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"You cannot delete this post" error when voting to undelete

I just tried to vote to undelete a topic (it was on the way to being a duplicate when the OP deleted it), and after I was asked whether I wanted to vote to undelete... ... this error message was ...
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Why was my self-answer/post deleted?

Here is the question: Can I use webex to show app from a remote desktop connection? I followed up with an answer that was DELETED by a moderator. I can't figure out why a USEFUL post would be ...
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Question closed as dup but link to duplicate is a dead link

In such a case should the question be reopened? I am especially referring to this question here. You'll find that the question that's supposedly a duplication refers to a 404 page not found -- a dead ...
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Was the canonical "which software to install on a new Windows box" question deleted?

I believe this question might have been the canonical "what should I install on a new Windows computer question". I always searched for that question when installing a new computer. I won't argue ...
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Why can't I delete a closed question?

There is an specific reason to disallow that a closed question be deleted by his owner? I mean, if the question is closed and it doesn't reach the forum rules, why the owner can't delete it if he ...
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Help us clean up Super User

Waaaay back in the early days of Stack Overflow Jeff wrote a blog post about the Stack Overflow Question Lifecycle. Who decides what questions don’t fit? Trusted members of the Stack Overflow ...
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Destroying users does not delete answers posted by other users, even though the question has been deleted

The title may seem a bit weird, let me explain. While going through some questions, I found a spammer network about 5 users with each of the users posting answers on others' questions. Besides ...
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Time to delete the eBook reader questions?

We have a few questions about eBook readers that I think could be deleted. Most are OT and only invites things like this: Why was this question closed? kindle 33 15 questions nook 3 0 questions ...
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Can a mod resurrect my deleted question

Out of idle curiosity and to see what would happen as a low-rep SU user, I deleted one of my unanswered questions (yes, I know, stupid): https://superuser.com/questions/278552/improving-windows-7-...
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'Best iPad stylus' question deleted as off topic

I had a question about the best iPad stylus that would meet general needs and outperform the others. However, it was closed. There's tons of "the best ...." questions; why was mine deleted? It's a ...
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Why is superuser moderated so strictly?

Had this already yesterday with two questions which were "pulled". For one I could even understand it. Today (just now) the question here https://superuser.com/questions/252728/library-loading-order ...
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Any chances to bring a "long-ago-deleted question" back?

A long time ago, I had a problem with writing DVD +R/-R DL discs on my desktop computer, and I asked a question on SU. Then I deleted that question after some time since I couldn't find a solution. ...
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Why was my question deleted?

This question that I asked several months ago appears to have been recently deleted: https://superuser.com/questions/4143/what-interesting-types-of-things-can-dropbox-be-used-for It had a large ...
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Terminal Tips and Tricks for Mac OS X is missing

I have bookmarked, a couple of weeks ago, a top voted question having title Terminal Tips and Tricks For Mac OS X and question id 52483. Why was it deleted?
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What happened to question "Worst Web Site Design Ever"?

I realise this question - https://superuser.com/questions/15798/worst-web-site-design-ever - isn't appropriate for Super User, but did it just get deleted and that's it? IMHO it had some decent low ...
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Why the rush to delete migrateable SuperUser questions?

Given that a migration feature is planned, why the rush to delete questions that will qualify for this? Can we not just leave these questions closed and migrate them when this the migration feature is ...
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Why are game questions on SU just closed and not deleted?

This is a thought that came to mind after seeing the daily couple gaming questions that come into SU. If the rules state that most gaming questions are not within the scope of the site, why don't we ...
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