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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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How do you delete a Super User account? [duplicate]
Over on Super User, I logged in accidentally with another Gmail account, and created a new profile.
Because of all the cookie/JavaScript/IP hocus-pocus, instead of a decent no-fuzz PHP login, Super ...
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How to start a bounty as a reward for a question that's protected?
I ran into a tricky issue on OS X where a windows was being displayed on a second monitor that was not present. I found a question and an answer at Move an off-screen window back on-screen on Mac OS X....
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Cannot vote on answer unless edited because it is locked
I tried to vote on the other answer to my question, but it says I can’t unless it is edited because my “vote” from 45 minutes ago is locked. The only vote on that answer was from well over a week ago ...
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Why is the location of files used by a programme off topic?
I opened a question some days ago that has been closed. At this moment the reason given for the closure is:
the question where FreeCiv files need to go on an Android system is
off topic here
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Synonym-ize [sum] into [worksheet-function]
There are 35 questions with sum and only one that isn't about a spreadsheet application. I suggested the synonym for worksheet-function because I don't find sum to be very useful. If it goes through, ...
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Edit is disabled? [duplicate]
I noticed that the Edit button is disabled (greyed out and not clickable) when viewing posts:
I'm having trouble locating information on why that might happen (Googling is returning lots of ...
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Zero Question Tags (Zombie Tags)
All right, this is a little bit embarrassing. What happens when a tag has zero questions?
I always thought that by removing questions from a tag, the tag will get purged. But, I was unsure about how ...
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Flag obsolete question for closing
Yesterday, I posted https://superuser.com/questions/836446/why-is-flash-player-trying-to-load-flex-framework-rsls-swz-files-from-my-serve/836750#836750, and today I found that the problem was due to a ...
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Why I'm not able to comment for this question when other user with 1 rep can comment
In this post already a user with 1 reputation(at the time of asking this question) has commented but when I tried to add comment, its showing "You must have 50 reputation to comment". Why am I not ...
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Where can I ask about "Google Reader"?
Is this the right place to ask a question about RSS feed items in Google Reader?
If not, on which Stack Exchange site can I ask such a question?
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Add google-cloud-platform, google-compute-engine tags
Can someone please add the following tags to Super User:
google-cloud-platform
google-compute-engine
I noticed several questions with these tags on Stack Overflow are being closed or put on hold ...
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How do you find/access community wiki questions?
It is clear how a question or answer can become community wiki, but I can't find any documentation for how to find these questions to participate in answering them. I came across a few questions in a ...
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Why are edits that enforce site policy rejected?
The Stack Exchange has a policy against tags in the title.
Why are edits that enforce site policy rejected?
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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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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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Merge/Synonymise [right-click-menu] -> [context-menu]
context-menu is the correct term for the menu that appears when right-clicking, however we've also got right-click-menu.
We should merge them together, and synonymise them.
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General purpose kindle computing questions allowed?
Can I ask a question about the Kindle with regards to using it as a general purpose computing device, running Linux? My question is about the APIs that might be available to a programmer writing an ...
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How to mark good comments that are left as answers by new users
While reviewing, I feel like I come across some great comments that users leave as answers due to there lack of privilege.
Is it better to:
Flag it as "not an answer"
Mark it for moderator review, ...
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How do I rollback an edit to my question
I'm drawing attention to my question that was subject to edit:
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/291150
Honestly, I don't think it needed any revision. I don't know how this can be ...
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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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Question ban warning although I haven't yet asked anything
If I go to Ask Question on Super User I get this message displayed:
Wait! Some of your past questions have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from asking any more.
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Could we have a Windows 10 tag?
I just asked a question about Windows 10, and I noticed there isn't a tag yet. Could it be worth setting one up now, so it's in the correct format etc?
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what are the "reasons of moderation" for which my question was deleted?
I have asked https://superuser.com/questions/813721/what-are-the-biggest-bottlenecks-for-rendering-jpeg-images (Google Cache)
All I see now it is was deleted "for reasons of moderation".
How can I ...
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How to reopen a question?
If a question is closed but then later the edited, how do you go about re-opening it?
I came across Unable to open Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 in one of the review queues. Originally, the question was ...
