Questions tagged [feature-request]
You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.
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Pondering mod status tags
We've been using the status tags - things like status-review were used for 'internal' SU moderation tasks. At some point, review tags on per site meta get fed into tickets internally.
I feel like a ...
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Please don't turn new user's questions into audit tests
I recently reviewed this question: https://superuser.com/review/first-questions/1255359, and my thought process was:
This question needs some more information. I'll say that it's ok and later on I'll ...
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Consider blocklisting the [microsoft] tag?
As per Manufacturer & Company tags are back. Again, microsoft as a tag is not wanted: we have more specific tags to use for microsoft products (microsoft-excel, windows-10, etc).
It has been ...
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Has it ever been considered to raise the 30K character limit for answers?
Most questions can be comprehensively answered within the confines of 30K characters, however there are the occasional comprehensive answers that could benefit from additional comprehensive info that ...
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We need an 'AI generated' choice for flagging answers
I was reviewing some questions and answers and found that one of the answers is obviously generated by a Generative AI like ChatGPT.
These kind of AI-generated answers are increasing, so I believe ...
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Is there an easy way to find out what this site's on-topic and off-topic questions are?
There is no quick and easy way to find what are the topics of Super User, nor what is off-topic
The superuser.com/tour: Gives a very (and too) brief information in its first paragraph as to what is ...
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Can we find a canonical QA to close 'will this charger work?' questions against?
We get so many of these, with only minor variations.
My google-fu is failing to find one single canonical QA we could use to close these against.
Can anyone find - or indeed write - one we can use as ...
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Combatting Spam: Enhancing Keyword Approval and Filtering
Recently, as a regular user focused mainly on Q&A, I've noticed a surge in spam content related to the "HERO RUPEE LOAN CUSTOMER CARE HELPLINE NUMBER". These posts consist of spam ...
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Will this site get a dark mode? [duplicate]
That's it, that's the question. Can we get a dark mode? I am reluctant to use these dark-mode Chrome extensions, and I think all the StackExchange sites should have a dark mode, regardless.
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Should the CSS for H1 be changed here?
I was a bit surprised to discover that using headings is considered "yelling here" (see edit here). I'm familiar with the idea that ALL CAPS is yelling, that's common across the internet ...
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Software recs - better user guidance
There are many software rec questions on meta, involving correct tags, how to ask etc, but I can't find one that covers this aspect.
No matter how well a user follows the guidelines in How do I ask a ...
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I would like to search my own question, even though somebody has deleted it
Some time ago, I have asked this question, and the comments contain the information I was looking for.
Later on, that question has been deleted by somebody else.
Now I would like to be able to search ...
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Can we allow both back-slashes and forward-slashes in Stack Exchange mark-down language tags?
I like that the super-user site supports a limited subset of HTMl tags.
One of the supported HTML tags is <kbd> tags for keyboard text.
Given that Stack Exchange mark-down language is not HTML, ...
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Why no way to object to deleted post by moderator?
Presently there is no way to question a moderator decision to delete a post. Not even a comment is possible.
I think this puts too much power in moderators and brings frustration to the post author.
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Slogan/motto/credo/goal/summary of site next to logo
This video (“Uncovering Stack Overflow's TOXICITY” which is about SE being toxic to newbies) got me thinking.
I agree that the FAQ is too long and hard to find on most Stack Exchange sites, and it ...
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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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Mention Software Recommendations SE on on-topic help page
What topics can I ask about here? says:
If you have a question about [computers] and it is not about […] asking for a product […] recommendation, […] then you’re in the right place to ask your ...
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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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Syntax highlighting for PowerShell is unavailable / inconsistent
On this question: Can LastAccessTime be set to an old timestamp using PowerShell? I have a code block in the question and in the answer. Both code blocks are defined by having their lines start with 4 ...
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How can I turn on dark mode on here?
Can anyone tell me how I can turn on dark mode on this website?
This bright white is already burning a hole in my retinas.
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Is it time to update this close reason?
Image & text of the Software recs close reason (just so no-one thinks this was closed already ;)…
Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because ...
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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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Tag request: Prometheus
I'm asking a Grafana/Prometheus question on SU, and I could see there is a grafana tag, but not a prometheus tag. And it appears I need 300 rep to suggest a tag (it should be noted I have over 3500 ...
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Request to create / enable syntax highlight for M language
We have increasing number of questions about power-query.
It would be great to apply syntax highlight for M language code in questions.
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Add Windows 11 tag
I noticed while writing a question about Windows 11 that we don't have a Windows 11 tag. Since Windows 11 released this morning, the tag should be made for people who have questions about Windows 11.
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The edit queue is full at the moment - enlarge number of items?
I have only recently started editing some posts.
