Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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Why was my comparison question closed?
A while back, I asked a question about how the Raspberry Pi compares, but it was closed as "Not Constructive". I don't see how. I'll break it down:
As it currently stands, this question is not a ...
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What's wrong with this question?
I received down-votes for this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/753966/looking-for-a-forum-with-anonymity-support
Now my understanding is that it is not a question which has readily ...
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Trying to reach 200 rep, then this bogus? edit rejection
This edit rejection claims that I submitted this with spelling errors. There is no spelling error that I can find.
I am at 198. Obviously, I am going to go edit another so I can hit my 200.
Is ...
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Safe lubricants to use is not primarily opinion based
Please consider reopening What lubricants can be safely added to a laptop fan?
It was closed as "primarily opinion based", but the question is not an opinion-based question: "Are there any lubricants ...
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Why was my question considered an opinion based question?
I got my question closed as an opinion based: Is it really cheaper to use a Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure than to buy a hardware with the Windows OS?.
While the question is clearly not opinion-...
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How to enter suggestions
What can I do when I don't have a question but actually some kind of advice for hopefully a number of superusers around there? Should I first ask the question, wait a bit and than answer my own ...
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Question closed which regards unlicensed software, but does not condone it/ask for help with it
I recently asked this:
https://superuser.com/questions/991161/why-have-black-editions-been-maintained-for-windows-xp-but-not-for-windows-7?noredirect=1#comment1366799_991161
the question was first ...
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How do you delete your accounts on stack exchange websites?
...and are your questions/answers deleted along with that or are they still findable via search engines or with a URL?
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is this question off topic
I recently asked https://superuser.com/questions/650929/tool-software-to-surprise-during-birthday on Super User. Will the question would be off topic? I have mentioned my problem clear. Normal search ...
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Reopen Closed Question (reason for closing : Off Topic)
I posted the following question on Super User : https://superuser.com/questions/537232/issues-with-htaccess-url-re-write
However this is not the original question , the original question seemed ...
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What is wrong with this question?
It is giving me "It does not meet our quality standards." for
How do I link my existing account in a website to Openid account, like google account?
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Should not the "low quality posts" calibrated about answers containing just code?
I saw that part of the answers reported in the "low quality posts" are answers that report a command line code, or snippets for a bash script, and some of those answers are up-voted from more than two ...
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Why was this question closed?
https://superuser.com/questions/284021/remove-documents-from-main-library-on-kindle
I think this is a legitimate question about a piece of software (the Kindle's OS) which was abruptly closed by a ...
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Sudden Loss of Reputation [closed]
A minute ago I reached 1,512 in 5 minutes from 1,474. Now i am back to 1,474 in just 5 minutes. How is this possible . Please any moderator tell me where I lost my rep. What is happening.
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I ...
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questions - flag for closing if question is trivial?
I came across this question just now:
How to run a bash script via absolute path?
This question is extremely trivial, it's like RTFM or STFW level.
Frankly, such questions should not be asked at ...
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I am a restricted user and can't comment on an answer
I can't ask new questions at this point, but have a similar problem that relates to this answer. I also can't sent private messages. Now what can I do?
Edit: so how do I add a question? It's strange ...
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Images abducted by ImageShack.us until we pay the ransom
I'm not sure what is involved in the registration of the domain (surely they want some $$).
This is the question: iTunes 9 does not show icon in Windows 7 taskbar?
Can a moderator register the ...
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A question I submitted as a guest was removed. How can I recover the question, and why was it removed without any feedback?
I submitted this question as a guest, while logged out.
For reasons unknown the post was removed. Perhaps it was deemed unsuitable for Superuser or whatever, but in any case I would like to recover ...
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Why am I question banned?
I know that I am question banned for asking poorly-received questions.
The thing is though, I don't understand why my questions are bad.
Does anyone mind taking a look through the poorly-received ...
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How does one say 'made up slang' and slang in other languages? [closed]
Suppose I need to use or explain a hybrid (english mash-up) word to answer a question. How do I explain this to someone who is not a native speaker?
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Newsletter top question bug
I have just received the newsletter, and one of the top questions was How to analyze a link to figure out the actual link. It said I had answered the question.
It's nice I guess, but my answer was ...
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Clarification of on-topic status [closed]
I don't want to pick on Nestor here, as I think his question is good, but I'm questioning whether it is on-topic.
Let me clarify that I'm not complaining about flag weight, I promise. However, I ...
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where is my Stack Exchange inbox
I want to delete my account on superuser.com. I received a mail from [email protected] saying:
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We recently received your request to delete your Super User profile.
A self-deletion ...
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Could you create the "miller" tag
Miller is a great cli tool to work with structured text data file.
The tag description could be:
Miller is an open source command line utility: it is like awk, sed, cut, join, and sort for name-...
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Autocompletion getting in the way: yas-snippet-dirs gets completed by adding a period [closed]
I tried to write this answer to a question. Every time I tried to type the variable name yas-snippet-dirs, a period was automatically added after that name, as soon as I typed a space char or a ...
