Questions tagged [etiquette]
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19 questions
9 votes
2 answers
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Reconsider "no improvement whatsoever" rejection
One of the canned messages to reject a suggested edit is no improvement whatsoever: This edit does not make the post even a little bit easier to read, easier to find, more accurate or more accessible....
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17 votes
2 answers
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Is it deemed decent practice to post a comment on someone's answer to invite him/her to answer my own question?
If I happen to come across a answer from which I have judged that the answerer is likely to at least give some advice on one of my own questions, is it OK to post a comment on that answer linking to ...
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34 votes
5 answers
365 views
Is it acceptable to transcribe images?
More often than I'd like, I see screenshots of terminal emulators while browsing through the newest questions and the "First Posts" review queue. If, given the context of the post, it is clear that ...
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41 votes
4 answers
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Has something happened to shift keys recently?
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like people's shift keys are getting flaky. Maybe it's a manufacturing problem, but I'm afraid it's not. Why would someone go to the effort of capitalizing some words ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Is it appropriate to suggest another community in a tag wiki to help get answer quicker and/or avoid a migration?
I have seen quite a few tag excerpts that contain pointers to choose a more specific tag or only use if... but almost none that suggest it might be better to ask in a different Stack Exchange ...
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1 vote
1 answer
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abuse of the Peer Pressure Badge?
wouldn't it be abuse of the Peer Pressure Badge to deliberately post a silly question that's bound to get bad reviews? Or is that ok as bronze badges are for trying out things?
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11 votes
3 answers
299 views
Inexperienced users commenting on questions they don't understand
Lately I have come across several answers and comments from a user, that doesn't seem to understand the questions, often gives rather bogus suggestions and generally shows not-so-great fluency in a ...
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7 votes
2 answers
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Is it appropriate to ask askers to accept an answer
Occasionally people will thank for an answer in the comments and write that the suggestion worked for them. Is it acceptable to ask them to accept the answer or upvote it instead, as seems preferable ...
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