Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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Where did my comments go?
Just today, I had a discussion in the comments in this question and suddenly I realized that all my comments below the question (including a comment below one of the answers) are gone.
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Questionably bad answer used for audit
This answer to the question "How does one Install a Brother HL-2270DW Laser Printer on Arch Linux ARM and Raspberry Pi 4B?". It's deleted and used as an audit question.
For users who can't ...
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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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Checking if a post is spam
This answer links to the author's site.
It is a poor answer, and could only be used in conjunction with the author's site as a vital detail (what the "program" is) is missing.
Does
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Are questions about problems with a Fitbit on topic?
If I had a problem with my Fitbit, would it be on topic to ask about it here?
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Questions with [tag:medical] tag
I found questions tagged as medical, some 12 questions with 1 follower.
This tag has no info as I was curious to find out what questions it would cover.
What is the justified use of this tag? I saw ...
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What StackExchange board is best for asking about setting up a linux server for VPN, Jira, GitLab and some VMs?
I am very far from being an expert in systems admin (I'm a programmer) but I want to set up my own private work environment with a VPN, Jira, GitLab and a bunch of VMs (some with linux servers, some ...
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Should I use Ask Ubuntu or Super User? [duplicate]
If I use Ubuntu 15.10 and I have a question, how would I know to post it on Ask Ubuntu or Super User? Does it make a difference?
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Failed audit trying to report apparent bug in review queue
I opened up the SU 'First Posts' review queue just now and was presented with a nicely detailed answer to this question, about whether hibernation would damage RAM. The quirk was, the ID of the ...
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Is a "Leave Open" vote an offsetting vote or just lack of a "Close" vote?
What is the Close Votes queue mechanism?:
Two counters, a Close count and a Leave Open count; the first count to reach 5 determines the outcome? (A definitive resolution with a maximum of 9 votes.)
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Find my question about Windows Explorer?
I asked a question about save dialogs: I was trying to find a method by which to add more than Favorites, Libraries, Homegroup, My Computer, etc., to Windows Explorer on the left-hand pain. I ended ...
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Deletion of microsost-word-2011
Typo in name. Currently with one question.
https://superuser.com/tags/microsost-word-2011/info
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Possible spammer
haseen has posted 22 answers to Superuser, almost all of which link to kakasoft.com (and the rest linked to other low-quality sites). Many of his answers are blatantly wrong (e.g. claims to prevent ...
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Why can't I log in to superuser with lynx?
I just tried to log in to superuser.com with Lynx. When trying to log in with my StackExchange account, it first gives a HTTP 418 message I'm a teapot and then
Sorry, your request could not be ...
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Why is question 112455 not off-topic?
This question, which seeks "a program where I can type one, two or more components of chemical reaction and find out the result of it," is a blatant software rec question.
I flagged it as off-topic (...
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Is there a way to get an e-mail when a new question is asked in a favorite tag?
Is there a way to subscribe to new questions of a favorite tag?
I wish to contribute as much/fast as possible (in my area of expertise) and e-mail is the best way for that.
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Remove bugs tag on Main site
Is there any point keeping bugs on the main site around?
Related: Is there a way to block the recreation of the "bug" tag on the main site? (where soandos even commented about and drew ...
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Moderator Binding un-votes?
We all know that moderators have final say in Delete or Reopen or Close votes, but what about when they don't agree? If there are 4 people who vote to close a question, and the moderator goes through ...
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How to properly create a stack exchange account?
I was an unregistered user and my credentials was based on browser cookie(that's what the email said). After clicking the 'click here to restore your account cookie', I registered as advised in the ...
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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.
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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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Merging answers of duplicate questions
I know that it says "its answers may be merged with another identical question" for duplicate questions, but I have never seen it actually done.
Is there a chance that this could happen for my answer ...
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Maximum voting bug?
I always tend to hit my maximum vote cap of 40 every day. They are not spam votes, but actual votes for good questions and answers as I tend to spend a good part of my day on the site.
Now, as one ...
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Would a hardware comparison question count as 'shopping recommendation'?
I have a question about motherboards. I wanted to know if there were any downfalls of buying a motherboard that can take am2/am2+ and am3 cpus. Usually you only see am3 CPUs being supported.
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Suggest a Corel Painter tag
I´m learning Corel Painter. Very nice software, but a little overwhelming for new users, I have a few questions, but Super User doesn´t have the proper tag, it has only CorelDraw, wich is no useful.
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Can not use code tag
With the following question, Interesting Windows 7 boot Issue involving RAID and an SSD, I'm not able to remove the quote block in which the code block is embedded. Without making it a quote, the code ...
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Is the notification of other new answers whilst typing an answer broken?
