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superuser.com reputation point issue- not sure this was thought out very well
So, I had an issue, and googled it. I found the solution I needed on this site, and wanted to thank the person who wrote it. I am not a regular user of this site, so I created a user account and went ...
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Is it legal to post content from overclock.net, if it is against their TOS? [closed]
One user is posting pirated content from the site overclock.net, here is what their TOS say:
Posting Content and Assets By posting content: You have confirmed that
you have not made this content ...
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Suggestion of a measure to avoid abandoned bounties
I see too many posts with bounties being abandoned on our site.
Bounties are an efficient attention-getter device which does well to attract answers to the post.
If the post is abandoned, this seems ...
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High threshold for "well-asked" questions
Various posters have previously complained about the voting patterns on SuperUser and the standard response is that down votes are accorded to "poorly asked questions". Well, it would seem that "well-...
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what to do when I am banned from superuser, and I have few questions to ask
without a notification I got negative votes and got banned for the last question I asked in superuser, I deleted it, but then I noticed it's not the solution, I have few answers to correct ,and my ...
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still no place for subjective questions? e.g. the recent vim question Deleted?
I see this interesting question
https://superuser.com/questions/324151/are-people-deluding-themselves-with-vim
was deleted
there was already one answer posted, and of course that's lost..
other ...
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Fair application of non-existent rules [closed]
Previously we had a discussion about ReactOS. Essentially there isn't a rule against asking about "pre-release" software, but those questions were closed because ReactOS is declared perpetually "alpha"...
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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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Log-Out-Link is nowhere to be found [duplicate]
Do not answer "duplicate" - The link is definitely missing - at least not there where others claim it should be:
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somebody not justifying a downvote
I posted an answer here, and somebody down-voted it but won't defend his action.
He gave one reason which I replied to, but he won't defend it from there.
In this question here
How can I guess if ...
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Can I create a Facebook fan page for Super User?
I have created a Super User page on Facebook. I need information such as when Super User was founded, our mission, etc...check out the page and provide insights and suggestions...etc
I also need a ...
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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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trigger happy moderators deleting answers for no reason
I know I can't expect quality of SO on SU, but moderators deleting answers for no reason at all? That's going too far.
How to mess up a PC running Windows 7?
It's not a duplicate, it's on-topic, it'...
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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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Why was this question closed ?
This is getting plain ridiculous:
https://superuser.com/questions/204710/what-happened-to-the-corel-forums-for-paintshop-pro-closed
If this isn't a question about computer software (support for it) ...
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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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Downvoting questions and answers
It appears that some are upset about the reputation people earn. I have received several downvotes without any feedback, so I don't think there is a problem with my answer. This answer has received 2 ...
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Add "windows" to super user description?
I had a tough time looking for the stack exchange Q&A for windows issues in order to post this question: windows issue . Finally someone directed me to this Q&A. The current description for ...
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A reply I made on my own post got deleted?
I posted a question to an issue I have. When someone offered help and asked a question about my machine, I replied to it, but that reply got pulled - with a message saying it didn't answer the ...
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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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No other moderates in this forum? can any person help me?
you should help and learn new users. you should not use your power to removed them from contributing!!!!
the detail of my previous question and problem was be in end of the text in box.
all things ...
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How to deal with an incompetent moderator
Asked this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/1565766/difference-between-a-serial-and-a-usb-port
a few days back and it got closed because "Closed. This question needs details or clarity. ...
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Argh! nothing more annoying than a high voted answer that is completely wrong [duplicate]
What's the difference between mobile and desktop processors?
He says TDP is the main indicator of performance. My current quad core 3GHz i5 cpu has a TDP of 80W, as does my 2002 Athlon XP. They ...
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Seriously consider removing the "no software recommendations" rule, or stop moderators from abusing it
You encounter a specific computing problem. You search for a solution everywhere and don't find one. You spend a considerable length of time writing a well-thought-out, researched, eloquent and ...
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Why are opinion based topics rejected when the responses can be helpful to the person in need?
When someone has a need, who gives a care if the responses are opinion when they provide the help that is needed? The question that prompts me to ask this question, "Fingers get cold when I type" has ...
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Where I can ask about "Where (on which site) I can watch specific TV-Show?"
I've the following question:
Where I can watch full episodes of British Got Talent?
which I've asked on Movies & TV SE site, but it was closed. Therefore, can I ask here, or if not (off-topic), ...
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I believe our current system for preventing downvoters is insufficient
I've just become a victim of serial downvoting, or at least I believe so. Some posts of mine from years ago had been downvoted out of the blue, and more recent ones as well. Naturally, this decreases ...
