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How can I use grave accents or backticks (`) in a question?
How can I type two backtick characters without formatting my text in unwanted way?
Use \ as an escape character:
This is some text with `backticks` and some more `text with backticks`
Source:
This …
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Why did I have all but one reputation point removed and get accused of spamming?
You posted an answer recommending a website which has been previously spammed by multiple users.
Apart from that your answer:
Check that your F2 and F4 keys work!!
does not actually answer the …
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Why am I penalized for someone removing his own answer?
Why am I penalized?
My reputation log indicates that I have received a -1 because LPChip has removed his own answer
Before the answer was deleted:
You gained 2 rep when you had an edit approv …
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Im Losing a lot of rep to edits that are not really necessary
Is there any way I can not accept the edits?
The original poster can always revert edits.
In this particular case I advise you not to do so, because, in addition to correcting capitalisation, the ed …
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Reputation is not updated
I have some approved edits, which should increase my reputation.
The reputation from approved edits is capped at 1000:
You gain reputation when:
...
suggested edit is accepted: +2 (u …
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Does Super User have a "could not be reproduced" vote reason?
Does Super User have something similar to "could not reproduced"?
Super User does not have that specific close reason as you have noticed.
If you have 3000+ rep
You can Vote to Close then do the fo …
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Why am I getting a question ban?
I have only asked 2 or 3 questions
You have asked 10 questions.
Is my status on other SE sites causing me to have a premature question ban here?
No. Your status on other SE sites makes no differe …
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question closed because a newer question is open
I have a feeling that the newer post was meant to be closed and not mine?
Apologies, you're right - I messed up with the dupe close.
I've fixed it now.
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Sudden influx of Korean spam
Has someone been fiddling with the filters?
10 or so Korean spam posts on Super User within the past few minutes.
Can we get this banned?
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Need positive question record?
"maintain a positive question record"
From http://meta.stackexchange.com question List of all badges with full descriptions:
Curious
bronze; awarded once
Asked a well-received question …
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What is the best way to answer a question that violates software license terms?
We close them as off-topic: Reason "Other".
I use the following canned response:
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the use of OSX on non-Apple hardware is a legal grey area a …
6
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Fair application of non-existent rules
However, as Jeff said:
once the OS is released, I support deleting all the beta and rc questions, or at least most of them AFTER THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS FULLY RELEASED. …
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How can I start a bounty for this Question?
There is normally a "start a bounty" link underneath the question.
However, in this particular case, you previously offered a bounty of 100 on this question:
.
According to the bounty rules:
Ad …
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Powershell and Batch syntax highlighting not working logically
Why is there a disparity between code fences and HTML comments used to set language?
Reproduced and fixed.
The issue was that the "Code Language (used for syntax highlighting)" in the tag descriptions …
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Elusive Vox Populi Badge
How is it possible to get the Vox Populi badge for casting 40 votes per day if I've reached the daily limit at 36?
To be able to reach 40 votes, you need to have cast at least 10 votes on questions.
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