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In Open Ended Question why downvote contributes to overall rep of user while upvote does not
I answered an open ended question and noted that when someone upvoted my answer, my rep doesn't change but when someone downvotes the rep decreases by 2. Is this intentional design or was this ...
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Comment/reply timestamp links on open-ended questions are pointing to a post timeline page instead of to the comment/reply itself
When clicking the timestamp link of a comment/reply to an open-ended discussion (e.g. on Formatting and adjusting thr), the browser navigates to a post timeline page (for example, https://...
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Rate Limit is not applying to Opinion-based Content
I've noted that new users appear to be able to post multiple questions in short succession, despite the rating guidelines stating that there is a 90 minute rate limit for new users on Stack Overflow. ...
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Providing operational clarity to Q/A on Stack Overflow
Providing "make and model" around posts on Stack Overflow. Stack Overflow can be a great resource for figuring things out. Over time, many stack overflow questions become quite dated. This ...
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Code block automatically scrolls up when I try to scroll down [closed]
I was writing an answer to the question which include multiples line of code block, when i tried to scroll down in the code block. it automatically scrolled up each time. https://www.loom.com/share/...
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Filtering out "best practices" questions [duplicate]
Is there a way to automatically filter out "best practices" questions? They seem to be primarily very low effort questions that have little or nothing to do with best practices, and they ...
27 votes
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What are the guidelines for accepting or closing "Open Ended Questions"?
I'm really struggling with the changes to Stack Overflow that allow open-ended questions and which questions I should just close or which should be responded to. Many are horribly vague and make ...
-35 votes
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Would allowing specific Gold Stack Overflow badges to be exported as verifiable certificates improve user motivation and retention?
Would allowing specific Gold Stack Overflow badges to be exported as verifiable certificates improve user motivation and retention? I’m not referring to simply linking a profile or displaying badges ...
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Did you stop upvoting questions on Stack Overflow after the 2019 question upvote scoring change?
I've been an active member of the Stack Overflow community since 2012. At first, I was only asking questions and was reading the answers. I was receiving so much help from community members that after ...
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What is the rationale behind a suspension for 100 years? [duplicate]
I found a user that is suspended for 100 years and wondered: why do you do this? Can't you "deactivate" a user if you decide to doom them forever? A quick search of "100 years" ...
4 votes
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Support for collapsible sections [duplicate]
Please introduce support for collapsible sections. Similar in effect to this: <details> <summary>Click to expand</summary> This content is hidden until the user clicks the ...
3 votes
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Is something up with rep calculations?
There are a bunch of deleted answers I downvoted and should be getting +1 back for (e.g. all the deleted answers on this question.) Usually this happens by the end of the day the answer is deleted, ...
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Popular tag of nothing? [duplicate]
The null tag takes you to the questions page without any tags.
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Should the tag [startprocessinfo] be merged into [processstartinfo]?
Stack Overflow currently has the following two tags, neither of which have a wiki but both of which seem to be used for the .NET type System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo. Can they be merged? ...
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Why are code block renderings screwed up? [duplicate]
I am writing a question. When I write and edit it, it seems everything is ok regarding markdown rendering: However, when I save it, I get these extra linebreaks at the top of code blocks: Why is ...