Questions tagged [meta]
There is no Meta Meta Math.SE, so questions about this very site just get this tag.
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Updating the "This answer is not useful" tooltip on meta downvote buttons
Currently, there is a tooltip "This answer is not useful" on the downvote button on an answer on meta. Could perhaps be updated to, maybe, "This answer is not useful and/or you disagree ...
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Help center page "What if I disagree with the closure of a question? How can I reopen it?"
On the help center page https://math.stackexchange.com/help/reopen-questions, there is the following paragraph: If you're simply unsure about the validity of the closure, the best place to ask is on ...
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Where does the frontpage "list new answers and recent edits"?
The current revision of the tag-info for the tag frontpage says: Unlike the "Questions" text button which only lists new questions, the Front Page lists new answers and recent edits as well....
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What exactly does 'using artificial intelligence.. not allowed ' or something like that on the math website rules mean?
It is a bit unclear as to what is meant in the math section by using artificial intelligence ... is not allowed. For example does that include using symbolic math tools such as Maple, Maxima and many ...
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Why many posts here on meta still have links in the old format http://meta.math.stackexchange.com?
Long time ago, the URL for this meta used to be http://meta.math.stackexchange.com - but it later changed to ...
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The links on the "How can I format mathematics here" page are broken
On the page https://math.stackexchange.com/help/notation, there are two links: https://meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/5020/tex-latex-mathjax-basic-tutorial-and-quick-reference https://meta.math....
7 votes
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The [mobile-web] tag info is outdated
The mobile-web tag info For questions about the mobile versions of Stack Exchange sites. You can access the mobile version of a site by clicking the "mobile" link in the page footer. is ...
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Are `math.meta.stackexchange.com` and `meta.math.stackexchange.com` the same website?
Are math.meta.stackexchange.com and meta.math.stackexchange.com the same website? The order in which the words "math" and "meta" are swapped. math meta meta math
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The tags (bookmarks) and (saves) on meta - synonyms or not?
Recently the functionality for bookmarks was completely overhauled and they are now called saves: Bookmarks have evolved into Saves. It is expected that eventually there will be some questions about ...
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Why are there required tags in meta?
Every question requires one of the tags [feature-request], [bug], [support], or [discussion]. Why is this so?
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Let's downvote our sandbox to prevent edits from bumping it
Our sandbox (with a permanent vote score of 124) is perpetually hogging attention near or at the top of our Meta homepage. In contrast, Physics StackExchange's sandbox's activities rightly occur under ...
2 votes
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My badges showing great fluctuations
Just now I saw the number of the badges go down from 13 to 5 then back to 13 and for now it shows 6. Why is this happening? Also, along with that, the number of people reached and votes cast is also ...
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Did the user activity page change format?
Here's the sample screenshot from the original announcement (nearly seven years ago) of the (then) new activity page. This is what I remember it looking like as recently as yesterday: Here's what it ...
8 votes
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Why has the meta user option been removed from my profile?
I'm not able to find the meta user option on my profile: I have to type math.meta.stackexchange.com on Google to visit this site.
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Should “specific-user” tag not be removed from Meta?
It seems that the tag specific-user is almost never used on Meta sites; for example, Meta.SE or Physics Meta does not have such a tag. In my opinion, this tag should be removed because of the ...