Questions tagged [bug]
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Why is this accepted answer not at the top?
I found this question from a Google search. I noticed the accepted answer is second, even though it is accepted and has significantly more votes than the "top" answer.
This question on meta says that ...
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Software-rec tag; disclaimer looks cut off
I stumbled across a question that is on hold, so I checked out the reason why, and eventually found the software-rec tag, which I thought was weird since SuperUser didn't do software rec's and there's ...
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Commentator badge progress shows 1/10 before having commenting priviledge
I just received the privilege to post comments on SuperUser (yay!), but before that happened I noticed that the Commentator badge already has a progress of 1/10. I believe this also happened to me on ...
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Ask Question and Last Seen Time Discrepancy
I noticed a question where someone asked it 8 minutes ago but their profile stated they were last seen 23 minutes ago so there's a discrepenacy I suppose or maybe this is as expected per however this ...
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Why is this 6 year old user account in the Late Answer queue?
I ran across this answer in the Late Answers queue (review link). The answer was posted 6 years, 8 months ago! The user that posted it is by no means new; this is his only answer and his account is ...
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Why don't 4 indents turn characters to monospace typeface after numbered lines? [duplicate]
It works fine,
but...
not after a numbered line
It works fine,
but...
not after a numbered line
It doesn't render what suppose to be codes, but does disallow me to submit for being a code-only ...
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Is there a reason why the tag "slackware" cannot be edited?
Normally, when looking at tag information, at the bottom of the screen, there is a button labeled "Edit Tag Info".
However, when looking at slackware today, there is no way to suggest edits.
Problem ...
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Inconsistent summary of questions already answered on Superuser
I have noticed that Superuser inconsistently provides the summary of posts on the left has side of the question.
e.g. see the attached pic to understand my point:
First Q on the pic appears to have ...
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The "set a bounty" dialog kept disappearing
I posted Can VMware Workstation Player be connected to my "Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller" card? and, as it got one "sanity check" comment but no other response, ...
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Allow help in the title [duplicate]
I tried to ask this question, but it was rejected.
How do I install a Windows update that gives an error but no help?
The reason was retarded.
Please fix this bug.
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"Something bad has happened" trying to list my Famous Questions
I just tried clicking on the "famous question" badge bar to list my famous questions (on superuser.com, not the meta). I got this:
https://superuser.com/error?aspxerrorpath=/help/badges/28/famous-...
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Alignment issue in the Activity tab in Firefox browser
There is an alignment issue in the Activity tab. TThis bottom border is missing for the tabs, which has numbers in it. in the Firefox browser.
Screenshot for reference:
After inspect the element, ...
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Displayed answer not consistent with edit mode
The post looks different when in edit mode with respect to how it looks once it is saved. See for example this answer, and specifically the last two lines at the bottom.
In edit mode, I managed to ...
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Bug/ Error showing up in the "Add Image" modal dialog pop up?
Cant add picture so uploading the Screenshot Link as I am able to.
Opera 45.0
Version information
Version: 45.0.2552.888 (PGO) - Downloading update 100%
Update stream: Stable
System: Windows 8....
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Is this a review bug to the dreaded test questions
I was in review doing the duty and saw a very unclear question so I took action as such:
Suggest the OP edit the question along with the other usual language I use in such cases because their ...
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outdated tag (windows-defender)
It appears that the tag windows-defender is a bit out of date. It states:
In Windows 8, Windows Defender is a built in antivirus software product that replaces Microsoft Security Essentials. Before ...
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Emojis don't render in question titles, but do render within questions
Pretty sure that's not right...
Link to the question in case anyone else wants to see -
How can I display the emoji on Windows?
Weirdly, it doesn't display properly in the edit dialog either:
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Bronze badges are getting repeated
I don't know is it supposed to be like this or it is a bug but the badges that I've earned before are showing again for me to earn. Total number of badges that I've earned before was 6 now it is ...
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Failed a few tests recently for reasons that fail
Just failed this test:
https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/644425
How did I fail? By commenting. I commented
OMG. That made my heart hurt.
Yes, the OMG wasn't necessary. The entire comment ...
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Is the time between two questions allowed to be posted constant?
I ve just started to participate and I have to wait 40 minutes since my last question to post another.
Will it be 40 minutes for the rest of my life on superuser or does the waiting time Change with ...
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Reviews page slow to load
The superuser reviews page is considerably slower to load than the other SE reviews pages I frequent. In addition, I have seen this a few times in the last few days.
So, the question is: Why is the ...
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Cannot ask question with Korean in it?
I tried to ask a question about Korean fonts and copied some text directly into the question box. The following image appeared, though I moved the red box beneath the question to make the aspect ratio ...
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elections.stackexchange.com doesn't like SuperUser
The Election information page doesn't seem to like SuperUser.
When you load the page, only the Loading elections page item is ticked and then the checklist disappears. However, the page continues to ...
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One of those "trick" questions [duplicate]
Just chillin'
I was in Review and the below question popped up but in a different view not showing the votes as one of those "test" reviewer questions that grade you based on whether or not it feels ...
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SuperUser tag image truncated
I just got done posting an answer (to this question) in SuperUser and noticed that one of the tags seems to have lost its edge in the image:
missing image removed
I'm not sure if that is related to ...
