Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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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 Retag Request: [cmd] --> [command-line]
All questions tagged cmd are also tagged windows or something similar,
given that there is already a more popular tag command-line shouldn't we just retag all questions?
cmd might be made a synonym ...
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SU Retag Request: [something-extension(s)] --> [extensions]
Search for extension on https://superuser.com/tags.
Can't these be retagged to extensions, to avoid having google-chrome and google-chrome-extensions as tags on a post? The search allows to search ...
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SU Retag Request: [network] --> [networking]
Similar to SU Retag Request: wireless-network --> wireless-networking.
Can we retag network to networking?
Was doing this manually because I saw this first, until I saw it lists 400+ questions. :-(
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Please save this useful question
my question was migrated from stackoverflow
A Google approach to email
I think its a really good question "Does Gmail show real data or is it fake or prediction?" and it might be useful for other ...
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If (see body for link) was too localised, where can I ask such a question and get useful answers?
I asked this question earlier today, but it was closed as being too localised. That's fine, I guess. However, where can I ask such a question?
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What backend / CMS Scipting is this site running? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What interface software system is used in superuser?
What does this site run on? I'm interested in something similar for a different purpose.
Thanks
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showing total up and down vote counts
how can I see the total up and down vote counts?
any example q?
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What does the recovery tag mean?
What does the recovery tag mean, if anything? Or is it one of those overly broad tags whose questions haven't yet been recategorized into sub-categories?
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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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How can I search through all Stack Exchange sites at once?
Including Area 51, Super User, meta... everything. Is there a simple way to do it in one search?
I'm pretty sure Google-tweaking could do it, but I'd rather have an online tool for it - even if it's ...
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Are there any applications that allow us to ask/answer stack exchange questions from the desktop?
I am looking for an application that acts as a stack exchange client, typically on the desktop.
Features:
Can ask/edit questions
Can answer questions
Can comment
Supports MathJax
Nice to have's:
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My Gravatar won't change
I changed my Gravatar a couple of weeks ago through my profile options on this site. Despite clearing my cache and trying alternative browsers (Firefox, Chrome) and computers (Windows and Linux), the ...
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Why did I lose 1 rep after downvoting?
I notice that when downvoting an answer, it says to leave a comment. I -already- left a comment before downvoting. So I don't. I then drop a point in rep.
I imagine that if i'd left a comment after ...
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Consider migrating all questions tagged Android to android SE
There are a few dozen questions in Super User tagged android. Most of these have been closed as off-topic. They should be migrated to the relevant SE.
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Google Chrome malware warning
Whenever I open this question, Google Chrome gives me a huge warning:
I was wondering if it could be because one of the images in the question came from a now-hijacked site or something. The Google ...
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How can I merge a Gmail account and OpenID account with Superuser?
I have recently created an account with Super User with a Gmail account
Now that I'm trying to login in only find the OpenID login
and when i login with my OpenID it seems Super User doesn't recognize ...
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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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What events trigger inbox notifications?
Sometimes I get a red number beside the StackExchange logo, telling me of new stuff in my inbox. What events cause this?
I know that new answers in my questions get added to my inbox, but what about ....
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why is my question closed?
Why was this question closed: https://superuser.com/questions/223366/can-ping-ip-address-and-nslookup-hostname-but-cannot-ping-hostname-closed ? Please reopen it since it hasn't been fixed yet.
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Tag merge [freeze] - [freezing]
I'm guessing that there really is no difference between the two...
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Why is stating a reason not required when closing a question?
A few of my questions are closed and no reason is ever provided.. this is incredibly annoying, why was closing questions like the following allowed?
Examples:
https://superuser.com/questions/209110/...
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Why did my nickname change [duplicate]
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Why is my superuser username suddenly user2293 instead of leeand00?
Why has my nickname changed on a few sites in the StackOverflow network, and how can I change them back ?
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How can I find moved question?
I am looking for a question or answer i had provided, but i couldn't find it on superuser.
I guess it was moved somewhere else (i.e. stackoverflow).
How can I search such answers/questions?
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Attempt to open a closed question.
One of my questions has been closed as not a real question because some people fail to grasp the implied question. I realise this is a public board and I must cater for all levels, so I have edited ...
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How to reply to a user about something off topic without derailing a comment thread?
