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Do you really always need to make an edit summary?
I just tried to edit a question with poor spelling and no punctuation. Why does this require an edit summary? I believe I have seen edits without edit summary. Does this have something to do with my ...
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How to deal with reoccuring specific questions not being useful to others
Some questions like "Dualboot some GNU/Linux distribution (mostly Ubuntu) with Windows 7/8" are being asked more than five times a day and are broad in their nature, so I start to think about marking ...
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My plea to re-open or migrate the question regarding contacts management
I asked this question:
How do I manage contacts from multple accounts (twitter, facebook, gmail, etc,.)?
which was then close as 'Off-Topic':
Questions on Super User are expected to relate to ...
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Suggested Edits Rejected
I have just done 2 suggested edits, and have had them rejected due to:
This edit is too minor; suggested edits should be substantive improvements addressing multiple issues in the post.
Why is ...
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Burninate the [raw] meta-tag
Prior to an intervention, the raw tag was used for two different things:
Questions involving the camera RAW format. All of these questions that weren't closed were retagged with the camera-raw tag.
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Dark color scheme for Superuser.com web pages
Stylish is a Firefox Add-on that lets you install and manage user styles. User styles exist mainly to change the way things look. They are written with CSS, the same language that web sites use to ...
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Is it possible to give reputation points to another user?
I was in the process of editing what was a good and eventually accepted suggestion when it was deleted for being just a link. That was why I was editing it, because it was the right link it just ...
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What is a "linked" question?
If you take a look at this question
How to scan and detect spying software
you can see that on the right column, just above the list of "related" questions, there is another one listed as "linked".
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Is this question suitable for SuperUser?
This question was closed on ServerFault, as it's about a home network and not a professional-capacity one.
Is it suitable for SuperUser?
I got conflicting advice when I asked on this thread.
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List guess-the-application as off-topic in the FAQ list
The answer to "Are 'Guessing Game' type questions allowed on SU?" says guessing-the-software questions are banned. Fine, but that information should be in the FAQ list under "and it is not about" or ...
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What happened to my ability to retag?
I recently noticed that the option to retag posts is missing:
The privileges page still lists it as a privilege, and I earned the necessary rep a long time ago.
So what happened? Has the ability to ...
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Posting question & answer, why must I wait two days to accept it?
When posting a question and an answer together (like explained here) why must I wait two days to accept the answer?
If I have understood correctly, the Q&A-together format is meant to provide ...
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Email address in profile
How do I control if my email address is shown or not shown (publicly) in my profile page on SU?
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What means "Post Merged (destination)" in the revision history?
Time to post my first question on Meta...
This question has two revisions, where the second one is only 5 minutes newer (9:13 vs. 9:18am). However, when I answered the question some hours later (2:...
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I need advice on where to move some questions of mine
There are some questions of mine that have received few attention and I'm considering to migrate them to another site (if it's possible to do so), where maybe they are more pertaining and more on-...
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Confused where to ask question!
There are A LOT OF forums for asking our questions about computers! Sometimes I really get confused where to ask to get the best answer in the shortest time.
For example, I have a question about ...
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Are there some penalties or drawbacks for having declined flags?
I'd like to know of there are some penalties or some other kind of drawback for having declined flags.
I ask this because when I find something in questions or answers that I consider to be worthy of ...
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Are the review post tests random?
I seem to have been getting a lot of "review tests" these past few weeks. I got one a few seconds ago and another one yesterday. Is this a random process and I've been unlucky or have I been singled ...
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Can you please review my ban?
I have been banned from asking questions. I went through the post at What can I do when getting "We are no longer accepting questions/answers from this account"?
My account does not come ...
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Where do questions about OS X's Automator belong?
Where do questions about scripts/programs written in Automator belong? They could belong
on StackOverflow, as they're a sort of programming.
on SuperUser, as they are often used to automate lengthy/...
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Running A Linux Based Distro On A Samsung Chromebook?
I would like to ask the following question on Superuser, but before posting would like to know if it is suitable or not:
Is it possible to run a linux based distro eg Ubuntu on a Samsung Chromebook ...
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Dealing with answers that simply discuss other answers to the same question
According to the FAQ, "Answers that are commentary on the question or other answers may be removed". Came across this question with 8 non-deleted answers, 5 of which are fine. The remaining 3 though ...
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Discrepancy in reputation viewed in Summary and Reputation tabs
When I view the Summary tab in my profile, it is showing +55 reputation points for this answer: https://superuser.com/a/590146
When I view the same answer in the Reputation tab in my profile, or if I ...
