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Why did I receive a "serial voting was reversed" correction? [closed]
I read the resource here, but I don't believe my voting activity aligns with the described behavior:
EDIT: attached additional screenshot.
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Is this text on a help article a bug (or something else)?
In the editing help article it says:
if(thisSite.Settings.Site.StyleCodeByDefault) { Code blocks will be
highlighted using highlight.js. In many cases, the syntax highlighting
language will be ...
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Is this answer spam?
I came across this answer in the First Answers review queue which I wasn't sure about, so I was hoping to get some insight from other members of the community.
On the one hand, it does kinda-sorta ...
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Where did my comments go?
Just today, I had a discussion in the comments in this question and suddenly I realized that all my comments below the question (including a comment below one of the answers) are gone.
Now, I know ...
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Should the accepted answers be unpinned on superuser?
Inspired by this
Stack Overflow now doesn't pin the accepted answer as per this post
We no longer pin the accepted answer (with the green checkmark) to the top of the list of answers. By default, we ...
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The tag [variables] is too similar to [variables]
When creating the [variables] tag, the following dialog pops out:
After clicking "Yes, I'm sure", the system throws:
So does the [variables] tag exist or not?
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Answers to questions but no acceptance or votes
I've been trying to work up a decent points score on Super User, but it's very difficult. Not necessarily because I can't write answers, but because there seem to be a very high proportion of people ...
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How do I move an ongoing comment swarm to chat when the OP has only 1 point?
I can't find an answer to this and have searched through the matches that I could find with no avail.
I have a user that needs my help but the comments have become a storm. I would like to move this ...
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Which sorting superuser use for displaying reputations of users in one page
I have come across this page https://superuser.com/users?tab=Reputation&filter=week and most of the elements look like in sorted order, but some elements are not in sorted order.
Is it supposed to ...
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Tag request: Prometheus
I'm asking a Grafana/Prometheus question on SU, and I could see there is a grafana tag, but not a prometheus tag. And it appears I need 300 rep to suggest a tag (it should be noted I have over 3500 ...
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No user identified in an answer to this question
How do I pass multiple commands to START in Windows Command Line?
no user or options to close, edit etc, whats the deal? No direct link to share either.
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Why asking about computer software is closed as off-topic?
Upgrade Visual Studio 2019 to 2022 for free?
this has been closed as off-topic. I just looked at the super user topics article and it clearly says "computer software".
Please reopen
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Where can I ask questions about Ubiquiti Unifi devices?
I would like to ask the following.
Are Ubiquiti Unifi devices enterprise-grade?
I have seen comments on stack such as
Unifi/Ubiquiti are not enterprise-grade devices and don’t offer optional paid ...
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Should I accept an answer when it doesn't answer the original question but explains how the question is invalid?
With the situation faced in this question, I want to know the general behavior on Superuser in case the original question is invalid. There is one of the answers that explain very well that the ...
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Are questions about Chromebook apps off topic?
I'm baffled at the closure of Distinguishing between Chrome OS apps and Android apps.
How is this about anything other than "computer software and personal and home computer networking," two ...
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Unable to have inline code in a comment when a backslash is before the tilda
When I write a comment, I believe my only option to format as code is to use tildas. But if there is a backslash before the tilda, it seems to escape, and ruin my code formatting.
Example: F:\
I can ...
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First Posts queues are frustrating to work through
The 2 main issues with the First Post queue is that it is difficult to do what you need to do, and the controls we do have are unclear and don't appear to actually have much merit much of the time.
If ...
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Is it better to ask FFMPEG questions in this section or on Stack Exchange video?
I've noticed only after I already made a post on the new videoproduction/ video.stackexchange site that the official site of FFmpeg's contact page actually points to HERE (Super User site, with ...
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Update the spam tag description
When flagging a question, the "spam" radio button has the following explanation:
Exists only to promote a product or service, does not disclose the author's affiliation.
There are posts ...
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Why was my comment removed?
I asked Why is Chrome using 1.5 CPU cores even though I just started my computer and only opened Chrome (didn't go on any website yet)?, and an answer suggested:
The task manager of Chrome tells you ...
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Are questions on the cause of server responses on-topic?
I keep getting a 429 Too Many Requests error when trying to visit Flickr.com. This has been going on for a month or so.
I wonder if a question asking after the cause of such an error is on-topic on ...
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Could you create the "miller" tag
Miller is a great cli tool to work with structured text data file.
The tag description could be:
Miller is an open source command line utility: it is like awk, sed, cut, join, and sort for name-...
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What is the version number of the earliest version of Microsoft Edge supported on Superuser
I was trying to access superuser.com from a computer at work and got a message telling me to upgrade to Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Firefox. At the time I was using Microsoft Edge 42.17134.1.0 ...
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Is superuser.com for asking questions about Python?
I've heard that superuser.com is a place to ask questions related to Linux (Bash Shell). Is superuser.com also a place to ask questions about Python? If not, would questions related to Python coding ...
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Why does the community have such vague rules that any administrator can adjust almost any question to fit them?
I wrote a question about computer hardware. A smartphone (tablet) is a computer these days. However, this question is "off-topic".
Let's admit. However, why then there are topics like this: ...
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How do I appeal to the moderator who deleted my answer?
