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What the heck does this mean: “Comment reserved for system use. Please use an appropriate comment.”

I just got this message when trying to leave a fairly innocuous comment for an edit on a question: “Comment reserved for system use. Please use an appropriate comment.” The only way I could submit ...
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Possible bug with the new image hosting system: PNG images are declared “Too small…” if both dimensions are not equal to or larger than 160 pixels

Preface: While I saw this similar question on Meta Stack Exchange, and the original poster there is complaining about the 160 limit in general. My issue is with the restriction being applied to both ...
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HTML Formatting Error

I tried to downvote a question. However, I don't have enough rep to do this, and I got the following message: I'm no expert on HTML, pretty sure the <a href="/help/whats-reputation">...
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HTTP status 404 for image on Meta's 404 page

Stack Exchange 404 error pages ('page not found') usually have site-specific images, like this one from the main site: However, the image on the equivalent page on the meta site 404s itself; it leads ...
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Korean characters not allowed

For some reason posts or comments with some Korean characters inside aren't allowed. For example in this question it must be worked around using images How to search a Korean word made up of two or ...
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Top bar is visible through 'welcome back' message

.top-bar { z-index: 5050; } versus #overlay-header { z-index: 5052; } so the overlay should win. Strangely enough disabling the top bar z-index fixes the issue. Another fix is to set the overlay ...
Stijn's user avatar
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Alignment issue in the CAPTCHA window

There is an alignment issue in the CAPTCHA window. Some time the I'm not a robot checkbox went out of the modal window. Some time the modal window occupying the full width of the page, it expected ...
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Editing Comment Issue

I just noticed when I go to edit a comment from a typo or whatever, I get back [object Object]. Question: Am I the only one affected by this and what is it or what does it mean? I already closed ...
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Is there a reason why the tag "slackware" cannot be edited?

Normally, when looking at tag information, at the bottom of the screen, there is a button labeled "Edit Tag Info". However, when looking at slackware today, there is no way to suggest edits. Problem ...
JonathanDavidArndt's user avatar
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"Something bad has happened" trying to list my Famous Questions

I just tried clicking on the "famous question" badge bar to list my famous questions (on superuser.com, not the meta). I got this: https://superuser.com/error?aspxerrorpath=/help/badges/28/famous-...
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Cannot ask question with Korean in it?

I tried to ask a question about Korean fonts and copied some text directly into the question box. The following image appeared, though I moved the red box beneath the question to make the aspect ratio ...
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elections.stackexchange.com doesn't like SuperUser

The Election information page doesn't seem to like SuperUser. When you load the page, only the Loading elections page item is ticked and then the checklist disappears. However, the page continues to ...
angussidney's user avatar
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1 answer
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Can the review system be fixed?

I was just assigned the task of reviewing this inappropriate answer. I immediately flagged the answer, and when I did so, the SE system issued a red notification indicating that the answer had ...
Amazon Dies In Darkness's user avatar
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1 answer
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I am getting a “You are currently banned from flagging…” message but no clear end for this ban is given

Title says it all. I went to flag something as SPAM on the main Super User site recently and got a message (see screenshot below) that states, “You are currently banned from flagging…” Okay, fair ...
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The accepted answer styling makes 'votes' invisible in search

See for example this search query: 'votes' is invisible here -- it's styled a pure white. Also, I believe there should be some border or background on the box surrounding the '2 votes'. Can this ...
hichris123's user avatar
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Wrong suggested edit markdown comparison; no visual line-to-line matching

I just made this suggested edit. The comparison is wrong and incorrectly shows that I deleted a bunch of text, then added another bunch of text. This could give reviewers a wrong impression. What I ...
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No OpenID end point found

I always use Yahoo account as open ID to login in my superuser account but it was working fine till yesterday after that it is saying No OpenID endpoint found. I want to know why this problem is ...
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(Stack Exchange) Notifications won't clear - even after they are read

Since this morning, I see that the notifications (unread count), isn't getting cleared even after the corresponding notification is read (in fact, I currently don't have any unread notifications). ...
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What's this popup I saw for a couple seconds near my name?

I was navigating around doing my usual thing when upon a refresh I saw a popup box I've never seen before saying "The question you're asking appears subjective and is likely to be closed". I don't ...
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007's user avatar
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1 answer
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Login with Facebook sends to Google login

I've tried to login with Facebook, just after trying to upvote a question without being logged in. When I clicked Login with Facebook (triple checked, tried again and again), I was redirected to login ...
Can Poyrazoğlu's user avatar
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2 answers
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Reputation bug? (101+15+10=111?)

I just registered on SE superuser and noticed, that when my first answer got accepted+upvoted, my reputation was increased to 111. Where does that number come from? Forgive me if I am overlooking ...
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Community ads are not displayed, but normal Stack Exchange ads are

It took me a while for me to notice this, but it has come to my attention that community ads are not being displayed anywhere on the main site. This issue occurs regardless of whether or not I am ...
bwDraco's user avatar
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What is causing "An error has occurred" in review?

I was performing some reviews when I got this error: Seems to be on all review topics.
Carl B's user avatar
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SSL Error - chrome

For the past two days chrome is giving me this warning when I login to superuser
Shekhar's user avatar
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Typo in reputation recalc error message

Now that the reputation recalc feature has been removed, the "Trigger Reputation Recalc" button is gone from https://superuser.com/reputation, and attempts to use the original URL to get a recalc (...
gparyani's user avatar
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why is it telling me always "You can only post once every 5 minutes."

