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Are “evolving answers” supported on Super User?

Report on my evolving answer : My answer did pinpoint the problem as bad RAM with my suggestion to run MemTest86. A pity that it was deleted by a moderator, so the poster put up his own answer. I stil …
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25 votes

Should we ban ChatGPT on Super User?

Yes. ChatGPT is only Google on steroids, parroting stuff with no understanding or experience. It will copy bugs, and its generated code, while it may work for the test values, may fail for others, or …
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2 votes

To all my friends here: My farewell

First words - I would ask you to stay on our site, as I see you as one of the more knowledgeable voices here. I found many of your answers and your comments to be interesting and educative. Second, Su …
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4 votes
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Community bot comments might be misunderstood

There have lately started appearing comments on posts such as: Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's h …
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8 votes

Should the accepted answers be unpinned on superuser?

I would have preferred a selective unpinning by some rule that takes into account the difference in the number of votes between the accepted and the most upvoted answer. Sometimes one can come upon an …
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3 votes

Is superuser.com for asking questions about Python?

In short: Questions about running the Python compiler or Python-compiled programs are acceptable (within reason). Questions about coding these programs or debugging are off-subject.
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13 votes

What should we do with flash/shockwave questions?

Flash may be at EOL, but there are surely millions of computers out there that are still using it. One example of software used decades after its EOL is Windows XP, but there are many others. We are s …
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-3 votes
2 answers
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Questions to the moderators

This post is addressed at the moderators. In my 11 years on SU I have been suspended two times for one week at a time, for reasons that still today leave me perplexed. My first suspension was when I p …
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Is the subject of software licensing now off-subject?

You are just subverting the spirit of Meta, where, according to my understanding, discussion is the chief purpose. To the moderators who answered: Thank you for your efforts. …
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3 votes

Why won't moderator let me delete my question?

As the author of the answer in question, I think I would like to add some Information. I think it has been explained to you by now that no answer can block you from deleting your own post. It's rath …
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1 vote
2 answers
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A strange case of a deleted answer

Now a deletion by a moderator of an answer is a very serious matter, since only a moderator may undelete it, the community having no voice in the matter besides a discussion on Meta. …
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-2 votes

Do we need better definitions for off-topic questions in the help center?

Judging by the number of upvotes on the post, I'm not the only one that finds the rules somewhat confusing. This is just a first try that I'm putting up. I'm not asking here for a vote on including it …
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6 votes

Do we need better definitions for off-topic questions in the help center?

I think that the question of whether the (so-short) topics help page needs more precision or examples merits a discussion, or whether the current situation is seen as "good enough". …
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4 answers
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Suggestion of a measure to avoid abandoned bounties

It has been suggested that meta.SE is more suitable for such a discussion, but in view of the evidenced inertia I don't think I'll bother. Thanks to every one who participated. …
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-6 votes
2 answers
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What is the policy for using SU as a blog?

In this post, the poster also supplied the answer. I wouldn't comment on it, except that I noticed that both post and answer were published on the same minute. I understand from this that the poster …
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