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How to deal with censorship by a high rep user?
I've made a few comments on an old post, which was (unfortunately, IMHO) closed as OT.
Some appended to some answers, trying to contribute and provide more info and evidence on them, but another ...
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Why was this question about Alexa off-topic (and how can I write it better)?
I deleted this question, after it was downvoted and closed as off-topic***.
That's totally fine, I respect the wisdom of those who are smarter and more experienced with this SE site ( @keltari , @...
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Why are old questions on top? [duplicate]
There are many old questions showing on the start page of superuser.com. If I open one of them, I see old dates both in answers, comments, and the editing time of the question.
How/why are these get ...
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Im Losing a lot of rep to edits that are not really necessary
I'm getting a lot of edits that are personal opinion, like the order of words, where I put links (see THIS example). Is there any way I can not accept the edits? There was also some capitalization, ...
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Why is the header of this site not fixed?
If you go to https://www.stackoverflow.com then you will notice, that the header is fixed and always visible.
Why is this not the case at superuser?
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Why am I getting a question ban?
I have only asked 2 or 3 questions and got a ban without that warning. Is my status on other SE sites causing me to have a premature question ban here?
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Questions about Temple OS?
I don't exactly understand the topic here,
computer software
Is a bit vague. The "Help Center" goes on to say
programming and software development
is off topic. Let's say though there was an ...
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Why is my answer a 'bad answer' and being downvoted? [duplicate]
I supplied an answer in this question :-
Laptop charge 126W for a 120W laptop
and it is being downvoted without comment. Why?
The answer is factually correct, and consistent with what ...
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Why are tag suggestions and votes tied together?
I noticed that a new tag block-chain was created and wanted to add a synonym blockchain to it because I frequently encounter either writing. The latter seems to be the correct one so maybe another ...
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Can I add my GitHub repository link in answers?
I've recently posted an answer https://superuser.com/a/1313540/726810 and the procedure requires some programming knowledge. I've a open source GPL repository in GitHub where I provided the already ...
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Why was this off-topic (resource recommendation) flag declined?
I flagged this question as off-topic, using the reason "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and attract ...
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Why did I have all but one reputation point removed and get accused of spamming?
I was browsing through questions and all of a sudden my reputation on Super User dropped from 16 to 1, this I am sure of, and I can't seem to find a reason why.
On the other hand, I think my ...
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Question marked as off-topic
This question marked as off topic because it's "seeking for hardware shopping recommendations".
The question title itself makes clear this is an incorrect reading ("Calculating an appropriate wattage ...
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How to delete a wrong post
I posted this off-topic post on Super User.
And now I am stuck with it. I can't delete it. Other people see it and downvote which causes me to lose reputation and puts me at risk of being blocked ...
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My answer was deleted: why, and what should I do now?
I have a question about my Super User post: How do I play audio though jackd from console?
Hi.
I submitted an answer to superuser, but my answer was deleted. I've checked the list of possible causes ...
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Why are people voting to close my question?
How is CMD's convert command able to convert FAT to NTFS without data loss?
I've recently updated the question to directly respond to criticism that the question is off-topic based on the claims ...
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Question about printer interpretation of colors
I have a question about my Super User post: Printer colors differ between ps/pdf draw commands and images
Burgi raised the concern that the linked question might be a better fit for Graphic Design. ...
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Would this question about printing a webpage be on-topic on Super User?
I'm trying to print a Medium post:
https://medium.com/@keeper6928/how-to-unit-test-machine-learning-code-57cf6fd81765
but no matter what I do, the code chunks get cropped. In the actual question, of ...
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Merging multi part answer for a question?
If there is a multiple part answer for question what would be the best way to merge them?
On the question Is there a way to search for files by hash value? there are two answers by the user ...
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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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I'm a bit confused about votes
I know y'all are going to downvote this post just like that guy 2 posts below this one... idc because this is meta, but... just whatever.
I've been asking lots of questions in the past, and I.. I don'...
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One of those "trick" questions [duplicate]
Just chillin'
I was in Review and the below question popped up but in a different view not showing the votes as one of those "test" reviewer questions that grade you based on whether or not it feels ...
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Advice for editing question so problem more clearly stated
I have a question about my Super User post: Convert Windows 10 OEM install from Legacy to UEFI?
My question was downvoted for allegedly being a duplicate. However, I had actually referenced the ...
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How to choose a community?
There are some communities with intersecting subjects with superuser.com. For example I could ask this question about volume control in linux at unix community, or this about hotkeys at software ...
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Why have the review audits not been fixed? [duplicate]
I try to volunteer some of my time to help out SuperUser SE and our community, but the review audits that wouldn't pass an audit themselves are still in the system.
For example, I just stumbled into ...
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Windows question closed as duplicate of Linux
How to reorder the files of a FAT32 file system?