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SuperUser bug: badge border is cut off in Chrome and Opera, fine in Firefox
I just noticed this at the bottom of this question on SU:
Chrome 2.0.172.33
Firefox 3.5
EDIT Can anyone with Chrome 3 take a look and tell us if it's wrong there too?
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Page Not Found when submitting edited answer
I'm trying to edit this answer of mine over on SuperUser, but when I save the edits, I get redirected to a SU Page Not Found page. Some notes:
My edit is just adding a link to the page (and ...
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Red remaining-character counter in SU flag reason unreadable/ugly
When you flag a post as "requires moderator attention", you get a box to enter a reason. On SuperUser, this box is pink, unlike the red on the other sites. As you type, the number of characters ...
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Why do the voting arrow images on superuser.com have non-straight edges?
Does it look like this to anyone else?
missing image
Edit: I've edited the image to show the stackoverflow and superuser arrows next to each other. I'm not terribly concerned about the difference in ...
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Edits must be at least 6 characters when only editing tags?
I tried to retag this question to add the windows and windows-xp tags, but it wouldn't let me submit my edit because it said that it was less than 6 characters:
At first I thought that it was because ...
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Am told I cannot create tag - I am not trying to create a tag
Trying to change my question
https://superuser.com/questions/1161441/chrome-switches-tab-unexpectedly-with-a-noise
to
OS: Mac OSX 10.12.2 Browser: Chrome 55.0.2883.95 (64-bit)
I am in one ...
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Users on the favorites tab are incorrect
On the favorite tab, the users displayed are completely incorrect. The users have no affiliation to the question displayed, and this can be verified when visiting one of the questions.
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Lost reputation from posts I haven't touched
Today I just lost reputation from questions that I haven't even answered, edited or voted. I haven't even opened these questions at all.
9 removed and 1 migrated posts all -2 reputation. Timestamp ...
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TIL: Answering 10 minutes after a question is asked is "late."
I just had this question to review in the late answers queue. It turned out to be an audit, which is all well and good.
But according to the post time mouseover, it was posted at
2016-10-16 16:57:...
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Internal search doesn't find questions when only part of tag is included
I've checked a post on my phone, than tried to search for it in my pc, but didn't succeeded for first try:
After modification I've found it:
There was just a slight difference: first search term ...
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Yearling too quick?
I was just awarded yearling on 9-14-2016
I was awarded it last on 12-15-2015
Isn't that less than a year?
url to reproduce -> https://meta.superuser.com/users/20256/hogan?tab=activity
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Can the review system be fixed?
I was just assigned the task of reviewing this inappropriate answer.
I immediately flagged the answer, and when I did so, the SE system issued a red notification indicating that the answer had ...
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Workaround to get rid of all close flags?
I just voted to close a question because it was basically a duplicate of the same person's previous question. Looking at it a short while later I noted that my close vote (and possibly that of others) ...
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How best to react to 5/5 badge getting stuck
Picture attached:
When I asked a question on Stack Overflow Meta I was told to just wait when things like this happen. I am happy to, but is this the best process?
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The accepted answer styling makes 'votes' invisible in search
See for example this search query:
'votes' is invisible here -- it's styled a pure white. Also, I believe there should be some border or background on the box surrounding the '2 votes'. Can this ...
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User name not hyperlinked in a comment although the user exists
In this question, I can find this comment in which the username user105127 is not hyperlinked to the user profile.
I think that this is a bug.
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Does SE use Common Core math?
I'm curious about the math used in the review queues. If you review the limit of 20 posts per day in any queue, the week total shows as 160 (which implies 8 days in a week). Does somebody need to "...
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How can I improve suggested tag wiki edit when there is no option to improve?
Screen shot shows (on top left) I can "Approve, reject or improve edits suggested by users"
But how do I improve a tag wiki suggested edit? I have no option to improve it, only to approve or reject ...
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Tests in Suggested Edits queue take to much to load
Lately, when reviewing the Suggested Edits queue, sometimes it takes about 30-40 seconds to load the next question, staying a while at the loading item ... text.
This only happens when the next ...
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Review Audit Failure
I just failed a review audit on this Hard drive clicking for 16 times during startup
I was just adding a comment to ask the OP if they could add their screenshots to the SE Imgur. Other than that I ...
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Design flaw in the review audit system
My question is a little different from this previous Meta question: Commenting on a high quality audit.
A high-quality question was masqueraded as a new question. All of the previous comments and ...
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How to include in a comment a call to a user with unicode characters?
I try to add in a comment @Pekka웃.
It pops up an error.
Comments cannot contain that content.
Unlucky.
I remove the last character 웃 and the comment was accepted without any problem...
He answers to ...
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Errors in superuser and stack overflow
Whenever I click on 'chat' I get some message about my number of posts being been limited and will expire in 3 days, but this is for the 'forum' (whatever its called) not for the chat room, and its ...
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The "You must have 50 reputation to comment" notification is not very readable
I just realized that this sites color scheme makes it nearly impossible to see how much rep you need to add a comment. Change it, maybe, possibly? Here's a screenshot.
EDIT: I'm using Chrome version ...
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Right answer picked up wrongly as an audit, because somebody marked it as a new question?
This answer appeared in the First Post queue:
Change it the way you would your videos library by right-clicking the folder on your hard drive, choosing properties and selecting the location tab.
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