Questions tagged [discussion]
The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions, influence site policy, or debate a particular topic, with the goal of reaching a community consensus.
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Are Matrix.org questions in-topic? Also about Tag #matrix.org
I would like to discuss about questions related to #matrix.org, and discussing about a new related Tag for SuperUser.
What is Matrix.org
The Matrix.org is an Open Source, decentralized, distributed, ...
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Asking for 2nd opinion on moderator-closed question
My question in SuperUser was closed as off-topic.
https://superuser.com/questions/1748942/how-keycaps-for-modern-keyboards-are-made
I am not complaining. Moderator is entitled for this decision.
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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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retaliatory down votes
At various times, my questions have received answers not properly addressing the original question, but instead targeted at a different question. Often, the user posting the answer will decline ...
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Why is [docker-for-windows] described as only for Hyper-V?
docker-for-windows's description is "Docker implementation for Windows, running on Hyper-V".
Why is limited to just Hyper-V? Even Docker Desktop on Windows by default displays the system ...
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How do I know if my flag was 'helpful'?
If I raise a flag on a question or an answer in a review queue,
how do I find the flag was considered helpful later?
Are the items marked as 'reviewed' considered as 'helpful'?
I raised 79 helpful ...
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How to remove distractions like related posts from Stack Exchange sites?
I am easily distracted and want to only go to Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites to solve a specific problem, however my eyes constantly go to "Linked" or "Related" or &...
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Is “We don't put + between key commands.” some official Stack Exchange policy?
While reviewing a suggested edit to an answer I posted, the person suggesting the edit stated “We don't put + between key commands.” and referred to this comment made by another user’s (Tetsujin) ...
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New tag request - 'newbie-friendly'
I realise this is unlikely to be added by the newcomer themselves, but sometimes the simplest "LMGTFY" questions are from people new to a given platform/OS; they haven't yet really figured ...
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I think this review audit answer should be removed [duplicate]
I don't think that this is a good review audit answer. It's too flippant and short with no references.
It does not matter that it was accepted earlier. As a stand alone test, I don't think it is ...
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Can I ask questions about electronics here?
I joined this community because I wanted to ask questions about electronics here, but looking at the questions here, I don't think so, but because it was written 'hardware', I am not sure.
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A better way to find duplicates?
This is something that has been bugging me for a while.
It is not uncommon for the same question to be asked repeatedly. Take this question that was asked today. This question, in one form or ...
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Commenting on questions 50 points? [duplicate]
Why do I need 50 points to comment on something but I can post an entire answer? I need to tell a guy to up the framerate, that's it. There's been 5 things today I couldn't help with because it's ...
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My question closed as a duplicate of another question with is not at all the same except for a couple of similarities
I posted this question - While creating a password for an Admin user, I get a scary message "will lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certs & stored passwords"
It got closed as a ...
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Is the format bar code sample/block option inefficient
A few months back, a SuperUser account person had a comment conversation on an answer with me regarding the format bar options. In particular about the code sample/block option from the format bar ...
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Super User will be the first site Stack Exchange rolls out the new Google Analytics 4 analytics setup
Google's killing off their current analytics setup, and as such SE needs to transition to a new one.
Super User will be the first site its rolled out on on the week of september 5th, as per the post ...
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I just want to leave this off-topic question here
I just got back from work.
I have to do some cleaning in the house, then watch something to relax in order to go to sleep for the iteration of the next day.
So, why this question was off-topic I leave ...
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How come you can ask an unqualified "how do I do $x?"
This is in response to this question
Why can't I ask if hardware exists that does something, or fits a need?
I'm going to try one more way to address this. How come you can't ask,
Does $x exist?...
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What to do with (possibly incorrect) revision rollbacks
I did a bit of touch-up on a question, which made it - in my view - a little bit more readable. However, the OP decided to revert it. I would appreciate a little feedback if my correction were ...
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Why can't I ask if hardware exists that does something, or fits a need?
I can understand not wanting shopping questions: that is a comparison between two products that exist that relies on the subjective input of the person answering. But if I have a need, it seems I ...
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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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Review queue "Late answers" - flag when choice was "recommend deletion"?
When reviewing "Late answers", many of them are not actually answers but comments, other questions and so on (as you can select when saying "recommend deletion").
If I choose to ...
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How do I recommend software in my answers?
I have a piece of software that I would like to recommend as a solution to problems. I'm trying to avoid answering with "link only" answers, and so I need help on how I can answer valid ...
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How to ask a question I when already have a solution that worked for me, but I'm not sure it will work for others? [duplicate]
I was having trouble with FreeBSD -- When I tried the startx command, it said cannot start in framebuffer mode.
Eventually I found a solution to this problem. I assume many other newcomers to FreeBSD ...
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I got my first downvote and I don't know why
I'm pretty new to superuser and recently posted my first question as I was having trouble booting in haiku. (Haiku panics at boot "vm_page_fault: unhandled page fault in kernel space")
I ...
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Are there ever any Superuser or SE site "meetups"?
