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Superuser FAQ note about "websites and web services" is unclear?
I have re-opened this question. I closed it at 1 in the morning and will admit I made the wrong judgement call on this one and therefore apologize. The questions is valid, however I did leave a commen …
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High reputation users having trouble understanding Super User?
With about 1 million views a month at the moment, Super User is turning out to be successful, however due to the general audience the concept of a Q&A vs. a forum is still something we need to deal wi …
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Should we delete the [homework] tag?
No
homework is one of the few meta tags still allowed since we welcome homework question on the Trilogy.
More on homework on MSO: Is [homework] an exception to the no-meta-tag rule?
More on the hom …
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What to do with answers to abandoned questions?
A question is considered answered when it is either accepted or has an up voted answer. I therefore don't see the real problem. Further to this...
Green tick marks indicate the usefulness to the ori …
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Are "Hackintosh" questions allowed?
Simple. It's a legal grey area. Super User doesn't want to build a reputation for encouraging something that may or may not be illegal, so it was decided to stay safe rather than sorry.
I have actual …
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Not a duplicate of what was pointed and closed for
Nothing. I am going to quote from the FAQ under What not to ask here:
To prevent your question from being flagged and possibly removed, avoid asking subjective questions where …
every answ …
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Can I get a few Office for Mac synonyms?
Both Tag synonyms have been created and approved. Newest and Active Synonyms
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Are questions about Bluetooth enabled devices allowed on SU?
Although it is a very thin line, if the problem connecting is with the computer or the bluetooth device it would be on topic.
electronic devices, media players, cell phones or smart phones, excep …
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Why was my self-answer/post deleted?
Because it was too short and hit the bad quality content filter. Your definition of useful differs slightly from Super Users' perspective of useful.
Answers, even self answers, are expected to be of …
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Is there a valid Stackexchange for my home networking question, or should I just use the DD-...
I am slightly confused as to why this question was closed. In my mind it is valid, except it might need to be more specific as it does border on gaining opinions, however I don't consider the topic of …
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Should Home Networking questions be considered on topic?
I was never aware it was off topic.
Home networking is one reason the site got started and unless a question is particularly bad I don't see why it should be unacceptable.
I consider home networkin …
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Can we do something about sites copying content from Super User? — Redux
Abby from the Chaos team has a list available to report all sites not meeting the attribution requirements on Meta StackOverlow. From the answer here
We keep a running list of sites we have discovere …
5
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"iBooks vs. Kindle in terms of number of textbooks for students" -- appropriate question?
No
It is strongly bordering on a list, and won't have a conclusive answer ever. It's the same as asking if the App Store is better then Amazon, just with more flair and trying to hide behind a compar …
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Recommendations for the BEST?
Any recommendation question creates a slippery slope. If we allow one type of question, which borders closely on another type, we open up the list of, why was my question closed but the others left op …
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Since when are software recommendations off-topic?
I am going to address this in 3 parts.
We are acting like they were off-topic all the time, yet there are so many around and they are not closed by the community.
They have been. The problem is …