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Is cost an inappropriate subject for a tag?
The discussion has flowed back and forth, and I'm honestly not entirely sure how I feel about that one.
A tag like "free" to impose constraints on the answers poses much the same problems. …
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Tag cleanup weekend 1 - After action reports and impressions
I helped get rid of the replacement and bug-report tags. Those tags are still empty as of today.
I might also have evicted another tag or two on a small number of posts, but that's what the better pa …
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Kill the overutilized [utilization] tag
13 questions are currently tagged utilization (I removed the tag from one other question).
How to find maximum amount of requests for a file with a certain utilization percent?
elasticsearch + kiban …
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Winterbash 2014 - Do we participate?
No!
Just because I don't like hats, nobody else should get to have them either. I'm such a spoilsport.
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Would a link be considered as a spam?
If the answer itself is useful, and the link does not do anything to improve the answer (for example, relevant software tools, external pages for additional information, etc.), then I would say just e …
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I need 50 reputation points to post a comment?
Like nhinkle said in a comment (how ironic, in a way) to your question, commenting is not how you indicate here that a particular answer worked for you. Instead, the way to do that is to upvote and (i …
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Should we bother closing old questions?
TL;DR: If I see a question on the front page that I believe is off topic according to current standards, then I vote to close that question.
Sure, perhaps closing a question can in principle be see …
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Why was my answer deleted?
For further discussion about what we like to see in answers and why some answers are deleted, see Why and how are some answers deleted? and How do I write a good answer? in our help center. …
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Re-assign accepted answer years later?
I would actually make an argument somewhat different from that of Journeyman Geek.
The reason is simple: The question specifies a version of Acrobat Reader. It even did so back in April 2015 when it …
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Can any software recommendation question be made on-topic by simply asking "how"?
You often can rephrase a question seeking a software recommendation into one that asks about how to accomplish a goal, but as fixer1234 discussed, there are many cases where it isn't quite that simple …
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Accepted
Winterbash 2014 - Do we participate?
Yes, let's participate!
Like you say, those who don't want hats can easily opt out of having them. It's a bit of harmless fun.
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Should we downvote answers to questions that should not be asked?
I'd say there's a reason why the Reversal Badge exists. Actually, I think there should be a corresponding bronze or silver badge with somewhat reduced requirements (maybe taking a -3 question and givi …
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1
answer
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Can the 'logo' tag be killed?
The logo tag is currently used by a grand total of three questions:
A no-background favicon for my website?
Windows 8.1 start-up logo replaced with ASUS logo after BIOS update
How to change the BIOS …
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Accepted
Tag cleanup: Delete the [bug-report] tag
The bug-report tag has been removed from all questions where it was previously used.
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Are questions on the form "will hardware component X work in my system?" really seeking "har...
I came across the question Will my PSU 450w be able to handle?, but I have seen this in many other cases as well. The basic form is that someone comes along, lists their system specs, and asks about w …