Since I started using Super User a short while ago, I've been wondering how to comment on a user's attitude, spelling or similar without getting into a long off-topic comment thread which doesn't ...
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How are the referrals tracked for the Announcer badge?
I'm looking down the badges list and see the Announcer badge:
And so what I was wondering was how tracking/obtaining this badge is possible. Is there some kind of referral link somewhere that I don't ...
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When is a question on SU ontopic?
Recently I've posted my first question on SU, which was closed for being offtopic.
Now, when I wrote the question, the entrybox warned me that the title might be offtopic, so I'm very aware of that. ...
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Please don't be so trigger happy about closing questions
The ability to close questions as duplicates is great when used properly. However, I believe the community got a tad trigger happy with my question:
My question: How to (re)enable the “New” context ...
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How Do I Reclaim a Migrated Question?
If I asked a question on ServerFault but it was closed there and moved to SU, how do I claim the newly migrated question? The specific question is Laptop Display Goes Blank
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Can I claim ownership of my answer to a migrated question?
I posted an answer to question on SO which was then migrated to SU as #215180. At the time, I didn't have an account on SU, but I've just created one and linked it with my SO account. Will the ...
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Terminal Tips and Tricks for Mac OS X is missing
I have bookmarked, a couple of weeks ago, a top voted question having title Terminal Tips and Tricks For Mac OS X and question id 52483.
Why was it deleted?
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How can I browse questions with the Community-Wiki status / label?
I would have thought there'd be a "community/wiki" tab among the question tabs maybe like this:
(source: 4micah.net)
But alas, no such tab exists. Is there another way to search/browse the ...
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what ways can I make one new line in a post?
what ways can I make one new line in a post?
And what is the sense in the fact that pushing enter and starting a new line, doesn't create a new line when the question or I guess answer is submitted?
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How to change my open ID to use a different google account
Hello superusers,
The title says it all. I have been using [email protected] to log in as lysdexic on this site and serverfault. I want to change that to [email protected], but I just can't seem to ...
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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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Why is my superuser username suddenly user2293 instead of leeand00?
Must be a bug or something.
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Tag rename request: [excel] -> [microsoft-excel] & [powerpoint] -> [microsoft-powerpoint]
This question has been superseded by Can we please standardize the Microsoft tags?.
At the time of writing this, there are 722 questions tagged as excel & 161 questions tagged as powerpoint
I ...
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Are "error" and "problem" meta-tags?
From http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tags/:
If the tag can’t work as the only tag on a question, it’s probably a meta-tag.
Clearly, error and problem fit this criterion.
If ...
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StackExchange widget links to 404
I commented on a question some days ago.
Recently the StackExchange widget showed a red icon, clicking it showed
comment on
grep results in putty
(windows 7) terminal change depending
on width of ...
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How do I view the markdown source for a post?
I was trying to figure out how users markdown a button but I do not see a "view source" button. I could of sworn I've been able to see the source of a post before... somehow. Am I bugging out?
Maybe ...
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What kind of syntax is used to specify a button?
I see people use it but I do not see it listed in the markdown help nor in the toolbar.
Looks like this:
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How do you appeal a close decision?
Specifically my question's closure. It's not about mobile phones at all, it's just that I didn't know it was being closed at the time so I had no chance to "defend" it.
Thank you.
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Where can I purchase a superuser t-shirt?
Saw that there were some contests a while ago and I would love to be able to purchase my own shirt as I was not a member of the community when the contests took place.
Does anybody know where I can ...
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Why can I not change my email address in my profile?
I have recently decided to change the email address that my Gravatar is associated with. In the end, I had to create a new Gravatar account with the different email address. After doing this, I ...
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Possible to "protest" the transfer of a question to another forum?
I just asked my first question on Super User, and found it to be the most appropriate category among the Stack Exchange sites.
However, it was immediately migrated to "Web Applications", an unrelated ...
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I found a 3-day-old spammer
He answered one of my questions and then I browsed his answers only to find out that he is a spammer. All answers are the same and are commending a shareware. I demand deletion of his account.
name: ...
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Should we be able to send users private messages?
This functionality might be here already but if so, I could not find it. If not, I feel that sometimes you want to ask people questions or defend a question. Without spamming the comments, would it be ...
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