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Community Promotion Ads - 2018 [duplicate]
It's almost February in 2018, which isn't supposed to be the proper time to cycle these, but for this year it'll be once again, so we'll be refreshing the Community Promotion Ads for this year now!
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Tag for JavaScript exists but it is off-topic on Super User
I asked a question about JavaScript on Super User and eventually deleted the question (as people voted to close and started downvoting). And for that matter, the question did not warrant an expert ...
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How to log out from a guest account?
So yesterday I posted a question as a guest, then closed the browser tab Now when I open again this website I see I'm still logged in with the username I chose, even though I did not make a 'complete ...
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Why is this question getting no notice?
I wrote this question a few days ago. I spent a lot of time being very detailed and writing down everything that might be needed to solve my problem. In the first 5 minutes, it got 4 views, and since ...
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Can I add a stackexchange login?
I see that now stackexchange has removed wordperss login, or at least it isn't showing on my system. But i'm not necessarily asking how to get that back, I recall there was some bug with that. I had ...
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Alpine and Alpine-Linux tag
People inadvertently choose the tag alpine (an email client) instead of alpine-linux. See the recent question How to create Alpine live-USB without using `dd`?.
I suggest to remove the tag alpine ...
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What happens if an answer has a statement that is false but does not invalidate the answer entirely?
While doing some troubleshooting I came around this post which states:
If you configured your vmware VM to run in a virtualized NAT network,
then you will not be able to access/ping your VM from the ...
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The purpose of this community - down-voting and asking questions
Why downvote a question? It causes the user to lose reputation. Why not simply ask the person to restate and/or delete the question? I was told that this community only accepts one question at a ...
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Question fixed but too late to be reopened in queue
I ran across the question Stop Windows NLA from repeatedly detecting local network as a new, Unidentified Network in the Reopen queue after it had already received several Leave Closed votes. It was ...
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Serial keys hidden in HTML comments - what to do?
Today, these two posts were 'vandalized' by their author. This got picked up by the SmokeDetector bot, and as I attempted to roll them back to their original state, I noticed they both had (probably ...
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Should this question be closed as unclear for not having a question sentence?
I'm hoping to understand more of the SuperUser culture.
My Notepad is not responding when trying to save
In my review, this question does not have a question sentence and is unclear what the OP is ...
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Delete redundant [microsoft-dynamics] tags
Note: The question has been revised since Mokubai posted the comment below. It originally looked like all of the microsoft-dynamics tags referred just to CRM, and the question suggested synonomizing ...
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Why are there multiple versions of windows-10 tags?
I see 13 different windows-10 tags. Some of them appear to be for specific applications such as windows-10-calendar-app, but that leaves many such as windows-10-v1511, windows-10-v1709, and windows-...
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Case of answer accepted, but bounty not awarded
My faulty understanding of the bounty system may have caused me to mislead
the poster, and this is what happened:
The post Initiate windows feature update after snoozing
by user aggieNick02 had no ...
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Why was my question put on hold as opinion-based?
The question in... question, is mine:
Is it sufficient to run MalwareBytes 3.0 as my sole antimalware/antivirus tool?
It was put on hold as primarily opinion-based. I don't believe this is the case,...
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Acknowledging "thank you"s
On my answer here, the OP posted a comment saying something like, "sigh...that was simple, thanks!". To which I replied my usual response: "Happy to help."
I see now those comments were removed. ...
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Chat Overflow (Name of people in room overlapping)
Just noticed this while chatting with a user...
The box with the users currently in chat is putting the names over the top of each other so you can't see anything besides a mess of characters.
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Edits that remove fluff on old questions. How to handle them?
I haven't really been able to find a question that asks exactly this. Though Should we edit old, non-interesting questions? is a close match.
Recently I've had quite some edits in the review queue ...
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What's the difference between [answers] and [answering-questions]?
^^ as the title.
Here in Meta.SuperUser, we have answers and answering-questions.
I'm not sure what's the difference between answers and answering-questions, because answering-questions is already ...
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Can an answer be backed up only by personal experience?
https://superuser.com/a/1275976/456385
This answer is only backed up by the answerer personal experience, with no explanation provided.
if it was my customer i would dismantle the screen on the ...
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Why did I have all but one reputation point removed and get accused of spamming?
I was browsing through questions and all of a sudden my reputation on Super User dropped from 16 to 1, this I am sure of, and I can't seem to find a reason why.
On the other hand, I think my ...
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Question marked as off-topic
This question marked as off topic because it's "seeking for hardware shopping recommendations".
The question title itself makes clear this is an incorrect reading ("Calculating an appropriate wattage ...
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Too broad: Should we consider potential answers when deciding?
Once in a while I find a question that asks how accomplish a single task, but in several different contexts. For example, this question asks, "How do I prevent web browsers A, B, and C from ...
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Links in Super User profile not showing up
I've earned my "autobiographer" (cute! ;)) badge on Super User but when I go to my public profile the links that I've added aren't showing up. Have I done something wrong?
