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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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I genuinely don't understand why this question was deleted when I asked for it to be re-opened?
Several years ago I tried to ask this question about how to make the best of the space in my PC for more case fans.
I thought I had put quite a lot of effort into researching for myself and then ...
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Why my Questions closed is not opened after 2 times re-editing..why not admins re-edit themself?
I have edited two time and remove all questing leaving one and question still explained to make them understand what i am talking about still question is not opened and even banned to ask more ...
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Why questions are closed and why asking new questions are banned?
Its good to organize and maintain the forum and make it look good and have question or research or knowledge sharing. As in stack exchange specially super user i have faced strict rules of closing ...
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We have bad question closing habits
Not all of us and not all the time, of course, and I'm sometimes guilty of this too. I don't want to point the finger at anyone - just discuss what I think is a problem and how we can improve. The ...
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Question considered "opinion based" inquiring about objective status of software project
Why is this question considered opinion based?: Project status of SUSE WebYaST
I believe that whether an organization maintains a project is an objective matter, and I would be pleased if the ...
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Question about Microsoft Outlook behaviour closed on assumption that I should contact Microsoft
I asked this question about an issue I am experiencing with software (Microsoft Outlook). The question was mod-closed under the assumption/reason that I should report the issue to Microsoft or more ...
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Does having the same answer as another question automatically make a question a duplicate?
I'm thoroughly confused regarding the the closing of:
How to fix wsl2 not opening graphical apps?
by a single gold-badge as a duplicate of:
How to skip update to Windows 11 on Windows insider program?
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My question was closed as "opinion-based" despite not being opinion-based
My question Why do SSDs tend to fail much more suddenly than HDDs? was closed by a mod as "opinion-based", despite being in no way opinion-based. It asks for factual reasons why SSDs tend ...
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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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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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Asking question about Outlook.com
I asked a question concerning Outlook.com.
As I was not sure whether Superuser was the proper place, I did some research and realised that there is a dedicated tag:
outlook.com. The tag is relatively ...
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A hidden passive-aggressive attitude toward questions
Some moderations to close a question do not make sense here. The reason stated for the closing of question the at the top of the page, for example, says this question needs clarity. The OP has asked ...
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Vote to Reopen an Optical Drive Question
My Question I was wondering if this question can be voted to be reopened. I would like to hear any objections, with the reasoning of course. Since the tag requires reasoning. My reasoning is that the ...
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Reopen request: How to compare two word files?
Clicking on the linked question below leads to a "Page not found". Can this question be re-opened, because the duplicate got deleted?
This question already has answers here:
Closed 10 years ...
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Question 1553415 and 1553653 re-open request
Not focused: What explains this poor intercontinental internet bandwidth? (Asia to Europe)
Marked as duplicate: Why is this international internet traffic routed so inefficiently?
I had a question. ...
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Make question about Java MaxHeapSize more focused
This question about Java MaxHeapSize was closed because it needs to be more focused. How can it be made more focused?
"Needs more focus" is defined here as "has many valid answers (but no way to ...
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It happened again: My question has been closed inadvertently
So it happened again. One of my questions has been closed inadvertently. The folks who have closed it claimed that it is not about hardware as outlined in the help center.
However:
1) I have read ...
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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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Editing of recently closed questions
This post is basically to share something I came across on Meta Unix & Linux. Kusalananda♦, a moderator there, posted Editing questions recently put on hold (don't). The gist is something that I ...
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How to get questions out of the Phantom Zone?
The Phantom Zone
In the last few days, I've encountered several questions stuck in the Phantom Zone. Here's the basic scenario:
A poor quality question, unanswerable as-is, is posted.
It gets ...
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Should old opinion-based questions be significantly edited?
This question What display size and resolution is good for reading PDF in double page view? is closed as primarily opinion-based. I attempt to edit it like this, but it says I'm editing too much. What ...
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Is the question about floating panel less unclear now?
Why isn't the floating panel focused when clicking on it?
Has it been clearer? If not, why is that?
PS: why is that question (which is now clearer) still bad?
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Reevaluate closure of question 515115 (meaning of cylinder light on computer) – not a typical "guessing game" question
Question 515115, "What does this light shaped like a cylinder mean?", was closed by a moderator as off-topic on the grounds that it is a visual identification question.
However, I have several ...
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Reopen request for "Installing fltk on VirtualBox"
In this question: Installing fltk on VirtualBox the asker wrote:
Can someone give a very specific step-by-step instruction on how to install it?
The next day fixer1234 posted this comment asking ...
