Questions tagged [discussion]
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Tag sets and tag name consistency
Tag sets have introduced a way in which identical tag names are associated across SOFU & SX sites. We've got a few inconsistencies with SO, e.g., while excel and excel, are the user and ...
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Tagging hardware qn about Mac Mini Server
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Tagging question: what are the right tags for qns about Mac Mini, Server edition? I've seen using mac-mini and server together, but there's also osx-server, and maybe a new tag, mac-...
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Tags: google-desktop and google-desktop-search
I believe the two tags, google-desktop and google-desktop-search should be synonyms as they are one and the same product: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Desktop
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Why was this question about computer monitors closed?
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What size HD widescreen monitor would I need to buy to match my 19" monitor?
I asked a question a few weeks ago to help me understand how to find a widescreen computer monitor to match ...
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How to deal with an answer which suggest "Windows XP Ultimate"-Build from a Third-Party?
I just stumbled upon this answer which suggest to use "Windows XP Ultimate", which is in fact a Windows XP System modified by a Third-Party (read: Not Microsoft).
I'm not sure about possible ...
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Answering a question you previously voted to close
This question was recently posted, asking very ambiguously about the Windows 7 SP1 RC. I voted to close it as "not a real question", since it was just asking for comments on whether anybody had tried ...
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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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Do [missing] and [disappeared] constitute as meta tags?
There are (currently) 18 questions tagged missing
And 13 questions tagged disappeared
Am I right in believing that these tags are meta-tags and need to be wiped off ?
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Exactly what does "ignored tags" do?
Maybe I stupidly missed the explanation somewhere... When I set some ignored tag (under "interesting tags") - just how does this affect my experience on SuperUser?
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Is it kosher to accept your answer on your own question?
I've on occasion come across the answer to my question, and feel that it's the best answer, but do not want to "rob" anyone of rightfully earned rep... What do I do? Also I'm assuming that I do NOT ...
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Following up using comments
I've been in the situation that I answered questions with more than one-liners, and the original poster didn't follow up at all (commenting what was wrong with the answers provided by me and others, ...
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"closed as exact duplicate by" - suggestion
When a question is closed by a moderator as a duplicate, I believe that a reference should be made within the area below that states where the original Q/A resides.
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What is the effect of down votes on a low-rep user?
If a user is new and receives down votes, they cannot get negative reputation (or even non-positive, i.e., 0) right? So if that user gets down votes, then earns reputation, does the loss of rep they ...
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Is superuser the proper channel to ask AutoCAD-related questions?
After checking out all the other StackExchange sites, CAD questions do not seem to fit into any category except maybe superuser. In the FAQ, superuser is described as encompassing general software or ...
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What to do with "Which Linux Distro for my Old PC" questions of super-user
We have a number of questions on SuperUser, asking which Linux distribution to use on the poster's old PC, and giving specs of said old PC.
A number of these questions have been closed as Duplicate. ...
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Are TeX/LaTeX questions off-topic?
This question was closed as off-topic. Yet it fits squarely within the topic of Super User as defined by the FAQ (it's a question about the beamer plug-in for the TeX program, to put it into general ...
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Is it ok to go back and "cleanup" questions and answers that I've asked/answered?
I've been looking though some of my questions and answers and realized that some of them are the highest quality that I want them to be at. Is it bad protocol to go back and cleanup questions and ...
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Too liberal use of the "off topic" button
I've seen a small handful of questions here marked as off topic that just baffle me. Here is the latest:
https://superuser.com/questions/197939/best-host-for-vmware-workstation/197942
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Will Meta Superuser consider adding a "# of views" sort function to the Superuser main page?
Will Meta Superuser consider adding a "# of views" sort function to the Superuser main page?
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Call to vote: Synonyms
I have found synonyms to all these tags, please vote up or down if you are eligible on to do so (2000 rep), 4 votes creates the association -2 votes kills it.
bittorrent
colors
shell-script
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Should we bury the old tag?
My tag crusade continues
The next tag I want to banish becaus I think it is a meta-tag is old
Is this a good idea?
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Computer build question
A new question about computer building was recently closed with the "Off Topic" reason. But the close text is a bit misleading:
Questions on Super User are expected to generally relate to computer ...
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Is command-line a meta tag?
I noticed that command-line had no tag-wiki. So I thought I might try to add one. Unfortunately I wasn't among the top 20 answerers in that tag so I couldn't do it.
I then thought about the bash tag(*...
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Super User tagging convention: Ubuntu and variants
I know I promised to open this a long time ago...
Super User has settled into some ad-hoc, but well-established, conventions for tagging questions about operating systems and their various versions. ...
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Asking for netbook recommendation
I've been thinking about getting a netbook as a supplement to my laptop, which would be my primary computer. I have some criteria for the netbook, but am not too fixated on brand or model. I browsed ...