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Could someone be nice enough to add windows-phone-8.1 as a tag to superuser.com?
I haven't enough rep. The windows-phone-8 tag exists but 8.1 not.
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Why is syntax highlighting different when added via tag or via <!-- language: lang-XXX -->
Take this answer where the tag VBA is used. The system recognizes the tag and automatically turns on syntax highlighting. So far so good.
Today I answered another question where no syntax ...
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Why my question was closed?
I'm referring to this one.
The reason was "Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on ...
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How to move question with no activity to another SE site?
I posted a question on this site due to its technical scope, but I think it might be more suitable for the Ask Different site. How do I move the question?
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Voted 40 times in close queue on Sept 11, 2014
Normally we can vote on just 20 questions in the close queue, but yesterday the limit was increased to 40 questions. Today the limit is 20 again.
Was this just a mistake?
I was hoping that it was a ...
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Why the Post appears which is already reviewed?
Whenever I go to review First Posts.
It shows the Posts that are already reviewed or edited by the Moderators or other 2K+ users?
Then why does it shows those Post that are already reviewed?
Any ...
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How is "How to save an rTorrent session?" not a valid title?
I can't create the question "How to save an rTorrent session?" on superuser. It complains that it is not a real question. How can I fix it?
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Why can't I add an edit summary within the 5 minutes grace period
I edited the body and tags of this question. After I saved my changes, I realized that I forgot to add an Edit Summary. Since I was within the 5 minutes grace period, I just went back to the question, ...
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Find my question about Windows Explorer?
I asked a question about save dialogs: I was trying to find a method by which to add more than Favorites, Libraries, Homegroup, My Computer, etc., to Windows Explorer on the left-hand pain. I ended ...
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Would a question about the effect of modified sine waves on the AC adapter for a laptop be on-topic?
I have an inverter that generates modified sine wave output. My newly purchased AC adapter for my laptop is not working (first thing I tried it on was the inverter), and I'm wondering: could the ...
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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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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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Can I use the review queue in the Stack Exchange Android app?
Sometimes I wouldn't mind reviewing first posts, late answers, etc via the android app.
Is this is even possible?
If not is this something that has any chance of being implemented?
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Appropriateness of a Question
I want to ask a question which is purely about hardware in my home network.
Is this the correct SE site to use?
I toyed with Server Fault, but in their Help section they say they consider anything "...
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Add a domain to the spam blacklist
Recently, I've flagged as spam six answers coming from two new users containing a spam link that promise to earn clickers money. They all go to the same link, and I'm sure that there may be other ones ...
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Warned about ban from asking - is deleting old "0 votes" questions a good idea?
I have received the warning that I may be blocked from asking on SuperUser SE.
I searched the Meta Stack Exchange help site, and also questions already asking about it, to find out what is the ...
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Am I able to get more technical help here on a gaming question I have on Arqade SE?
I have a problem with the display driver or something for one of my old games and I cant seem to get an answer for it. it is indeed a very technical question so if I post it here would you guys be ...
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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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What to do if you posted a question, but you can no longer test a provided solution? [duplicate]
I posted this question 5 months ago. No one provided an answer and I didnt solve the issue on my own. Since posting it, I had long since forgotten I even asked the question.
Today, someone provided ...
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How do I ask for clarification on an existing answer if I am very new?
My PC became very slow while booting and I wanted to know why? I google and find this interesting answer
How to diagnose slow booting or logon in Windows?
but somehow the link provided in the answer ...
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How are questions for reopen audits chosen? Can we exclude some?
Are questions for audits chosen randomly or by hand? I'm talking about reopen queue specifically.
I'm asking because of this audit. "Works for me" comments indicate that the question could actually ...
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Why was this question immediately protected without any previous activity?
The question "Why does the Outlook PST repair tool always report that many errors?" was protected 6 minutes after being asked. It did not receive any kind of reaction (comments, answers). Therefore, ...
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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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Can someone explain how I got +2 rep points for editing this question
Can someone explain how I got +2 rep points for editing this question:
Excel Document Size is at 0KB, can't be opened
This is someone else's question.
I did not post an answer to the ...