, but my answer was deleted. I've checked the list of possible causes ...
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Link only answer with many steps
This is my answer.
I've searched a bit in meta and I think I've got a feel of what should be done with link-only answers.
However, in that question, there are some options for real-time ...
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Questions Asking for Product Recommendations
Did I handle this question correctly? A new / dupe / green user asking for product recommendations..
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Want to contribute useful answer to old question, but has low quality lock despite only 3 answers
Recently, I've developed a solution for bulk searching excel spreadsheets for keywords, after doing research on various sites, including superuser, and finding there was no real universal solution, I ...
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How to do better edits in the future?
When reading such answers, I find it useful to:
have the answer edited when an obsolete link is dead (the second link is dead)
have screenshots to quickly see how the GUI looks like (the question is ...