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Is bumping a question OK?
Is it OK to bump a question that received not enough attention (tumbleweed candidate) to the top using an edit?
If so under which circumstances?
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Let's get started with Windows 8!
The final build of Windows 8 is now available on MSDN/TechNet, and will be released to the public on October 26th. We want to hit the ground running when Windows 8 arrives, and already have some of ...
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Why are smartphone-related questions considered off-topic on superuser.com? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is a modern phone not a computer?
In the F.A.Q. it is written that the site is about questions about "computer software" and "not about electronic devices, media players, cell ...
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Asking about a specific virus when others are closed
After searching virus questions on Super User, I've noticed that many are closed. Is this site the place to ask a question about a specific virus on a home PC running Window 7?
Specifically, I want ...
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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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Merge "jabber" and "xmpp"
jabber and xmpp are synonyms on Stack Overflow. They should be synonyms on Super User also.
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Delay in notifications
For the second time, i saw what i think to be a bug in superuser(i don't know if it doesn't happens in other SE sites).
I can see the title of the page where i am with a "(n)"(by n, i mean a number). ...
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What's wrong with asking questions about web-based software on Superuser.com? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Super User website applications policy
I suppose that's a loaded question. Earlier I asked a question on superuser.com about how to use the quick add text box in google ...
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Cleanup of tags with similar names
Gilles was nice enough to share a Data.SE query with us identifying tags with similar names, prime candidates for cleaning up and possibly synonym creation.
I consider the following to be false ...
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Why can't Community offer bounties to unanswered questions?
I read about Community, and wondered:
Why can't Community offer bounties to old, unanswered questions and bring these questions back to life?
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Where to ask a question that pertains to Windows and Android?
Where would I ask a question about a Windows based software that can enable me to send SMS via my Android phone which is physically connected to the PC? Would it be here on Super User or on Android SE ...
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Add tag synonym: "preferences" -> "settings"
Add preferences as a synonym of settings.
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What should the [microsoft] tag be used for? [duplicate]
Initially, I assumed microsoft (132) is about the company. But I took a brief look through them and didn't find any about the company.
In fact, all the question seem to be about various Microsoft ...
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Difference between "Not welcome in our community" and Offensive
I just saw a post that blatantly asked for tips to script a DDoS attack.
Now a post like this is not Welcome to our community. We do not help script attacks, however, when flagging the post as such, ...
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Increase number of visitors to a question (without bounty)
I need a tricky idea to increase the number of visitors to my questions on Super User. Sometimes I ask a question on SU where the answer is really important to me but after a week or more just has 10 ...
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More badges or even reputation for encourage votes.
I would like to suggest to moderators to create or improve achievements or badges to encourage users that dont usually use the up/down vote system. I noticed that there are a lot of good or bad ...
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Simultaneous online users
Its only a suggestion, on another forums that I have account, I usually see the number of online users seeing the same forum. On my opinion it would be good for users that make questions to see the ...
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What are some good, general guidelines to follow when answering questions?
I thought it might be wise to have us come up with a list of good, general guidelines to follow when posting answers to various questions. Obviously, everyone has their own opinion about how to go ...
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Do we need the [version] tag?
There's currently 47 questions tagged with version.
Although some questions might be in regards to different versions of software, I don't think tagging them with "version" adds anything constructive,...
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To hide links or not to hide links: that is the question
Should I slightly obscure links continually? Should I obscure long links? Should I obscure all links? Should editors be obscuring my links?
This is my first meta question here; the FAQs is well ...
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What in the world is a "code block"?
I'm trying to edit an answer I wrote a while back to correct an important item.
When I select "Save Edits", it gives me an error with the following:
"Oops! Your edit couldn't be submitted because:
...
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Question closed for offtopic, does not make sense
Closed (-2 votes):
https://superuser.com/questions/461215/ultra-deep-fractal-viewer
Not closed (+7 votes):
Good fractal visualizer
May I hear the logic in that? The both questions are basically the ...
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Suggested Edit - Reject Reason
As per this meta discussion I asked about, I had to reject more because the edits still don't make the question on topic. Since this is the most popular reason that I am rejecting edits, can we change ...
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I was marked as a help vampire and want to dispute it
I was trying to answer Viewing PDF in browser (Firefox) on Ubuntu 9.04 when I found my account had been blocked. Reasons cited were
users who can't be bothered to form sentences
users who don't do ...
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Myths about batteries
I asked a borderline question on 07 August 2012. I asked what the pros and cons were for different rechargeable battery types, using a context of applying those battery types.
The question was ...
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Correct place to ask about wiring up my house with Ethernet cables?
I have a question about wiring up an ethernet face plate and I'm unsure whether I should ask here, StackOverflow or Home Improvement.
