Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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superuser inbox not posting new messages
Since yesterday, my superuser inbox is no longer receiving updates to questions where I contributed. That is, if I am to leave a comment and then another user were to leave a subsequent comment, I am ...
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Please revert migration
Regarding my question:
How to download all videos with yt-dlp from a youtube channel after the redesign?
To summarize, I think it was a erroneous migration. I flagged it to try to get it back and it ...
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Please clean up diskpart.com spam by user Metaphor
User Metaphor (1692216) is spamming diskpart ads. Can someone clean that up please?
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My question got closed (as a duplicate)
My question got closed as a duplicate (I think by a single mod, not by the community)... the question it linked to, did not contain the answer I specified in my question. I already added comments as ...
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I would like to ask for a revision whether this question could be reopened
I have asked a question recently, which got closed as duplicate:
Extra wear of multicore processor when only a single core is used. Is there such a thing?
I believe that the post that was suggested to ...
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Can I get my day counted for the Fanatic Badge if i'm logged in from the android app
I'm going to be away from my pc for quite a long time and I'm going to be able to use my phone instead, and I'm a fan of the site.
So as stated above, does my day count if I'm connected through my ...
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How to get back to removed comments (particular case)?
I've asked a question and now, that I get back to it showing to a colleague of mine, I notice that portion of the comments have been removed.
I'd like to see those. That would support my claim of ...
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Suddenly received 4 duplicate Announcer badges on 3 different sites
In the last couple of hours I have received 4 Announcer badges. Two of them on Super User, one on IT Security and another one on ServerFault.
This seems slightly abnormal to me because probability of ...
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How to make question not "too broad"?
Recently I posted a question that was soon closed for being "too broad", without any comments. I would really like an answer to my question, but there's not much more details I can add. Is there any ...
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Super User not using my SE network profile
Normally when I sign up on a different SE site it uses my existing SE profile... however that doesn't seem to the be case here.
Is there any way I can set it to my network profile without having to ...
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Too restrictive with permitted number of links for a new user
I have a question about my Super User post: Linux subsytem for windows not launching
I have more research information to provide to help with the question. But I'm restricted to only 2 links per post ...
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How to cast attention to your question?
I have a question which is two months old, viewed 19 times, and no answer or comment on it. Thus, I asked people I know "IRL" to help me, and no one could.
I thought I could "up" it, like on forums, ...
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Question closed as too broad because of the wrong belief?
I asked this question and was closed as too broad because of the statement that it would require upward hardware compatibility but which is wrong. (ᴡɪɴ9x still works natively on latest hardware with ...
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Edited question to bring it into scope, how does one get the "on-hold" removed?
I edited a good (in my opinion) question from another user in order to bring it into scope. My edit was approved, but the question is still on hold.
What is the right way to bring someone who can ...
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Answering your bounty question
I have an open bounty question (qtcreator can't find qt) and solved the problem.
In those cases you answer your own question but mine has open bounty, what will happen to the bounty? I don't ...
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Does the 'Taxonomist' badge include tags created on other people's questions?
The Taxonomist badge is awarded if 50 questions use a tag you've created, according to the Badges page
Does this count for me or for the OP if I create a tag when editing a question?
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Reviewing suggested edits -- Which column is the original, and which is the proposal?
When reviewing the suggested edits queue, I came across this one and I'm confused. My understanding is that the post on the left side is the original and the right side is the proposed changes, ...
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Is there something wrong with my question regarding Outlook?
I asked a question Outlook 2013 gives Windows Security warning when adding live account on the website and only got a downvote. I am not sure why.
Can anyone explain whether my question has some ...
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Cant Login to Chat for SU
I can log in to Super User but not the chat site. It sit's at "Logging you in to the Stack Exchange chat..." and does nothing. Additionally, I can see the chat room and view it, but it say's I'm not ...
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Thinking maybe I should migrate a question
I asked this:
Auto-forwarding messages on a Facebook group to a mailing list
on WebApps.SX ; on second though, I think maybe it's a better fit on this site (e.g. because it doesn't actually have to ...
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The tag [windows-virtual-pc] should be merged with [virtual-pc]
I noticed that there are two tags for Microsoft Virtual PC, of which one is virtual-pc (327 questions) and the other is windows-virtual-pc (7 questions). Windows Virtual PC is referring to a specific ...
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Remove bounty if I haven't awarded it yet?
I created a bounty on this question:
Sleeping a computer via batch file in Windows 7
But I meant to award it on a different one. Is there any way I can remove it and post it on the question it was ...
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If I'd like my question marked as duplicate, should I flag for mod attention?
I have a question that I asked here:
What happens after you leave Windows 7 inactivated?
and it is a duplicate of Windows 7 activation period.
I've flagged it as a duplicate as well, but:
If I ...
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Why offtopic and if truly offtopic then where to ask it? http://superuser.com/questions/610759
I asked this question How to determine whether audio is music or not
I have read https://superuser.com/help/on-topic and I am baffled as to why was it put on hold and later closed as OFFTOPIC by ...