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Why not make it a level playing field? Downvotes of 125+ rep persons on 125- rep persons should not be recorded [closed]
So, downvotes of persons with <75 (or is it <125) reps are not recorded.
May I know Why of this yet another discriminatory rule?
Do less reps take away any fundamental rights of a person ...
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So, we "have nots" can't give 5 reputation bounty to some one as a thank you?
yesterday, one person gave answer in great details to one of my question and that made several things clear to me and satisfied.
I wanted to say thank you to him, so I thought to give 5 points bounty ...
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Why are cross-posted questions deleted?
If a question is posted on multiple Stack Exchange sites, why are they deleted by moderators?
If they are unable to answer, why don't they leave them as-is? There are many experts who participate on ...
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Eliminate "windows" tag and use "windows-general" for nonspecific cases
EDIT: After discussion it is clear that trying to restrict the choice of tags is not the right way to guide tag selection. If there is ever considered to be a sufficient need for users to be more ...
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suggestion for admin [duplicate]
There should be a way the person who asks the question can send $10 by Paypal to the person who answers the question without disclosing email. The site has the email, so just enable a button to send ...
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Kindly reopen "How do I remove this white space between text"?
I have a question about my Super User post: How do I remove this white space between text?
I edited it.
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My post was unfairly edited and locked
My previous post was getting edit and I think the edit was wrong.
Look at the Revision 2, sblair completely changed my post, which include a line here:
"I want one of my friends to buy a 1TB hard ...
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Wouldn't everyone who has a post vote down the other posts?
I see how the answer method works here and on all Stack Exchange sites, but, can someone explain to me why those who have answers to a question can downvote other answers. Doesn't this seem a little ...
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Why should high rep users get privileges?
It seems to me (from reading this like this excellent post by random, and looking at the current high rep users for the quarter and the top editors for the quarter and seeing how little they overlap, ...
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“computer enthusiasts” is not a technical or administrative term and should be rewritten or dropped [closed]
This site claims to be “for computer enthusiasts and power users” as of 2024-02-22.
A power user can be roughly associated with a user performing system-related tasks, including tasks for many users ...
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I've been question banned - how do I ask better questions?
I've not been allowed to ask questions for a while now and it's quite annoying because there is a clear difference (in terms of community culture) between the sites.
I've had the best luck at ...
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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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Protect anonymity of 'no comment' down voters - while allowing other users to down vote them
As there are hundreds of comments on the issue of users down voting a question without leaving a comment - I believe it must be a serious issue to many users.
Since some users don't feel it is ...
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Should we remove the [android] tag?
Recently there's been some contention regarding whether or not android questions are on-topic. Actually, It seems this topic has come up a lot in the past.
As we're on a bit of a tag-cleaning bender, ...
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Wrongly downvoted answer
Here:
PowerSpec G419 Missing Bluetooth?
I thought this question to be easily understood (I had no difficulty understanding it) and I am fairly sure my answer was correct and not speculation, and based ...
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Is downvoting a question constructive? [duplicate]
The only dumb question is the one that isnt asked.
Is downvoting questions constructive?
I came across this question today and it had a couple of downvotes before I answered it. This got me ...
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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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Is there any way to help mitigate the number of duplicate answers on SuperUser?
Question about Questions
I wonder why so many duplicate questions make it to be triaged by humans on Stack Exchange in certain communities so frequently in the unanswered queues?
It's like the ...
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Can we make Raspberry Pi questions off-topic and avoid hurting Raspberry Pi.SE?
If we were to accept Raspberry Pi questions as on-topic, we would be taking a huge amount of traffic away from the Raspberry Pi.SE community. People will find our community instead of theirs, our ...
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Can my question be undownvoted?
I have received undue superuser hate (=down-votes). Could you please undownvote it? Thanks
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Changing the FAQ to allow "Soft Questions"
I noticed a tag on the mathematics SE site that is "soft-question". It is used to identify questions that are more based in opinion than a "how can i solve x" but still on topic (a recent example: Why ...
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What is with these invalid flags?
Two of my recent flags were marked as invalid, but I have no idea why. The first one was a duplicate post, only 4 questions below, and was not only closed, but deleted. I flagged it as "Dual post, ...
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Accused of "targeted voting" (upvoting certain users) - Is the system broken (beyond what we already know it is)?
Today I received a "moderator message" with what seems to be a serious accusation. Quoted in full:
Hello,
We're writing in reference to your Super User account:
https://superuser.com/...
user931000