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Is this answer spam?
I came across this answer in the First Answers review queue which I wasn't sure about, so I was hoping to get some insight from other members of the community.
On the one hand, it does kinda-sorta ...
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Should the accepted answers be unpinned on superuser?
Inspired by this
Stack Overflow now doesn't pin the accepted answer as per this post
We no longer pin the accepted answer (with the green checkmark) to the top of the list of answers. By default, we ...
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Which sorting superuser use for displaying reputations of users in one page
I have come across this page https://superuser.com/users?tab=Reputation&filter=week and most of the elements look like in sorted order, but some elements are not in sorted order.
Is it supposed to ...
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No user identified in an answer to this question
How do I pass multiple commands to START in Windows Command Line?
no user or options to close, edit etc, whats the deal? No direct link to share either.
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Where can I ask questions about Ubiquiti Unifi devices?
I would like to ask the following.
Are Ubiquiti Unifi devices enterprise-grade?
I have seen comments on stack such as
Unifi/Ubiquiti are not enterprise-grade devices and don’t offer optional paid ...
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Should I accept an answer when it doesn't answer the original question but explains how the question is invalid?
With the situation faced in this question, I want to know the general behavior on Superuser in case the original question is invalid. There is one of the answers that explain very well that the ...
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Are questions about Chromebook apps off topic?
I'm baffled at the closure of Distinguishing between Chrome OS apps and Android apps.
How is this about anything other than "computer software and personal and home computer networking," two ...
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First Posts queues are frustrating to work through
The 2 main issues with the First Post queue is that it is difficult to do what you need to do, and the controls we do have are unclear and don't appear to actually have much merit much of the time.
If ...
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Is it better to ask FFMPEG questions in this section or on Stack Exchange video?
I've noticed only after I already made a post on the new videoproduction/ video.stackexchange site that the official site of FFmpeg's contact page actually points to HERE (Super User site, with ...
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Update the spam tag description
When flagging a question, the "spam" radio button has the following explanation:
Exists only to promote a product or service, does not disclose the author's affiliation.
There are posts ...
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Why was my comment removed?
I asked Why is Chrome using 1.5 CPU cores even though I just started my computer and only opened Chrome (didn't go on any website yet)?, and an answer suggested:
The task manager of Chrome tells you ...
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Are questions on the cause of server responses on-topic?
I keep getting a 429 Too Many Requests error when trying to visit Flickr.com. This has been going on for a month or so.
I wonder if a question asking after the cause of such an error is on-topic on ...
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What is the version number of the earliest version of Microsoft Edge supported on Superuser
I was trying to access superuser.com from a computer at work and got a message telling me to upgrade to Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Firefox. At the time I was using Microsoft Edge 42.17134.1.0 ...
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Is superuser.com for asking questions about Python?
I've heard that superuser.com is a place to ask questions related to Linux (Bash Shell). Is superuser.com also a place to ask questions about Python? If not, would questions related to Python coding ...
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How do I appeal to the moderator who deleted my answer?
I added an answer to this question:
Window in focus doesn't minimize when I click on its icon in the taskbar (Windows 10)
I added this answer:
for me, this only happened with the Chrome browser ...
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Asking about replacement/change of Micro-USB and USB-C on topic?
I have a small Bluetooth device that is currently in need of a replacement charge port. it is currently using a Micro-USB port, but I thought I might be able to upgrade to a USB-C port instead (purely ...
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Does this constitute a high quality question? From review audit
I recently received this review audit: https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/1065904
The question is here: Will my computer run Windows 11?
It was obviously anonymized for the audit purposes so I ...
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Flagging content that is later edited
I posted the same thing on stackoverflow recently.
It seems it needs to be posted here too.
The problem is that you flag some content that is "flaggable" then the poster edits the post and your flag ...
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How is my question about the Windows Registry off-topic?
I've got the question
https://superuser.com/questions/1651185/does-windows-have-any-protection-against-programs-that-refuse-to-uninstall (deleted automatically by Community, only for 10K+ users)
... ...
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Banned because of a Windows 7 related question? [duplicate]
Yes, I've been banned again. Though this time I can't seem to understand the true reason why.
It's because I got a downvote on a Windows 7 related question. I know that Windows 7 has reached its EOL ...
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How to learn how to solve my own computing problems
This site has been very helpful and useful for me over the years. I am usually able to solve whatever problem I am having. But I would like to learn more for myself so I don't always have to come here ...
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Ban reinstated when I asked a new question after the existing one, but is not lifted by an upvote and +10 points in reputation?
I got banned without warning whatsoever who knows when (since Stack Exchange does not let you see the ban issuance date and time), and waited patiently until some days ago when it was lifted to ask a ...
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Is scraping comments to form an answer, frowned upon? [duplicate]
This question has a comment from the OP, suggesting the fix
@Ramhound thank you, i finally sorted it . the "Windows Hypervisor Platform" needed to be unticked in the windows features... ...
MokubaiMod
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My question incorrectly marked as duplicate
recently I asked a question here WiFi keeps reconnecting when ICS is active on Windows 10 and its been marked as a dupe by mistake
cause even though it has a lot of similarity to USB WiFi Adapter ...
