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Rat's nest of tags
Raystafarian recently posted a number of tag cleanup requests:
Be done with [gtd]
What to do with [to-do]
It's time we managed [time-management]
and a tag synonym request: Tag Synonym request: [tag:...
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Can't see any previous solution for this: E-mail setting on Stack Exchange refuses to change
Here, on Stack Exchange. Attempting to change ancient e-mail setting to newer one. No longer have access to the old e-mail address. It took the change (as far as I can see) to the new one for logins, ...
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Google Cloud will be Sponsoring Super User SE
Update September 20th, 2024
The site sponsorship has been extended through December 31st.
Update on June 25th, 2024
The site sponsorship has been extended through September 30th.
We're excited to ...
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Knowledge Repository
The rule across the SE network is General Questions General Answers.
The sites are a repository of knowledge.
Mokubai said that it is not a place to collate encyclopedic information that Super User is ...
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Where can I ask this question about Computer Screen Technology?
I have asked a question about Computer Screens on Super User. Specifically, about understanding their (supposedly different) technology, certainly not a question about their use as computer screens (...
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The monster that can't be killed
The microsoft tag is like something from a sci-fi horror movie. This manufacturer meta tag was cleaned out in March of this year, but people keep using it. I just fixed the third question in the ...
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Manufacturer & Company tags are back. Again
We don't like company-only tags, and there's been various crusades in the past to purge them:
Can we get rid of the company tags?
Company tag necromancy: The zombie apocalypse!
What should the [...
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Why was this non-opinion question closed as opinion-based?
When this question was first written, it was missing some key details. Thus, one or two people voted it as opinion-based. This made sense, as without those key details, the question could certainly ...
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How is this question about resolution off-topic?
I have asked a question about Upschaling and Pixel Replication
I have frequently heard that it is better to have a display resolution
with the resolution of the content you want to display on the ...
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Why were my flags on a meta answer post and comments containing expletives directed at another user declined?
The author of this answer to a meta post literally told OP to "shut the freak up" (only they didn't say "freak") in both their answer and several comments. (The answer is not ...
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Why was my answer deleted
I recently posted an answer which got deleted because apparently it doesn't answer the question and should be a comment instead.
Even after discussion with the user who commented on it, is not clear ...
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My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic; where can I ask it?
My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic with the explanation that "This question is not about computer ...
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We should cleanup/remove the [combine] tag
There are around 100 questions with the tag combine. Some of them are related to combining or merging items, and for others, I don't know why they're tagged with it at all.
I don't think this tag adds ...
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Let's [bypass] usage of this tag
I saw the bypass tag a few moments ago. I think it is redundant. It has no tag wiki.
I saw it when a question was asking how to bypass school controls. The tag seemed totally useless in that question.
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Multiple questions on erasing data. Are they duplicates?
I was reviewing the question here: How to Erase All Data on Compaq Laptop and I found two candidates for closing as a duplicate of.
Securely erasing all data from a hard drive
or
Erase disk before ...
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Should the [ps1] tag be used, and if not, should it be removed?
Tag ps1 has no guidance, with only 44 questions using it, however the main problem is .ps1 is a PowerShell profile and script extension, but is being used both for PowerShell and other shells that ...
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Why is this question about a web service not moved to Web Apps SE?
Where to find Google Cloud security notification
Google Cloud is clearly a web service/application. This is a good question that quickly got 2 answers. I don't see anything that would get it rejected ...
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Why was this question on how to turn off Adobe Acrobat PDF reader in Google Chrome closed as not about computer hardware or software?
The question How can one turn off Adobe Acrobat PDF reader in Google Chrome? was closed as:
This question is not about computer hardware or software, within the scope defined in the help center.
Why?...
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Fixing .NET tag names and synonyms to reflect the current official naming convention
In November 2020, Microsoft released .NET 5.0 and the "Core" branding was removed.
Alas, 2011's Merge some .NET tags request messed up present times by doing the opposite - removing the word ...
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Is software-rec an unwanted tag, yes or no?
Referring to Could we finally get rid of [software-rec]? I get overall impression we want to get rid of the software-rec tag.
At the same time someone is actively editing existing questions all over ...
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Is there a way to block the recreation of the [bug] tag on the main site?
I've been editing out the bug tag from threads on the main site because I've noticed that there were just a few questions tagged with it and that it doesn't improve the post in any way that can't be ...
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Could we finally get rid of [software-rec]?
I know that this has been covered before (for example here), but communities evolve constantly and our current view on this matter can be different.
In my humble opinion, software-rec should be ...
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Let's deal with the [if] tag, else it'll become a problem
The if tag exists, most notably on questions about the IF functionality in Microsoft Excel, but it has been used for all sorts of conditional and branching questions.
