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Why is "reputation" required to add the tag 'windows-10' to a question?

The reputation requirement doesn't prevent you from asking a question about Windows 10; rather, it prevents you from creating a tag windows-10. This is to avoid multiple 'wrong' tags being created; it …
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Accidental rollback - any penalties involved?

No, there's no penalty involved at all. If the rollback is wrong, feel free to perform another rollback to the correct version (and perhaps leave a comment why you're doing this) but do not get involv …
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Can I see which Answers/Questions count towards a badge?

For some badges it's possible through the Stack Exchange Data Explorer but since your votes aren't public, it won't work for Sportsmanship. It is possible through the API but it's rather cumbersome an …
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How to deal with spam+answer?

This has been discussed on Meta Stack Exchange: Why shouldn't I downvote spam that I've already flagged? Bottom line: downvoting spam isn't really useful, and in some cases, downvoting spam questions …
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Very Light Posts

As other users have noted in the comments, this is because you have ignored the display tag and this question is tagged with it. You have the choice to either gray they out (your current setting) or h …
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How can I get the Suffrage badge? The number doesn't change in accordance with the votes I h...

It's caching. Right now, it shows as 21 to me on your profile, both in the badge tracker as in the Votes cast: There is a Votes tab on your own profile (we can't see it) to check which votes you've …
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Suggested edits still not approved

Please have a little patience: 4 out of 5 of your pending suggested edits are less than 10 hours old. You're lucky not to be on Stack Overflow where edits may take a full week (because the queue is so …
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Can't answer a highly active question even though I meet the reputation requirement

From the FAQ: Who can answer a protected question? Users with 10 or more reputation can answer a protected question. However, the +100 account association bonus is ignored for this check2, so users w …
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How do you gain reputation without asking something?

Welcome! This question (and related ones) come up quite often, so detailed answers have been documented on Meta Stack Exchange: Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead? How does …
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Can I award a bounty to somebody who solved my problem but did not answer my question?

No, you can't. Bounties are (just like upvotes) awarded to an answer, not a user. Think of them as advertisements (which afterwards function to indicate the quality of a post), not as gifts. The user …
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Is it possible to accept answers in closed questions?

Yes, this is possible (see @DavidPostill's answer) and moreover, it happens quite often. Here are over 2,500 cases where a Super User question was closed and an answer was accepted next day or even la …
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What reputation is required for tag edits without approval?

No, 5,000 reputation gives you the privilege to approve tag wiki edits. Users like me won't see those edits in the Suggested Edits review queue. What you're thinking of comes with 20,000 reputation; a …
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