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What is the proper way to ask technical question about hardware compatibility before purchase [duplicate]
My question about finding a KVM that meets my needs was closed. Superuser seemed like the best place for the question because it was about computer hardware. The issues involved are technical and ...
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Where should I migrate this question about HTTP/HTTPS?
I have a question about HTTP/HTTPS on Superuser. It has not received any answers:
SSL / https login issue
I was thinking of migrating it to Webmasters, or perhaps IT Security.
Which site should I ...
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Why are some of my questions highlighted in blue?
I was looking at the newest questions tab and noticed two of them have a blueish background. Is this something new? If so, what does it represent?
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How can I quote a numbered list in markdown?
I came across a question asking for comment on a list of items. The question was something like this:
Are the following statements true?
The sky is blue
The earth is round
Aliens built ...
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Request to reopen question 581643 please
I'd like to have my question reopened and the down votes removed. It was closed for being off topic. Its not. Read it, and you'll see it clearly has to do with Software and how its used. Closing a ...
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Why was my question relating to the speed of the Mac Appstore in China closed as "too localized, etc."?
You can see my question here. I asked about whether the Mac Appstore was generally slow in China (or if it is just my connection). It was closed for being
unlikely to ever help any future visitors; ...
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Do @reply comments get deleted as well?
I was going back to look at a comment I posted to someone (as I wanted to remove it after he/she could see it), but I noticed that it is not in my comments/activity tab.
Remembering the post I added ...
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I want to look back at questions/answers for reference
There are a few questions and answers on superuser that I've noticed that have been very beneficial to me figuring out problems with my computer. I didn't ask these questions nor provide an answer. I ...
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What to do with a deleted answer?
How do I go about dealing with a moderator-deleted answer? In my case, I had posted what was a request for clarification of the question as an answer, since I only had less than 50 rep on the main ...
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How do I comment on a post?
I've had several answers deleted because they were more on the order of comments. When I look for a "comment" button on a question or answer there's nothing to be found. I've assumed that I simply don'...
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Is there a way to get an e-mail when a new question is asked in a favorite tag?
Is there a way to subscribe to new questions of a favorite tag?
I wish to contribute as much/fast as possible (in my area of expertise) and e-mail is the best way for that.
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Does my question and its answer (given by me) deserve downvotes
Today I asked a question
https://superuser.com/questions/577205/refresh-needed-each-time-after-changing-default-desktop-location/577291
Later on I found the answer & I posted the answer it ...
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Self answer incorrectly deleted?
I've looked at it a few times now and not sure what I'm missing - why was this user's self answer deleted?
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Where does a users rep on meta.superuser.com come from? [duplicate]
It's not associated with any other stackexchange account and my current rep doesn't match what it should be given my history.
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Vote count on linked / related questions
In some questions, the sidebar listing related and linked questions shows vote counts. On other questions it doesnt. Why are they sometimes displayed and sometimes not? Is there some criteria?
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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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Are tablet questions off topic? [duplicate]
The FAQ says the following is on topic
computer hardware,
computer software, or
personal and home computer networking
and this is not
programming and software development,
video games ...
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Undelete own question [duplicate]
I just deleted my own question
Create Recovery Console disk
Can I undelete this? I have been able to undelete answers before. Below an answer is a button for undelete. I am looking for a similar ...
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Retag request: [case] <--> [computer-case]
The tags case and computer-case look like they are duplicates of each others.
Which one should we keep? Or are there any more specific uses to case?
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Do downvotes for new users have to be worked off?
When new users receive multiple downvotes for questions/answers, their rep obviously doesn't fall below the minimum i.e. 1. Are all those accumulated downvotes taken into account (without a manual ...
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Why did Zonealarm warn me Stackoverflow could be phishing site? [closed]
I clicked on a migrated question from Stack Overflow and received this warning from ZoneAlarm:
Anything to be worried about?
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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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Review "This post is locked"
I had a problem when trying to edit a new users post in reviewing. Any time I attempted it said "this post is locked". Anyone know why?
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Comment notifications if @ is added later
This is a niggling doubt I've had for some time now, so thought might as well get it cleared up. I often add comments and forget to @ notify someone. If I edit the comment and add the @username later, ...
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Tag for blacklisting - for
As a follow-up to https://meta.superuser.com/questions/6059/tag-for-removal-for and as suggested by slhck ♦, am requesting for the for tag to be blacklisted.
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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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Reopen question 439470: "What is the difference between Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT?"
What is the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT?
How is this question not constructive? I mean, I don't see how this would be a subjective question, let alone "bad subjective"! This ...
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