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General moderators' strike
Open letter here: https://openletter.mousetail.nl
I haven't decided what I think about this yet.
It seemed fairly apparent months ago that technical support was a prime target for ChatGPT et al., and ...
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Looking to learn from this, first time I edited question (other than in-lining an image or some typos)
I got some criticism for editing a question. I personally don't think I mutilated the question but others may feel differently.
Original question:
I am trying to find a long-term method of storing ...
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The Responses tab is not working
Since the last big user-interface overhaul of all Stack Overflow sites a few months ago,
the Responses tab stopped working.
The Responses tab can be reached directly through the URL of
https://...
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Why was my “written by AI” flag declined?
I flagged this answer as AI-written (using a custom flag). The flag was rejected. I firmly believe this is not correct and that this answer (and maybe others) should be removed.
The author of this ...
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How can I further improve my freezing laptop question?
Commenters suggested me to address their comments in my main post and I think I did. However, I have received 3 downvotes so I guess my question still isn't up to the mark. How can I further improve ...
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ChatGPT - what do we flag as?
How do we best flag [fairly obvious] suspected ChatGPT answers? Do we need to flag for a mod every time, or spam… or…?
These are usually already attracting human attention - comments underneath, a ...
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Closure on CPU bottleneck, "opinion-based"
Why was this question closed as opinion-based, but not this? Latter is less focused and more open to speculation, like many other performance-tagged questions I've seen. Former should be answerable ...
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Should we ban ChatGPT on Super User?
There is a new AI chatbot called ChatGPT by OpenAI. It appears to be able to answer questions and generate code based on what you ask it.
It has already been banned on Stack Overflow. They even have a ...
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For un-logged-in users on SU meta, the sidebar heading has no exclamation point- inconsistent with other sites
For users who aren't logged-in who are visiting a per-site-meta, there's a box on the sidebar that tells them that they need an account to use meta:
(Most sites use 'Welcome!', Server Fault is the ...
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Should the CSS for H1 be changed here?
I was a bit surprised to discover that using headings is considered "yelling here" (see edit here). I'm familiar with the idea that ALL CAPS is yelling, that's common across the internet ...
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Make [on-hold] synonymous of [closed-questions]
I kindly request to make on-hold synonymous with closed-questions
"on-hold" was a wording used between 2013 and 2019. Nowadays, it's used "closed":
on-hold has no tag wiki and has ...
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Why are there only few choices for flagging inappriopriate site of the network?
Only these 5 are available. I feel like some common options are missing, such as https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com, which gets confused a lot because there are a lot of older recommendation ...
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Software recs - better user guidance
There are many software rec questions on meta, involving correct tags, how to ask etc, but I can't find one that covers this aspect.
No matter how well a user follows the guidelines in How do I ask a ...
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Are multiple accounts at superuser.com allowed?
Are multiple accounts at superuser.com allowed?
When clicking on the symbol with the question mark I only found information on merging multiple accounts in one.
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Middle Sidebar Advertising
As you all know, advertising is an important source of revenue for Stack Overflow and it helps us support all the sites across the Stack Exchange Network and the resources that go into maintaining and ...
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I was serial downvoted, please reverse them
Today I asked a question, it received two downvotes and was closed. Fine, I deleted it.
But right after that, my five most recent posts were downvoted within one minute, for no reason at all. The ...
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Use of [moderation] in Meta
TL;DR:
Should moderation be added to questions about the general practices of using moderation privileges in Super User? Could it be better to create a new tag, i.e. "community practices" or ...
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Don't post "never happened to me" answers
I'm seeing these every now and then and I have some thoughts to share. As always, feel free to disagree. I feel pretty strongly about this, but I'm open to discussion.
If the answer you're going to ...
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Can someone provide an explanation as to why this question was closed as Off-Topic?
https://superuser.com/questions/1780499/how-to-apply-change-to-auto-correct-setting-on-onenote-for-the-web-persistently
The only thing I can think of is if it was mistaken for a question about a ...
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We'll may need to fix up some images due to changes in imgur policies
As per the main meta post - there's a risk of images hosted on the 'main' imgur instance (as opposed to the stack exchange one) being deleted due to changes in their TOS. Images uploaded anonymously ...
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What to do with [google-docs], [google-drive], [google-drive-file-stream] and [google-drive-for-desktop]
google-docs has 134 questions. Several years ago, "Google Docs" was the name of what currently is called "Google Drive". See What to do with "Opening local document files in ...
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I would like to search my own question, even though somebody has deleted it
Some time ago, I have asked this question, and the comments contain the information I was looking for.
Later on, that question has been deleted by somebody else.
Now I would like to be able to search ...
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How to dispute a rejected edit?
https://superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/1185211
My edit got rejected with “This edit deviates from the original intent of the post. Even edits that must make drastic changes should strive to ...
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Is Community-Bot Useless?
If I am right then the community bot is next to useless because it commented that my answer was unclear. I don't see how it could be any clearer? Do you?
Let's duke it out!
If the bot is wrong, please ...
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Can we allow both back-slashes and forward-slashes in Stack Exchange mark-down language tags?
I like that the super-user site supports a limited subset of HTMl tags.
