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6
answers
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Old posts and answers need protection?
Summary
This post has produced much spirited discussion, so I have achieved
my main goal. …
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5
answers
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Should reviews limit be increased?
The number of posts to be reviewed does not stop growing.
Where once it was possible to clear these posts to zero, today that number has passed 700,
and it was lately standing even at more than 800.
…
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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votes
1
answer
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views
How can "Community" post a bounty?
The post
How to unhide 'Very Hidden' Worksheet
has a bounty posted by
Community, which says:
One or more of the answers is exemplary and worthy of an additional bounty.
As Community is not a per …
16
votes
Site Design Updates
I join my voice to @magicandre1981 (same glasses?) :
"Text font is too thin, so same eyestrain like on SO."
I'm not referring to the text of posts or answers, but for example to the lists
of posts.
T …
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 …
11
votes
Accepted
Should we retag questions where the new tag is the answer to the question?
My personal logic is that this should be permitted.
This is because I see tags as classifications, and obviously the above post needs to be
classified under "windows store app". Anyone who follows th …
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 …
8
votes
1
answer
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views
My answer was changed without being edited?
I posted an answer to the question
FileZilla Server refusing connection - 425 error,
where I copied an IP address from the post.
I now find that this IP address was replaced by XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX,
both …
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". …
4
votes
1
answer
68
views
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 …
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 …
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.
3
votes
2
answers
284
views
Case of answer accepted, but bounty not awarded
My faulty understanding of the bounty system may have caused me to mislead
the poster, and this is what happened:
The post Initiate windows feature update after snoozing
by user aggieNick02 had no a …
2
votes
Why has the Antivirus question been closed?
In my opinion the antivirus question should not have been closed in such an arbitrary manner.
I myself have understood it to mean "How do do I prevent my antivirus from running in the background", an …