This question was closed as duplicate; however this does not make sense. The closed question is for Windows, and the supposed duplicates are both ...
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Perfect reason for ban to ask more query?
Yesterday, I have asked a question Difference between `Tracert` and `Traceroute` that was treading.
But, I am unable to ask more queries since "You have reached your question limit", before my above ...
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Electrostatic Discharge got deleted and reputation from the answers disappeared
A question about electrostatic discharge that I had answered was removed today, and with it I lost 592 reputation. The question is available via cache. I don't agree with the rationale for closing it ...
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OLD question suddenly goes to top of inbox
Thunderbird won't ask for NNTP password—how to fix?
A few minutes ago, this question was shown at the top of my in-box and highlighted as new. I looked and saw that the last change was eight ...
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Quit bein' so blockin' [closed]
I think Stack Exchange is too strict on closing and deleting questions. Perfectly feasible questions are marked as low-quality, too broad, or "unclear what you're asking." Are we really going too far ...
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What can be done about false answers that suggest the asker to run malicious code? [duplicate]
What can be done about false answers that suggest the asker to run malicious code?
I mean, like an answer that says something along these lines:
If you have administrative privileges, the ...
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Possible false positive spam detection. Support and tips solicited
I have a question about my Super User post: My TV is not detected when I connect to my laptop through Thunderbolt/HDMI cable
My original answer to this question was http://pastebin.com/WGJbmwhQ.
I ...
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Offering bounty on question with less views
I asked this question which has like 23 views till now. Even with such low view rate I have two close request against the question. I have done my homework, but still may be the users think that my ...
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Why this question didn't get any attention even after my edit?
I asked very much beautiful question: https://superuser.com/questions/1050126/how-to-remote-upload-the-torx-download-links
First moderators complained about unclear, so I edited it. still no reply or ...
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Question received no rep, but an answer mentioning the question received negative rep; why?
A while back, I asked the question Leading zeros in IPv4 address; is that a no-no by convention or standard?, which in hindsight could possibly have gone on another Stack Exchange, maybe Networking. ...
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Are spammers' public IP addresses blocked for login or account creation?
I've noticed more spam-type questions (and absurd profanity) here lately on Super User (this may be normal though I'm kind of new still), but I was curious if there is any type of public IP address ...
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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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Are these Fail2Ban, Munin and “Failed password” related questions more appropriate for Server Fault?
While I spend a good chunk of time here on Super User, my day-to-day/work-a-day head is in the Linux server administration world. A lot of times there’s overlap between “power user” needs and server ...
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Reputation decreased but not shown in history
I'm pretty sure yesterday I had rep. 1,597. Today, I have 2 points less, 1,595. I wanted to make sure that I didn't mess up with some answer and see which one was it, so I went to my profile and ...
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Question closed which regards unlicensed software, but does not condone it/ask for help with it
I recently asked this:
https://superuser.com/questions/991161/why-have-black-editions-been-maintained-for-windows-xp-but-not-for-windows-7?noredirect=1#comment1366799_991161
the question was first ...
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What should I do about a question I posted that is not answered?
This question I asked ("How to deleting user data in Windows 7 on shutdown or start up”) is not being answered. What should I do?
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Editing "nonexistent" answer resulting in test shows "Answer didn't exist" message
I was reviewing the First Posts queue, when I hit this test. I usually edit answers/questions with explicit links and embed them to some relevant term (like "This tool...", "This answer...", etc.), so ...
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How to Report Cyclic Flagging?
This question is flagged as a duplicate of this question. However, that 2nd question is also flagged as a duplicate of the first.
How do I bring this to the proper individuals' attention?
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A user keeps criticizing all my answers - some taughts about downvotes
I usually do my best to be kind to people and describe all my ideas and possible solutions to their problems.
At some point (I don't know when/how) I might have insulted someone, or at least I ...
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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.
I ...
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Accepted, but not officially accepted
I have seen other questions that suggest solutions, but nothing open-ended or absolute. What are we supposed to do, if anything, when a question is accepted by the OP in comment, but not officially ...
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Where are the canned comments located?
I am looking for a good set of canned comments for use when guiding new users around the site. I have loaded the SE AutoReviewComments plugin for Firefox, and there are good canned responses when ...
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Super User Swag is still wanted
Looking through the sidebar, I found this old question about the Super User mug. I'm wondering if there's any update from the team about making swag available for purchase any time soon? Or what kind ...
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would a discussion concerning my emacs fingers growing a bit stiffer be appropriate?
I've been an emacs user for many years. The last couple of weeks I've noticed my fingers loosing their "fluidity" and feeling a bit stiffer (resulting in a lower keys per minute count and more ...
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Is a bittorrent question relevant to superuser.com?
I put up a question which got flagged as being off-topic with it being suggested to edit the question and putting it on superuser.com but before doing that, asking here. Could somebody look at it and ...
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