A couple of times recently, I've started answering a question and by the time I have posted my answer, another has appeared.
In the past, I have received a notification at the top of the screen ...
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VBA syntax highlighting
I recently posted two answers that contained VBA code. In one of them, the syntax is highlighted and in the other one, it isn't.
Can anybody tell me why that is? I'd like it to be highlighted in both.
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Why was my question marked as offtopic?
I have a question about my Super User post: DOS (MS-DOS, FreeDOS, DR DOS) equivalent to UNIX "time" command?
I wonder why my question was marked as offtopic.
I followed these rules:
https://...
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"How to obtain a Laptop without hidden surprises" - suggestions improving the question
How to obtain a Laptop without hidden surprises was closed within minutes of posting with the stated reason:
Questions seeking for hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic because they are ...
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Superuser logs me off automatically after few minutes
I logon to SU using my google Id and use Chrome browser to access it. However, It logs me off after every few minutes. Google keeps me logged on and i can access all my things there (emails and other ...
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Incorrectly received announcer badge
I apparently just received the Announcer badge for this question.
As far as I can tell, I've never seen that question before now; I certainly didn't ask it, and didn't write/edit any answers on it (...
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How can I customize which tags I see in my Super User news feed?
I am new to Super User and not familiar with all questions. Is it possible to follow specific topics/tags so that I can see only them in my questions/newsfeed?
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"Adding folders" marked as a duplicate of "Adding item" to Explorer sidebar
I recently asked this question, How to add Google Drive to the Windows Explorer Sidebar and it was marked as a duplicate before anyone who could answer it saw it.
My question was not answered by the ...
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How to remove a "frequented" tag?
Edit: Found a exact duplicate over on meta.StackOverflow: How do I remove a frequented tag?
In the upper right corner of the main page (below Ask Question) it says:
Frequented Tags
[firefox]
This ...
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SU Tag merge request [wi-fi] to [wireless-networking]
wi-fi (60) --> wireless-networking (2507)
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Please help reopen this shutdown question?
How can I identify the culprit of my slow Windows shutdown?
This is a real problem and I can answer this question so it has enough specifications.
We have no idea how your system is set up and ...
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Create a synonym [osx-10.7] -> [osx-lion]
Our OS X tags usually use the version names instead of the numbers.
osx-10.7 should therefore be a synonym for → osx-lion, just like lion is.
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What is the purpose of closing, when compared to deletion?
With me being a relative newbie to Super User, I am trying to understand how the system works.
As per the SU FAQ, questions have to meet certain standards, and that low quality ones will be closed. I ...
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More for burnination and synonyms
Burnination:
first
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general
hardware-selection (the two questions with this tag are closed, and hardware combination seems better anyway; might be better to make them synonyms though)
home (...
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How do I remove the selected tag filter when searching for Unanswered questions on Superuser?
I've been looking for unanswered questions trying to build some reputation here. Once I select a tag filter in the sidebar, I'm shown all of the questions with that tag. Choosing more tags makes the ...
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Today, again, for some reason I was logged out of Superuser and, Indeed Meta. I didn't log out! Why am I logged out?
Today, again, for some reason I was logged out of Superuser and, Indeed Meta. I didn't log out! Why am I logged out?
This has happened at least twice that I am aware of.
Regards,
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Migrate previously closed question to Gaming?
Now that https://gaming.stackexchange.com/ exists, can we migrate questions that were previously closed as off-topic because they are related to gaming to it? Specifically, I'd like to move this ...
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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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Why I get different points from upvoted?
My answers on SuperUser get different points from upvoteds.
One get 5 points and other one get 2 points. (no downvotes)
Why is this happening?
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Can we get a Monarch tag?
I just created this question. I tagged it excel, because the formulas are roughly analogous.
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I have an answer for my "too broad" keyboard question that was closed yesterday - shall we re-open it, or forget it?
So my question What could have caused the * key on my numeric keypad to stop working in Windows 7? got deleted yesterday as too broad. I just voted to undelete it today, because I figured out the ...
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Grace period for suggested edits
As far as I know, the grace period for edits is 5 minutes, and it doesn't matter if it's a normal or a suggested edit.
I proposed an edit for this question and later on, well past the 5 minutes, I ...
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Help center doesn't explain that question about bugs in pre-release software are off-topic
I just used the "Questions about bugs in pre-release/beta software or prototype hardware are off-topic" close reason to vote to close a question. I was looking for somewhere in the Help Center where ...
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Error: "body must be at least 30 characters" when editing an answer
I tried to edit an answer of someone else and got this message:
Oops! Your edit couldn't be submitted because:
body must be at least 30 characters; you entered 19
It's this answer: ...
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