Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance from community, moderators, or staff with one of the site's features
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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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Reopen request 1803702
The question is closed as a duplicate of another question. I have highlighted the difference between the associated question and my question. I have now significantly edited the question to ask how ...
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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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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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please review hold on my blocker question
https://superuser.com/questions/1057348/blocker-setup-to-protect-non-technical-users has been rewritten with objective criteria.
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Did I do something wrong with my question?
I just got a question removed, without any comment or explaination.
I'd like some opinions to know whether I did something actually wrong, or if my question might have just been hastly judged, due to ...
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Is there any chance to return ability to make question or should i open a new account
My account is blocked , so I can't make any question anymore.
Is there any chance to be unblocked or I just should open a new account ?
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Question was removed before I could provide clarification
My Inbox today had an alert to a comment on a question, where it seems some clarification was being asked for in order to make the question more useful. However, when trying to view the comment, I ...
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Full Screen Width not used [closed]
Superuser does not use full width of my screen in browser.
My questions are small in the middle, need to be scrolled while there is much border left and right.
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I asked a question that is a month old, is it okay to delete?
I asked a question about Windows 10 and its start menu here. It's one month old, has no answers, and only one comment I forgot to respond to. Should I delete it and ask it again, or should I respond ...
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Can I ask questions in another language on Super User? [duplicate]
I'm new to Super User. I'm reading rules but there is one big question in my mind: can a user ask a question in another language like French or Spanish?
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Why was my question on vlc deleted?
It's very clear what I'm asking, why was this questioned deleted?
https://superuser.com/questions/1038369/what-is-the-command-line-syntax-to-use-chromecast-in-vlc-3-0
What is the command line ...
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Feature Request- adding "date tags"
There are many questions that have never been answered as they have been stomped on by newer questions. There are also questions where the user has got an answer but it didn't work for him.
My ...
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Is it policy to move Apple/Mac OS questions to Ask Different? [duplicate]
If a question is clearly Mac only, not even Terminal/nix-related, is it best to simply move it to Ask Different?
Apologies if this was asked before, a search didn't find it.
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Why was this question about Alexa off-topic (and how can I write it better)?
I deleted this question, after it was downvoted and closed as off-topic***.
That's totally fine, I respect the wisdom of those who are smarter and more experienced with this SE site ( @keltari , @...
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Need tag synonym created for microsoft-word-mac2011
I created a new microsoft-word-mac2011 but now see it is the same as microsoft-word-2011 and should be a synonym of that tag. I think we should have both because I mistakenly thought the existing one ...
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Why this question is closed as off-topic?
I know the what questions are on topic, but I fail to understand, why asking about pdf-viewing has fallen out? I did not ask about shopping recommendation.
I express disappointment that 5 people did ...
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Where should one ask and answer a question where the Q is more a Super User topic, and the A is more a Server Fault topic?
My answer involves networking-related infrastructure administration, specifically DNS. The question is more about being a power browser user.
I guess the particulars - that is, the Q and A belong in a ...
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Why is "reputation" required to add the tag 'windows-10' to a question?
I wasn't allowed to add the "Windows 10" tag to my question, which was specific to Windows 10. What is the purpose of prohibiting people from asking questions specific to Windows 10?
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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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My "answer" was deleted, why?
I have a question about my Super User post: wget.exe in batch script, save result to variable
One of my answers was deleted, but an answer was the only option to post back ALL the code, including THE ...
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Poster lost reputation when post migrated to SO
I encountered a puzzling chain of events on this post :
User posted a bounty on SU for all his reputation
I answered and was awarded the bounty
The post was migrated to SO. The bounty was deducted ...
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My questions were closed as duplicates. How come?
I was going to reinstall Windows on my computer, but I wanted to clarify first some questions I had. So I started searching through superuser.com. I've found answers to my questions but they were ...
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Why did I get question banned today?
I've been a user for like 3 months. I have 3 questions that have a score of -1 and I have at least 2 questions that have a score of +2 or higher.
What went wrong? And before you think it's a "noob" ...
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Why was the question about the difference between an Intel i7 and Xeon processor closed?
Are there noticeable differences in Intel i7 and Xeon 5400 chipset family? [closed]
Initially, I may have phrased the question incorrectly but was essentially getting to the primary question of the ...
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How do I get my question reopened?
My question was closed because it was not worded properly.
The helper box prompted me to edit my question but it is still closed.
I'm unable to find instructions on what to do next to get it reopened.
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First ever Contribution deleted?
First time post and provided what I thought was a very much valid and relevant answer to a question. I then took the time to register and validated my email address in the hope that I could become a ...
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Question 540289 re-open request
The question https://superuser.com/questions/540289/online-backup-services-that-cannot-access-your-data is not my question and was closed by a moderator but I feel that the question is useful enough ...
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Why was this question closed and the one on Ask Different wasn't?
Here is the question:
https://superuser.com/questions/514427/recover-completely-erased-mac/514430#comment617124_514430
I spent 30 minutes working with the person that asked the question. This ...
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Questions from new user / non serious users
I have been actively answering "simple" questions on Excel with examples by uploading possible answers to file sharing sites (google drive).
I somehow feel that there are too many non-serious new ...
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Why was this question about sharing internet connection to a phone not closed as off topic? [closed]
These two questions:
Use PC internet on mobile phone via bluetooth
sharing internet connection to browse internet on my phone
The second question was closed as off topic, which means is not supposed ...
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Question closed and marked as duplicate error
This question got marked as duplicate and closed.
https://superuser.com/questions/631969/install-a-soft-using-only-cmd-exe-on-windows-xp
But my question was not to know if some gnutool could do the ...
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Why was this question plus answer closed?
IE10 unexpectedly sends a HEAD request for PDF. What has changed?
I had a genuine problem. I am not the only one. While I researched the question, which was not obvious, I came upon the solution. I ...
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Reopen this, it is not not constructive
About this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/549449/intel-i5-3rd-vs-4th-generation/549481#549481
In my opinion, this question asks a very important question about CPUs, and could help many ...
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Why were some of my questions are not well received?
Recently I asked questions about how to overclock my GPU
How do we know that bios that's avaialable on the net is compatible with my GPU
Is there a way to turn on asrock H81 Pro BTC without ...
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InCopy tag creation request
My Super User question here involves Adobe InCopy. I would like to request the creation of a tag about Adobe InCopy. Could we please create such a tag? Thanks!
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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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What can be done about false answers that suggest the asker to run malicious code? [duplicate]
What can be done about false answers that suggest the asker to run malicious code?
I mean, like an answer that says something along these lines:
If you have administrative privileges, the ...
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Should we, the community, be able to accept an answer on the OP's behalf? [duplicate]
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Is there a way to FLAG an SE\SU Q&A post (any really, but perhaps only for an old one) that's in the unanswered queue\state to a moderator, etc. to indicate there is a clear and ...
