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You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.

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Would it be possible to add a search to our comments that we have left for people?

+1 to the FR Related on Meta Stack Exchange Two workarounds in the meantime: Use an SEDE query. This only finds comments posted before the most recent data update (they update the data more or less e …
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Isn't it time to make the standard system-wide comments more welcoming?

Insofar as I might be prepared to agree there is one, I think the real problem with those comments is their canned-ness. I think you're talking about things like the low quality posts review queue com …
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Notify visitors that the question is old

I do think we need to think about and work on keeping the site up to date, but I am not convinced that we should push all old questions towards being "archived". Particularly if they have a lot of vie …
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Does Ask Ubuntu have voice chat, and if not are there any plans for it?

Ask Ubuntu is not tech support Many sites have a live chat option where users can get instant support, from someone paid to provide this service. This isn't always voice chat; it's often text-based ( …
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Add to the tour how to use the post formatting tools

My first thought is that a detailed instruction like that would be out of place in the tour. I feel its role is to give a brief explanation of the site's purpose and format, rather than to be a guide …
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Vote to close as "not enough information provided"?

I guess my objection to your proposal is that I see no functional difference in terms of site management, as well as plenty of grey area, between the two kinds of unclear you describe. An unclear que …
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Can we merge many meta Q&As about "abandoned questions"?

Answering the spirit of the question (in brief, very busy): I agree that abandoned questions are sometimes unanswerable and I'm all for removing dead ends, but a heavy-handed approach to these questi …
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Flag disputed after post was edited

Maybe this is just a comment, but I think that flag was disputed on purpose. Flags are "disputed" for at least two reasons: Currently, the following scenarios may result in a flag being disputed: A …
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Suggested edits queue "Reject and Edit" reason

I agree it would be helpful if we could give a reason when choosing Reject and Edit. That said, the interface provides only a frustratingly limited feedback-giving mechanism even for Reject, so I do …
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2021: a year in moderation - Handled Question Flags

A flag to close a post is considered to be handled if it is marked helpful. This happens if the post receives at least one close vote, regardless of the outcome of the close review. For example, you f …
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Presentation of code should include explanation in a separate comment section

I think people not explaining what code does is a much bigger problem on this site than code comments being unwieldy. My first question about your feature request would be does it make it more likel …
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"Weighted" reputation gains

This feature request has been brought up multiple times on Meta Stack Exchange, and as far as I know it has always been poorly received by the community. I think the main objection is that making hig …
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