Questions tagged [reopen-request]
Requests to have closed questions reopened by community or a moderator. Please include arguments – why should the question be reopened?
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Question incorrectly marked as duplicate
I recently asked https://superuser.com/questions/930988/where-does-chrome-store-credit-card-data, which was closed by a moderator, stating that it's duplicate of Google Chrome view saved form data.
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Request to reopen question 722643/76571
This question was closed as a duplicate today. Upon close inspection, it is clearly not a duplicate of the question indicated.
The old question concerns finding and replacing values. The new question ...
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Request to reopen question 661487
I posted this question here: How are virtual machine integration packages implemented internally?, but it was closed as too broad. Originally, it asked about how are integration features implemented ...
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Request to reopen question 461022
I've made drastic changes to this closed question How does the CPU and GPU interact in displaying computer graphics?. Since it was a quite popular one with more than 300 views in just a couple of ...
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Improvements in the reopening system needed? [closed]
When a question gets closed, it can be asked for reopening, but in my experience that is very hard to happen.
Even if after editing it shows again in the main page, the tag "[closed]" acts ...
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Question closed as duplicate - reopen request
This is not my question, and I believe it's NOT a duplicate:
How do you edit Windows10 Directory Junctions (links to folders) from Windows Explorer?
The question in question (h3h3) is asking about a ...
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How to get questions out of the Phantom Zone?
The Phantom Zone
In the last few days, I've encountered several questions stuck in the Phantom Zone. Here's the basic scenario:
A poor quality question, unanswerable as-is, is posted.
It gets ...
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How to reopen a question?
If a question is closed but then later the edited, how do you go about re-opening it?
I came across Unable to open Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 in one of the review queues. Originally, the question was ...
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Re-open or merge request
I'd like to request that this question is reviewed. I don't feel that the question marked as such is in fact an exact duplicate, as this question was created to discover the rather hidden official way ...
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Request to reopen question 385613
The question https://superuser.com/questions/385613/do-consumer-routers-with-deep-packet-inspection-for-http-traffic-exist has been updated to no longer be a shopping question. I have a solution to ...
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Vote to re-open 2 year old question?
I just edited this question, then noticed it was two years old (Community User put it back in a queue).
I need help! PopUp with only OK button
Looks like a perfectly valid question to me. It could ...
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Request to reopen 656695
The question Which clients accept DHCP option 42 to configure their NTP servers? doesn't ask for software recommendations despite what its title says since:
There aren't that many DHCP servers/client ...
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Myths about batteries
I asked a borderline question on 07 August 2012. I asked what the pros and cons were for different rechargeable battery types, using a context of applying those battery types.
The question was ...
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Why was 451805 closed?
Why was this question: https://superuser.com/q/451805/101850 closed? I don’t see anthing offtopic with it. It’s about computer software.
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Are reopen requests needed?
Will How can I stream a game through VLC to my TV? be reopened if I change the wording enough, or should I also submit a request like this?
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Request to reopen question 689718
A while ago, I asked this question, which got marked as primarily opinion based.This is not an opinion-based question. This question is (clearly) asking why system RAM cannot have a battery backup in ...
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Important question about svchost virus was closed
I asked this question and It was closed as a Exact duplicate of a question which does not resemble it at all. First of all, nowhere in this "dupilcate question's" answers does it mention the stop ...
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Reopen request for question on "what physical disk is referenced by Event 7.."
My question:
what physical disk is referenced by Event 7, Disk error "The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, has a bad block."
was closed as a duplicate of:
How do I determine which HD is ...
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question closed as exact duplicate, but the referred question appears to be only loosely related
My question was closed as exact duplicate 11 days ago:
batch-rename filenames with numbers to sort alphabetically
For some reason i did not receive any notification about this, so I noticed it just ...
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Is a request for specific information about software error messages really off topic?
I asked for a comprehensive list of error and informational messages produced by Robocopy. I described my problem (a huge log file), my efforts to resolve it (numerous web searches and reading ...
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How is my question about the Windows Registry off-topic?
I've got the question
https://superuser.com/questions/1651185/does-windows-have-any-protection-against-programs-that-refuse-to-uninstall (deleted automatically by Community, only for 10K+ users)
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My question was closed as duplicate but I couldn't find out if the question it was a duplicate of that question
My question about some adware on my PC which I couldn't remove was closed and marked as a duplicate of
this question yet I think it has nothing to do with my question.
I couldn't answer it because ...
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Appeal regarding the closure of a question
I asked a question and it was closed as being primarily opinion based. I frankly don't see how and am willing to listen to anyone who is willing to explain how a question about latency in RAM is ...
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Why was my popular question about spaces in filenames closed?
My popular question below was recently closed as "not constructive" and I'd like to know why. As a Stack Exchange moderator myself, I'm puzzled. Here's the question:
If spaces in filenames are ...
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Asking question about Outlook.com
I asked a question concerning Outlook.com.
As I was not sure whether Superuser was the proper place, I did some research and realised that there is a dedicated tag:
outlook.com. The tag is relatively ...
