Questions tagged [discussion]
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Who is this multiple "unknown (google)" user on SU?
There are a few of them, example: Click on the 'Users' tab and sort by name, they show as "unknown (Google), however they don't show up when you filter the user results.
Some of them even post ...
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What kind of questions are allowed on super user?
I asked a question on super user about compatibility between windows 7 and sims 2.
https://superuser.com/questions/56548/is-it-possible-to-run-sims-2-work-on-windows-7-closed
It got closed.
Is ...
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Please merge the ms-access tag into microsoft-access on Super User
On Super User, microsoft-access has 13 questions while ms-access has 6. No questions have both tags.
Also, two questions are tagged 'access' when one of the above would be more appropriate (access is ...
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Why so many barriers for newcomers on this dicussion forum?
In this age of fluid information exchange it seems odd that a site such as this one, that gives the impression of representing super users, would actually contribute to raising barriers to ...
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On which trilogy site does a "meta-computing" question belong?
I posted the question Best Practices for managing virtual personae to SU some time ago and it received very little attention. Maybe this is because it is not the appropriate place to ask the question....
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Why are the tags on my page arranged reverse alphabetically?
I just noticed. They are opposite of what I though they would be!!
Have a look:
https://superuser.com/users/8829/eskay
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Is Super User only for *personal* computers?
What about other computing questions, about things such as PDAs?
I guess this is kind of related to Are iPhone, iPod, iPod touch questions computer related (SuperUser)?
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Should we encourage SO and SF users to answer on SU?
I find the quality and quantity of answers on SO/SF to be substantially better than on SU.
Troubleshooting questions on SU often get boxed answers from the first few Google hits. Same goes with How-...
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Why does SuperUser have such a horrific colour scheme?
I'll give you that it looks fairly unique, but looking like one of those awful Windows 3.1 / 95 themes you might discover a relative using does not evoke "Power User" in me!
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Tag styling on superuser
The tags on superuser has a 3-4 px thick blue border. Because of this, I find lists of questions a bit hard to read compared to stackoverflow.com. The border takes the focus away from the titles, ...
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What "mobile" questions are good for superuser.com?
What "mobile" questions are suitable for superuser.com?
If I ask how to configure a certain handset model so that the alarm clock rings in vibrate mode, then it seems to me this is 100% mobile and ...
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Question closed because superusers think Second Life is a video game (it's a virtual world)
I did a total dumbass thing and asked a question on stackoverflow about Second Life. Then it was moved to superuser.com and was closed because it related to video games. I don't see how this was ...
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What to do when a user asks the same question on two SO Family sites and the original gets migrated
This question here was migrated to SU after the OP, listening to a comment left for him, asked the same question there already.
I don't have the rep to vote to close on SU, and I flag for moderator ...
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Should the “monitor” and “display” tags on Super User be merged?
Monitor and display, for practical purposes, mean the same thing, right? I propose that these two tags be merged on Super User.
[monitor] × 85
[display] × 35
[monitor] & [display] 7
Probably go ...
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Please change the commandline tag to command-line
There are 15 questions tagged command-line and 33 tagged commandline. I think command-line is clearer, but the two tags should be rolled up either way.
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Should questions regarding the legality of a website be allowed on SU?
A question was asked on SU regarding the legality of a specific site.
Is mp3panda.com legal?
Some users mentioned that we can't really confirm nor refute the legality of a website unless we know ...
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Are iPhone, iPod and iPod Touch questions computer related (Super User)?
I would think these devices are computer related enough for inclusion on Super User (I'd even say they were computers). Why are there 50 questions tagged iPod on superuser.com but this one gets ...
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Where's the border between good and evil on Superuser?
We just had a question on Superuser regarding WGA and the risks of ignoring those messages.
Now I agree with TheTXI comment:
The OP says that he could locate the
windows key and try to validate ...
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"Moving to superuser" closure of threads
I've noticed this for a while, especially on StackOverflow - someone will ask a desktop/enduser related question and very quickly the question will get closed with a comment/resolution of 'Moved to ...
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Retag Request: [windows-backup] -> [windows] & [backup]
Can you retag superuser posts with the windows-backup tag with windows and backup tags?