Is it worth keeping separate? ...
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Pondering mod status tags
We've been using the status tags - things like status-review were used for 'internal' SU moderation tasks. At some point, review tags on per site meta get fed into tickets internally.
I feel like a ...
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How should command line related questions be tagged?
This question/problem has come up multiple times in the past:
Is command-line a meta tag?
Retag cmd, cli, terminal, and terminal.app into command-line
SU Retag Request: [cmd] --> [command-line]
I ...
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Clean out our [container]
The container tag appears to be too broadly scoped to be useful in its current state. With its oldest question being from 2010, it is used for many different areas of expertise including but not ...
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Is [numbering] tag useful or too vague?
I am looking at the tag on SU, called numbering. It appears to be very broad and not useful at collecting similar questions. Should it be there, or removed?
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Girl, you're a mess: [images] needs a makeover
This is a plea to add images to the tag-cleanup agenda. It was discussed tangentially in the comments on this meta question from over two years ago, but no firm plans were made to attack this massive (...
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Time to downgrade [upgrade]
I propose we clean up upgrade. It is a meta tag that is bloated and all over the place content-wise. There are questions about upgrading operating systems, RAM, software, etc. Furthermore, some are ...
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Burn [version-number], [updates] and related tags
BUMP: I started to write a new question about version, then discovered that it had been raised 5 yrs ago, when there were 47 questions, but not resolved. Then I found this question from 2 yrs ago, ...
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Could we rename [cmd.exe] to [windows-command-prompt]? [duplicate]
Microsoft refers to their standard command line interface as 'Command Prompt', yet our tag for it calls it by it's filename, cmd.exe.
It's also inconsistent with how we have other CLIs and shells ...
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Top Questions of the Week #16
Now we're into post 16 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth ...
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Top Questions of the Week #15
Now we're into post 15 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth ...
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Top Questions of the Week #7
Now we're into week 7 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth and ...
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Has it ever been considered to raise the 30K character limit for answers?
Most questions can be comprehensively answered within the confines of 30K characters, however there are the occasional comprehensive answers that could benefit from additional comprehensive info that ...
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Top Questions of the Week #22
Now we're into post 22 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth ...
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Do we have a FAQ for why backups are desirable?
Every day (in the year 2024), about 385,000 people are born. At some point in their future, they will need to know that they need to make backups of their data.
Many of them may turn to Super User ...
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Top Questions of the Week #8
Now we're into week 8 post 8 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of ...
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Top Questions of the Week #24
Now we're into week 24 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth ...
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Question of the Week #35
Now we're into week 35 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
Please post any question that you feel is of worth ...
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Top Questions of the Week #27
Now we're into week 27 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week.
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Failed audit test: "how to run the program in safe mode windows 10?" [closed]
I just saw the question with the mentioned title, the question was "How to run the program in Windows 10 safe mode? I'd like to be able to run every program in safe mode,for example spotplayer ...
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What suggestions does the community have toward helping reopen this question?
Here is the closed question:
I would like to have feed that is not automated/robotic from the website that I can use to help edit this question so it can get reopened.
Because this is the main ...
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Question which should have the answer "it is impossible"
I asked that question: https://superuser.com/questions/1842310/collaborate-on-a-ms-word-document-while-prohibiting-word-online
It has been closed.
But it seems, by reading all the comments, that the ...
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Why Attribution Alone Can't Prevent a Plagiarism Suspension
Question: Does attributing and referencing content sources in your answer alone protect you from having your SuperUser account suspended for plagiarism?
Important: Clear guidelines, consistent ...
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This is not a farewell…
This is not a farewell, but rather an explanation.
What happened?
As some of you might have noticed, I have not been hanging out on SuperUser — or any Stack Exchange site — nowadays as much as I had ...
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Should we ban ChatGPT on Super User?
Edit: This question is old. Please see the newer post:
Use of ChatGPT is now banned on Super User
There is a new AI chatbot called ChatGPT by OpenAI. It appears to be able to answer questions and ...
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Understanding the flawed audit review system
I came across a post, analyzed its content, and subsequently answered, drawing from my own experience of encountering a similar issue in the past.
In an effort to provide a comprehensive answer rooted ...
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User vandalized own question - roll back?
This question:
Content removed. I do not consent to "AI" scraping
Screenshot at the time I wrote this:
On other SE sites as well:
Rolling this back will return in a tug of war.
What to do?
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Requesting clarity on edits that update redirecting URLs
I frequently edit posts that include redirecting microsoft.com URLs. My reasoning is generally that a redirecting link today may be a broken link tomorrow, so as long as the redirect has preserved the ...
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