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Should I have flagged this question?
Earlier today, I came across a question asking for recommendations for software for an automotive repair shop. This question is clearly off-topic, and I voted to close it as "Questions seeking ...
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What was the right way to ask this question?
I have absolutely no idea what is the right way to ask this question.
Diagram for Text Syntax
To my own understanding I did not seek for "product, service, or learning material".
Can you ...
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Was my suspension for commenting called for?
I have been suspended last week. No reason or previous warning was given,
but presumably it was because of my activity on Tetsujin's answer to
"What to do when my Mac is frozen?".
Since it ...
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How do we clean this up?
What Why can't I find a USB-C hub with multiple USB-C ports? was looking for did not exist at all previously (except for one Dell hub). Yet, people posted many answers because USB C is confusing ...
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How do I sign out of stack exchange? [duplicate]
Signing up or Logging in is straight forward. You click on the corresponding button at the top-right of the screen. Now how do I sign/log-out? Clicking my avatar takes me to some profile page. And no, ...
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Congratulations on 1 million users! 🎉🎉🎉
I just saw this a few minutes ago, saying you guys had 1,000,720 total users! I'm assuming this happened recently, so I though I'd bring it to attention!
This is a really good site that helps so many ...
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A question I submitted as a guest was removed. How can I recover the question, and why was it removed without any feedback?
I submitted this question as a guest, while logged out.
For reasons unknown the post was removed. Perhaps it was deemed unsuitable for Superuser or whatever, but in any case I would like to recover ...
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The Windows 8 Challenge has ended, thank you for blogging!
Winners will be announced on the Super User Blog shortly.
Please read
So you've submitted your blog post... Now what?
for guidelines on how to bring your Windows 8 Challenge blog post to http://blog....
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Suggestion to retag Microsoft Store
The Microsoft Store:
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Store
was previously called the "Windows Store". To that end, I see questions under both:
https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/...
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Where to ask for a software suggestion?
I'm wondering: what is the right place to ask for a suggestion for some software with desired functionality? (When the first choice - Google doesn't provide a sufficient answer.)
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What should we do with flash/shockwave questions?
Flash is very much dead, to the point where existing installations are being tombstoned, and microsoft is releasing patches to uninstall it. Any new questions are likely to be about replacing or ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2016
It's 2016 now, and we've made some changes to the sidebar size. As such, we can now restart the Community Promotion Ads for 2016!
Keep in mind, we have updated some of the guidelines compared to ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2015
The dawn of a new year, 2015, now approaches, or has already approached, either way it means that it is now time to reset our Community Promotion Ads!
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 1H 2011 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Community Promotion Ads - 2012
What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is Going On Here?
TL;DR -- put images and links in the answers. If they get voted up enough, they will ...
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Bad user experience - needs looking at
The question referred to was rapidly re-opened, but this meta isn't about one specific question being closed as a dupe; it's about the user experience once that happens.
I'm a big boy now. I can ...
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I would like to ask for a revision whether this question could be reopened
I have asked a question recently, which got closed as duplicate:
Extra wear of multicore processor when only a single core is used. Is there such a thing?
I believe that the post that was suggested to ...
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How was the guy granted 1k+ rep?
This guy has 1031 rep.
1 answer of score 0.
1 badge.
Member for 3 days.
How?
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Do we need the "used" and "user-friendly" tags?
Neither used nor user-friendly seem to be of much use to me.
And while we're at it, is refurbished worth keeping?
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What do I do when a question was closed for "needing clarity", but doesn't state what needs clarification?
I recently asked a question that was closed about 1 minute later due to it needing "details or clarity".
However, there weren't any comments in the closure remarks, and there were no ...
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Super user answer copied on another site [duplicate]
Unable to format disk: 'The system cannot find the file specified'
answer used here:
https://itectec.com/superuser/unable-to-format-disk-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified/
Is this ...
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Should the tag Telegram-Messenger be removed?
There currently is a tag called Telegram-Messenger with very few questions for it.
Telegram, like WhatsApp is a web app that has a desktop client for it. Although I can see how one would want to ask a ...
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answer converted to comment?
so I've been away for a while, and may be behind in the news-on-the-scene, but I am unclear on the mod/administrative rationale for the activity on this question/answer:
Is there any service like ...
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Submit your Blog post for the Super User Contest here:
This is an area were users can submit their entries for 'best blog post' part of the Super User 2nd Anniversary Competition. Feel free to post your submission here in its entirety. Other user can ...
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Looking for Super User's favourite webcomics! [closed]
What are your favourite computer related comics? And I don't mean "Webcomic A" or "Webcomic B", but which specific comic episode of Webcomic A? I'm trying to wrap up a blog post that would involve ...
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Why are questions off-topic for Super User being migrated from other trilogy sites?
It's unbelievable that Super User is still being used as a dumping ground especially for questions not on-topic on Stack Overflow.
Latest example:
https://superuser.com/questions/194442/recommended-...
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Super Contest Winners: Week 2
This post is to document the week 2 winners of the Super User Super Contest, for the week ending Monday, September 6.
Congratulations to our winners this week!
Best rookie performance by Shogun and ...
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