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Complain or message to a mod at Super User
A moderator closed my question for being subjective, when I think is was not. About the differences between doc and HTML.
Does he get reputation points for closing questions?
I find it extremely ...
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How to get 'noticed' to possibly become a moderator?
I'm a pretty avid user of SU. However, I spend most of my time there rather than here in the meta discussions.
I would be very willing and happy to become a moderator there to help even more, but I ...
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I like to see more answer on virus problems - at least to break them up in 5-10 categories
Regarding this question:
https://superuser.com/questions/131176/a-hidden-program-virus-send-hundred-e-mail-can-you-have-any-experience-on-som
I like to see more answers on virus problems because I ...
Aristos
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Off-topic questions on Super User
In the Super User FAQ, the following questions are stated off-topic:
Programming, ask on Stack Overflow.
Servers, ask on Server Fault.
Web design and HTML/CSS layout, and your job title is "designer",...
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Create go-to CW questions for recurring topics on SU?
There are certain questions that keep appearing on Super User.
Should we create a few standard CW questions to point to when closing?
Here are a few topics that could use some standard guides, feel ...
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DLP tag renaming
Over on superuser we have a tag conflict.
DLP is used for both for DLP & DLP
Since it's only three questions it would be easy to retag them, but I don't know what tags I should use.
Any ...
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How old is superuser.com?
I just went to superuser.com and noticed that the yearling badge ( Active member for a year, earning at least 200 reputation. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
) hasn't been awarded to anyone ...
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Super User times out
When will Super User be accessible again?
Super User is not accessible right now. The other three sites work (Server Fault, Stack Overflow and Meta Stack Overflow). Browser error message:
The ...
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Super User tagging convention: Ubuntu and variants
I know I promised to open this a long time ago...
Super User has settled into some ad-hoc, but well-established, conventions for tagging questions about operating systems and their various versions. ...
quack quixote
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Anyone receive an email about a free t-shirt?
Just received an email for a free superuser t-shirts, along with a form to fill out. Is this legit?
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Submitting edit on Super User fails
When I try to edit my question, I get a page not found error.
The error:
Page not Found http://ep2up.com/uploads/1270635831.png
Edit:
Now it works again. But this wasn't the only error. I've tried ...
Ikke
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Where can I ask about web app recommendations?
I asked a question on Super User about "a website to compare software/hardware/electronics"; I was told that questions about web apps are not appropriate for SU. I understand how questions on Facebook ...
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why this question get closed on SU which is related to gmail?
Possible Duplicate:
Superuser website applications policy
https://superuser.com/questions/127516/web-cam-symbol-in-gmail-chat-window-closed
This is the reason showing
closed as off-topic by ...
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What to do with "Which Linux Distro for my Old PC" questions of super-user
We have a number of questions on SuperUser, asking which Linux distribution to use on the poster's old PC, and giving specs of said old PC.
A number of these questions have been closed as Duplicate. ...
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Request: cleaning Super User from a particular spam for password recovery tools
This morning came an advertising user for some password recovery products for Windows. It was obvious spam, and was reported as such, and deleted.
However, searching for their "product" shows that ...
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Shouldn't software installer problems be in-scope on SU even if the software happens to be a game?
I was surprised this question on Superuser got closed as "out of scope". Basically the question was, "Why is this software installer crashing on my new OS, when it never crashed on my old OS?". But ...
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Questions about WordPress on Super User
I was updating my blog by installing wordpress on a server of mine, and I had a particular question.
As it seems, it is not allowed to ask any questions about WordPress the software, since the ...
Bozho
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SU question closed as Exact Duplicate, but it does not seem to be the same to me.
I posted this question yesterday evening:
Good software to take a blog and format it for printing
It is a question looking for a software tool that will take a blog and format it for printing.
This ...
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What's wrong with asking questions about web-based software on Superuser.com? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Super User website applications policy
I suppose that's a loaded question. Earlier I asked a question on superuser.com about how to use the quick add text box in google ...
Dave
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Should this popular CW question be unlocked to allow it to evolve?
Why is this locked? Should it be unlocked? There is no apparent reason or explanation for locking it.
SU: What are some “must have” Windows programs?
The fact that no new answers can be added sucks (...
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SU retag request: [wireless-network] --> [wireless-networking]
Retag wireless-network(28) to wireless-networking(349).
Also, there is also the more general wireless(222), but this one may not be an exact match on all questions.
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Super User question about manufacturer support web site resources: on or off topic?
Is the following question on- or off-topic for Super User:
https://superuser.com/questions/123357/service-tag-urls
I choose to interpret the FAQ liberally, and the question as I see it does relate ...
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Why did this question get locked on Super User?
After solving a puzzling problem with my new computer, I posted the issue on SuperUser.com
How to get an Acer Aspire Revo to connect to the wireless keyboard and mouse?
As recommended , I answered ...
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Is Superuser's <code> CSS light-blue highlight near invisible on anyone else's laptop LCD?
I have a 15" laptop with a quality built-in LCD, but still, some very light colors wash out to where they're barely noticeable. For example the light blue background color used for the <code> ...
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Should Random be elected a moderator on Super User?
Random is very, very helpful on Super User (and of course Meta Stack Overflow).