Are there ever any events where Super User, Stack Overflow and/or other SE site members meet up and exchange hello's, discuss stuck keys, errors messages and the like, or generally engage one another ...
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Cannot use the answer button on any stackexchange site anymore since site upgrade
I apologize in advance if I'm in the wrong forum but I wanted to post an answer to my own question but everytime I click the answer my own question button it does absolutely nothing. All other buttons ...
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Not clear suggested edit reviewers correctly read rejected edit suggestion
In this rejected edit suggestion, I attempted make the paragraph description match the command solution, but the edit was rejected as being intended to reply to the author.
Can someone take please a ...
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Retag + synonym [systray] => [notification-area]
Could we have systray (4 Qs) made a synonym of notification-area (19 Qs)?
At least according to Raymond Chen, the correct name is "(Taskbar) Notification Area", so the systray tag is ...
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AWS will soon be sponsoring Super User
We're excited to announce that AWS will be sponsoring Super User beginning September 27, 2021 through December 31, 2022. We wanted to give you a heads up and walk you through what it will look like.
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My comment(replies) to other user were deleted
I have a question about my Super User post: Recovering Windows 11
My comment(replies) to other user were deleted. They didn't violate any rules and they were on topic and valid replies to the user. ...
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What can I change in my Question to "unclose" it?
Here is my Question : (A) Perl 5.34 not available via Windows regular installer
It is the Exact same as these two:
(B) Download installer for old version of Git
(C) How to install Google Chrome ...
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Why is this whatsapp question off-topic?
Delete messages after hours WhatsApp
why is this off topic?
question text is
How can I delete messages for everyone after several hours in WhatsApp?
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Why is this question "opinion-based"?
This question got closed for being "opinion-based".
I don't completely get why it's perceived that way. The kind of answer I was hoping for was something along the lines of: "USB 3.0 ...
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No screenshots after asking for it, added them myself, dropping the comment. Edit rejected: "This edit ... should have been written as a comment ...."
Edit rejected:
This edit was intended to address the author of the post and makes no sense as an edit. It should have been written as a comment or an answer.
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-...
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Why was my question regarding migration from G-Suite to Office 365 closed?
I wrote the following question: https://superuser.com/questions/1715257/migrate-g-suite-to-office-365 - why was this closed?
According to the Super User Tour
Super User is a question and answer site ...
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Why are mod-close rates so much higher for Super User than for other similar SE sites?
Why are the mod-close rates here on Super User so much higher than on other similar Stack Exchange communities?
For comparison, I pulled the questions for the last (roughly) 11 days to analyze close-...
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Ascii-art tag question marked as off-topic
I saw this question, which piqued my interest as I'd not seen the tag used before. It was closed as off-topic, which leads to my question; what would be an on-topic ascii-art question? If there aren't ...
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Wording a question about protocols for converting authentication without it being " product, service, or learning material recommendations"
I'm trying to ask a question about protocols for converting between user authentication types on an SMTP server, but whatever I do my questions keep being closed because various mods consider a ...
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Can someone please explain to me the reasoning for this question being closed for being "opinion-based"?
The question in reference is here: Where can I find a truly comprehensive list of all Chrome (Dev 10.20.5005.8) internals pages?
I'm not too bothered by it being closed, but I'm genuinely confused as ...
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How is this question opinion based?
Does GTX 1650 encode/render videos at better speed/performance than RX 6500 XT?
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How the community can better be served: please stop closing questions that are on topic
This is a personal anecdote. It may help the community reflect on how it can better serve its audience. I previously asked this question, "Does a 9th Generation X1 Carbon support more than 2 TB ...
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How does a new superuser increase their reputation?
As the title states, how does a new superuser increase their reputation to the point where they can start helping others and up-voting good help responses from other superusers?
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The problem of the no longer working links
After some time it is physiological that answers may contain outdated links.
And it is a pity.
I see a couple of identification strategies:
A script that actively runs across the entire database to ...
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Where should I ask this question?
I asked this question here:
How can I modify this bash script so that the port argument is optional?
On second thought, I wonder whether https://unix.stackexchange.com/ or on https://apple....
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Help needed for rephrasing closed question
I asked a question about differences between different FIDO2 USB dongles. Although it might sound like a product recommendation on the surface it's actually general security related question not ...
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How to deal with answers that are "Essentially a spam" [duplicate]
So I came across an answer while reviewing late answers that was essentially a spam and was focused on promoting the poster's own program and website. His own profile and his answer ("our" ...
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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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Why was this question deleted and locked because it was “marked as spam or rude or abusive” by community bot within seconds of adding inline images?
Haven’t see the community bot do this before: A question was posted that, I will admit, seemed a bit like a troll over here: “What happens if you plug in a USB-USB cable into a wireless mouse's USB ...
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gold badge for questions, when exactly is it awarded?
I have asked a question that has 99 up votes. Just out of curiosity, when exactly is the question gold badge awarded? For the absolute up votes or the relative up votes subtracting the down votes? ...
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