Windows - 435
Backup - 39
I think this would make searching and using the interesting/ignored tags easier.
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SuperUser tags: [nas] vs [network-attached-storage]
I've asked a couple questions on SuperUser that I originally tagged with [nas]. There were a few other questions out there with that tag already. After awhile, one of my questions got the [network-...
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Merge 'eee', 'eeepc' with the 'eee-pc' tag on Super User
The trademark is "Eee PC", so I assume the one with the hyphen is the best candidate to be the canonical tag. There are only three affected questions, so this one should be easy.
All glory to Joakim ...
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Why does this question belong on superuser?
https://superuser.com/questions/13830
I am not whining, just wondering
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Do we really need a beta period for SuperUser?
The StackOverflow software (if it has a generic name by now, I'd like to know) is fairly mature by now, and most of the kinks have been worked out. What's the point of having a beta period for ...
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SuperUser a WikiFest?
I don't know if it is the new breed of users flowing into SuperUser (I haven't done comparisons yet between the sites), or I'm just clicking into the wrong questions, but it seems to me that an ...
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Do you have any worries with liability on SU?
If not, why not? If so, are there certain types of advice (reinstall for example) that you would not give without disclaimer?
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Forbid "Best-Hardware" questions in Superuser
Problem: I calculated that about the half of Superuser's questions are about "Best Hardware" or "Best Laptop for Children" or "Any use sound card these days".
Suggestion for an improvement
Change ...
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Is the superuser beta invite-only?
I always wished I never missed out on the SO beta, so, I really wanted into the SU-beta party. But there's no application anywhere--it seems to be invite only. This left me...Disappointed.
But am I ...
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Is meta.stackoverflow's engine a competitor for uservoice for 3rd party sites?
Is it better for a 3rd party website to choose StackOverflow engine for user feedback instead of something like UserVoice?
Price is a consideration, but I'm interested mostly in how they compare ...
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Reduce community wiki force threshold to <= 15 answers on superuser?
We are picking up tons of subjective posts on superuser.com so far.
One way to mitigate this is to reduce the community wiki force threshold from 30 answers (as it is on SO, SF, and here) to 15 ...
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superuser tag prerequisites
should questions on SU have a tag prerequisite for being either hardware or software, as all questions in theory should fall into at least one or other of those categories?
quite a few Q's are ...
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Superuser color is really really bothersome and fatiguing
I can't look at that site for too long. It's not the ewoks or the questions - it is the color scheme.
Please make it possible to browse that site for more than a minute or two
To elaborate - the ...
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5 points on upvote?
I only got 5 points on superuser for an upvote. Any ideas? I haven't met my limit yet.
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maintaining superuser signal to noise for new users
SuperUser has been open for beta for a very short time and already the flurry of questions is overwhelming and vast. There is a lot of noise (i.e. "Must have...") and very little signal at this point ...
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Why is there a different SVN revision listed on SU and SO/SF/meta?
Apparently, the SVN revision is different on SU than on SO/SF/meta. At the moment it's 3970 on the former and 3966 on the rest. This must mean that you guys don't really have an automated deployment ...
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Daily reputation cap on Superuser does not count the association points?
I am guessing that the daily reputation cap does not count points granted for associating user identity across the stackoverflow sites. Can someone correct/confirm this?
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Is editing being abused?
I never noticed this practice on stackoverflow or serverfault, but I noticed on superuser that some users will answer a question if a placeholder that either barely or does not answer the question it ...
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How does the community feel about people trying to SELL things on SuperUser?
I can see some questions like 'where can i get the cheapest X' and other members might have X and want to sell.
I have mixed feelings as to whether or not that should be allowed, but it would be ...
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Is asking a user participating in SuperUser.com to have an open id unrealistic?
Should superuser.com users be able to log into the site w/o creating an openid? That seems a little advanced. Maybe the least technical of the SO trilogy should have the least technical entry ...
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Thoughts on the new superuser logo and theme? [closed]
Based on the comments in superuser.com Logo Vote and this mock up I thought it worth canvassing opinions on the subject.
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Superuser - Will it be different?
I am quite looking forward to Superuser. I think it's going to be vastly bigger than Stack Overflow as it could attract many more users who may be less experienced in Internet discussions.
On the ...
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