Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Is there a way to get a feed of new questions and answers being posted to an SO site ?
The title says it all.
I would like to read questions and answers (for that matter, also responses) in the order they were posted and may be get notified when new ones arrive. This way for some (say ...
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Badges, Answers, Questions, everything disappeared
I don't know why but suddenly my badges, answers, questions etc. all disappeared :\
I had more than 8 answers, 3 badges and everything disappeared. One second I was watching my profile and everything ...
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Why do I need to deal with Captcha while logged in?
The Captcha feature is really freaking annoying. This is the only thing that is really making my experience in the site less than enjoyable. It fails most of the time.
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What is StackExchange? Is Ask Ubuntu officially related to Ubuntu or Canonical? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is Ask Ubuntu “official” Ubuntu?
What is stackexchange? is Ask Ubuntu officially related to Ubuntu/canonical?
How do i subscribe for a question that I have not asked?
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Should redirections to other questions / answers be comments or answers ?
A part of the answer to this question is, in my opinion, answering another "new" question. I wanted to redirect the person asking the "new" question to the existing answer and posted it as an answer.
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How do I comment on a post?
I see a bunch of comments on someone else's answer to several questions and I'd like to add one but I don't see how. I can provide my own answer, but all I really want to do is add a little bit to ...
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What is "Accept Rate" and why is it important?
What does this notification mean above my questions in my Stack Exchange profile?
Have you considered accepting an answer or starting a bounty for this question?
What do I need to do?
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What HTML and/or Markdown code is allowed in comments?
What HTML and/or Markdown code is allowed in comments?
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How do I bookmark a Question/Answer?
I've found a question I'm interested in - how can I receive updates of when it gets answers or updates?
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Why did my reputation change to 914?
When I saw today it was 12xx something but now it has gone back to 914,2 days ago it was 989.
Is there is bug in the system? If so,how do I get my reputation back?
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Am I allowed to ask for a rep boost?
I asked a question with a bounty and didn't realize I would loose the ability to comment. Can I get a few up votes to get enough reputation back please? I've seen this done on other meta sites so I ...
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Can someone whip up a quick script for UWN?
I would like to see the Ubuntu Weekly News add a section for SE questions. The thing is that it's run by non-technical people and since the data we need is already in SE I figured someone could whip ...
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Retag request: 10.4 instead of 10.04
Would someone please retag this question with 10.04 instead of 10.4.
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Avoiding forum style usage and promoting SE style Q and A
There is a question on the parent site that has become like a forum (follow-up questions and responses posted as answers). The question is complicated because the person asking included several issues ...
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Where are the community wikis?
In the ubuntu Q/A and some of the other stackexchange Q/As', I keep running into references to community wikis. So, where are these wikis? I've looked all around and see no links to wikis.
I'm new to ...
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Where is the stackexchange/stackoverflow help, specifically about formatting and markdown?
I read the FAQ page and the About page, but no links to any help topics about the mechanics of using the site.
When I post a comment, can I used formatting? Where is the format or markdown help?
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