Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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Can I have two accounts merged into one?
I have a main account on Stackoverflow (562440) and an accidental one on Superuser (163236).
would it be possible to merge the SU-account into the SO-account, so my SO-profile is shown on SU and I ...
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Important question about svchost virus was closed
I asked this question and It was closed as a Exact duplicate of a question which does not resemble it at all. First of all, nowhere in this "dupilcate question's" answers does it mention the stop ...
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How can I get a question reopened?
I asked a question and it quickly got closed for not being constructive (because people seemed to think I was asking for opinions, even if I wasn't.)
So I edited it to make it more clear what I was ...
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Is it possible to receive rep awarded from bounty after hitting mortarboard on the same day?
I came pretty close to this situation not long ago, except I received my mortarboard as result of getting a bounty. Also, I have received a mortarboard from a good question without receiving bounty ...
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Can't see new answer
I had posted this question a few months ago. It had only received one answer to date. When I visited the site a couple of days ago, I saw the notification in my inbox of a new answer. But when I ...
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Reopen request for question on "what physical disk is referenced by Event 7.."
My question:
what physical disk is referenced by Event 7, Disk error "The device, \Device\Harddisk2\DR2, has a bad block."
was closed as a duplicate of:
How do I determine which HD is ...
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question closed as exact duplicate, but the referred question appears to be only loosely related
My question was closed as exact duplicate 11 days ago:
batch-rename filenames with numbers to sort alphabetically
For some reason i did not receive any notification about this, so I noticed it just ...
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Quick way to find questions nominated for closing?
Is there a fast way for someone with 3k+ rep to find questions nominated for closing?
If there's not, can we make one? I think this would prevent a lot of redundant effort, i.e. 5 different highish ...
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Are questions being moved to other stackExchange sites? Where is my old SuperUser question?
I came to SuperUser today to check an old question. The question have very good answers on it.
https://superuser.com/questions/5940/hidden-features-of-the-iphone
But it gives me a 404. I suspect ...
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Can this question be now moved to webapps.stackexchange.com? [closed]
Can this be now moved to webapps.stackexchange.com?
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Viewing change history to questions on superuser.com
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As a regular user (i.e. not the OP or subsequent editor), is it possible to see what changes were made to a question (or one of its answers) on https://superuser.com?
Example
In a search for ...
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Who accepts the question in case the the creator deleted the account?
I have this current situation on the question How change the IP address of the computer on Windows 10?
It seems that the creator has deleted their account. Who will be able to accept the answer? Will ...
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Is a request for specific information about software error messages really off topic?
I asked for a comprehensive list of error and informational messages produced by Robocopy. I described my problem (a huge log file), my efforts to resolve it (numerous web searches and reading ...
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How is my question about the Windows Registry off-topic?
I've got the question
https://superuser.com/questions/1651185/does-windows-have-any-protection-against-programs-that-refuse-to-uninstall (deleted automatically by Community, only for 10K+ users)
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Someone else's legit question deleted
(Edited to be a generic question; see old version if you're curious about specifics)
I googled a question (Q) I had and the only hit was to a deleted (but cached) Q here and it (the Google-cached copy)...
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Why is my question downvoted?
I would appreciate assistance to make my question acceptable to this site, but it has been downvoted twice and my comment asking for guidance was deleted. I have tried to add some background that ...
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Find out why an answer was deleted
TL;DR: How to find out why an answer i wrote was deleted?
I wrote an answer to a question, got some comments and upvote and then the answer was deleted and i had no idea why. I raised a flag for ...
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Failing Review Audit because I added a comment that it was a duplicate post
I originally posted this to Meta Stack Exchange and was told that it should be here instead.
I reviewed a post in the Super User First Post queue and thought it sounded familiar. I searched for the ...
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What close reason to use for "Unable to Reproduce"?
Stack Overflow has a close reason used when a problem no longer exists. The reason is Unable to Reproduce. Unable to Reproduce covers things like fixing typos and minor mis-configurations.
I've ...
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Am told I cannot create tag - I am not trying to create a tag
Trying to change my question
https://superuser.com/questions/1161441/chrome-switches-tab-unexpectedly-with-a-noise
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OS: Mac OSX 10.12.2 Browser: Chrome 55.0.2883.95 (64-bit)
I am in one ...
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it is strange that I am probably not a Google+ user yet I can login to stackexchange sites
I don't believe I am a Google+ user and I am trying to minimize my use of Google products. I believe that I took a specific action to ensure I am not a Google+ user at some point in the past. I do use ...
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My question was closed as duplicate but I couldn't find out if the question it was a duplicate of that question
My question about some adware on my PC which I couldn't remove was closed and marked as a duplicate of
this question yet I think it has nothing to do with my question.
I couldn't answer it because ...
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Can not log into Super User since the new login appeared
I noticed some changes in the log in on this site recently, and since then I am no longer able to log in to Super User, or Stack Exchange. I only have a Stack Exchange account.
When trying to log in ...
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How Boolean operators fit with tags?