One of the supported HTML tags is <kbd> tags for keyboard text.
Given that Stack Exchange mark-down language is not HTML, ...
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Have answers been removed from this question?
If I remember correctly, there used to be three answers to my question, Do I need a special cable for this SSD?. One answer was bad and was downvoted. The other two were similar to each other and both ...
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Questions about cross-platform mobile apps
I see and understand that questions "about mobile phones" are off-topic here. That's fine. That makes sense to me.
And I've seen:
Are questions about use of mobile apps on topic here?
Where ...
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What to do with "Opening local document files in Google Docs" from 2009
Please bear with me. I'm asking this because I'm got an edit ban because several of my lasts suggested edits were rejected. I'm guessing that people don't want that google-drive be removed from newer ...
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Bumping old questions happens too frequently (afaik)
At some points during the day, especially when the Americans go to sleep, there are more bumped old questions than new questions.
I can't remember ever seeing someone write a decent answer for a ...
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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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Add the URL to a site recommendation question from Meta SE about Wordpress to [wordpress] tag excerpt
Tl;Dr: Is it OK to add the url to Where should I ask WordPress questions? (Question from Meta SE) to the wordpress tag excerpt?
The reason is that while some questions about Worpress might be on topic ...
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How do I start from Super User, and zero in on a particular Super User user?
There is a user in Superuser named "Rounit". This link shows a contribution of his in Superuser:
Indirect Function in Excel
Now if I try to find him in Superuser site, I first go to:
https://...
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Are questions marginally related to games off-topic in any case?
I posted a question about how to investigate a crash in a Windows application.
It was rejected since the application was a game.
I kindly ask you some clarifications:
gaming questions are off-topic, ...
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How do I disply a list of all Super Users who have not been active here for more than a certain length of time?
I had seen a clever solution to an excel problem online which brought me to Stack Exchange's "Super Users" service. But I have forgotten the user's name as well as the excel problem that I ...
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Manufacturer & Company tags are back. Again
We don't like company-only tags, and there's been various crusades in the past to purge them:
Can we get rid of the company tags?
Company tag necromancy: The zombie apocalypse!
What should 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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Slogan/motto/credo/goal/summary of site next to logo
This video (“Uncovering Stack Overflow's TOXICITY” which is about SE being toxic to newbies) got me thinking.
I agree that the FAQ is too long and hard to find on most Stack Exchange sites, and it ...
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Viewing change history to questions on superuser.com
Question
As a regular user (i.e. not the OP or subsequent editor), is it possible to see what changes were made to a question (or one of its answers) on https://superuser.com?
Example
In a search for ...
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Chrome flagged superuser.com as "dangerous"
I don't know if this is from some global blacklist or if it's unique to my machine, but Chrome just popped up this annoying warning when attempting to visit superuser.com:
Not sure if it matters to ...
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What if a community wiki grows into a monster?
Disclosure: I am knowledgeable about data recovery, I do data recovery for a living, I am part of a group of 20 or so data recovery professionals with who I share tips, knowledge etc..
Please keep in ...
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Convert external image links into inline pictures?
Is there any function to automatically convert external image links into inline pictures? Or am I required to download them to my machine first and drag and drop them somehow onto the posting?
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How to verify my email address on Stack Exchange sites (e,g. Super User) or check its verification status?
On Super User I changed my email address under Email Settings. It sent me a verification link:
"Confirm your email address - Super User".
When I click the button [Confirm your email ...
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Should this question about Google Chrome be migrated to Super User from Stack Overflow?
It is suggested in a comment in a question on Stack Overflow that the question Prevent Google Chrome unloading or discarding tabs? should be migrated to superuser.
I am not sure if that's correct, ...
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What details do you need? Or please stop voting to close as “Needs details or clarity”!
Not only the flag but also the close reason is utterly useless by itself. If you cannot be bothered to leave a comment explaining why you think the question is unclear or which further details are ...
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Comanswer duplicates Superuser answers
I was just doing some Google searches to find out how to selectively always trust certain certificates on intranet pages using Google Chrome on a Mac. I came across this SuperUser answer. Another ...
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Why no way to object to deleted post by moderator?
Presently there is no way to question a moderator decision to delete a post. Not even a comment is possible.
I think this puts too much power in moderators and brings frustration to the post author.
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Are “evolving answers” supported on Super User?
Preface: I believe that this question is somewhat in line with this other Meta question about troubleshooting questions in 2023.
While calling out another user who chronically posts “answers” (such ...
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Use of ChatGPT is now banned on Super User
Following the discussion (Should we ban ChatGPT on Super User? - Meta Super User) regarding the usage of ChatGPT to generate questions or answers on Super User the community have voted in favour of a ...
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Finding hard to fit into right site between Super User and Web Applications
This is addressed to the OP of How to wrap lines of code in Rstudio IDE? in relation of the following comment
I am lost. My questions are migrated between Super User and Applications back and forward....
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Where can I ask questions that aren't Super User questions?
Thank you for your confidence in our abilities!
But have you read our FAQ?
We get a lot of non computer related questions on here.
Yes, someone here might be able to help you, but you'll find that ...
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