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Recent proliferation of “How to code?” questions & SuperUser questions

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How to phrase an acceptable question asking for software and hardware?

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Let's lay out our options and design a better future for [layout-designer]

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Is this question really off-topic because the requested software has to be hosted?

discussion specific-question closed-questions

modified Apr 4 at 4:56 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Software to make something like <link>

discussion scope

modified Apr 4 at 3:05 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Can we get a close reason saying “Not enough information”?

discussion feature-request close-reasons

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Product names in question titles / “Alternative to …” titles

support title

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How to ask for an alternative to some software

discussion faq question-quality questions alternatives

modified Apr 1 at 3:26 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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What's up with all the low-quality questions in 2019? [duplicate]

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modified Mar 28 at 17:05 Glorfindel 554

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How to handle one line answers vs comments

discussion answers answer-quality comments

answered Feb 26 at 7:12 Izzy♦ 15.5k

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If answer applies to the question but is from someone spamming, do we leave it or kill it [duplicate]

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modified Feb 21 at 8:05 Jan Doggen 2,177

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Combined HW/SW rec (system invokes both that can work together). Where to ask?

discussion scope

modified Feb 20 at 20:18 unor 5,113

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Edit otherwise valid answer to remove “Also, look at that long list of maybe solutions”?

discussion answer-quality websites

modified Feb 12 at 10:14 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Is “tool X versus tool Y” an on-topic question?

discussion faq scope question-quality

modified Feb 8 at 12:58 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Burn the “plug-in” tag, too

discussion tags

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Are “Can I use X for Y” questions on-topic?

discussion scope questions

answered Jan 31 at 1:44 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Community Promotion Ads — 2019

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answered Jan 25 at 6:31 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Synonimize [go] and [golang]

discussion status-completed tag-synonyms

modified Jan 16 at 7:04 Izzy♦ 15.5k

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Can I ask if a particular software will fit my needs?

discussion scope

answered Jan 10 at 7:50 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Make [andrdoid] a synonym of [android]

discussion tag-synonyms

answered Jan 2 at 0:15 RockPaperLizard♦ 3,465

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Android version tags

discussion tags

modified Jan 1 at 13:02 Community♦ 1

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2018: a year in moderation

discussion moderation statistics

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When not having enough reputation to create a new tag, the error message stays even when the tag is removed

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modified Dec 20 '18 at 16:37 unor 5,113

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Software Recommendations updated site theme is ready for testing!

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Say I posted a question some time ago and ended up writing the solution myself, can I add it?

discussion self-promotion self-answer

modified Nov 10 '18 at 1:48 unor 5,113

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Where to ask which similar programs already exist (when developing a program)?

discussion scope

answered Nov 1 '18 at 17:49 Izzy♦ 15.5k

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Where best to discuss requirements for a new application?

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answered Oct 9 '18 at 20:21 Thomas Weller 5,436

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How to escalate or request another moderator's review on a deleted answer?

feature-request

modified Oct 7 '18 at 9:16 Izzy♦ 15.5k

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What is required for an answer to be high quality?

discussion faq answers answer-quality

modified Oct 5 '18 at 8:00 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Tour improvement proposal: add a ⚠ markers to the guideline items

discussion tour-page

answered Oct 3 '18 at 10:45 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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markup - ticks & crosses

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Tag wiki privilege

support editing privileges tag-wiki

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2018 Community Moderator Election Results

discussion election

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There are only 2 candidates in 2018 - how do I make a 3rd choice?

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answered Sep 1 '18 at 18:26 Journeyman Geek 6,383

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Is 'Gratis' the best word?

discussion tags

modified Aug 28 '18 at 18:30 RockPaperLizard♦ 3,465

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2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

discussion election

modified Aug 28 '18 at 18:28 RockPaperLizard♦ 3,465

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Open-source tag vs gratis

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modified Aug 28 '18 at 6:50 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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2018 Community Moderator Election

discussion moderators election

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2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

discussion election

modified Aug 20 '18 at 19:50 Grace Note♦ 101

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Could would add an electronjs tag?

feature-request tags

answered Aug 20 '18 at 3:58 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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I just hit 1000!

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answered Aug 16 '18 at 4:02 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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What is the vlc tag for?

discussion tags

answered Jul 29 '18 at 19:52 unor 5,113

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New deep-learning tag?

discussion tags

answered Jul 18 '18 at 6:42 Franck Dernoncourt 26.4k

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Are self-written applications welcomed here?

discussion answers self-promotion

modified Jul 8 '18 at 22:04 unor 5,113

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Is asking for an MS Outlook add-in skeleton on-topic?

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answered Jun 21 '18 at 9:10 Nicolas Raoul♦ 11.3k

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Should we have higher standards for what consitutes appropriate disclosure than the rest of the network?

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Are there any guidelines for answering with your own software?

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“optimization” tag

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