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Suspected spam on remote support software question
2 user accounts have been created and all they have done collectively is redundantly suggest TeamViewer here, which is only a half valid answer given the full scope of the question:
OS X: What remote ...
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How do I switch to using Facebook instead of OpenID while signing in to StackExchange without changing my username?
I had originally signed up with StackExchange (back when it was only StackOverflow) with OpenID, since that was the cool--and in case of SO, the only--thing to do. As time has passed, so has the ...
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What are the criteria for quality standards? Or... How do I get Super User to accept my question?
It seems a rather silly question to ask, but I'm attempting to ask a question on the location of wallpaper files on Windows XP. As always, I've explicitly stated my OS, very specifically spelled out ...
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cancelling a vote after a while
I upvoted a question that looked promising but the questioner just abandoned the question not giving any more info and nobody could answer it because they abandoned it. I'd like to remove the 1 vote ...
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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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Please align the Excel tags
We lost the battle on excel already, so now it's labeled microsoft-excel, but I see there is still confusion with the version specific tags.
microsoft-excel-2002
microsoft-excel-2003 excel-2003
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Trouble viewing questions with a specific tag - hotkeys in my case
I'd like to view all questions tagged with "hotkeys" but it says something about no questions with an active bounty.
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Maximum voting bug?
I always tend to hit my maximum vote cap of 40 every day. They are not spam votes, but actual votes for good questions and answers as I tend to spend a good part of my day on the site.
Now, as one ...
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Why can't I add a bounty to this question?
I've asked this question a few days ago, and while Jeff's answer is pretty cool, it doesn't really answer my question. So I'd like to add a bounty to maximize the chances of getting a good answer. I ...
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What happens to bounty if there are no answers to the question once the bounty expires?
I have some bounty assigned to a question on a different SE site. This question has been open for 11 days now, and the bounty expires in 3 days. Currently there are no answers, so what would happen to ...
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Mysterious +5 reputation
After perusing SuperUser I came over here to Meta and checked my profile. I noticed I had mysteriously gained +5 reputation putting me up to 106. This is strange because I haven't asked any questions ...
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Who are allowed and there is a way to create badges?
Who actually create the badges system? There are ranked users that can do it? May it one day be possible?
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What happens to flag weight when 2 users flag the same answer?
What happens if I flag an answer (or question) and another user does it at the same time (before the flag is addressed by a mod)?
If it's for a valid reason and the post is deleted (moderated) - the ...
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"It does not meet our quality standards" <--- huh? Seriously?
I just tried submitting this question:
64-bit Executable Packer
Is there a good, free packer out there for 64-bit executables?
I'm looking for something like UPX, except that UPX doesn't seem to ...
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Question incorrectly marked as a duplicate...
I just posted this question:
How can I control my Mac remotely?
It specifically asks how I can remotely control my Mac.
It was subsequently closed and marked as an "exact duplicate" of this ...
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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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How to undo comment vote
When I inadvertently click to vote up a comment, I realise I cannot click to undo it. Is there a way to undo the comment vote?
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URL href in comments didn't work this once
Recording Skype conference calls on OSX?
Why the link on my comment on the above link wasn't highlighted?
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Why was the question "Why are there 8 bits per byte?" closed?
TL;DR: I'm looking for opinions on why this question should be open or closed.
Answer: I now understand why it has been closed: It is not a real problem because it has no practical use.
https://...
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Why do old questions without any apparent activity get marked as active?
Why is it that some old questions will show recent activity yet when looking at the question page, nothing indicates any change?
For example, How to combine with openvpn, dynamic-ip? has its last ...
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Do comment upvotes affect your rep?
When your comment is upvoted, does it increase your reputation or does it not have any effect on it?
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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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What happened to my question
I asked a question last night about having lost a domain controller without a backup, and trying to recover access to my user info.
But I can't find any record of the question at all, nor any ...
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Retag/synonym request: "webbrowser" -> "browser"
It seems like the webbrowser (5 questions) tag needs to be merged into and become synonymous with browser (702 questions) (per the definition of the latter tag). I'd do it manually, but I can't ...
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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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Why do comments usually get removed from Questions?
For what reasons do comments usually get removed from questions?
What is meant by channel id > 100 in 802.11?
I just disagree with this question being moved from Security.SE to Super User. Doesn'...
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unable to get code block formatted right
look at this answer, at the bottom there is a C code block, I tried formatting with the code sample button, manually, and nothing works, it looks all weird
any idea what I did wrong?