I'm aware that if I want to search for a tag, I just type "[~~~]" in the search bar (just replace the tildes with the tag you want). But what if I want to include other things with it? How would the ...
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Good question with accepted answer disappeared?
First off, this was a question I answered. And in in my humble opinion it was a good question that dealt with improper DNS name server settings being set on a domain registration, how to diagnose, how ...
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How do you find/access community wiki questions?
It is clear how a question or answer can become community wiki, but I can't find any documentation for how to find these questions to participate in answering them. I came across a few questions in a ...
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Am I able to get more technical help here on a gaming question I have on Arqade SE?
I have a problem with the display driver or something for one of my old games and I cant seem to get an answer for it. it is indeed a very technical question so if I post it here would you guys be ...
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Appeal regarding the closure of a question
I asked a question and it was closed as being primarily opinion based. I frankly don't see how and am willing to listen to anyone who is willing to explain how a question about latency in RAM is ...
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Reputation audit does not match reputation on site
My current reputation audit at Super User (/reputation) displays, as of this writing, a reputation of 10825, but the reputation shown on the site is 10775, a discrepancy of 50 points.
Can someone ...
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Tag Request: TAILS
I am unable to add this tag For the OS (see image below). It's an acronym for the Linux distro known as "The Amnesic Incognito Live System". This is an example question referring to TAILS and the ...
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Why do line breaks not work for me in comments?
The help text recommends insertion of a double space when a line break is required. It don't work for me.
The answer here is not helpful.
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Where can I view my tag wiki edits?
Is there a place in my profile that I can see my tag wiki edits from the past? I know I can find recent ones in my activity log, but what about ones further back?
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What does the number represent?
When I click the StackExchange button and select hot questions, there is a number next to the questions. What is that number suppose to represent? I have tried looking at, adding, subtracting and so ...
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What does active mean in the flag queue?
I notice that there's an block of bright pink with the words active next to my flag - what does it mean?
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Dealing with answers that simply discuss other answers to the same question
According to the FAQ, "Answers that are commentary on the question or other answers may be removed". Came across this question with 8 non-deleted answers, 5 of which are fine. The remaining 3 though ...
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Where should I migrate this question about HTTP/HTTPS?
I have a question about HTTP/HTTPS on Superuser. It has not received any answers:
SSL / https login issue
I was thinking of migrating it to Webmasters, or perhaps IT Security.
Which site should I ...
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Flagging answers on closed questions?
Just came across this question: Scheduled Tasks - Display the script. The OP might have accepted that "answer" since it pointed him to the proper solution, but clearly a link to a previous SU post isn'...
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Old Community wiki Answer not an answer
Reviewing old posts, I came across this answer. My first inclination was to flag, not an answer. The designation as a community wiki threw me though.
Here's the answer:
So, after I create my ...
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Merge [.iso] with [iso-image]
Option to mount .iso in Windows 8 missing post had tag with .iso while we have already iso-image tag for the ISO file.
While it's the only question which is tagged with that tag but I think it's ...
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Where to ask a question about iTunes/AppStore
I had asked this question some time back and it had been closed as off-topic.
Now I have another question related to iTunes and the AppStore.
Can anyone say which stack exchange site would be ...
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Does an answer to a closed question count for the Windows 8 Challenge?
The relevant post is https://superuser.com/a/494936/168055.
It is clear that posts that are closed do not count. What about answers to closed questions?
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Why is there a blank space at the top of the questions list?
When I visited Super User this morning, an extra spurious blank space appeared at the top of the list of questions on the home page.
This blank space doesn't appear on any other SE site that I've ...
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Can one offer a bounty for more rep than one has?
I noticed this question has a bounty on it for 100 rep, where the OP (at the time I'm writing this) has 67 rep. What is the relationship between a bounty you can offer and the rep you have earned?
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Question mistakenly closed as duplicate
I arrived at a question through a web search and noticed that it had been erroneously been closed as an exact duplicate. The question was on how to tell if a port is USB 3.0, and the duplicate ...
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How can I see the source of the current revision of an answer with a pending edit?
Question: https://superuser.com/questions/64808/create-your-own-hand-written-font-for-free
Answer: https://superuser.com/a/64825/36744
edit link: https://superuser.com/questions/64808/create-your-own-...
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Tag for NppExec as a support to Notepad++
How are new tags decided? Is this done if there are say 50 or so questions containing a particular topic? I obviously don't have the reputation to create new tags, but being a regular user of Notepad++...
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Why do we have both [retag-request] and [tag-synonym-request] on meta? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Synonymous meta tags about tagging
Why do we have both retag-request and tag-synonym-request on meta?
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Retrieving saved draft of question
I spent a fair amount of time putting in a question. As I did, I noticed a message saying a draft was saved. When I tried to post my question, it was unsuccessful - probably because I clicked on the ...
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Why was my solution converted to a comment?
Solution link:
https://superuser.com/q/359995/74026
For sub-10k users:
If by converter you mean a cable adapter that converts between SATA and PATA, those are probably hit-or-miss as the two ...
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