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Rename Tag: [attachments] into [email-attachments]
I would like to suggest to rename the attachments-tag into email-attachments, analogue to the email-signature-tag.
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When is cost an on-topic question?
We sometimes get questions related to cost; some remain open and some are closed. But especially the ones that are closed lead to arguments in the comments because there is a gray area where cost isn'...
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Is the Commodore 64 Mini on topic?
The Commodore 64 Mini is a general-purpose computer that comes with Linux. It comes preinstalled with games, but it also comes preinstalled with BASIC that can load other programs. It is supposed to ...
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How to improve this answer?
I was wondering how to improve this (my) answer:
https://superuser.com/a/1342178/201818
Unfortunately the down voter did not leave any comments. Thanks!
PS. Note sure I'm should ask this question ...
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Why has this question on BlueJeans people account inference been placed on-hold as off-topic as "not about computer hardware or software"?
Regarding the question: How does BlueJeans estimate the number of meeting participants?
Why has this question on BlueJeans people account inference been placed on-hold as off-topic as "This question ...
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Closure - How can I find reputable manufacturers that sell (online) Windows laptops with Chinese keyboards, in Canada?
I have a question about my Super User post: How can I find reputable manufacturers that sell (online) Windows laptops with Chinese keyboards, in Canada?
I just thought to seek your feedback, as this ...
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How to use redundant tags (eg microsoft-excel, excel-2007)
I think I'm not using tags correctly I was always going for the "how to ask" rule: "be as specific as possible". This edit here: https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/775074 the rejection ...
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I recommend tossing [hardware-rec]
Subject says it all. Just posted a question and noticed the hardware-rec tag. This site specifically flags items on a regular basis that are hardware recommendations since they are too broad, so why ...
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What's the reasoning behind the rejection of this edit (#774829)?
I'm referring to this edit:
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/774829
I'm almost afraid to ask (because I already asked in regards to other edits), but I'm still trying to learn, so I ...
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Is there a "vote history" that shows every single up- and downvote including the revokes of votes?
Is there a "vote history" that shows every single up- and downvote including the revokes of votes? Does it get recorded in the database at all? There is the time line for a post and my reputation ...
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What is a good title for a question? [duplicate]
I tried to find instructions on how to make a good title for a question. There is informations in the help center on how to ask question and how to use the tags, but nothing specific on the title. ...
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How to deal with censorship by a high rep user?
I've made a few comments on an old post, which was (unfortunately, IMHO) closed as OT.
Some appended to some answers, trying to contribute and provide more info and evidence on them, but another ...
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Unclear asking VS VLQ flag
I have recently flagged a question as "Very Low Quality". This flag has been declined, then the question has been put on hold as "Unclear what you're asking". The decline message said that I should ...
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Why was this question about Alexa off-topic (and how can I write it better)?
I deleted this question, after it was downvoted and closed as off-topic***.
That's totally fine, I respect the wisdom of those who are smarter and more experienced with this SE site ( @keltari , @...
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Why are substantial edits rejected when they don't also address all, potential minor, issues?
Some reviewers of suggested edits appear way to restrictive when it comes to approving an edit.
See for example
This suggested edit (Related meta post)
And this one (Disclaimer, this one is mine)
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Why was this review (that just corrects grammar) rejected?
I'm referring to: https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/770815
Mainly I'm wondering about the following aspect...
The original sentence was a little confusing:
"To get a list names ever ...
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Why are some Super User answers not sorted by up-votes?
I was just looking at this question on SuperUser: How do I change the user I am logged in with on a Network Share?
Unlike other questions, the answers do not seem to be sorted in any particular order ...
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New Super User theme coming soon
As mentioned on meta.stackexchange.com several months ago, all network sites will be getting updated themes. Super User is one of the first sites that will be updated. As such, I'm posting the design ...
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Why was that question was declared off-topic?
I thought all questions about browser add-ons where on topic.
In that case, I’m failing to understand, why this question is not in the scope of this website :
Does Encrypted Media Extensions is ...
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Don't give us static about deleting [dynamic]
dynamic is meaningless. Seems like it mostly attracts Excel-related question for some reason. There are also some questions on random topics, like folder binding, task scheduler, DDNS, dynamically ...
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Best strategy to analyze and judge a question be closed or not
As per this post popping up in the close review queue What I have to change this code to highlight more than one word in excel? I interpret this as here's my chunk of VB code, how do I make it do such ...
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Should [clock] be split up into 3 tags?
I was writing a question about how the clock changes between Linux and Windows, and noticed the clock tag. However, after looking over the questions, it seemed broad - or, at least, had multiple ...
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Who can technically view saved drafts for questions and answers
As the post When I go to "Ask Question" here at superuser, how do I get an empty form? My previous question keeps showing up. states. . .
Stack Exchange sites will save a question or ...
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Undelete an answer on a closed post that was deleted before it was closed
My Question
If you delete an answer on a question that is opened and then that question is closed, can you undelete that answer after the question is closed?
The Story
I noticed in some comments on ...
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What is the lifespan of [lifespan]?