I think it's a bug, but it doesn't allow me to post a question. You can only post once every 5 minutes.
Mau's user avatar
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1 answer
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Submit button not working

When I want to submit my question, system tells me "You can only ask 6 questions in a 24-hour period.", But I'm pretty sure I didn't asked any question in past 24 hours, not even in past 6 month. I ...
2i3r's user avatar
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4 votes
1 answer
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Bug permits me to flag an answer as "not an answer" multiple times

I was previously using this bug to my advantage, but now I'm being honest and reporting it. Anyway, normally, when you flag an answer as "not an answer" using the standard option and you have already ...
gparyani's user avatar
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5 votes
0 answers
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HTTPS links aren't accepted when proposing a duplicate

I'm using HTTPS Everywhere plugin which redirects me to HTTPS versions of websites if they are available. It works on SuperUser too, so all SU pages are loaded through HTTPS. I have just tried to ...
gronostaj's user avatar
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Bottom border of tags is cut off when editing or creating posts

I first noticed this in the review queue on the main site, but it also occurs on both the main site and the meta site when asking a question. Main site, review queue Meta site, asking a new question ...
John Bensin's user avatar
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4 votes
1 answer
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Weird behavior with tag syntax on Meta

There's some squirrely behavior going on when using the [tag:tag] syntax for linking tags on Meta. In Chrome (29.0.1547.76 m, Windows 7), when written in one continuous line in Markdown, tags ...
nc4pk's user avatar
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1 vote
1 answer
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Incorrect parsing of html in the community bulletin

It appears that the community bulletin isn't correctly parsing html: Using IE 10 on a Win 7 Enterprise
James Mertz's user avatar
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1 answer
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Inconsistent information regarding amount of answers for a question to become Community Wiki [closed]

The amount of answers to turn a question into a community wiki is listed differently in two places: https://superuser.com/help/privileges/community-wiki mentions "30 answers". What are "...
Tamara Wijsman's user avatar
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1 answer
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For questions put On Hold, why is "on-hold" included in the URL of the question's title?

When a question is put on hold (i.e., closed for a reason other than duplicate), the title links to a URL that ends with “-on-hold”.  For example, this question (Am trying to connect my laptop LAN ...
Scott - Слава Україні's user avatar
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1 answer
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Bug on /review already closed

On the cast close vote page, this came up: No potential close reason listed, and its already shown as closed. Any ideas what happened, or is this to be expected? question link: https://superuser.com/...
soandos's user avatar
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Is it just me or is the site looking funny right now?

Right now the website's layout looks funny: Is this an error I made or did someone rollout an update to do this?
Jon's user avatar
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1 answer
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Problems with SE sites

Over the past two days I have been experiencing various problems using SE sites - the first I noticed is that my chat wouldn't work even though I was logged in ("You need 20 reputation to talk here") ...
cutrightjm's user avatar
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13 votes
2 answers
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Tags go totally nuts on hover

There's a certain area around tags where they will flip constantly between their normal and hover states. Please see the following video for an illustration of the issue: This is in Chrome stable in ...
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
6 votes
1 answer
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Why are different colours used for the homepage tab borders?

The main tabs on the Super User homepage use two different colours for the borders: On Stack Overflow, a single border colour is used: Similarly, on Meta Super User it looks like: Is the different ...
sblair's user avatar
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1 answer
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Review Reopen Votes broken

The review queue Reopen Votes seems to be malfunctioning. When I try review questions, it says loading item , but it never finishes. After a while, the JavaScript Console shows Unexpected ...
Dennis's user avatar
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1 answer
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Where is the Windows 8 Challenge Achievements bar?

There used to be a sort of "Achievements Bar" for the Windows 8 Challenge on your User page. But as of a few hours ago, it is gone. What happened?
Lincoln Bergeson's user avatar
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1 answer
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Win8challenge.com showing a Yellow Screen of Death

Win8challenge.com seems to be showing ASP.net's YSOD. Can a dev please take a look? Seems like the site's down again.
Sathyajith Bhat's user avatar
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4 votes
1 answer
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'Unknown users' in Windows 8 challenge page

Apparently two of the folk involved in the Windows 8 challenge seem to be referred to as 'unknown user'. Clicking on them seems to indicate they're both users in good standing. Looks like a bug to me.
Journeyman Geek's user avatar
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Login using OpenID delegate fails

I just tried to login on another computer using my OpenID provider. I use the delegate feature that lets me specify a URL, e.g. http://example.org/daniel-beck-id, and the document at that URL ...
Daniel Beck's user avatar
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2 answers
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I can post questions, but they don't show up on the front page or anywhere else [closed]

The front page and other question listings don't show any new activity. I just posted this question and it doesn't show up on the front page or recent questions page. I understand this may be due to ...
bwDraco's user avatar
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7 votes
1 answer
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Possible bug in "Low Quality Posts"

I'm going through Low Quality Posts for the month at the following link: https://superuser.com/review/low-quality-posts?s=1&pagesize=15&filter=month I scroll to the bottom of the page, and ...
dangowans's user avatar
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1 answer
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Pinged usernames are not highlighted when followed by a comma

Pretty straightforward, its what the title says. Screenshot (courtesy of KronoS, who first noticed something was wrong): The ping works in that the notification shows up, as well as the sound, but ...
soandos's user avatar
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4 votes
1 answer
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Review count goes down sometimes

Here is an example (Tom's count went down). Beginning: End: It almost seems like I "stole" reviews from Tom, but that would be strange.
soandos's user avatar
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3 votes
1 answer
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Why are tags sometimes lost when quick-editing them?

I noticed the issue on this question: Any game kills my sound Before After The windows-xp is simply lost in the process.
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
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Info panel block tab header when view less info in StackOverflow profile

I was viewing StackOverflow profile page, then click less info next to the name. When the info panel finish resizing, it block over half of the tab header below. Here is a screenshot: I also ...
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