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Help Define SuperUser.Com

Jeff, Explicitly branding Superuser.com as a more free-form, relaxed version of the other sites might just open that crack to a much larger problem. I hear it referred to as a "free-for-all" and a "d …
3 votes

Why so many barriers for newcomers on this dicussion forum?

The most powerful feature of the site is the ability ask and answer questions. And you can do that from day one, anonymously and without reputation. But to provide that level of no-barrier, no-fricti …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
4 votes

What should the users of Super User be called?

...then for consistency I have to repeat my answer: Oh, good lord. Please, no. The day someone starts labeling Super User user as "Supee" or a "SU-er" or a "Super Badgie" ... is the day I start ano …
2 votes

Should Windows have a Stack Exchange site?

The only issue on the table is whether there is a Windows community out there that is somehow not being well-served by the Super User site. That's the only reasonable case for creating a new community …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
1 vote

Reduce community wiki force threshold to <= 15 answers on superuser?

I don't see how the number of answers defines a question as being "wiki." Is that what a wiki is? The idea of tying two unrelated pieces of functionality together feels like a "code smell," at least …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
2 votes

What to do about permanently outdated questions/answers on SU

That's another discussion. …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
14 votes
4 answers
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Define Scope of Community Promotion Ads?

I'm looking at the Community Promotion Ads submitted, and am wondering if they are being used in the best interest of the community. I envisioned that these ads would be used to promote products and …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
10 votes
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Define Scope of Community Promotion Ads?

Maybe we should look at this from the other direction. Community ads are a service TO the community. The top-voted ads should build a unique "community bulletin board" where users can pin up notices …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
21 votes
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Can I create a Facebook fan page for Super User?

I appreciate your enthusiasm for supporting Super User but, unfortunately, that page looks like it's THE official Super User Facebook page. I sounds like a nice idea, but it is going to run up against …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
7 votes
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Is it all right to use the flag option to...?

I don't agree that it is perfectly fine to use the moderator flags in matters of voting-to-close. The Moderators would be the first to say that they are perfectly happy take a look at questions that n …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
3 votes
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Do we need a separate site for "researchers"?

There's a discussion to decide if this proposal is mostly "general computing" questions that can be asked elsewhere. …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
10 votes

Should the “monitor” and “display” tags on Super User be merged?

A quick glance at the questions tagged display showed at least (3) talking about the UI of an application, (2) talking about HDTVs, (2) talking about laptop screens (not normally referred to as "monit …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
17 votes
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What can we do to keep this site civil / professional / work safe?

This comes up on occasion, and our response has usually been the same. Jeff's post is still on point: https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/22233/98786 Expletives are not acceptable behavior on meta o …
Robert Cartaino's user avatar
13 votes

Official stance on Facebook questions on SU?

From the thread that was closed, this is the response from Jeff Atwood: This is specific-website related but not really computer related. We try to avoid pure "support for X website" questions, as …
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