Questions tagged [feature-request]
You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.
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Are pictures in comments possible?
I added a comment to a question, and instead of an image popping up, this did:
![http://i.imgur.com/DXSVh.png][1]
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Isn't the close reason "gaming" a dupe of "off-topic" on Super User?
Due to this question, the close reason on Super User not computer related has been replaced with off-topic now:
close reasons http://www.imageuploading.com/ims/pic.php?u=19720qFeUy&i=122378
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Ignore tags already added to the "Ignored Tags" list when adding new ones
When you add tags that should be ignored inside Prefs, the search results show all tags (up to six) that it can find. However, it also displays tags that are already on the ignore list:
For topics ...
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Better styling for keyboard input in questions & answers
Super User and the other SE sites have support for the HTML <kbd> tag, denoting keys that should be pressed. These are styled in order to look like a physical keyboard key.
On the W3C wiki page ...
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Users asking ubuntu questions should be informed about askubuntu ?
When someone asks a question with ubuntu tag they should be redirected to a page informing them about askubuntu and how asking it on that will expose the question to the more ubuntu experts.
Then ...
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A way to send an alert to downvoters that an edit has been made to the post
Would it be be possible to make something that would alert downvoters of an answer that the post they downvoted has changed?
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A new Q&A site to discuss ethical issues of the day?
I'm looking for a site that allows people to create and answer questions reguarding legal & ethical issues. For example, the tape-recording of classrooms...
Although the only Stack Exchange ...
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One-boxing on Super User chat for the SU Blog
Now that the SU blog is official, it would be nice if posts from the SU blog could be one-boxed in Chat, like posts from the official SO blog are. Could this be enabled? I imagine it would be a pretty ...
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Request: make spam flagging more descriptive (optional)
I've recently been on a bit of an anti-spam rampage on Super User. Have you posted a plug for a product you work on but haven't been clear about that relationship? Flagged! Are you linking to spammy ...
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Question migrated to other stackexchange site displays full name
I registered with my Gmail account and prefer to go by my initials. I recently had a Q moved to the Apple sister site and it automatically displayed my full name. Is there a way to prevent this ...
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Suggestion for new Vote to Close Reason: Shopping recommendation
Now, a good number of questions I get around to closing are obvious shopping questions, and tend to be closed off topic when I do.
Considering shopping questions are a definite no-no, could we have '...
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Add 'Fault' to the Meta required tag list
Is it possible to add something like 'Fault' or 'Failure' or 'Crash' to the list of tags that you have to pick one of in order to post to Meta? For example, with yesterday's data centre down-ness ("...
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'closed as exact duplicate' should show the EXACT duplicate
First of all, I know this has been discussed already, and I know that the duplicates are listed at the top of the newer question. However, there are still two issues with how this is handled.
First, ...
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CTRL+S (or similar) -> Save
I have the annoying habit of hitting CTRL+S when typing into a textbox and pausing for thought.
Is there any way to kind of "circumvent" this habit with some kind of key combination that'll save what ...
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Is it possible to add "unread" to the sort functions of Superuser?
I read most posts for educational purposes. It would be very helpful if there was an unread sort function.
Regards,
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It’s annoying and hypocritical that reputation is split between StackExchange sites. [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why reputation is not passed between superuser, stackoverflow and serverfault?
Why am I not permitted to downvote, comment, or use community wikis here on SU (yet) when over ...
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Should we add a "no shopping recommendation" clause to the Super User FAQ?
As discussed several times, shopping questions are off-topic on Super User.
They are too specific, related to a particular time, a particular place, and are also open to subjectivity (advising "which ...
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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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Will an option to migrate to Web Apps be added to Super User's Close dialog?
The title says it all really.
Now that Nothing To Install WebApps is live, will it be added to the close dialog?
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Community Voting System to accept answers not accepted by the OP [duplicate]
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Community bumping [status-completed] on meta.SU?
I have noticed a lot of questions that are answered correctly and abandoned by the OP (i.e. they are not marked as accepted by ...
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make incorrectly answered question have unanswered status
I think there should be some way to make any "incorrectly answered question" have "unanswered" status. Just because someone has responded to a question doesn't mean that it is worthwhile. In fact, ...
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Update the Super User FAQ
With the changes made to the policies recently, and the amount of hits Super User is taking at the moment, I would like to suggest that the current FAQ is updated as follows:
Super User is for ...
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Why the blue bar on the left edge of the code tag rectangle on superuser.com?
SuperUser, unlike StackOverflow and Meta has a very weird code box. It has a thick blue edge on the left, which is very distracting.
I would prefer a clean box like this
I don't know why this ...
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Turn Markdown "code" blocks into plain "preformatted" blocks on Super User
On SU, can we remove the default syntax highlighting? It seems that most uses for the Markdown 4-space-indent-code-block on SU are not actual code, and the syntax highlighting is more of a hindrance ...
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Super User - Suggest adding an operating system tag
When asking a question on Super User, add a suggestion for users to include their "operating system" when adding tags.
It's such a common omission in questions on Super User, I think an extra ...
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SuperUser migrated question solution - Check HTTP Referrer
A lot of people have been complaining that they can't read their questions once it's migrated to SU and while I agree that the password is no state secret (it's stated in the blog), most people don't ...
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Will it be possible to vote for migrating a question from superuser.com to stackoverflow or servefault?
I know some questions are moved from SO to SU.
Will SU moderators be able to do a migration from SU to SO/SF ?
(I just dont have enough points to test how migration works myself :) )
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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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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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superuser openid query text is misleading
Superuser gave me this error when I tried to login:
This is an OpenID we haven't seen before:
openid text here
Do you want to create a new Super User account with this OpenID?
(If you want to ...
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Remove Moderator Notification Limit during SuperUser Beta [closed]
I agree and respect the Moderator notification limit on the site for flagging content.
However during the SuperUser Beta can this be lifted. There is a few questions that need to be reviewed, and I ...
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