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Use Safari's "Top Sites" feature, they are periodically reloaded I believe (I have way too much recorded attendance on SO and no other explanation). Other browsers might have a similar feature, and Op …

Many times, users ask the wrong questions. They have a problem, and a partial solution, and ask How do I finish this partial solution?, instead of asking How do I solve my problem? In these cases, I …

Create one huge, comprehensive "Here's everything you need to know about hard disk imaging and what you can do with it" community wiki topic, just like we did with the environment variables. Make it …

Stack Exchange content is distributed under the following license: user contributions licensed under cc-wiki with attribution required. They... link to user profiles of both OP and answerers M …

It's not been closed as off topic, which is at least something. @JeffAtwood is correct, and here's my more detailed take on it, taking apart the question. I'm stuck with an abysmal desktop keybo …

Flag the question for moderator attention and have them migrate it over. Just like you were already told a month ago. It's either here or there. There is no cross-posting functionality, and if you po …

It's a great way to leave messages to people that might try to edit your post.

Judging discussion topic votes One problem on Meta is that many users open a new topic with a specific request or point of view. … IMO, many topics need to be discussed, but how do I voice my agreement with the discussion without agreeing with the OP's point of view? …

All of your examples are: off topic (clear shopping recommendation without any interesting aspects, e.g. exotic requirements), not a real question, since they're just too broad, and not constructiv …

Answers must adhere to a different set of rules than questions, like actually attempting to answer the question. Answers directing users to web applications are OK. You can even leave out the software …

The answer isn't worse because it only applies to older version of Chrome. The question doesn't specify a Chrome version, so answers for any versions are equally valid. It's not either user's fault th …

The current FAQ accomplishes something that neither the original post nor the suggestions for improvement delivered so far: Delivering the entire on topic/off topic information in a single sentence. …

Votes are assigned by community members and don't reflect any kind of moderation policy. The other topic was posted in 2010 when we were much more tolerant, and these kinds of questions were much more …

This is my personal opinion. There are actual, legitimate reasons to do something like this: You want to know how secure your own network is against e.g. wardrivers. To become a locksmith, you need …

Sounds like a prime candidate for deletion according to current moderation policy, as it's both subjective and polling. So it's probably been (soft-)deleted. In that case, nobody can search for it, an …