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Why are comments pointing out critical errors in questions getting removed?
The second paragraph in this answer: https://superuser.com/a/1272440/163253 is patently false. I down voted the answer, up voted a few answer that weren't wrong and commented about the problem. The ...
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Why was this Discord question rejected as off-topic?
A few months ago I asked on Meta Super User whether questions about Discord belonged on Super User or Web Apps. I asked this because I noticed that both sites were voting to close Discord questions ...
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What's wrong with my NAA flag, if the answer is now deleted?
How to force a specific software to use proxy?
I flagged an answer as NAA, and my flag was declined:
flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
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Did I create, then fail my own review audit?
I encountered this question in the Reopen queue. At the time, it looked like this. I suspected it might not be worthy of re-opening, so instead of using Edit and Reopen I opened the question in a ...
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How to delete a wrong post
I posted this off-topic post on Super User.
And now I am stuck with it. I can't delete it. Other people see it and downvote which causes me to lose reputation and puts me at risk of being blocked ...
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Superuser annoying forum
Why is Superuser so annoying to use?
I want to help people and went through the process to sign up now I am blocked from doing anything because I must have 50 reputation to comment. This forum is ...
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Why was this question deleted instead of closed?
I've found this question and voted to close it.
For those who can't see deleted questions, here is the original text:
Which One is Best News Paper App?
Because there are so many newspaper ...
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Internet Security on Super User
While the topic of Internet security is not listed in what should be asked about, it is also not listed as being off-topic.
I think Internet security is worth paying attention to. Recently I posted ...
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What is the difference: [flag] and [flagging]
Here in Meta Super User, we have flag and flagging
flagging has more questions that flag.
What is the difference? Are these tags synonymic? If yes, which one should we keep?
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Why my "too broad" flag was declined in this question?
How to better secure vagrant virtual machines and delete vagrant user
This post asks 2 questions at the same time:
Is there a better way to do this with a first-and-one-time vagrant up command?
Is ...
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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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It's not a shopping rec question
This question got closed as asking for shopping suggestions:
USB-Ethernet adapter for a laptop without Ethernet socket
Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your ...
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Do we need a separate site for "researchers"?
Does this proposal define a new site beyond Super User, Server Fault, Computational Science, Linux, and our other computing sites?
Research Computing (proposal link)
for research computing ...
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How far should we take manufacturer meta tags?
We have tags for a number of companies that make only one type of equipment or software, like synaptics, wacom, aptana, and mikrotik. There are also companies like apc that make a range of products, ...
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Synonomize tags for new Firefox
Quantum is the release name for Firefox 57. It looks like people are referring to the new browser by either name, and we have tags for both. It is probably useful to have both tags, but they should ...
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Is the close vote on my question regarding hugo justified?
First thing first, it is my understanding that Superuser is for questions about computer software. Therefore I have posted a question regarding the use of hugo, which is static site generation tool.
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Send message in private in Superuser
OK, good day to you.
I'm actually trying to answer some questions, and i need answers to some of mine. Really, all my posts are actually edited. No problem about that, nothing bad. But in fact i ...
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Is a valid answer to a problem a valid answer to a different question?
I'm not exactly sure how to formulate my problem, so I'll present it with the help of an example (which is the actual reason I ask this question). I asked a question (Delay audio for specific device) ...
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My answer was changed without being edited?
I posted an answer to the question
FileZilla Server refusing connection - 425 error,
where I copied an IP address from the post.
I now find that this IP address was replaced by XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX,
both ...
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How can "Community" post a bounty?
The post
How to unhide 'Very Hidden' Worksheet
has a bounty posted by
Community, which says:
One or more of the answers is exemplary and worthy of an additional bounty.
As Community is not a ...
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Should WSL be a synonym for Windows Subsystem for Linux?
I noticed today that we currently have two tags for the same Windows 10 feature.
WSL
Windows-Subsystem-For-Linux.
My suggestion is for WSL tag to become a synonym of the greater Windows Subsystem ...
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Where to post question about Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
As the title says: Is this the correct community to post questions about the Windows Subsystem for Linux Windows 10 feature?
It is kind of based on Ubuntu but I guess not enough and questions would ...
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How to contact with moderator on Super User to discuss about a put on hold topic?
I want to contact with website moderators about editing and modifying the topic I asked about and they put it on hold.
Because I want to know the parts to edit and also, sometimes even after you edit ...
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Canonical question for remapping keyboard keys
We have many questions regarding remapping keyboard keys on Windows. Should we make one of them a canonical question and close the others as dupes?
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Why are people voting to close my question?
How is CMD's convert command able to convert FAT to NTFS without data loss?
I've recently updated the question to directly respond to criticism that the question is off-topic based on the claims ...
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SuperUser.com shares cookies with other SE sites?
I don't often come to SuperUser, but a lot on Travel.SE, Apple,SE, and various others. Typically, if I go from XX.stackexchange.com to YY.stackexchange.com, I remain logged in. And when I open a ...
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