In the last few days I often get the error message attached as a screenshot or similar messages about a full review queue.
The message also appears, ...
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Merge tags windows-10 and win10
I have recently noticed that, there is a tag named win10 which has a few questions on Windows 10. But there is already the major tag windows-10 and questions should use the major tag. I personally ...
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If a user is allowed to create a bounty they should be allowed to comment even if their reputation goes below 50 [duplicate]
I used 100 reputation to create a bounty on a question, but this put my reputation at 41. I could not comment in any way on the responses I received because my reputation did not allow me to comment. ...
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How do I upload photos on Super User?
I figured that photos can only be posted via links. Is there any way to upload photos to a question or answer? Thank you!
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Add the [hp] tag to the blocklist
The hp tag has been removed repeatedly as a generic company tag.
Since the previous major effort to clear out the company tags, this tag has been recreated and removed again four additional times, ...
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Drop-down list for edit summary on Stack Exchange sites
I usually edit posts for grammatical and spelling errors and strongly believe that most edits are for the same reason. I do hate typing "fixed grammar", or "improved formatting". So, why wouldn't ...
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How to get back to removed comments (particular case)?
I've asked a question and now, that I get back to it showing to a colleague of mine, I notice that portion of the comments have been removed.
I'd like to see those. That would support my claim of ...
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Automatic change of formatting while we answer [closed]
Whenever I give answers to the questions, my original format of the answer is not maintained. It is changed to all continuous statements all line by lines. So it becomes very clumsy for the reader, ...
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How do I quickly know what types questions I can ask on a given StackExchange website?
I had a question about NFC and I wasn't sure what SE site would be appropriate to ask it on. I knew that information was documented somewhere but it took me a few minutes to find it.
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Migration - Replace ServerFault with SoftwareRecs?
I don't have figures for this, just a perception based on my close-votes, usually with new users though not always.
We have no migration path to software recommendations, even for well-structured ...
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Can I disable the Review Icon
The Review Icon came to my screen about a week ago. I find that it is promoting 100 or more new posts every day.
By the time I see this, I have seen the posts already as I tend to look through posts ...
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Can we have "drive" as a separate tag?
Recently, I have found myself asking questions about drives in general, such as flash drives or SD cards. I want to use the drive tag, but whenever I try to use it, it's automatically changed to hard-...
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Fully dark theme/mode?
Since the whole network is getting a more consistent theming all across its sites, why not adding a dark theme (/dark mode to the theme), as well?
It's not just about the ongoing (mobile) "...
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Acknowledging comments so that they can be removed
"Comments are not for extended discussion" is in my opinion a very valuable thing to imbue in the community.
Occasionally I've been on one end or another of the following situation:
Person A makes a ...
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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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Can the "migrated from StackOverflow" notice expire, please?
There are questions that were migrated from other sites, e.g. Stack Overflow.
These questions have a migration notice, e.g. Remove audio from video file with FFmpeg
(Sorry, I didn't know where to ...
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Suggestion for improvement in site look
The current evolution of the SU site look has created a sidebar
that is mostly empty space :
It seems to me that it would be useful to transfer more information
to the sidebar, in order to avoid the ...
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Audit reviews shouldn't treat comments as negative input [duplicate]
So I was reviewing first posts and came across a good question. Me thinking it has no answers yet, I left a comment asking for more information and suggesting a solution to the question. Afterwards, I ...
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How to format Excel tables in questions?
There are so many questions regarding Excel. The questioner and those giving questions need to cite an example frequently.
There are, however, no simple method to convert an excel table into a neat ...
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Can we have tags for "Report Builder" and "Reporting Services"?
I have posted a question about SQL Server, its Management Studio and its Report builder in Super User a few minutes ago and provided that Super User is the right board for that question, which ...
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Blocklist Google?
google (the manufacturer meta tag, see Manufacturer & Company tags are back. Again), was cleaned up a little over a year ago. It stayed dead for almost a year, but starting in July of this year, ...
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Answers as comments - please resist the urge
I'm lifting this straight from Photography.se as I think they have a very good policy on this.
I'm guilty of this too, but if it becomes policy then I shall also refrain.
Many times, short answers ...
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Please make highlighting of up or down votes on posts more visible on Super User Meta
On all SE sites, the up or down vote arrows next to posts are highlighted if I have already voted on that post. The colours and the highlighting vary on the different sites.
Unfortunately, on Super ...
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Please let me award a bounty to a qualified answer despite my tardiness?
My bounty expired because I didn’t log in for a few days, but someone answered during the eligible period and I wish to award them the bounty.
I noticed this just now — 5 hours too late.
If you look ...
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Change the close question text
Would it be possible to get the text in yellow box on questions closed for requesting hardware and software recommendations to contain a link to those respective sites?
Below is a recent example.
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