Questions tagged [guidelines]
Apply this tag if your question is about the guidelines that are crafted by the community, moderators, and/or Stack Exchange staff. The guidelines discussed on Meta Stack Exchange need to be applicable to more than one site.
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Should you report an account you think is bought online?
I noticed a user post a question that looked rather basic. I looked at their previous answers formulated in an other style and have a sort of senior level (even on answers from more then 10 years ago)!...
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3 answers
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Inconsistency on using comments to "add more information"
If you open the comment box, the grayed-out tooltip text says Use comments to ask for clarification or add more information [emphasis mine] However, the faq says They are not for: Providing ...
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Is there a general recommendation regarding the extent of quoted text in an answer?
Is there a help article, FAQ or previous posts having a general recommendation regarding the proportional length of quoted content in an answer? This is not about tags wikis having copy/pasted content ...
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How should a newly graduated site decide when to request reputation threshold changes?
SE site graduation used to involve a bunch of things happening at the same time: removal of the "beta" label, a shiny new design, privilege thresholds increasing from beta levels, inaugural ...
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What are the actual guidelines for deleting popular off-topic closed questions?
I recently noticed a relatively popular question (34 upvotes on the question, 42 on the top answer) get deleted on Stack Overflow (https://stackoverflow.com/q/29876518/1108305). This question was ...
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In the Stack Exchange Android app, where can I see the description, scope and guidelines for each Stack Exchange site? [duplicate]
I posted on Worldbuilding and someone suggested I post on Science Fiction & Fantasy instead. I wanted to look up the scope and guidelines for each of the two sites, but in the Android app I could ...
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2 answers
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Am I a Moocher? If so, what can I do about it? [duplicate]
I am sorry to say my answer to question ratio is not very good. It is not because I don't enjoy helping others, but just because I don't have the expertise of many of the other members. I have no ...
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1 answer
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Guidance after posting duplicate question
I recently posted a question to SuperUser. It was quickly flagged as a duplicate and I was sent a link to the 'same' question (which contained good info). Here is my question: Given that the link to ...
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1 answer
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Could we have an official preference on English question title capitalization? [duplicate]
The consensus on the preferred capitalization of English question titles in the Stack Exchange network is sentence case (Would this be an OK example?), not title case (Would This Be an OK Example?). ...
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28 votes
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Clarity needed on stackoverflow.blog comments [duplicate]
I'll be honest, yesterday's blog post, The Loop #2: Understanding Site Satisfaction, Summer 2019, didn't sit well with me. So much so that I decided to comment. My comment represented the very first ...
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How to (or request feature to) designate the answer you submit as partial or diverging? [duplicate]
Beware! This is my first SE post, so some of what follows may be seen as taboo by more experienced or professional community members. I wrote as clearly & well-formatted as I could. For TL;DR, ...
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2 answers
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Is it ok to edit the title of a question when the author edits the body, changing the topic?
I found a question with the title, "Why does a C++ class name stop being syntax highlighted when moved to a namespace in VS Code?". However, the question body contains: EDIT: I just found out that ...
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8 votes
2 answers
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How can I start being a useful member of this community? [duplicate]
I understand that the rules are very strict, and should be as such, so how can I start off successfully and become a useful member of the community? The advice of experienced members would be welcome....
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1 answer
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Guidelines for duplicating tag text in a question title [duplicate]
Suppose we have a question like: How to check if an object is a string in JavaScript? Obviously, we should tag the question with the javascript tag. But do we need that 'in JavaScript' part in the ...
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Is it allowed to ask developers to complete a scientific survey on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
The title speaks for itself. We will be doing research on software documentation, part of this research consists of a survey targeted at software developers. We would like to reach the developer ...
