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Can we please standardize the Microsoft tags?
Tags for Microsoft products are currently a mess.
Office:
office, microsoft-office
office-2007, office-2010, office-2010-beta, ms-office-2007, office-2008, microsoft-office-2010, office-2010, office-...
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Moderator Binding un-votes?
We all know that moderators have final say in Delete or Reopen or Close votes, but what about when they don't agree? If there are 4 people who vote to close a question, and the moderator goes through ...
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Important question about svchost virus was closed
I asked this question and It was closed as a Exact duplicate of a question which does not resemble it at all. First of all, nowhere in this "dupilcate question's" answers does it mention the stop ...
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If I don't mention any brand, am I allowed to contrast two laptops with just specs?
Basically, I want to ask whether it's worth it to get 200MHz less lock speed and 1MB less cache and 180 pixels less vertical resolution if it means to get the most reliable SSD in the market instead ...
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I'd like to know why my question was closed
I posted a question detailing my problems with Windows 8's File History. I use it for backups and I have a couple of things I'd like it to do, but it fell short. With certain specific needs in mind, I ...
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Make [blue-ray] a synonym of [blu-ray] and [bluray]
bluray is already a synonym of blu-ray, so why not make blue-ray a synonym as well?
(Hope no-one creates blueray!)
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Merge [advanced-format] and [4k-sectors]
Advanced Format, at least in its current state, specifies sectors of 4096 bytes in size, but questions involving 4K AF drives have been tagged as both advanced-format and 4k-sectors. Can someone ...
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Are those with access to moderator tools allowed to moderate their own posts?
As per the title, are mods (and non-mods with semi-mod powers due to high privileges) notified and/or allowed to moderate their own posts which others have flagged?
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Tag synonyms/merge request: [ati-catalyst], [catalyst] and [amd-catalyst]
Questions tagged ati-catalyst and/or catalyst are talking about the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Catalyst
I think they should be merged and/or made synonyms of each other. (Not ...
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Suggested tag synonyms
Some tag synonyms that I think should be implemented. There are more, I just didn't go through the whole alphabet yet. Feel free to add to the list.
advertisements->ads
applet->applets
argument->...
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Is there any way to check the prize process of Windows 8 Challenge? [closed]
I got an email from Stack Overflow employee regarding Windows 8 Challenge Winner level 1, the image is as follows,
I filled the details and submitted about a week ago. Basically i am from india, so ...
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Real Name appearing under user information
I registered with my facebook account (doesn't seem like the best idea now) a while ago. I noticed that my real name appears in my account information. I tried removing it, but it keeps appearing ...
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Old Community wiki Answer not an answer
Reviewing old posts, I came across this answer. My first inclination was to flag, not an answer. The designation as a community wiki threw me though.
Here's the answer:
So, after I create my ...
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Tag for burnation - [new]
I've just noticed we have a new tag.
I can't see any benefit for such a tag - so it needs removing. There's at least one question where this is the only tag so it has to be a manual process.
There ...
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Not getting inbox messages by email
On the upper bar on all SE sites, there is a "Stack Exchange" dropdown with "hot questions / all sites / inox / notifications" sections. On the bottom of it, there is a "email settings" option with "...
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I don't see all the questions in the "Tagged Questions" page
When I go to a tag page, I don't see all the questions that are tagged with that tag.
I notice it when going to a tag page with a low amount of tagged questions, like head.
When I enter the page I ...
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So you've submitted your blog post... Now what?
Congratulations to those of you that submitted your blog posts! If you had a positive overall score on your post you've been entered into the Windows 8 Contest Blog Tile drawing.
But you may be ...
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How to properly create a stack exchange account?
I was an unregistered user and my credentials was based on browser cookie(that's what the email said). After clicking the 'click here to restore your account cookie', I registered as advised in the ...
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How to reply an user having name in non-English character?
I just wanted to mention this user in my comment, but unable to figure out, how? I thought, only English is allowed on SE.
I am on smartphone at this time in which copy-paste isn't easy on websites.
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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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Cant register this user
I wanted to ask this question on meta, but it said, I have to log in first (which is where I have the problem!)
I answered a question with this user. But when I tried to register and click on the ...
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Question erroneously declared to be a duplicate
How can I create multipart tar file in Linux?
This question is currently number one result in Google for "how to create multipart rar in Linux".
The question that they claim is a duplicate is NOT a ...
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Merge [.iso] with [iso-image]
Option to mount .iso in Windows 8 missing post had tag with .iso while we have already iso-image tag for the ISO file.
While it's the only question which is tagged with that tag but I think it's ...
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Is it possible to search my own posts?
There is a question about a wireless issue - and I've replied on a post about wireless issue where another user has possibly already given an answer (although it's not a dupe).
So, I wanted to search ...
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Is it right to VTC for a Windows-8 tag question to dupe with Windows-8-preview tag?