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Add Another Answer—Why?
What exactly is the point of the Add Another Answer button? What would we need to do with it that we can't do by adding another clause to our already existing answer?
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Should questions be edited to show images in-line?
Looking at the first version of this question.
The image link provided in the question points to an imgur URL, so probably was uploaded using the magic now built in to the site.
So, should this be ...
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Subjective but still valuable questions
I stumbled across this question on Which HDD brand do you ..trust which was closed due to the subjective nature of it. While I agree it is subjective, I can't help but wonder where so valuable a ...
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how to deal with an answer that is resolved, but not answered?
For example, if the problem was resolved without answering the question, how do you deal with the question so that it doesn't remain opened.
Perhaps a device was replaced, or a different software ...
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list favorites?
I see it tells me very recent changes to any of them and how many. Today, this week, last month e.t.c.
But I don't want to see changes and I don't want to see just as far as last month.
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How to see personal stats on SU.
I would like to see my personal stats on SU. I mean by that, how many entried I've edited, on how many questions I've upvote. This is to compare on how many votes, editions or anything I miss to get a ...
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How was this question not a real question?
I'm just wanting some clarity of why this question was closed. It states that the question is "ambiguous, vague, incomplete, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form", ...
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When are you a high rep user?
Might be a silly question, but I'm wondering, when do you consider a user a high rep user? Has the user to be in the top 10?/50? or does he need 10000+ rep, etc.
Just being curious...
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How many of the "top" users (by rep) are still active?
Just a nosey thought while I'm edging towards the 3k mark.
How many of the "top" users are still active on the site?
How many of have climbed to the heady heights of the 3k mark, to only then (at ...
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Are-you-human broken flow for super-tagged questions
I just posted my first question on SU.
First attempt was vetted as it lacked tags. I understood: better not make a question without tags.
Second attempt with tags: I went through this particularly ...
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Is it OK to downvote link only or link/copy/paste answers? [duplicate]
This is related to this question from Diago last year. I have seen a lot of answers with either a link only, or a link with a short description copy/pasted from the developer's website.
Personally ...
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Is it appropriate to edit "very" old posts?
I ended up here because it was in the related links of a new question. The original version made be pull a face, so I've adjusted it. However, given it has been accepted and unedited for about 7 ...
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A lot of backup questions, duplicate or improve title?
Look at Need a hassle-free backup solution for Windows — needs to be bootable.
Also, look at its related questions, some of them are closed because they are a duplicate.
Should this be considered a ...
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Is this question a copy?
Looking at this question, I recognise both of the two large images in the top two answers - I'm sure I've seen both on a Stack Exchange question somewhere (I suspect not SU), but for the life of me ...
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New Users—Cutting Slack?
I keep wondering this: if somebody with 13 rep writes an answer instead of a comment (because they can't) is it appropriate to downvote that?
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Super Contest Winners: Week 1
This post is to document the week 1 winners of the Super User Super Contest, for the week ending Monday, August 30.
Congratulations to our winners this week!
Best rookie performance by KronoS
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Why this question was closed?
This question was closed as subjective and argumentative:
What's your favourite “super user” Anti-boss technique
Waiting for the "Not Programming related" proposal, i thought my question would fit ...
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Editing others' posts - guidelines / etiquette?
I've just hit the 2000rep mark, and can now edit questions (hurrah! woot! etc, etc...).
But, I'm a little uneasy about editing other people's posts, as it's not something I've really experienced ...
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Editing and retagging to make a duplicate fit?
There's a question currently open, but with one vote to close as duplicate.
The open question is about fast user switching in Mac OS 10.6.4 (aka Snow Leopard).
The original question has an answer ...
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Is there any point answering questions that have had no recent activity?
I often wade fairly deep into the Unanswered Questions list, and after the first few pages I start seeing questions that were posted months ago. If there has been steady activity since the original ...
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SU hits 50000 questions. [closed]
I've just spotted that, according to the questions tab, SU has now surpassed 50000 questions!
And what's worrying is that I've posted an answer on just over ~0.2% (or 1/500th) of them...
For ...
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tag + tag-version, or just tag-version?
Should questions about a specific version of something have both the general tag of it and the version tag, or just the version tag? For example: If I'm asking "How do the Home and Professional ...
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List of questions/answers that need to be improved or cleaned.
As time passes by, some questions/answers are forgotten...
Those present people with out-dated information that needs to be updated or cleaned up.
There are also questions/answers with bad formatting ...
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Should questions concerning specific websites be allowed on Super User?
It seems appropriate that questions concerning the usage of different software go to Super User, but there seems to be a bit of confusion as to whether or not questions asking about specific websites (...
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Asking questions about facebook in superuser [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Official stance on Facebook questions on SU?
I wanted to ask a question about facebook in superuser only to discover that almost all questions tagged facebook have been closed....
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