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Is it an appropriate question for me to ask how you can create animated gif files of molecul...
Gif creation I don't believe is really on-topic for Super User. I would suggestion looking at either:
Graphic Design:
Graphic Design is for questions targeted toward 2D design
professionals, student …
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Referral for new members
I doubt that we will ever see this coming to the StackExchange community, as the purpose of the StackExchange is to encourage a Question/Answer atmosphere. This is not a blog in that we invite people …
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Voting as a proxy for moderator quality
Even though I am a candidate in the elections, I will step back and give you my unbiased (as far as candidates go) opinion on what I will be looking for in candidates. Ultimately, however who I feel …
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Help me quantify too localized.
Too localized isn't just the specific hardware or software but can also be location (i.e ISP service for a specific location) and situations. Your specific situation is not a general situation that e …
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Would a "personal feedback" question be appropriate on Meta.SU?
While on-topic for meta I don't think it's the most constructive. What purpose would this really serve? If it's to help users improve I see comments on the questions or answers that they post as the …
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Suggestions for updating our FAQ
Can I make the suggestion to make the "off-topic" section to look like this:
You are still welcome to post questions from the above categories here on Super User
as long as they are otherwise o …
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Why would a question with a valid re-title, be reverted to a non-question title?
Typically questions should be phrased as a question with the who, what, where, when, why, and how. However this isn't your typical question as it garnered a high amount of traffic, and votes. Also, …
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Request to reopen question 151431
The question is better suited on U&L AND it's already cross posted, therefore the close reason is valid. It shouldn't be migrated since it's already cross posted, so the only reasonable thing to do w …
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Partial answer and editing own question
Please, do no edit your question to contain the answers as this can cause confusion and robs others the chance to answer the question as well. So, it's ok to answer your own questions. In fact we en …
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Why did this question receive 4 close votes?
To help you in future posts here are a few tips to help you out:
If you ask a question regarding a specific set of software, place a link to the said software into your question. That way people ca …
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Can we PLEASE get a definitive answer on what to do with low-quality software recommendation...
You might find these useful:
How do I ask a question that may require recommending software?
How do I recommend software in my answers?
In situations like you describe above, the solutions are not …
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Should I improve the answer or delete it and add another answer
My concern is that if I edit the answer that comment gets non related and nonsense.
Comments can be deleted and often times become obsolete. There's no need to worry about editing your answers b …
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A useful question was put on hold after six years due to software recommentation, how to res...
Just to add to David's post, we do have a recommended way to ask questions and answer question that may involve the suggestion of a software solution:
https://meta.superuser.com/a/5373/47225
https:/ …
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The MetroSE Sandboxing Question/Answer
This is an example answer title
And this is a little bit of a body
Here is a bullet
and another
This is a quotation
// WATCH OUT...
// THIS IS CODE!
nothing.selfDestruct();
And this is a hyperli …
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Help create and maintain community FAQs!
I have already tackled the computer freezing questions through asking about this previously. From the ideas of both Jeff and TomWij I have created a set of three questions that tackle the general tro …