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Is there a policy for or against providing executables and other self hosted downloads?
@TomWijsman I implied that SU members were less likely to actually read through the source code, as opposed to SO. As per the warnings, this website is based in the United States, where the whole "burden of proof" thing has been increasingly used in litigation. Applying alternative warnings gives end-users an "expectation" that warnings will appear near other "sensitive" links. This is one of the few cases where better safe than sorry is superseded by the in-place legal policies.
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Is there a policy for or against providing executables and other self hosted downloads?
@TomWijsman I never implied that source code was different than scripts, nor did I imply that source code was off topic. Furthermore, giving more warnings to users would actually go against the legal policy. Placing a warning would increase user reliance on having an explicit warning near each link, whereas simply leaving things "as-is" and placing the burden on the user is consistent with the legal policies as in-place. Placing any warning will increase the "burden of care" on the Super User community rather than those viewing the website.
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Merge tags [802.11] and [wireless-networking]
802.11 == Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi & 802.11 are subsets of wireless-networking (as is Bluetooth, ZigBee, GSM, etc...).
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Disassembling the "assembly" and "disassembly" tags
I agree, leave the assembly/disassembly tags for their true meanings (instruction set encoding/decoding).
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Re-open request for question 312922
Accepted for completeness, thanks Jeff!
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Questions asking for manual identification of fonts?
It may be worth redirecting users to sites like identifont.com or others where users can be asked questions to identify fonts and/or upload images to automate the process.
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Where does a question about deciding between two pieces of hardware go?
It belongs on a hardware/overclocking discussion forum, which is not what Super User is. That being said, do your own research - look up the specs, look up benchmarks/reviews, etc. There will almost always be the comparison you're looking for.
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Large number of small edits during birthday celebration
I think a bigger issue is the huge amount of inappropriate edits/tag wiki additions that some people have been approving. I hate to say it, but it seems like a lot of users are simply clicking the "Approve" button without giving any of these suggested edits a second thought.
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@slhck awesome link, thanks for posting that. I think it's something everyone should read before voting/posting an answer to this question. Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but there are some very interesting points to consider in that entry.
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