Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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Why this question was closed?
This question was closed as subjective and argumentative:
What's your favourite “super user” Anti-boss technique
Waiting for the "Not Programming related" proposal, i thought my question would fit ...
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Why can’t I edit this question but I can still edit others?
I don’t have the magically 2,000+ to actually edit content independently, but why can’t I edit this quite obviously messed up post:
Cannot access the Internet even though it shows to be connected on ...
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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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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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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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Why aren't there any SuperUser users with a Beta badge?
Why aren't there any SuperUser users with a Beta badge?
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Is the ban warning too strict?
I want to ask a new question and get the warning
Wait! Some of your past questions have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from asking any more.
But I asked 9 questions ...
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Are user-level troubleshooting questions appropriate?
Questions like: When Abode Reader plugin attempts to open web documents in IE8, sometimes a blank dialog box appears and the document fails to open.
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I deleted my own question, can I get it back?
I deleted my question, because I saw a big flaw in it and didn't want a ton of downvotes.. I fixed it (it still had the option), and when I clicked 'OK' it said the question had been deleted (...
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Why am I being warned about being blocked from asking questions?
I just went to post a new question, and at the top of the form I see a message saying:
Wait! Some of your past questions have not been well-received, and
you're in danger of being blocked from ...
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SU Retag Request: [applications] --> [software]
applications might benefit from being merged to software.
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Load an image in Superuser?
I looked at the superuser help but I'm still unable to know how to load a jpg I created with a screenshot to be pasted in Superuser in order to explain myself better
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Where can I ask the question about only for mobile?
I need some software for my mobile and I know I can't ask it on SU because it's not related with PCs in some way.
So for mobiles, where can I ask questions? Does the Stack Exchange Network have any ...
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Retag cmd, cli, terminal, and terminal.app into command-line
command-line probably is/should be the canonical tag, with 782 questions. cmd is more Windows-oriented, but is still command-line. cli is about half-and-half, with half on Windows and half on Linux. ...
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Why was I banned?
I have asked one question on this site that received one answer. The question was marked as a possible dupe (I don't dispute that).
The question: force programs and connections to use a proxy server ...
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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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Empty tooltip for non-existing tag
When asking a new question and creating a tag that doesn't exist I get just an empty hover-up box.
I haven't tried to actually post a question with a bogus tag, so I'm not sure if this behaviour ...
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$RECYCLE.BIN question that is not a duplicate marked as a duplicate
Oliver Salzburg♦ marked my question...
How to delete $RECYCLE.BIN folder on external hard disk?
...as a duplicate of...
There is a “$REYCLE.BIN” folder in my external hard drive; can I delete ...
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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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Is there any particular reason why the flag counter on my moderator election nomination is different from what the flag counter on my profile says?
The flag counter on my moderator nomination states that I have 364 helpful flags (as of the instant this question was posted). However, the counter on my user profile states that I have 535 helpful ...
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Why am I requested to log in again before I can post a question even though I have logged in
I had not learned of Super User community until two days ago when my question was migrated from Software community to Super User community. (I did not remember that I had joined in this community 10 ...
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Is a duplicate question closed?
I'm struggling with a help center topic "duplicates". If a question is marked as "duplicate" (by user votes) is it already closed as well?
If not, and the close process still has to be initialized, ...
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Disagreeing with a failed review audit
I failed this review audit right now: https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/271481
Why was this a bad answer? What they said seemed reasonable, and since I don't have the required knowledge to ...
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Is there any way to see all the questions that are tagged with my favorite tags?
I want to visit http://superuser.com and I want to see just all the asked questions or all active questions that are tagged with my favorite tags.
I know I can search with one tag, but I want to ...
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Closed DLNA question
Yesterday i edited my closed question to specify that i will be using it for my computer, as explicitly stated by the FAQ:
Super User is for computer enthusiasts and power users. If you have a
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How do I have 199 reputation on Meta if I haven't asked questions on here before?
I haven't asked a question on here before, but yet my meta reputation is 199. How?
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Why is a suggested edit not available?
Opening https://superuser.com/suggested-edits/8465 results in a 404 message.
8464 and 8466 can be viewed.
What are possible causes for the unavailability of suggested edits (for 10k+ users)?
Daniel BeckMod
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Unclear flag policy for low-reputation users
I've been notified by a mod at Android Enthusiasts of my abuse of the flag system.
I'm sorry, but we're not going to keep converting [your non-answers] to comments for
you. Earn 50 rep and you ...
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Why can't I register on SuperUser without OpenID?
I left the "register" window open for two days and it never completed.
How can I register without using an OpenID?
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Would the displacement of this question help?
Notwithstanding the close reason, the answers volunteered for this question are supernal, inestimable and efficacious, and would truly help many others. Thus, Would you please move this to ...
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Can we bump threads? [duplicate]
I have seen a post here, which I was reluctant to flag, but apparently has just been deleted.
The post was an answer to "up" the thread. Obviously, that is not an answer, and thus deserved a flag, ...
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inserting a line break in a comment [duplicate]
Is this possible? It gets annoying when I want to address two different things in one comment (or two different people) and it all gets crammed together.
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How should we treat questions involving mobile computers like barcode scanners that use Windows Mobile?
UPDATE - I found this proposal over on area51.
It suggests a StackExchange site for Windows Mobile. Go follow it if you want to see this!
I've been using a computer like this at work for the last ...
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Received 38 downvotes on different posts in 4 minutes [duplicate]
This is my reputation history right now:
These are 38 of my highest-voted questions and answers. Looks like I made some enemies. Could moderators handle this, please?
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Should we remove general tags (in favour of specific tags) immediately, or create a Meta for review first?
In many cases, questions will be tagged with both a specific tag and a general tag. For example, network-interface and interface on a question dealing with network interfacing. Both tags are ...
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How to add my photo to SU account?
I tired to add my photo to my profile, it redireted me to Gravatar i added my photo there, then what, i don't understand the next step.. Thank you for your help
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Why is my superuser username suddenly user2293 instead of leeand00?
Must be a bug or something.
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Do mods still merge spam users into the deposit user?
I know that a while ago, instead of outright deleting/destroying newly created users who post spam, they would be suspended and then merged into a single user (https://superuser.com/users/43131/...
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Why was this First Post deleted even if it does not deserve deletion?
I was reviewing First Posts today and stumbled on this answer as a review audit. To me, it seems like such an answer would be allowed as:
it isn't spam or offensive,
it is an answer, as it eventually ...
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Merge tags "tab" and "tabs"
Both tab and tabs refer to the exact same thing and thus should be merged.
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Find out, why a question was deleted
Why was this question deleted? https://superuser.com/questions/603373/how-do-i-reverse-proxy-etherpad-lite-with-nginx-to-a-subdirectory And can you please undelete it? It sais there:
deleted by ...
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I thought the accepted answer is always listed first - here it is second. Huh?
How is it possible that this question has the top-voted-but-not-accepted answer listed first, instead of the accepted answer?
What's the easiest way to get text onto a Kindle?
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Get rid of product-rec tag
product-rec looks to be a good candidate for deletion, or do we keep it around as a match for software-rec and hardware-rec?
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Why are my questions judged as low quality?
When I write questions on Super User, I often find that I am rejected when I click submit after typing a paragraph; including my previous research on the subject, and so on.
It says that my question ...
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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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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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Why do certain commenters take a rude tone with new users?
I saw this question: Video Player code (JavaScript, HTML5 etc), and I thought it might be good to give the person a way to solve the problem, even though it isn't on topic for this website. I've ...
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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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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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