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Should I have flagged this question?
Yes, you should - Its definitely spam, and you should flag it.
Well, if I hadn't deleted the user anyway.
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Why my "too broad" flag was declined in this question?
It was declined automatically by the system after 3 users reviewed it stating that it should be left open.
While there are indeed two problems listed in the question they appear, at a glance, to be ...
MokubaiMod
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What should we do if the question is duplicate (is already answered) in other site?
What should we do about these questions?
Answer them. Don't delete questions just because they have an answer somewhere else.
Some advice:
We don't generally migrate questions to other sites if ...
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Why was my question about attempting to stop USB viruses downvoted?
Before I start, let's get something out of the way:
So long as they have the appropriate privilege, a user can downvote a post for whatever reason.1
Though you haven't explicitly stated all of them, ...
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Why was my question about attempting to stop USB viruses downvoted?
To answer the implied question of "why?" when you say:
And now I cant ask a serious question!
You have what is known colloquially as "history". Specifically you have a history of ...
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Should we edit out potentially inappropriate content if they might be an important part of a question?
Tbh, in this case I don't think the domain is particularly critical to a more general answer.
Practically - the question involves
Having an MX record. Any domain can have an MX record.
The ...
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Why is this simple, straightforward question on a standard Windows feature closed as "Needs details"?
The reason given in the comments for closing was that the OP didn't list any files in the directory, which I maintain was not necessary information for answering the question. Without examples of ...
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Is this question about automation appropriate for SuperUser?
SuperUser is not a free script/code writing service.
If your question tells us what you have tried so far (include the scripts/code you are already using) and where you are stuck, then we can try to ...
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How do you deal with edits that strip personal details of the author from a question, ultimately graveyarding the question?
Since I wrote the original question very badly, contextually and structurally, of course, everybody assumed I am not very sophisticated with technology or put zero to no effort into researching the ...
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Is it even possible to reword my question to be relevant?
Though I would like to point out that I am not asking for a product recommendation, service or learning material, though I can see why it seems like I am. (Although granted, learning material may/does ...
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Question in close queue is marked as duplicate, but the duplicate is terrible!
As comments have noted, the criteria I would use when judging which of two otherwise duplicate questions to be marked duplicate is based on quality, not time.
If one of the questions is very recent ...
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My answer keeps getting suggested edits from spambots
Spammers work in mysterious ways - I guess your answer has certain keywords their bots love and it keeps attempting to edit. Frustratingly enough - there's not much to do - just let our lovely ...
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PSA: Just because *you* don't understand a question doesn't automatically make it unclear
Some thoughts/recommendations on voting-to-close for "Needs details or clarity":
Does the perceived lack of clarity in the question lower Super User's quality as a question-and-answer site ...
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Why has this question been downvoted?
Someone felt it lacked research. A few folks apparently get annoyed by quick self answers (which I would add, is silly! Its an excellent way to document odd things). A few folks go "Why is he ...
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Why is the question about knowing which window manager too broad?
It is not something that you, as a user, can do anything about, nor should you need to care. There are too many window frameworks with too many styles that all can look very different or very similar ...
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Should this question be closed as unclear for not having a question sentence?
If it were an active question I would request clarification, but the question has been abandoned by the author, so there really isn't a point in doing so now.
However, I want to know if other users ...
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PSA: Just because *you* don't understand a question doesn't automatically make it unclear
I don't have much to add, but I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Questions (not spam/obvious duplicates/completely incomprehensible walls of copy/pasted
text) should not be closable unless it ...
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Why was this Nushell question closed?
From the comments, @DavidPostill reopened the question. The reason given for it being "unclear" was that there was no information on where the "record" referenced in the question ...
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Is my question about Netbeans more suitable for Stack Overflow or SuperUser?
While there might not strictly be any programming happening in the question, it is definitely about a software tool used primarily by programmers. Stack Overflow's on-topic page includes this guidance,...
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Internet Security on Super User
Well, internet security, in the context of your computer is quite often on topic.
Lets talk about your question first - Its really not about computers. Its about people, and the mindsets behind ...
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Is popularity a criterion on which to decide whether or not to keep a question open?
In general, the Stack Exchange communities (including SU) try to avoid making sweeping generalizations about topicality or acceptable questions.
The rule goes something like: in general popularity ...
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How do you lose -5 rep?
Looking at the "time" view of your reputation tab, I see that this happened yesterday:
The question owner removed the accept mark on your answer (removing 15 reputation points from you), but a few ...
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Do I need to prove the accepted answer is correct? AKA is my question unclear?
I'll focus first on your question here and then on the question on the main site that prompted it.
Meta Question
Your question here asks if you need to prove an accepted answer works, and then ...
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Question in close queue is marked as duplicate, but the duplicate is terrible!
I answered this here: Should we post a duplicate when no answer given. Saying that different phrasings of questions can reach different listeners -- ESPECIALLY for questions that have remained open ...
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Should a question be closed if the asker mentions they might end up using other software?
Intended non-use of software may have an impact on question applicability
The help centre notes:
You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.
A ...
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Why is this question "opinion-based"?
So that you understand my perspective, let me start by telling you that I personally prefer that we try to err on the side of leaving borderline questions open. Two of my most recent Meta posts, here ...
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Please review the deletion of my answer of the post mentioned here
Thanks for bringing this here to Meta. This is absolutely the right course of escalation. Sometimes the community is going to agree with you, and other times it won't, but you've made a good ...
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Please review the deletion of my answer of the post mentioned here
Your personal frustration and impatience is not an answer.
Even though a statement you made about macOS was technically correct, you did not explain exactly why.
First, I think context means ...
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Is this harddisk question on-topic in SU?
I think the core of the question is "can I keep using this drive?", and the rest of the question is really background information. While it could use some polish, or even be replaced by a ...
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Where can I ask this question about Computer Screen Technology?
I want to know where would the correct place of asking such a question be.
So far, judging by the comments, we've determined that the question is:
Off topic on Super User - (Closed & Deleted)
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Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible