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Why we can't we show that chatting user is typing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Could we show if someone is typing on chat?
Consider this scenario
A and B were chatting for an specific answer and why can't we show the specific user is typing when he ...
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This shouldn't have been closed?
How can I install USB-N13 on Linux Mint?
closed as not a real question by studiohack
I can think of no reason that that isn't a valid question. Maybe the moderator in question is less educated about ...
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Increasing number of flags
Would it be possible to keep the same formula that gives more flags before 500 and just carry it forward?
I don't think that anyone on SU will hit 100 flags (the current ceiling I think).
EDIT: See ...
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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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Since when were command-line tools off-topic?
I previously asked this question on Meta to query the overzealous closing of this SU question as a duplicate. The moderator who initially closed it, without justification or explanation of the ...
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Why this question didn't get any attention even after my edit?
I asked very much beautiful question: https://superuser.com/questions/1050126/how-to-remote-upload-the-torx-download-links
First moderators complained about unclear, so I edited it. still no reply or ...
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Flagging>Closing>Off-Topic>Migration inadequate choices
Flagging>Closing>Off-Topic>Migration has these choices:
belongs on meta.superuser.com discussion, support, and feature
requests for this site
belongs on stackoverflow.com Q&A for ...
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How can I convert SEC EDGAR Form 13F into Excel?
Why was How can I convert SEC EDGAR Form 13F into Excel? unilaterally closed? Prof David Postill wrote
Update the question so it focuses on one problem only. This will help others answer the ...
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Unable to ask this question
I am unable to submit this question, it is not up to standards, as the fourm says...
I am looking for a battery for a laptop from japan, says "PC-ns750aag-e3" on the back.
I am having ...
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How to view my previous questions?
I wanted to know how to view my previous questions. Also, are the questions we ask, get deleted in a small(/whatever) period of time?
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Request for bounty on this question about common MS Outlook 2013 problem?
I apologise if this request offends or wounds anyone. For the past several months, I've failed to find an answer or resolution to this Outlook 2013 problem: How to exclude notifications for all junk ...
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When will my blocking on superuser ends?
For asking questions of same type again, I was blocked from asking questions in superuser for more than 10 days. Still am not able to ask questions. When will my blocking ends ? Is there any way to ...
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Add tag for drive-file-stream and for google-backup-and-sync
As the old Google Drive application is being depreciated on all platforms, I vote that we need new tags for its successors Drive File Stream and Google Backup and Sync in order to distinguish between ...
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Why do people can downvote a question without justification? [duplicate]
I have a huge problem with my pc Cannot restore Windows 8 from Windows 10 because of local administrator account
I am desperate and asking for help. To my surprise someone downvoted my question ...
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Rep-mining / Using the site as a blog
I’ve noticed recently that numerous users (including high-rep users and even moderators) have been posting generic, hypothetical questions, followed immediately by an answer and accepting it.
I don’t ...
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Why does StackExchange not fix the login account system?
I love the question/answer nature of this community but it's frustrating to do a Google search and find a question/answer on here that I'd like to contribute to, but then be presented with login phase,...
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What is the policy for using SU as a blog?
In
this post,
the poster also supplied the answer.
I wouldn't comment on it, except that I noticed that both
post and answer were published on the same minute.
I understand from this that the poster ...
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Can I ask questions related to my assignments here?
I have been asked to design a network topology as per the given requirements in my assignment. I've already created the network topology using visio, but I am not sure if its correct. So I need ...
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Why aren't driveby downvoters themselves detected and penalised?
There are obvious cases of driveby downvoters. Why aren't the driveby downvoters penalised?
It may even often be the same person as when it happens it's often three posts at a time that are downvoted....
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Why is stating a reason not required when closing a question?
A few of my questions are closed and no reason is ever provided.. this is incredibly annoying, why was closing questions like the following allowed?
Examples:
https://superuser.com/questions/209110/...
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"We are no longer accepting answers from this account. See the Help Center to learn more."
Why did I get a ban for providing an answer to a question which was helpful.
Firstly I am a new user to superuser.
I did a question a few years ago.
I came back and thought I would answer a question ...
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What is the purpose of these items
What do I do with these ridiculous hats. And my grammar may be wrong because I am a foreigner. Posting here is not easy - too many stupid rules.
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The process of closing a question is arguably rather hostile. Can we please find a better way?
Yes, I understand why questions are closed. I don't agree with many of the reasons for closing, but that's another issue. In any case, despite the somewhat-helpful information provided to the asker, ...
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Does my question and its answer (given by me) deserve downvotes
Today I asked a question
https://superuser.com/questions/577205/refresh-needed-each-time-after-changing-default-desktop-location/577291
Later on I found the answer & I posted the answer it ...
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Ban Criteria - What are the exact business rules?
I have a reputation of more than 10K on some forums but banned from SuperUser! Where can I see the reason for the ban?