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Question closed as duplicate of a similar one
I just posted this question about enabling font smoothing for select applications, and it got closed as a dupe of a problem with quick switching for all applications. I understand it must have been an ...
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Reopen request 855983
I've now fixed the title of my question so it is in line with the topic of home networking:
Can a home PPPoE connection access all websites, regardless of the site infrastructure's MTU settings?
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Question closed and Edit suggestion rejected
Can someone explain why this question was closed? To my opinion it was a clear question. However, since it was closed as unclear what you're asking I explained it with an example and the edit was ...
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Closed DLNA question
Yesterday i edited my closed question to specify that i will be using it for my computer, as explicitly stated by the FAQ:
Super User is for computer enthusiasts and power users. If you have a
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Request for reopen question 352656
It was closed as off-topic by being mobile question, but in fact it is an windows software question to find a software to handle bulk installation/setup for several similar devices.
I rewrote the ...
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Can question 307725 please be reopened
I am a little confused. I think my question 307725 was incorrectly closed by a moderator.
The question refers to the use of the Kindle app on Windows. Surely that is acceptable?
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Why was 523119 closed?
This question of mine:
How do I install Windows Defender/MSE on Server 2012?
was closed as a duplicate of Does Microsoft Security Essentials work with Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2?. However, the “...
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Why was "SSD read/write usage & AntiVirus impact on SSD life" closed?
I made a question regarding SSDs and Antivirus here:
https://superuser.com/questions/379790/ssd-read-write-usage-antivirus-impact-on-ssd-life
Three users closed this question claiming that it was ...
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Question closed due to non-question format -- rewritten
I recently had a question closed due to it being labeled as not a real quesiton, so I just rewrote the question and wanted to ask if it could be opened again and also, if the negative score could be ...
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My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic; where can I ask it?
My question "Making title attribute of HTML elements display as text instead of as tooltips" was removed as off-topic with the explanation that "This question is not about computer ...
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Question 1553415 and 1553653 re-open request
Not focused: What explains this poor intercontinental internet bandwidth? (Asia to Europe)
Marked as duplicate: Why is this international internet traffic routed so inefficiently?
I had a question. ...
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Request to reopen question 660409
A while ago, I asked this question, which got marked as a duplicate. It originally contained two questions, of which the first was answered by both this question's and the target question's answers. ...
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I think my question have been wrongly closed
I don't understand the argument on why the mod closed my question: AMD Radeon HD 7000 cards that do not use more than the total bandwidth of PCI-E 2.0
Small geographic area? I think my question could ...
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Please reopen DLNA networking question
I've edited How can I stream a game through VLC to my TV? to empathize the viability of PC-to-TV DLNA networking, according to Closed DLNA question.
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Vote to Reopen an Optical Drive Question
My Question I was wondering if this question can be voted to be reopened. I would like to hear any objections, with the reasoning of course. Since the tag requires reasoning. My reasoning is that the ...
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Request for re-opening a closed question
I posted this question, https://superuser.com/questions/491034/what-applications-have-a-version-for-modern-ui-and-desktop, which was closed.
I understand the reasoning; the answer is going to be a ...
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Question 456314 re-open request
I'm requesting to reopen this question:
Why can't I copy the text from a PDF?
There was a surprising solution found that nobody could have thought of.
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Question which should have the answer "it is impossible"
I asked that question: https://superuser.com/questions/1842310/collaborate-on-a-ms-word-document-while-prohibiting-word-online
It has been closed.
But it seems, by reading all the comments, that the ...
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Reopen request: How to compare two word files?
Clicking on the linked question below leads to a "Page not found". Can this question be re-opened, because the duplicate got deleted?
This question already has answers here:
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Make question about Java MaxHeapSize more focused
This question about Java MaxHeapSize was closed because it needs to be more focused. How can it be made more focused?
"Needs more focus" is defined here as "has many valid answers (but no way to ...
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It's not a shopping rec question
This question got closed as asking for shopping suggestions:
USB-Ethernet adapter for a laptop without Ethernet socket
Instead of asking what to buy, try asking how to find out what suits your ...
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Please reconsider “Mac OS spell checking” question for reopening
The question How to Improve Mac OS Spell Checking?1
was downvoted and (rightfully) closed as a product request.
It was then edited to make it a solution request rather than a product request.
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My question has been mistakenly marked duplicate
My question here - https://superuser.com/questions/725545/ - has been marked duplicate to this question - Does installing many programs really slow down Windows?.
To those who say its duplicate, the ...
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I'd like to know why my question was closed
I posted a question detailing my problems with Windows 8's File History. I use it for backups and I have a couple of things I'd like it to do, but it fell short. With certain specific needs in mind, I ...
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Why is Deltek off topic?
https://superuser.com/questions/580843/is-there-any-way-for-an-individual-to-learn-deltek-vision?noredirect=1#comment710957_580843
Why was this question considered off-topic?
According to the FAQ:
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