Not that other users aren't, but Random goes the extra mile, and then some. He is often so far in the distance that I ...
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SU tags: recommend better tag for DSL (the linux distribution)
Someone posted this question on Damn Small Linux and tagged it [dsl]. Once I figured out why, I checked the other [dsl] questions and found another.
Since there were only two, I retagged manually. ...
quack quixote
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Retag request Xp -> Windows-XP on Super User
Over on Super User the grass keeps needing a trimming. Requesting a retag on
XP × 30 0
to
Windows-XP × 2027 2,189
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'google-chrome' and 'chrome'
On SuperUser I'm trying to clean up google tags, and I noticed that there are 266 tagged 'google-chrome' and 58 just 'chrome'.
Could some please do a batch retag of chrome to google-chrome?
Edit: ...
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Isn't the close reason "gaming" a dupe of "off-topic" on Super User?
Due to this question, the close reason on Super User not computer related has been replaced with off-topic now:
close reasons http://www.imageuploading.com/ims/pic.php?u=19720qFeUy&i=122378
This ...
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SuperUser is not allowing me to post an answer
I can't post an answer to the question.
I get Oops! Something Bad Happened! page. There is the text from the webpage:
We apologize for any inconvenience,
but an unexpected error occurred while
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user144670
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SU retag request: hdd, bluescreen, karmic, torrent, ...
Tags in need of automated retagging:
[xp] (31) to [windows-xp] (1987)
[vista] (57) to [windows-vista] (1239)
[hdd] (37) to [hard-drive] (493)
[bluescreen] (33) to [bsod] (65) [*]
[karmic] (47) to [...
quack quixote
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Zune questions getting closed on superuser?
Can we get some sort of official ruling on questions for the Zune on superuser? Because closing this question I asked is bullshit.
https://superuser.com/questions/119566/anybody-know-how-to-get-...
Will
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Android questions on superuser getting closed as "not computer related"
Android questions on superuser are getting closed as "not computer related". Examples:
https://superuser.com/questions/116579/does-terminal-emulator-work-the-same-as-android-debug-bridge-closed
https:...
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Where did Molly go?
Being an irregular regular on Super User, I know most of the crew which are also usually the most knowledgeable ones, and the first on the scene, when it comes to answering questions.
Lately, I haven'...
ldigas
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User spamming - intentional or not?
I feel that a user is asking questions without the purpose of gaining an answer, but to rather link to several other sites. Multiple links in almost all of his / her questions with less then half of ...
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Cannot vote at all, but can edit / tag etc.
I cannot seem to vote on Superuser. I can on Stackoverflow however.
Error log in Firefox says Error: vote is not defined.
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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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Last activity two days ago? Where?
I just logged onto SuperUser for the first time in several weeks, and I noticed that I have "activity" 2 days ago on a long-un-answered question:
Multi Monitor setup goes crazy after locking/...
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Reopen request for SU?
Hello, I posted what I thought was a legitimate question on Super User at Why are brownouts so harmful?
It was closed almost immediately as not a real question with the explanation "This is not a ...
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Extra "Nice Answer" Badge and "Good Answer"?
I've noticed that Super User has granted me two "Nice Answer" badges.
Yet I can only see one answer of my own which would appear to qualify. Additionally, I seem to have a "Good Answer" badge on ...
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Turn Markdown "code" blocks into plain "preformatted" blocks on Super User
On SU, can we remove the default syntax highlighting? It seems that most uses for the Markdown 4-space-indent-code-block on SU are not actual code, and the syntax highlighting is more of a hindrance ...
quack quixote
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Superuser FAQ note about "websites and web services" is unclear?
Possible Duplicate:
Superuser website applications policy
I recently had a question on Superuser closed:
https://superuser.com/questions/104025/is-there-any-free-forum-software-that-supports-...
OverloadUT
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SuperUser retag request: [macosx] -> [mac] + [osx] (diamond mods only!)
There are only three [macosx] questions on Super User at this moment. All of them are closed (migrated from SU to elsewhere), so I can't retag them, nominate them for deletion, or even flag them for ...
quack quixote
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What interface software system is used in superuser?
Possible Duplicate:
Which tools and technologies build the Stack Exchange Network?
Can't find it anywhere.
It looks very alike www.vark.com/community which is the uservoice I've confused it with ...
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Super User website applications policy
I recently asked this question on Super User, and a big discussion arose on appropriate questions. The issue came down to the new verbiage in the FAQ:
I had figured that the websites line was just ...
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Super User website applications policy
I recently asked this question on Super User, and a big discussion arose on appropriate questions. The issue came down to the new verbiage in the FAQ:
I had figured that the websites line was just ...
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Could-be-computer accessories on SuperUser?
Are questions about accessories (specifically, MicroSD cards) that may or may not be used with a computer allowed on SuperUser?
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Why is the comments box obscured by right hand text box?
This cannot be just my browser, Firefox 3.6, so what is causing it? When I click to add a comment, the comment box (just after the first comment seen in the screenshot) extends beyond the center ...
casualcoder
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Terminology issue of computer related questions
This is a purely language issue, but IMHO, it deserves some thought.
I don't know how things currently stand on Stack Overflow and Server Fault, but on Super User questions often get closed as non ...
ldigas