I added an answer to this question:
Window in focus doesn't minimize when I click on its icon in the taskbar (Windows 10)
I added this answer:
for me, this only happened with the Chrome browser ...
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Request to create / enable syntax highlight for M language
We have increasing number of questions about power-query.
It would be great to apply syntax highlight for M language code in questions.
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Asking about replacement/change of Micro-USB and USB-C on topic?
I have a small Bluetooth device that is currently in need of a replacement charge port. it is currently using a Micro-USB port, but I thought I might be able to upgrade to a USB-C port instead (purely ...
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Does this constitute a high quality question? From review audit
I recently received this review audit: https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/1065904
The question is here: Will my computer run Windows 11?
It was obviously anonymized for the audit purposes so I ...
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Flagging content that is later edited
I posted the same thing on stackoverflow recently.
It seems it needs to be posted here too.
The problem is that you flag some content that is "flaggable" then the poster edits the post and your flag ...
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Add Windows 11 tag
I noticed while writing a question about Windows 11 that we don't have a Windows 11 tag. Since Windows 11 released this morning, the tag should be made for people who have questions about Windows 11.
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Where does this question belong?
I asked a question about Whatsapp. It wasn't about the mobile version. It's a general question that is relevant to the desktop app as well as the browser version or the mobile app.
But someone thought ...
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How is my question about the Windows Registry off-topic?
I've got the question
https://superuser.com/questions/1651185/does-windows-have-any-protection-against-programs-that-refuse-to-uninstall (deleted automatically by Community, only for 10K+ users)
... ...
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HTTP status 404 for image on Meta's 404 page
Stack Exchange 404 error pages ('page not found') usually have site-specific images, like this one from the main site:
However, the image on the equivalent page on the meta site 404s itself; it leads ...
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I have flagged a question as a duplicate. The flag was marked as "helpful". But the question still hasn't closed
Yesterday (6/9/21), a question was asked: How to remove the new weather info from the taskbar?.
I have flagged this question as an exact duplicate of: How can I disable the “News and Interests” Widget ...
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Banned because of a Windows 7 related question? [duplicate]
Yes, I've been banned again. Though this time I can't seem to understand the true reason why.
It's because I got a downvote on a Windows 7 related question. I know that Windows 7 has reached its EOL ...
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Factual correction edits and comments being removed. What's going on?
I edited https://superuser.com/a/1652392/197867 for factual accuracy - specifically that motherboards are the limiting factor behind VT-d and AMD-Vi support nowadays, not processors.
As far as I can ...
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How to learn how to solve my own computing problems
This site has been very helpful and useful for me over the years. I am usually able to solve whatever problem I am having. But I would like to learn more for myself so I don't always have to come here ...
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Ban reinstated when I asked a new question after the existing one, but is not lifted by an upvote and +10 points in reputation?
I got banned without warning whatsoever who knows when (since Stack Exchange does not let you see the ban issuance date and time), and waited patiently until some days ago when it was lifted to ask a ...
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Recent Win10 v20H2 update made comment's italicized monospaced content a cursive-like font?
Anyone else experiencing this and how do I change it, as modifying the font settings in Chromium-based Edge has no effect and the same output occurs in FireFox? I'm unsure what update could have ...
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Is scraping comments to form an answer, frowned upon? [duplicate]
This question has a comment from the OP, suggesting the fix
@Ramhound thank you, i finally sorted it . the "Windows Hypervisor Platform" needed to be unticked in the windows features... ...
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My question incorrectly marked as duplicate
recently I asked a question here WiFi keeps reconnecting when ICS is active on Windows 10 and its been marked as a dupe by mistake
cause even though it has a lot of similarity to USB WiFi Adapter ...
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Should I have flagged this question?
Earlier today, I came across a question asking for recommendations for software for an automotive repair shop. This question is clearly off-topic, and I voted to close it as "Questions seeking ...
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Stop asking me about cookies / multiple, nonstop popups
When I visit Super User, it asks if I want cookies. I am using macOS 11 / Safari. This is using the default setting Privacy > Prevent cross-site tracking. Not Private Window.
Then I go through the ...
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What was the right way to ask this question?
I have absolutely no idea what is the right way to ask this question.
Diagram for Text Syntax
To my own understanding I did not seek for "product, service, or learning material".
Can you ...
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How can I post an answer to this question on SuperUser?
I viewed a topic on this site which hasn't really been answered for 4 years:
“How to go to the next/previous picture using the Windows 10 default photo viewer?”
On reading the responses, it gave me ...
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Was my suspension for commenting called for?
I have been suspended last week. No reason or previous warning was given,
but presumably it was because of my activity on Tetsujin's answer to
"What to do when my Mac is frozen?".
Since it ...
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Incorrect migration of post (to Android Enthusiasts)
I have a question about my Super User post: Issues in communicating via IPSec (StrongSwan) between an Android client and its gateway (IKEv2)
The day I had posted my question, the moderator David ...
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How do we clean this up?
What Why can't I find a USB-C hub with multiple USB-C ports? was looking for did not exist at all previously (except for one Dell hub). Yet, people posted many answers because USB C is confusing ...
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How do I sign out of stack exchange? [duplicate]
Signing up or Logging in is straight forward. You click on the corresponding button at the top-right of the screen. Now how do I sign/log-out? Clicking my avatar takes me to some profile page. And no, ...