I have just seen Disable charm bar Touchpad shortcut with windows-8 which is somehow similar to How to disable Windows 8 charm? with windows-8-preview.
So now I'm confused little bit for VTC to it ...
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How do I make pretty "tag"s in-question?
I know about using backticks to make code blocks, but how do I get pretty, clickable tag-things in questions?
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Plugging cord into laptop or wall question closed as NARQ
I asked if it matters which side of the power cord you plug in first but it got closed. The reason, "not a real question".
I don't know how it was "unclear".
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Where to ask a question about iTunes/AppStore
I had asked this question some time back and it had been closed as off-topic.
Now I have another question related to iTunes and the AppStore.
Can anyone say which stack exchange site would be ...
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Merge [acer-aspire-one] and [aspire-one]
acer-aspire-one - 40 questions tagged.
aspire-one - 2 questions tagged.
They're identical, please merge them.
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Merge [nvidia-geforce] and [geforce]
nvidia-geforce - 119 questions tagged.
geforce - 3 questions tagged.
These tags are identical, please merge them.
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Why are edits sometimes declined by Community, yet a similar edit shows up as accepted?
I have edited questions a couple of times, and will get rejected by Community (user -1) and will look at the question and it will contain the edits that I suggested. Is it a race condition possibly ...
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How can I get a question reopened?
I asked a question and it quickly got closed for not being constructive (because people seemed to think I was asking for opinions, even if I wasn't.)
So I edited it to make it more clear what I was ...
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impact of wrongly answered questions on percentage accepted
For example:
ddd+ubuntu+gnuplot error
the answer by RedGrittyBrick, while correct is not very relevant to the problem.
accepting it would not really make sense, and not accepting it impacts the "...
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How can I edit my meta Superuser profile on the meta.superuser website?
The link "click here to edit" on my meta Superuser profile seems not to work at all. The same link on my main Superuser account opens the profile edit screen.
If the link click here to edit on the ...
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Should I get email when my question has an answer or comment added?
I recently asked a question, which has received both comments and an answer. I was expecting to get an email indicating that there was a response, but have not seen one. I also did not find a place ...
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Why would this question prompt "The question you're asking appears subjective and is likely to be closed."
When asking this question titled "How do you reposition a background custom watermark image in Microsoft Word 2013" I get the message "The question you're asking appears subjective and is likely to be ...
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Question was closed?
Why was this closed? This seems like it matches the Q&A format.
What can I use to track application internet usage?
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Does an answer to a closed question count for the Windows 8 Challenge?
The relevant post is https://superuser.com/a/494936/168055.
It is clear that posts that are closed do not count. What about answers to closed questions?
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Question closed as duplicate, but no dupe given
Windows 8 Login Screen shows two login tiles for same user account was closed as an exact duplicate, but no duplicate was given. Explain?
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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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Help me tag my question?
I'm not sure what I should tag my question with, so I am hoping that I can find someone to retag it: https://superuser.com/questions/499860/sqlfiddle-where-can-i-see-the-result-of-my-query.
I also ...
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How to remove a tag from favourite tags?
Suppose I added a tag 'xyz' to my favorite tags and now I want to remove it. How can I do that?
Thanks
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I had completed level 1, but now I have not. what changed?
I completed level 1 of the windows 8 challenge, but now my profile is listed as not having completed it. Why is this?
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How will the Windows8Challenge prizes be awarded?
I read skimmed through the Windows8Challenge site and can't find any information how how/when the prizes will be awarded. Will winners be contacted to get the necessary information?
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How to select upvote arrow for a comment in Stack Exchange using Windows 8 tablet?
I am unable to select the upvote arrow for a comment on Stack Exchange sites using my Windows 8 Surface tablet. It seems that there is no equivalent to mouseover via a tablet. Is this currently ...
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Immediately replying to own questions
I just noticed one user keeping to post questions and then immediately answering them.
I don't think this is against any rule per se, but I'm not entirely sure if this kind of q/a is actually good?
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Reputation and ability to edit other people’s posts
I see in the FAQ for SU (and MSU) regarding Reputation:
2000 Edit other people’s posts, vote to approve or reject suggested edits
I recall that for the first post I edited (another persons Question), ...
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How can I completely hide all questions with a certain tag?
Now that Windows 8 is out, my questions feed is overrun with Windows 8 questions. At this moment in time, 31 out of the 50 questions on the main page are about Windows 8.
I've got no experience with ...
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Can I use part of my answer in a blog post for the Windows 8 contest?
I have an answer I'm working on but haven't posted it yet. I'm thinking I might end up using it (the whole thing) for part of my blog entry for the Windows 8 contest.
Is this allowed?
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Re-open or merge request
I'd like to request that this question is reviewed. I don't feel that the question marked as such is in fact an exact duplicate, as this question was created to discover the rather hidden official way ...
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