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How can I correct the reason for a close vote?
I cast a close vote but selected the wrong reason by mistake. Now the only option I am offered is to retract the close vote, and the system tells me that if I do that I won't be allowed to vote for ...
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Why was my question put on-hold by me?
My question was put on-hold recently with a banner:
put on hold as off-topic by R S, Melebius, Pilot6, user68186, vidarlo - 9 mins ago
But R S is me and I don't remember I did that to myself.
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Vote to close specifics
I would like to learn about the vote to close.
As I understand it, it is a moderator who does so.
Does it only take one moderator to make that decision?
Is there a link that shows all the ...
ZannaMod
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How to open a certain question in the Close Votes queue?
Unlike the edit-button which brings me to the Suggested Edits-queue when an edit is pending, the close-button always open the VTC-dialog.
I'd prefer to be brought to the Close Votes-queue if there ...
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Why are there a limited amount of close votes for high rep users?
I am a reasonable high rep user and have been around for some time now, and even though both of those are the case I still have a limited amount of close votes I can cast (40), why is this? Surely the ...
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Duplicate circle?
I was just casting a duplicate close vote on this question when I got this notice:
What does it mean and how should I proceed?
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How is it decided which close reason is to be given?
I have recently been VTCing questions and noticing that even though I may VTC a question as off-topic, because there are a larger amount of people VTCing it for another reason, the other reason is ...
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Are there certain circumstances where one should close an old question as the duplicate of a new one?
Are there certain circumstances where one should close an old question as the duplicate of a new one (for instance if the new one is better and actually has answers)? And if not, then why does the ...
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Why can't you vote on a question once you have retracted your vote?
Once you have voted on a question, and then retracted your vote, you are unable to cast another vote, why is this? Because for instance I could VTC something as unclear, but then when they update it I ...
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Flag vs Close, when to use?
Today I voted to close on an off topic question, but this made me think, if I vote to close is the question also flagged too get the attention of other user's?, or should I also flag as a duplicate to ...
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How do I cancel a close vote?
If I have marked any question for close by mistake and it shouldn't be closed, then how can I remove the close vote of mine from that question?
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How did a <3k user vote to close a question?
From this LQP review item:
but the user 'Olli' has only 2,804 rep (at time of writing), how did he 'Close' it?
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What do we use for "not a question" posts?
So, since the changes to the close and flag reasons we lost the ability to mark "not a question" as a reason.
We can still use that reason, for posts that are simply guides to fix something but aren'...
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Closing questions using a non-valid argument
I posted yesterday this question and I was put on hold as off-topic because:
"Bug reports and problems with the development version of Ubuntu should be reported on Launchpad so that developers can ...
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Can moderators confirm abandoned questions should be closed TL, not NARQ?
For quite some time, we've been using the too localized close reason for abandoned questions.
Of course, if the question merits closure for another reason--it's a duplicate, it couldn't have been ...
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I'm not able to flag after using all my close votes
I've used up my close votes for the day, so I am trying to flag duplicates instead. I can no longer flag a duplicate for moderator attention. I have 39 flags remaining, this should work. (I'm ...
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