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How to clean low-quality content?
I agree that I posted low quality content but I did it to solve real technical problems which all are solved now. Now I don't have actual technical problems but I wanted to ask about MIPS processors ...
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Tags that should never be the only ones on a question
It seems to me that there are some tags that if they are the only ones on a post (or even if they are mentioned at all) pretty much make the question off topic. Perhaps these tags should have a ...
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Low-Quality review queue
For low quality posts (doing the reviews), I am coming across many sort of "half answers" that don't deserve to be answers, and that I should not have to write paragraphs just for the person answering....
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When I go to "Ask Question" here at superuser, how do I get an empty form? My previous question keeps showing up.
This happens on a few other sites as well.
Clearly, I'd like the form to be empty when I start a new question! I'm using the newest FF browser.
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Can we get a description for the [ole] tag?
Could we ask for the description of the ole tag or its removal?
I used the tag in the sense of Object Linking and Embedding in How to compare TIFF files with tags 37680 (0x9330)?, but see http://...
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Are software-specific questions okay?
I checked out the FAQ and searched Meta. Couldn't figure it out.
I'm wondering how to change the default save format in Notepad++. It's not in the docs. What I typically get when I ask Q&A ...
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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the reason "Questions seeking product, service, or learning material recommendations are off-topic because they become outdated quickly and attract ...
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CD-related tags
Why do we have both compact-disc and cd-rom?
UPDATE: Please vote on options below.
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Is this question in-topic?
Would it be in-topic to ask if, given the current shortage of MacBooks, I should buy a MacBook Pro 14'' with M1 Pro, or wait until the M2 comes out? I'm not interested in gaming, but I want to train ...
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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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I had two of my answers deleted and I don't understand why.
I had two of my answers deleted and I don't understand why. I left the second answer as deleted by the moderator as I am not going to go against the moderator, rather a reason why the answers were ...
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Bad user experience - needs looking at
The question referred to was rapidly re-opened, but this meta isn't about one specific question being closed as a dupe; it's about the user experience once that happens.
I'm a big boy now. I can ...
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Fixing the [run] tag
run
It's often about the Windows run dialog, and often it isn't. Therefore it's pretty useless.
Daniel BeckMod
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Retag request: [case] <--> [computer-case]
The tags case and computer-case look like they are duplicates of each others.
Which one should we keep? Or are there any more specific uses to case?
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Asking questions about facebook in superuser [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Official stance on Facebook questions on SU?
I wanted to ask a question about facebook in superuser only to discover that almost all questions tagged facebook have been closed....
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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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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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Are user-level troubleshooting questions appropriate?
Questions like: When Abode Reader plugin attempts to open web documents in IE8, sometimes a blank dialog box appears and the document fails to open.
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SU question closed as Exact Duplicate, but it does not seem to be the same to me.
I posted this question yesterday evening:
Good software to take a blog and format it for printing
It is a question looking for a software tool that will take a blog and format it for printing.
This ...
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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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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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Why can't I post my question on Super User?
Well, I've been using the Stack Exchange sites since a while, and, I could say that, I'm not a total newbie on these sites. But, there's something so annoying that I couldn't able to send and ask any ...
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Is it OK to ask questions about a certain product on Super User?
I am looking for a webcam and I wanted to know if I can ask for recommendations on superuser. Is this kind of thing allowed?
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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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Why this question was closed?
This question was closed as subjective and argumentative:
What's your favourite “super user” Anti-boss technique
Waiting for the "Not Programming related" proposal, i thought my question would fit ...
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Clarity of Electorate badge description
Wouldn't this read better if it said:
Voted 600 times and 25% or more of total votes are on questions
Instead of:
Voted on 600 questions and 25% or more of total votes are on questions
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Why was this question deleted and locked because it was “marked as spam or rude or abusive” by community bot within seconds of adding inline images?
Haven’t see the community bot do this before: A question was posted that, I will admit, seemed a bit like a troll over here: “What happens if you plug in a USB-USB cable into a wireless mouse's USB ...
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Is this text on a help article a bug (or something else)?
In the editing help article it says:
if(thisSite.Settings.Site.StyleCodeByDefault) { Code blocks will be
highlighted using highlight.js. In many cases, the syntax highlighting
language will be ...
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Ban reinstated when I asked a new question after the existing one, but is not lifted by an upvote and +10 points in reputation?
I got banned without warning whatsoever who knows when (since Stack Exchange does not let you see the ban issuance date and time), and waited patiently until some days ago when it was lifted to ask a ...
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Closed questions need protection?
https://superuser.com/questions/72512/best-irc-client-for-windows was closed as a duplicate in 2009, but less then 10 minutes ago was protected. Is there a reason/rational for this? I assumed closed ...
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Merge ram and memory?
[ram] has 277 questions; [memory] has 296. Should we:
Merge the two into [ram]?
Merge the two into [memory]?
Leave both of them alone?
Retag [memory] questions that aren't about RAM into another tag, ...
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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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Why do you regard a factual question about software as "outdated quickly and attract opinion-based answers"?
Why is a question about a capability of a software or for as "software that does x-action" put on hold or closed with the justification that it is "outdated quickly and attract opinion-based answers"?
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My question incorrectly marked as duplicate
recently I asked a question here WiFi keeps reconnecting when ICS is active on Windows 10 and its been marked as a dupe by mistake
cause even though it has a lot of similarity to USB WiFi Adapter ...
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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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Did I ask about Adobe Acrobat here in error?
I am wondering if anyone can help me (perhaps by migration?) find an answer to the question I posed a little over a week ago? It involves changing an Adobe Acrobat pre-packaged template for PDF ...
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Something wrong with this question
Honestly speaking I feel this is most detailed (with full of research)question that I have ever asked
I feel it’s not getting deserved attention
Maybe because people feel They are aiding theft etc, ...
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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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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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“Please do not vote to close spam.” Why?
On a recent piece of spam, a user (Ramhound) stated:
“Please do not vote to close spam.“
Why? Should we just downvote and close as spam? What is the harm in voting to close as off topic? Wouldn’t ...
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Are questions about Chromebook apps off topic?
I'm baffled at the closure of Distinguishing between Chrome OS apps and Android apps.
How is this about anything other than "computer software and personal and home computer networking," two ...
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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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Why the Post appears which is already reviewed?
Whenever I go to review First Posts.
It shows the Posts that are already reviewed or edited by the Moderators or other 2K+ users?
Then why does it shows those Post that are already reviewed?
Any ...
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Asking the same as existing question, but for a different platform/OS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should the original intent of a question be broadened to make the answers more canonical?
Sometimes there's an existing question on a topic you want answers to, but the ...
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Is there any way to deter this determined guy?
This guy, https://superuser.com/users/937962/adam-c, has only been on SE for 11 days, and earning of 5 points, is already start poking at my well asked question.
It is understandable, for new people ...
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What's the best way to ask a similar question, but targeting a new OS?
I'm interested in asking a question specifically targeting Windows 11. I was able to find a Super User question focusing on basically the same topic from over a decade ago, before Windows 11 existed.
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If I don't mention any brand, am I allowed to contrast two laptops with just specs?
Basically, I want to ask whether it's worth it to get 200MHz less lock speed and 1MB less cache and 180 pixels less vertical resolution if it means to get the most reliable SSD in the market instead ...
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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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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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Is it bad to delete the question?
Is it bad to delete a question when it is not answered to a no. of days or the answered suggested are not working and no more answers are coming.
In short I want to say that I have asked some ...
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