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Why was my question put on hold as opinion-based?
I think the reason it was put on hold is because of this word in the title:
sufficient
Consider Users A, B, and C:
User A
A user on the network of something highly sensitive, like a military weapon …
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Can a moderator from another community delete my comments in our community?
I kind of see this as weird, especially in a democratic community. do the underpinnings of free speech not matter in a democratic community?
where would we be if our public officials could erase thei …
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Answers that are too long, drawn out and contain too much excess theory
Fine. Concise.
As a question-answerer, I see three types of questions:
Ones I can answer right away with a "here do this"
Ones I could answer if I had the right OS, hardware, etc. and lots of time, …
6
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How does one become a top contributor and solves computer problems independenly?
I'm not sure if one of the answers here already covered this, but it's very important to work on your analytical skills.
Computers, like most man-made artifacts, are divided up into a finite number o …
8
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Downvotes on Necro Threads
What to do about grave diggers who insist on Frankensteining old questions and downvoting answers on 6 month old topics.
Nothing. They are using the site as intended. They're just "Gitting'R Done …
3
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Will Stack Exchange always be free?
I do hope that this fantastic service would continue perpetually.
Yeah, that would be nice.
Does Stack Exchange have a sustainable business model?
Not that I can tell. VC money is not susta …
26
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Accepted
Do questions about file format internals belong here?
If you are trying to solve a specific problem that involves CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on some part(s) of some files in a structured file format, chances are good that the mechanis …
1
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Moratorium on Answers
Be careful deleting your own questions, especially if they have answers (whether you agree with or like those answers or not), because this can result in the system automatically banning you from aski …
3
votes
Accepted
Ability to filter for questions on hold?
This search looks like what you want... It finds:
Questions which are not marked as duplicate
Questions which have not been migrated to another site
Questions which are "on hold" or closed
Sorts the …
3
votes
Accepted
Please look at my question before I get blocked again
In my opinion, your original question that you state at the beginning starts out great, but then you water it down by adding things like "or something" and then conclude by asking if it's "a good idea …
3
votes
Accepted
Can I ask the question about "steam" client?
It's a valid question. I don't see a problem with asking it on the main site.
3
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Should I answer a question with a "Possible Duplicate" that is marked as "On Hold" or "Closed"?
You can't answer a question that is "On Hold" or "Closed". It's not possible. If you try, you will get an error.
The "Possible duplicate" message shows up when someone votes to close the question as …
7
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Accepted
Repetition of short question in short answer
It certainly doesn't hurt anything.
There's no need to cite the source of the question since it's on the very same page as the answer. So, the only issue at hand is a matter of personal preference of …
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Accepted
Should answers encouraging to "restart" be flagged?
Good question. However, I'm going to play devil's advocate and explain why I think answers like this are fine.
Let's generalize the concept to "simple but effective remedies". This is a category of a …
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Frustrating first experience
Just because you got a downvote isn't the end of the world. There is no requirement that anyone who downvotes should provide some explanation, and there's no way for us to track who downvotes or the r …