Questions tagged [discussion]
The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.
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ELL “Cooties”: “Your content is AI-generated”
I’d like to raise a concern about the reflexive use of AI detectors and the stigma they can create—especially when contributors are accused of using AI without acknowledgment. Here’s my rejoinder: ...
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Leaving — Not Like a Kicked Dog, But at the Top of My Game
Is this sour grapes? I think not. I’m leaving at the top of my game—Magnus Carlsen-style. No longer competing for the crown, but still acknowledged as one of the best. Leaderboard Rank Weekly: #6 ...
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Why was this factually incorrect, off-topic, and self-indulgent answer left almost intact by moderation?
In my original question: Joolies and the mystery of Medjool I asked Are there other brand names that evoke playfulness and mystery at the same time? The answer https://ell.stackexchange.com/a/371998/...
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Is it possible to affect the users who give obviously unhelpful links in comments? Because that is disrespect to original posters
Comments under one of my threads: The link given in the first comment goes to a question which obviously doesn't help to answer the original question at all. The second comment implies there are ...
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Why was this idiomatic question closed as “dictionary-answerable”?
What does "blew a fuse" mean? FELIX: You okay, James? Where's your butler friend? BOND: Oh, he blew a fuse. The original question asked for an explanation of this line — which contains a ...
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“This Smacks of AI” Is a Mob Trigger, Not a Critique
Title: “This Smacks of AI” Is a Mob Trigger, Not a Critique The moderators do their utmost to prevent ELL from descending into road-rage fisticuffs—but the human ego is not so easily assuaged. In ...
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Should AI suspicion require prompt-based reproduction?
I’d like to apologize in advance for bringing this to Meta. I prefer to contribute quietly - learning from upvotes, downvotes, and the occasional comment. If my answers feel more like Puck than ...
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Is it acceptable to use `phrase-request`, `phrase-choice`, and `idiom-request` together?
I recently asked a question on English Language Learners and tagged it with phrase-request, phrase-choice, and idiom-request. Another user edited my post to remove some of these tags, and we disagreed ...
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Request for feedback on what caused confusion in a suggested edit
My edit to a question was rejected with the following explanation: The edit does not improve the quality of the post. Changes to the content are unnecessary or make the post more confusing. I'm ...
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Can I ask about dictionaries' definitions on the ELL?
I couldn't understand the definition of the noun "splinter", and asked for help here. But I got the following comment from Stuart F: What's your specific context? Why is there some ...
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The flag "not answering the question" needs to be used when an answer doesn't answer the question, doesn't it?
one of my threads: "the river's outlet to the sea" — Why is the possessive case correct here? britannica.com: (1) the river's outlet to the sea What rule allows the use of the possessive ...
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Why not delete the comment which fully repeats the words of the original post?
At the beginning of one of my threads, I wrote: As I understood, "at" is used with "weekend" in UK and "on" in US. Then I got the following comment from the user "...
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Stack Exchange has added an AI chat bot to all sites
Just FYI, there's now a chat bot in the sidebar for all sites. And also apparently attribution is totally negotiable no matter what the company has stated prior to them wanting their own AI product. ...
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2025 Community Moderator Election Results
Moderator election #7 on English Language Learners has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderator is: They will be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for ...
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State of moderation prior to the 2025 mod election?
Just looking for some background info on the state of moderation. Why was the election called? Did mods recently resign or become inactive, or has the site grown such that we need more hands? How ...
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