Questions tagged [specific-question]
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Why wasn't this question deleted automatically?
Here's the link: https://superuser.com/questions/614234/errorunable-to-acsess-jarfile
As it's downvoted and old, it is supposed to be deleted automatically, but that doesn't happen.
Looks like that'...
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How are there two *exact* duplicate questions? (Title, answers, author, date, comments, migration)
While viewing related questions on Meta Super User, I noticed two questions with the same title.
Initially I assumed this was a strange coincidence or a bug in the system. But then I realized the two ...
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How to handle a suspected troll?
Consider the question What are file systems? - there is no indication of what research the querent has done, and punching the title into Google generates a bunch of links to sites (including Wikipedia)...
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How can I improve this question?
I recently asked Windows gets stuck uninstalling display languages, which wasn't received well, and got 2 downvotes, and I'm wondering what I did wrong/how I can improve the question.
I can't really ...
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How is this a duplicate?
How to restore data after accidentally starting DD on a hard drive but stopping it before it went too far?
Let's look at answers in the supposed duplicate:
Click here in case you suspect corruption ...
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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 NAA flag on link-only answer declined?
I just flagged this answer:
Text:
Have a look at this article:
Unicode Easy Keyboard Layout for XKB
as “not an answer” because it is a textbook1 example
of a link-only answer.
What’s ...
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Is my question still too broad? If yes, why?
Some time ago I posted this question that was put on hold as too broad. A few hours later I edited it, hoping to make it more suitable for the site.
Is my question still too broad? If yes, can ...
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Do I need to post more details in this question?
I posted this question a day ago but it has not received many views and I haven't received any feedback for it.
What can I do to attract more attention towards this question? How can I improve it?
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Getting downvotes I don't understand
Could someone please tell me what's wrong with this question I asked?, it first got a downvote and no answers, shortly later I changed the question and still I got downvoted again.
I'v asked alot of ...
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What is the problem with this question?
Can someone explain with words, how is this question:
NFS Server/Client administration of multiple machines through a GUI
... off-topic from SuperUser?
Just to clearly point out that I've read the ...
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Was this question closed because a new user made an (easily correctable) Markdown formatting mistake and (correctable, ESL) grammar?
WSL2 duplicated terminal was Mod-closed as "Needs clarity or details", but even as originally written it was (again) quite understandable to me. It definitely had two problems:
The new ...
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I created a resource for an answer. Are there specifications/rules to include it as picture or link?
I answered to this question "Looking up gnuplot abbreviations", in the beginning giving only the method to find the meaning of the abbreviations used or usable.
After I've created a a resource (a ...
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Is this general printer refill question appropriate?
I asked a general question regarding refilling toner in laser printers. Is this question appropriate?
When refilling toner, why only to half capacity?
SuperUser is appropriate for computer support ...
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change question
I have asked How to connect multiple bluetooth A2DP/HFP-compatible phones to one bluetooth headset? hoping to find if "is there a product that does X"; however with strict "product recommendation ...
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What was the right way to ask this question?
I have absolutely no idea what is the right way to ask this question.
Diagram for Text Syntax
To my own understanding I did not seek for "product, service, or learning material".
Can you ...
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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:
Closed 10 years ...
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Why was my question about not being able to boot from USB poorly received?
PC does not start from Windows 10 USB
It got downvotes almost instantly. I would like to understand why? Maybe I can improve my question.
I asked it because I kind of feel stuck in my quest to make ...
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Why was this question about downloading / uploading put on hold as off-topic?
In this question, the asker seems to be asking about how bandwidth usage is counted. A possible misunderstanding of its accounting may have led the asker to believe that if bandwidth is "used" by the ...
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Where should one ask and answer a question where the Q is more a Super User topic, and the A is more a Server Fault topic?
My answer involves networking-related infrastructure administration, specifically DNS. The question is more about being a power browser user.
I guess the particulars - that is, the Q and A belong in a ...
