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What is Math SE's policy on posts in languages other than English?
What is Math SE's policy on questions, answers, and comments which are posted in languages other than English? What should I do if I see something written in another language?
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Why image cannot be used for explaining my maths problem?
I joined few days ago and have recently asked many questions. In most of these questions, I use images to make everyone understand it better. I prefer to use both MathJax and images. But most of the ...
25 votes
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How to make or suggest good edits
What should I do when editing a post, or suggesting an edit? Math SE is a collaborative platform where almost anyone can contribute. One way in which you can improve the site is by editing posts (...
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How does the voting in the election work?
How does the voting in the elections work? I know that we elect two moderators and I see that I can rank all the candidates. How does this work exactly? What are the implications of ranking more than ...
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What are the guidelines for reviewing?
What are the guidelines for reviewing? What should one avoid doing when reviewing? How can it happen that one is suspended from reviewing, and what are the implications of this? If I've been ...
35 votes
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Is it discouraged to write 'thanks' at the end of one's post?
I recently had my post edited by an MSE member. The editor removed the 'Thanks' I had put at the end of my post. This happened sometime earlier too. Is it discouraged to write 'Thanks' in our posts? ...
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"Contest problem" policy
What is our policy concerning contest questions on the Mathematics Stack Exchange? Why do we have a policy? What is a contest question? How we deal with on-going contest questions? I see a question ...
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Guidelines for good use of MathJax in question titles
Motivation: Every once in a while, I find myself making edits like this one, where OP (likely due to inexperience in asking questions) has used display math mode ($$...
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