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Suggestions for revising the "on-topic" policy for programming questions
Regarding the on-topic policy for programming questions, a few considerations pop into my mind:
There is no functional reason whatsoever to create a strict line between the different SE sites. On the …
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Marking outdated posts/info etc. to be archived
An answer might be outdated over time. Its abstraction rarely is though, even if actual info no longer works.
I must say the majority of solutions I found, on AU as well as SO, is from outdated answer …
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How do I find a question on this site that I may have already asked?
In the search bar, type:
<keyword> user:me is:q
... and you'll find all your questions where the keyword appears (your user number appears automatically)
To get all your answers with the keyword, ty …
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What do we do about the outdated questions that have good anwers?
Imagine the unavoidable discussion whether the post is outdated or not.
In short: Please, let's leave the post in its own context. If you know an updated version, post it! …
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Should I post an answer from someone that is correct to another question, but that they dele...
Since it is me who answered and deleted the answer on this question, a few words from me. Let's look at what happened:
I read a question (yours) saying "this is definitely a duplicate of , but the a …
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How can we be safe about code from this site that we install?
Excellent things have been said already, but let me add a few words from someone who posts those code snippets once in a while.
How can we be safe about code from this site that we install? You can't …
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"One more close vote needed", "Please vtc this one" <- should we do that?
On a regular base, we see suggestions like above in chat. In far most cases, the call is just, and I am 100% positive it is done with nothing but good intentions to the site.
Does that mean we shoul …
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2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection
Looking at your personal profile, personality, qualities and background, in your opinion/expectation, what would be your biggest pitfalls you'd have to consider if you become a moderator?
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How do you ask OP to reconsider accepted answer and award yours?
My answer would be that you shouldn't, and I must say both as the one who asks, as well as the author of the accepted answer, I'd consider it a kind of a contempt.
while anyone has the right to vote …
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Should an answer be literally what OP asks for?
N.B. Be sure this post is not about points. Seriously, the 2 points from downvote is the last thing I'd worry about. It is about what an answer should be (or not).
The situation: user asks for a so …
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Is it appropriate to contact users offsite to question their site actions on Ask Ubuntu?
This is leading away the discussion from the place where we all benefit from given insights. … Moderation and the discussion about that belongs on the site. …
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Are we too fast in closing questions as unclear?
As always, it depends
Looking at a question like:
PLZ HELP ME ASAP
error: some-error another error -> some totally unclear error
....
50-lines-of-crap
....
some-unclear-result
I'd say Shoot on sigh …
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Do we still really need to ask people to accept answers?
Is accepting an answer useless?
I know some people think differently, but I do believe accepting an answer is functional. Skimming for answers, I always check for the accepted answer as a first pick t …
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Should we close bug related questions -in all cases-?
The story starts on a (this) Saturday afternoon, finding myself trying to print something. Out of the printer comes a pretty blue piece of paper. I am pretty sure the blue is not coming from one of my …
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Re-working another user's answer?
The question is a bit unclear on the specific situation, so it depends.
If an answer is undoubtedly harmful, I'd say edit! Fix, if you can without changing the concept, or include a warning if not. …
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