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how to check my questions that have not been answered?
Hi all, is there anyway we can check the questions that we make that we have not marked any answers? (like a filter)
Which section should these questions be at?
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Can a mod resurrect my deleted question
Out of idle curiosity and to see what would happen as a low-rep SU user, I deleted one of my unanswered questions (yes, I know, stupid):
https://superuser.com/questions/278552/improving-windows-7-...
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search all comments made within the last month, and answers, to locate an interesting question?
How do I search all comments within the last month?
I remember an interesting question, and of keywords in it all I recall is 2+ comments had the word project in them. So i'd like to see all ...
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Captcha not showing input....
When prompted for a Captcha by SU, There's no visible captcha text and no input box. The only thing visible is the "I'm a human" button.
Windows XP, FireFox 4
Form Source:
<form method="...
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Edit tags on migrated question
This question has been migrated to Stack Overflow (you'll probably have to search on [macro] to see the stub), and now because of the bad decision to link it directly to that question on SO, it can't ...
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A Kindle question closed; why? It's software+hardware...
https://superuser.com/q/276010/65570 was closed with a message "Questions on Super User are expected to generally relate to computer software or computer hardware in some way".
According to the ...
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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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Why can't we flag as "off topic" for other SE sites?
When we flag as "Off-topic" and suggest another SE site, we can only choose from a couple options. I've been in the situation where I want to flag a post as Android or iDevice, but can't select these ...
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Comments on migrated question no longer relevant
This question of mine was migrated from StackOverflow to SuperUser. The comments on it are no longer relevant. Can they be deleted?
user11574
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Why am I having difficulty getting specific answers?
First off, I am wholly prepared to accept responsibility for vagueness in my questions. As such I want to clear any up. As yet, they are not apparent to me. As such, I'd like to request better ...
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Should my rep be combined?
I was just wondering if the reputation from both my Super User and Stack Overflow accounts should be combined?
On one of them I have 600~ and on the other I have 100.
Are they supposed to be ...
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Does StackExchange keep records of removed OpenIDs?
Who (other than myself) can view my OpenID?
If I change my OpenID (add new one, then remove old one), does StackExchange keep a record of the removed OpenID in database?
user68795
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SU About page has 4 mods elected in 2011, the Election page shows 3
At the bottom of the Super User About page, it shows that four moderators were elected in the 2011 Community Moderator Elections (Sathya, DMA57361, nhinkle, & studiohack). However, on the ...
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Different concept of 'days ago' used on reputation feed.
As far as I can tell, "1 day ago" doesn't quite mean the same thing on the reputation feed as it does elsewhere, e.g. activity.
On chat, Daniel Beck says:
@PriceChild This one's easy. Rep feed
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Merge some .NET tags
There are questions that are tagged .net-framework (110), and other questions tagged .net-framework-3.5 (7), .net-3.5 (4), .net-2.0 (2).
Would not to keep .net-framework as general tag, and use tags ...
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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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Did I ask about Adobe Acrobat here in error?
I am wondering if anyone can help me (perhaps by migration?) find an answer to the question I posed a little over a week ago? It involves changing an Adobe Acrobat pre-packaged template for PDF ...
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SO user new to SU starting with 101 reputation?
Out of curiosity - how can a user start out with a rep of 101 on SU? I'm looking at the profile of Merlin and even though he has no activity visible to me (no votes anyhow), he seems to have started ...
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Idle moderator position
quack quixote has left Super User for good (here is the related post), and he still seems to have the moderator position (obviously idle). I think this position should be granted (by election) to an ...
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Would a hardware comparison question count as 'shopping recommendation'?
I have a question about motherboards. I wanted to know if there were any downfalls of buying a motherboard that can take am2/am2+ and am3 cpus. Usually you only see am3 CPUs being supported.
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superuser rss feed not displaying on Windows7 gadget [closed]
Hi,
I searched around superuser and could not find similar question. Many users have problem to "display the gadget", but my problem is that the gadget showed up properly, but only few of my feeds ...
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Criteria prohibiting asking further question on stackexange sites
I was going to ask my another question on superuser.com but instead of the question form
I was informed by the message
Sorry, we are no longer accepting
questions from this account.
I don't know ...
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Accessing superuser.com/users/flag-weight/<username> results in error
When I try to access https://superuser.com/users/flag-weight/dragonlord I get a 500 eror. However, accessing https://superuser.com/users/flag-weight/73918 does not.
Can this be handled more ...
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