Should I ask on multiple sites or just the one specfic site?
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Revisiting 'Official' Accounts
While its come up on meta before, I'm wondering if allowing companies to have 'Official' support accounts would be a good idea. Unlike SO, most of SU's scope is hardware (which is often a black box) ...
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Reviewing Suggested Edits when question should be flagged
When reviewing suggested edits, I saw a question that I would have considered NARQ. The edit made to it made sense, mostly grammar and "politeness" we changed, but the question was still NARQ. Do I ...
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I have a suggestion on what to do with the Software Rec Tag
With the upcoming release of Windows 8 we expect an influx of users and questions. I feel that we need to prep for their coming. With that in mind, the software-rec is a nuisance in mine and others ...
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Why did slhck close this question?
I was going over the main page and found the question Free batch image watermarking software from 09'. The question is well formed and is on topic from what I can tell.
What was wrong with this ...
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Anti-virus question, reasons vs opinion
This question was rapidly closed, as I was writing a detailed answer actually:
https://superuser.com/questions/458666/is-it-neccessary-to-use-antivrus-tools-for-linux
I'm not questioning why the ...
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Why was this non-programming question migrated from SU to SO?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11832505/simulating-a-bad-internet-connection
This guy was looking for a way to use a PC to simulate a bad network connection. I provided him with a way to use a ...
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Link colors reversed?
On a Super User search page, link colors are set to this effect
.question-hyperlink {
color: #1086a4;
}
.question-hyperlink:visited {
color: #13b3bd;
}
Which equates out to a darker blue for ...
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Retag suggestion: [old] -> [old-computer] && [old-hardware]
old (34) seeems to be a mixture of questions about old computers and old hardware, which should be retagged to old-computer and old-hardware respectively.*
Since there are other tags which are more ...
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How can I search through all Stack Exchange sites at once?
Including Area 51, Super User, meta... everything. Is there a simple way to do it in one search?
I'm pretty sure Google-tweaking could do it, but I'd rather have an online tool for it - even if it's ...
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Superuser tag never appropriate?
How do I turn off the pop-ups that appear everytime I mouse-over a tag?
The question was migrated but there was no tag cleanup.
https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/superuser
Seems there would ...
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2012 Community Moderator Election Results
Well, Super User's epic second moderator election has come to an end. Our winners are:
Please give them a warm welcome, and hearty thanks and congratulations for volunteering!
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When is it appropriate to tell a user how and when to select an answer?
We had a (relatively new) user include
If this solved your problem, please accept it as an answer (clicking
[this] ). I only say so because
you're new and may not know your way around ...
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Question of the Week #38
Now we're into post #38 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 questions that you feel is of worth ...
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Is there is a limit of how much "quoting" a linked reference I can have in an answer?
This was actually prompted while I was editing an answer that was link only, but there have been times that I myself have found a useful site with detailed instructions. Most times, when I'm ...
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Asking the same as existing question, but for a different platform/OS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should the original intent of a question be broadened to make the answers more canonical?
Sometimes there's an existing question on a topic you want answers to, but the ...
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Should we edit link only answers?
There's lots of them around, and most times I comment asking the OP to edit the answer and add more detail. However there are some cases where the OP isn't around, but the answer is still valid (...
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Are risqué avatars allowed? Failure of the Gravatar rating system?
I stumbled upon this user who had this ¿pornographic? gravatar {link edited out}.
(Note that the Gravatar rating system seems to have failed in this case.)
While I, personally, think that such ...
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How to reopen an already answered question which is outdated?
This question What are the benefits of a Dual-Core CPU over Quad-Core in a Desktop PC? has been answered and accepted, yet the information therein is over four years old.
How can we reopen this topic/...
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Should we allow theoretical questions, those asked due to curiosity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are “explain the technology to me” questions on-topic?
You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-...
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2012 Community Moderator Election
The 2012 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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Low-Quality review queue
For low quality posts (doing the reviews), I am coming across many sort of "half answers" that don't deserve to be answers, and that I should not have to write paragraphs just for the person answering....
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Could we reopen the question about text editors and large files?
Why can Vim open large files faster than some other text editors? [closed]
I'm not really sure why this question was closed. The close reason is not constructive, but it's perfectly possible to give ...
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Why do all (recent) "First Questions" seem to have at least 1 upvote and bad ordering?
I was looking at the "Review, first questions" pages (month view, not random), when something suspicious caught my eye:
Every question has at least 1 upvote! Also, the questions are not ordered ...
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Specify reason for flagging off topic
When flagging a question as Off Topic I have to hope the the moderator reviewing the flag spots the same problem I do. I'd like to be able to specify a reason for a question being off topic. This way ...
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