There are some initial information on that but it did not help.
I can see that ...
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Wait! Some of your past questions have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from asking any more
I'm not good at being synthetic.
This tool for checking the low quality is indeed really a great tool. When it went out there was no notice of a possible ban. I was critic about that and I'm happy ...
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Wrongly Closing/on Hold'ing questions?
If a question that can be seen by some as a somewhat broad question (and others not that broad), but can be (and gets) answered as if it is a direct question (Q&A), is it wrong or ok for a ...
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All comments on my question were deleted without warning
All of my comments to this question of mine were deleted.
I didn't think it was site policy for moderators to delete comments, least of all without any warning or notification, but if this is the ...
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Should we limit mass cleanup of tags on old questions?
After suggesting numerous tag cleanups on Meta, I'm wondering if for some of these, the current cleanup process might actually be a bad idea. I'm not referring to the collection of tags, themselves, ...
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Force tag wiki creation when a tag is created
I think it would be a good idea to force people to actually describe the tag that they are creating when they create it. This would lead to consistent usage of the tag, and make it more helpful to ...
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Why was question about Windows 7 install downvoted?
Downvotes are for questions from one of the following categories:
zero research effort,
unclear,
not useful.
I'm trying to install Windows 7 and explain the problems I encounter here. I explain ...
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Why is this question too broad?
I asked the following question a few days ago, which has since been put on hold as too broad.
I'm having trouble seeing in what way the question is too broad due to the fact I'm talking about a very ...
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How can i get reputation if i am not permitted to answer and participate in superuser network?
I have a problem with the Super User (and Stack Exchange) account limitation system. Currently I am not allowed to answer in any question. They say I need to reach 50 reputation points.
The problem ...
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Can we have "drive" as a separate tag?
Recently, I have found myself asking questions about drives in general, such as flash drives or SD cards. I want to use the drive tag, but whenever I try to use it, it's automatically changed to hard-...
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Can you add the UNIX&Linux SE to the available migration groups?
Can you add the UNIX&Linux SE to the available migration groups? It has a lot of other groups but in some cases allowing a transfer to that group might be preferable.
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Questions closed as duplicates of questions that are different
Why was this closed? It was closed as a duplicate, yet that other question is not a duplicate of it. It seems to me that people just quickly skimmed the question, and without paying too much attention ...
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Unreasonable closure of question
Q: TERM value for Windows 10 terminal
Who closed this question? How is this question not clear? It looks to me whoever closed this should not have the power to close questions because he is ...
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Can't see why this was put on hold
How to download folders larger than 20GB on Dropbox without a Pro account
I have explained my reasoning from the edits and cross-referenced with the help center.
One user seems to have a vendetta ...
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How should I have known the Duck was an April Fools prank and not a browser infection?
I was browsing SuperUser.com looking for a way to fix Widnows (Tantalus level effort, but still), and I noticed a duck asking me if it could help me.
My first thought was that my browser was infected!...
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why i have been blocked from asking questions?
i asked a two questions on superuser community one is with -5 votes and another is with +2 votes,and i even voted to delete my question to why am i blocked from asking question further?
please refer ...
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How can I use email receipt to trigger Windows 10 processes
My question was closed - not before I had some useful advice from some users - and been arrogantly dismissed. I cannot see the benefit of this site when it allows behaviour that discourages people ...
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Reopen request for "Installing fltk on VirtualBox"
In this question: Installing fltk on VirtualBox the asker wrote:
Can someone give a very specific step-by-step instruction on how to install it?
The next day fixer1234 posted this comment asking ...
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The "set a bounty" dialog kept disappearing
I posted Can VMware Workstation Player be connected to my "Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller" card? and, as it got one "sanity check" comment but no other response, ...
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What is the Super User community for?
I have accounts on Stack Overflow and Ask Ubuntu and they cover almost all my queries. I just joined Super User, and I want to know which topics are supported and which types of questions are asked in ...
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Create tag for Java-8 on SuperUser
I don't have 300 rep, but I'd like the java-8 tag to be created, for the same reason that the java-7 exists.
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Then why are we closing "is possible to uninstall an operating system?"?
I really hate that first close reason. It doesn't tell me anything and too much. Doesn't tell me what is wrong, nor it tells me exactly what is wrong. Can somebody explain to me what part of the help ...
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Re-opening my question on ebook managment tools
My question: Ebook management: how to catalog/access files in their original location
I believe my question can be reopened with probably some minor modifications.
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Did I ever ask a question about Microsoft OneNote 2016?
As at Jan 15 2019, StackExchange doesn't let users see questions that aren't recently deleted.
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Is it possible that some questions can be considered suitable only AFTER posting?
This is longer on my mind but now I experienced it also with my question.
Imagine there is a question which has real answer which can be found after investigation (whether it is more or less ...
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