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Where to post my Q which is on hold in this site?
I had posted yesterday this question
Whether Internet speed be same in tablet computer as in mobile phone?
It's too good to see one answer I received but unfortunately it's put on hold. Please ...
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what's matter with my account, it becomes a new one
I have asked 4 questions
today I clicked like create account or something, use google email to login
and my account looks like a new one. and only have 1 question.
how can I get my old account?
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This question has been said to off topic SU [duplicate]
I have a question about my Super User post: Saving website leads to incomplete save
I dont see this is off topic on SU, or I cannot see the real difference between meta and not meta... but I really ...
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Inconsistent closing of questions
Last year I posted the question "How Often Should I Run ChkDsk?" and the question received a decent amount of views and a handful of answers. Today, I asked the question "Should I ever put my computer ...
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Microsoft-Forms tag needed
While researching a problem, I was looking for a tag for Microsoft Forms, I didn't find one; there is a [forms] generic tag, with 778 topics. If I search without any tag term, for
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How do you ignore a certain user on Super User?
So, I want to ignore questions for certain users from my Questions/Unanswered feed. How do I do that?
The main reason for this kind of feature is that not everything that annoys me is against the ...
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Why can't I post anything in Super User?
Why I can not post any question in Super User? My account was suspended temporarily due to the low contributions, but now it should be expired, why I still can't post a question?
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how do you stop a user from harassment?
What steps can be taken when a user gives endless, long-winded, and bellicose comments expressing opinionated answers almost every time you post a question?
Most users of this site are here for ...
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Why Can't I post here?
I am getting this message and am new and don't know why-
Oops! Your answer couldn't be submitted because:
Sorry, we are no longer accepting answers from this account. See http://goo.gl/C1Kwu ...
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Question incorrectly marked as a duplicate...
I just posted this question:
How can I control my Mac remotely?
It specifically asks how I can remotely control my Mac.
It was subsequently closed and marked as an "exact duplicate" of this ...
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Suggested edits still not approved
I've submitted too many edits, which isn't unusual for me, and when I try to edit anymore posts, I get the message saying that I need to wait for my other submitted edits to be approved (as you do).
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How to deal with censorship by a high rep user?
I've made a few comments on an old post, which was (unfortunately, IMHO) closed as OT.
Some appended to some answers, trying to contribute and provide more info and evidence on them, but another ...
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Why are people voting to close my question?
How is CMD's convert command able to convert FAT to NTFS without data loss?
I've recently updated the question to directly respond to criticism that the question is off-topic based on the claims ...
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Can I get notified when my comment is deleted
Two days ago I replied to a comment (under my own question, which happened to be closed later).
To my surprise my last comment was seemingly deleted by an admin.
The comment was acceptable, as I ...
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How can I find my the question I asked?
I asked a question in superuser about 3 hours ago. And then I closed my browser and opened it some time ago. Now I want to see question. I searched and was unable to find it. I don't deleted it. How ...
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Undelete the List of free antivirus solutions for Windows
I went out to search for antivirus solutions, and quite a few questions are on super user for this. I believe a question like "what free antivirus solutions are there" is a valid question for this (...
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Preview does not accurately represent code
<pre> tags are lined up with my bullet indents in the code preview, but not in the answer.
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How can I appeal the deletion of questions? A question was falsely flagged as "spam or offensive," but it was just about school classes
This question got deleted as "offensive or spam": "BUD" (for Android OS) has asset editors, map editors... how to use wireless mouses with this? As "Godot-4" does selects/...
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Why asking about computer software is closed as off-topic?
Upgrade Visual Studio 2019 to 2022 for free?
this has been closed as off-topic. I just looked at the super user topics article and it clearly says "computer software".
Please reopen
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superuser - 1 quest... with new activity
Why does superuser display "1 question with new activity" , why not simply 1 new question.
What is the significance of "activity" here ?
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How are bounties cancelled?
How is a bounty canceled when the person is asking for nonsensical details about a question that has been clearly asked and answered?
Why do some RJ45 plugs have the lock release clip under a rubber ...
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Didn't recive mortarboard badge
The info about the Mortarboard badge says that anyone who has earned 200 reputation (or more) in a single day should get this badge.
Yesterday I earned 267 reputation,
But I didn't get the badge.
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Which Stack Exchange site should I post a question about certificate providers to?
https://superuser.com/q/571905/172193
That was closed as being off topic. In my mind it ''does'' "relate to computer software" just as much as such questions as "What's a good free GUI zip client for ...
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Can someone explain to me about reputation?
I don't understand how to get Reputation. I have tried searching for the answer, but to no avail. Even a link to the correct page will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Account locked after I deleted questions that attacked griefer?
Several of my questions attracted griefer who bombarded the comments with nit picks, so I deleted them, now my account is locked from making new posts because the question that are left are boring and ...
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