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Is this question suitable for SuperUser?
This question was closed on ServerFault, as it's about a home network and not a professional-capacity one.
Is it suitable for SuperUser?
I got conflicting advice when I asked on this thread.
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Many questions tagged "ide" should be tagged "pata"
Many of the questions currently tagged "ide" should actually be tagged "pata". ide is for integrated development environments, rather than Integrated Drive Electronics.
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SU Retag Request: [*filter(ing)] --> [filter(ing)]
filter
filtering
web-filtering
spam-filtering
traffic-fitering
The above listed questions may benefit from splitting the tags apart
and housing them under filter or filtering. What do you ...
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SU Meta Community Link pointing to SO Meta Community
Since yesterday i.e October 8th, 2010, I unable to see meta site link for SU and SF.
We have meta community link in SF and SU but both points to SO meta Community.
Am I missing anything here?
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Possible bug in inserting link over selected text
I experienced a bit of really weird behavior on superuser this morning. I created a new ticket, and in that ticket I had made two links. The first link I added after typing some stuff, and I made it ...
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Chrome flagged superuser.com as "dangerous"
I don't know if this is from some global blacklist or if it's unique to my machine, but Chrome just popped up this annoying warning when attempting to visit superuser.com:
Not sure if it matters to ...
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Question about "discharging" yourself before building a PC
I have a question about pc build and avoiding any damage to components while I build it. We don't have any earthing/grounding in our home (so does many others here). So basically whether you have 2 ...
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Request to reopen question 1736397
My question has been closed immediately after I asked it. The closed message dialog links to another question: How do I ask a question that may require recommending software?. The accepted answer with ...
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Gray Line To Migrate Questions About Similar Topic
I asked the question below:
Latest Windows 10 Will Not Deploy Printers Per Computer
Users are telling me it should be on ServerFault but on Serverfault I found a similar question that they migrated it ...
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The picture on superuser "page not found" webpage, what is its origin?
This picture:
from here: https://superuser.com/404
What is the origin of this picture? I am just curious, I tried Bing Visual Search it and failed to find information relevant to its origin.
Its name ...
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New cookie preferences - just what is that black bar, and how do I set it?
They're not asking whether you prefer chocolate or oatmeal-raisin (... we arn't judging but chocolate all the way).
SU's one of the early release sites for the new cookie preferences. Official post ...
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Are my questions on-topic here, and if so, should a few new tags be created, maybe?
I have a question about my Super User post: How to mount FAT16/32 USB volume on smartos/illumos/omnios?
Are my questions about Illumos, OmniOS, SmartOS on-topic here, and if so, should a few ...
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How to answer a question that was migrated away, then closed and migrated back?
In this question: my php script does not work, the answer was migrated away correctly to Stack Overflow.
Stack Overflow closed the question being unclear as I was adding my answer and that action ...
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Question put on hold as too broad
I don't want to be that guy who complains about a rightful disciplinary action against him. But I really don't know what I did wrong here. I asked a question about a problem I'm currently encountering ...
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Remove accidental rollback to previous revision
In this question Does Windows Firewall fully block Windows Telemetry?, I wanted to edit my answer. But suddenly my PC's cursor glitches and I clicked to rollback and delete option of that answer.
Now ...
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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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What more can I do to my question to get help?
I have a question about my Super User post: Windows 10 Jumplist pinned server items lag?
I'm quite disappointed that I have had very little response to this question. This is an issue which I am ...
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New Tag Request: "IIS-8.5"
We have a tags for "IIS", "IIS-7.5", and "IIS", but not for "IIS-8.5".
IIS 8.5 is included in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.
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Did the review process trick me?
I was reviewing First Posts and I got one that looked like a duplicate of another answer. Here's what it showed me after I failed:
https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/492517
However, when I was ...
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How to include in a comment a call to a user with unicode characters?
I try to add in a comment @Pekka웃.
It pops up an error.
Comments cannot contain that content.
Unlucky.
I remove the last character 웃 and the comment was accepted without any problem...
He answers to ...
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Is this general printer refill question appropriate?
I asked a general question regarding refilling toner in laser printers. Is this question appropriate?
When refilling toner, why only to half capacity?
SuperUser is appropriate for computer support ...
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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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Question marked as duplicate is not a duplicate and the original question is deleted. Can someone review?
So while looking at this recent question:
Accessing a bridged modem from behind a router
The poster states:
There is an existing question that seems quite similar; however,
it was marked as a ...
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Reopen request 855983
I've now fixed the title of my question so it is in line with the topic of home networking:
Can a home PPPoE connection access all websites, regardless of the site infrastructure's MTU settings?
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Can I get a question I asked with a temp account linked to my real account? [duplicate]
I asked Is it possible to enable System Protection from the command prompt? while my computer was in an Automatic Repair cycle of Doom.
I used a temp account to ask it. Is it possible to get it ...
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Questions put on hold and then deleted tell the user to edit the question or comment, neither of which is possible
Questions put on hold and then deleted tell the user to edit the question or comment, neither of which is possible.
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