Subject says it all. Just posted a question and noticed the lifespan tag. So I understand the spirit of the tag, but it has no summary and seems very broad. And might also encourage questions that are ...
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Unable to clear my REPUTATION - deadly embrace
My reputation got hammered by an Admin, as I:
1) Answered my own question
2) and placed it in the wrong "forum" - ServerFault instead of SuperUser.
So I deleted it. BAD IDEA.
I am now locked out of ...
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Why are old questions on top? [duplicate]
There are many old questions showing on the start page of superuser.com. If I open one of them, I see old dates both in answers, comments, and the editing time of the question.
How/why are these get ...
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Tag synonym request: vmware-player to vmware-workstation-player
Someone asked a question that was explicitly about VMware Workstation Player. They tagged it with the vmware-workstation tag, which has traditionally been used for the product that is now known as ...
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Im Losing a lot of rep to edits that are not really necessary
I'm getting a lot of edits that are personal opinion, like the order of words, where I put links (see THIS example). Is there any way I can not accept the edits? There was also some capitalization, ...
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Migration of votes
When a question is migrated to another site, any upvotes are transferred with it and are credited on the target site.
Questions that are off-topic here often receive downvotes simply because they're ...
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Should software recommendations be closed or moved?
I noticed that the community (sometimes) get software recommendation questions. These questions seem to be often closed. However, there is also now a Software Recommendations Stack Exchange (no longer ...
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Proposition to add a tag for "high refresh rate"
I searched for questions about high refresh rate displays and I found that they mostly use the general tag for refresh-rate. I think it makes sense to subdivide it further into questions about 60hz+ ...
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Cue the removal of [queue]
I came across the queue tag and found that just about every use had a different definition. There's no tag wiki excerpt.
Proposal:
asterisk queue => asterisk asterisk-queue
printer queue => Is it ...
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Reevaluate closure of question 515115 (meaning of cylinder light on computer) – not a typical "guessing game" question
Question 515115, "What does this light shaped like a cylinder mean?", was closed by a moderator as off-topic on the grounds that it is a visual identification question.
However, I have several ...
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Vampyric tags: [design] won't die
design didn't die like we wanted it to.
The answer to life, the universe, and everything may be among the questions tagged with it, but these still cover such a broad swath of computery experience ...
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Lift question bans by answering?
How can I get out of a question ban?
Begin by by improving your existing questions: do as much as possible to make them clear, specific and on-topic.
The ban will be lifted automatically by the system ...
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Why is the header of this site not fixed?
If you go to https://www.stackoverflow.com then you will notice, that the header is fixed and always visible.
Why is this not the case at superuser?
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Is my question about Netbeans more suitable for Stack Overflow or SuperUser?
I asked this question yesterday and one of the users pointed out to me that this question may be better for Stack Overflow. I feel that my question involves configuring Netbeans to run assembly code ...
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Remove OpenID Question from FAQ?
The Stack Exchange network has deprecated OpenID and on July 1, 2018 users will no longer be allowed to logon via this authentication method.
Given this, should we remove the question This is an ...
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Pummel [panel]?
panel is an undefined tag with 42 questions. Even if it was defined, it begs misuse because it can apply to so many different kinds of things, and people don't read the wiki excerpts. Should we beat ...
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Why am I getting a question ban?
I have only asked 2 or 3 questions and got a ban without that warning. Is my status on other SE sites causing me to have a premature question ban here?
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Questions about Temple OS?
I don't exactly understand the topic here,
computer software
Is a bit vague. The "Help Center" goes on to say
programming and software development
is off topic. Let's say though there was an ...
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Inaccurate detection of "subjective" question?
I'm not really proposing anything or even asking a question, I just felt this should be pointed out.
Seems to me the question is very straight forward and answerable.
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Why was my edit, correcting a fact, rejected?
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/756623 refers to 'Accent colors', but this ought be 'Theme colors'.
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Why were my 2 edits suggesting formatting changes to numbering rejected?
Please see https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/756634 and https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/756633. Adding numbering helped clarify the multitude of solutions.
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Video Questions and Answers
Video may have killed the radio star, but I don't think it fits well on SuperUser.
There have been a small handful of questions and answers recently posted in video form. While these do qualify as "...
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Is asking about search engines ( startpage.com + duckduckgo.com) On Topic on superuser?
I have a question that relates to a computer , web application, in particular it is the search engine startpage.com.
My question is basically: "Is there a way to query search results without all the ...
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Why is my answer a 'bad answer' and being downvoted? [duplicate]
I supplied an answer in this question :-
Laptop charge 126W for a 120W laptop
and it is being downvoted without comment. Why?
The answer is factually correct, and consistent with what ...
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Time up on the [trial]?
I have recently discovered the trial tag. The questions in it all appear to low quality. Is it worth retiring this tag?
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Why is a question about whether or not one needs anti-virus opinion based?
The "opinion-based" tag itself admits that many good questions willl generate some degree of opinion. Questions are to be there opinion-based only if answers will be based entirely on opinion, which ...
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