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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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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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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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Re-migrate or unlock question
Updated question (I originally misread the history and Ben N picked it up.)
The following question originated on Server Fault and was migrated here: Accidentally left a small form factor PC in ~100F (...
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Is it proper (and userful for our users) to have deleted for plagiarism answer like this?
Limit and advisability to delete an answer
I recently incur in this question ("Can EXE always be replaced with COM?") and in the deleted answer that I report below for the users that have no access ...
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Please reconsider “Mac OS spell checking” question for reopening
The question How to Improve Mac OS Spell Checking?1
was downvoted and (rightfully) closed as a product request.
It was then edited to make it a solution request rather than a product request.
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Why was “How do you configure a Windows machine for a Linux user?” closed as too broad?
Why was How do you configure a Windows machine for a Linux user? closed as too broad?
I can see that it might appear broad. It is broad. But there's a distinction between broad and too broad — broad ...
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Question closed and Edit suggestion rejected
Can someone explain why this question was closed? To my opinion it was a clear question. However, since it was closed as unclear what you're asking I explained it with an example and the edit was ...
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Question incorrectly marked as duplicate
I recently asked https://superuser.com/questions/930988/where-does-chrome-store-credit-card-data, which was closed by a moderator, stating that it's duplicate of Google Chrome view saved form data.
I ...
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Question closed as duplicate of a similar one
I just posted this question about enabling font smoothing for select applications, and it got closed as a dupe of a problem with quick switching for all applications. I understand it must have been an ...
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Question about converting a multi-page PDF file to PNG files - can it be reopened?
This is about my question: How to convert a multi-page PDF file to PNG files, with one PNG file per page of the PDF document? - which has been recently closed as off-topic for "seeking product, ...
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Question FAQ doesn't cover a way how to handle a reopen request the best way
I started this topic:
https://superuser.com/questions/477470/which-personal-finance-manager-has-network-based-multiuser-support
The question was closed, because the first version was a bit ...
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Why was the question "Why are there 8 bits per byte?" closed?
TL;DR: I'm looking for opinions on why this question should be open or closed.
Answer: I now understand why it has been closed: It is not a real problem because it has no practical use.
https://...
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My question was closed for an (in my opinion) incorrect reason
My question was closed a while ago. I forgot to make this post until now, sorry it's so late!
Anyway, it was being closed for being primarily opinion-based. However, this was not the case.
The ...
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Request to reopen question 661487
I posted this question here: How are virtual machine integration packages implemented internally?, but it was closed as too broad. Originally, it asked about how are integration features implemented ...
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Request to reopen 656695
The question Which clients accept DHCP option 42 to configure their NTP servers? doesn't ask for software recommendations despite what its title says since:
There aren't that many DHCP servers/client ...
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Reopening my question about destroying file contents
I rewrote my question
How to destroy file contents without deleting files. I believe now it's not asking for the shopping advice.
Is there anything I can do to the question so that it is no longer off-...
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Appeal of a closed question
This question was closed while I was working on an answer, and now I can't answer it.
The person who posted the question revised it, yet it remains closed.
This question is a perfectly valid question. ...
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Why is Deltek off topic?
https://superuser.com/questions/580843/is-there-any-way-for-an-individual-to-learn-deltek-vision?noredirect=1#comment710957_580843
Why was this question considered off-topic?
According to the FAQ:
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I think my question have been wrongly closed
I don't understand the argument on why the mod closed my question: AMD Radeon HD 7000 cards that do not use more than the total bandwidth of PCI-E 2.0
Small geographic area? I think my question could ...
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Question 456314 re-open request
I'm requesting to reopen this question:
Why can't I copy the text from a PDF?
There was a surprising solution found that nobody could have thought of.
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Why was 523119 closed?
This question of mine:
How do I install Windows Defender/MSE on Server 2012?
was closed as a duplicate of Does Microsoft Security Essentials work with Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2?. However, the “...
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Question closed as dupe is not a dupe
The question Google Chrome pinned to Windows 7 taskbar not opening under pinned icon was closed on Sept 3 as being a duplicate of Some taskbar pinned icons are duplicated when an instance of the ...
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Request for re-opening a closed question
I posted this question, https://superuser.com/questions/491034/what-applications-have-a-version-for-modern-ui-and-desktop, which was closed.
I understand the reasoning; the answer is going to be a ...
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Why was my popular question about spaces in filenames closed?
My popular question below was recently closed as "not constructive" and I'd like to know why. As a Stack Exchange moderator myself, I'm puzzled. Here's the question:
If spaces in filenames are ...
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