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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Are API answers to non-API questions appropriate here?
I recently read this meta thread wherein the takeaway was (I believe) that API questions are really programming questions and not web-app questions.
There are often questions wherein the answer ...
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Blogging is not good, it's Awesome
Blogging is not just a good thing, it is an excellent way for us to actually expand our traffic and Make the Internet a better place.
Now, we are currently trying to get a WebApps blog created for us ...
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Outlook vs Outlook.com
Since Hotmail has become Outlook.com there have been a lot of questions on this SE about the transition and about changes to functionality. Many questions just refer to "Outlook" or use the "Outlook" ...
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Change of Background Color Tag Badge
A few days ago I earned my first bronze tag badge on the google-spreadsheets tag:
I had to give almost 100 answers to gain the corresponding up-votes. On the chat I was telling that you can earn ...
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What do we do with answers that are outdated?
Due to the transient nature of web application features, many of the answers on WebApps can quickly become outdated.
Example 1
Part of accepted answer no longer applies: How to send email with ...
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Can we consolidate multiple questions about changing primary email on Google?
I've found multiple questions about changing the primary email in ones Google Account to a non-gmail email and what's worse is the correct answer doesn't have the highest vote. Is there anyway we can ...
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Are questions about Yahoo Answers on topic?
A curious notion popped into my head just now. It occurs to me that Yahoo Answers theoretically could be considered a Web App. As such, would questions about Yahoo Answers be on topic here? I don't ...
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Why is this question non constructive?
Why is this question non constructive? The question is specific. It doesn't solicit debates or arguments. An app either sends to Facebook and Twitter or it doesn't. Isn't this consiered like a fact?
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The demise of Hotmail
We're already seeing some...colorful, fallout due to Microsoft forcing everyone off of the Hotmail interface onto Outlook.com.
Will it be worthwhile to go and close (most) hotmail questions as "Too ...
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Are questions regarding SaaS providers, such as email fulfillment on topic?
For example, there are a number of email fulfillment SaaS applications (ExactTarget, Silverpop, ConstantContact, Mailchimp - the list goes on and on)
Are specific questions regarding these services, ...
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Content on social media platforms
Now that we are gearing ourselves up with having more people joining "the team" in managing the social media aspect of Web Applications (Twitter and Google+), we should start having some discussion ...
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Webapps, where (my) questions fail to get an answer
I am relatively new in the arena of Stack Exchange sites. My oldest subscription is at Stack Overflow and
is only ten months old. Now I subscribe to six sites. I am still amazed by the beauty of ...
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Proposal for Community ad 2013
Are we fine with the twitter ad? I mean, Twitter is so 2011? Perhaps we need to go with the flow and make a Google+ logo, whether we do something with it or not.
Al (alias Eddie)
ChrisF
Barry
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Are content creation questions on-topic here?
With the creation of the Content Creation Area 51 proposal, the question Isn't this already covered by Web Applications? was asked. In response, I suggested that looking at the webapps FAQ that all of ...
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My {insert email web app here} account has been hacked!!!1!1!!1 Halp!!!11!1!one!
It seems that we're seeing a rash of questions from people whose email accounts have been compromised (or to which they've otherwise lost access). More common is the non-answer Answer of "me too!" ...
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What's with the new Community Evaluation review process?
Seems like StackExchange rolled out a new reviewing process - the Community Evaluation review queue today.
While it is a good idea to review those answers to determine the quality of them, there is a ...
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Post questions on GLPI to be posted in GLPI Enthusiasts
I notice that a question of mime with regards to GLPI was deemed off-topic.
So, I would like to recommend this proposal - http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/50300/glpi-enthusiasts for anyone ...
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Placing Comments on Deleted Question
I added a comment on this question here on Web Applications: http://stackoverflow.com/q/14522348/1536038
Minutes later it was completely vanished (deleted by user), only to find it on Stack Overflow.
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Are questions about the Google Play Developer Console on-topic?
Google Play's "Developer Console" website allows people to publish and maintain Android apps (screenshot below).
I have a question "How to do XYZ in Google Play Developer Console", but I fear it will ...
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Minor edits—tags modified—, while the text is left untouched
This thing bothers me a little: I see a lot of (new) questions that are edited just for adding or removing tags, while the text body is left untouched, even if it needs (sometimes obvious) editing.
I ...
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Unanswered Bounty question
I asked a question that didn't receive enough attention, so I started a bounty. It remained unanswered for a week, and my bounty automatically closed, but I didn't get my points back. How is this ...
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Accept Rate Not Shown [closed]
Why isn't the acceptance rate not shown on Web Applications, as it is on SO:
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Tag synonyms for British English/American English?
As I did some tag wiki edits, I noticed a trend of having the American English spelling as the main tag, and sometimes there isn't a synonym created for it with the British English spelling. I was ...
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Reference to specific FAQ section
Is it possible to add a hyperlink to a specific section in the faq, something like this:
faq#promotion
This way we can inform people, more effectively.
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Is “ip” really necessary?
I direct your attention to the ip tag.
Is it really necessary? Who is going to subscribe to a tag like that? It just doesn't seem to be a useful tag at all.
And, to be pedantic, if it's going to ...
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Community Promotion Ads 2013
As it is December 2012, we are now going to reset our Community Promotion Ads for the new year.
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that ...
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Moderation on Christmas and New Years Eve?
Will moderation continue on Christmas and (in between) New Years Eve?
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Account is not allowed to suggest edits?
I've recently suggested several edits on this site.
After two accepted edits (1), (2), it seems that my account has been disallowed for further suggested edits. I don't have links for rejected ones, ...
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WebApps Second Anniversary Contest
Congratulations on making it two years as a graduated site! Such an occasion should be honored -- so we're running a little anniversary event here to celebrate your second birthday.
How do I ...
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What should your top prize be?
Your moderator team has put together a great little cleanup contest for y'all to celebrate your anniversary!
Right now, the suggestion for the top prize is an annual subscription to a webapp. There's ...
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Please migrate this question to StackOverflow
I have posted this question on webapps.SE. I was attracted to ask question here because of the site's name (which says Web Applications). Now I think it should go to StackOverflow.
StackOverflow has ...
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How do we handle one hit answers pimping own sites?
I've noticed that due to the nature of the site, Web Apps tends to get a lot of one-hit answers from people pushing their own sites.
For example:
Is there a web-based VNC?
Looking a look at the ...
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Clean up a thon contest!
Kicking off the activity by introducing an idea brought up by JohnC.
Clean up a thon!!!
Cleaning's an art. My mop is my paintbrush.
Our answer rate has dropped to 87% which may seem great but ...
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Merge/synonymize google-docs and google-drive
Google Docs are now part of Google Drive. Should not google-docs now be a synonym of google-drive?
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2012 Community Moderator Election Results
Web Application's second moderator election has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderators is:
He'll be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank him for ...
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2012 Moderator Election - Town Hall Chat Digest
The following is a "digest" version of the 2012 Moderator Election Town Hall Chat. The format, as described on Meta Stack Overflow, is one answer to this question for every question asked in the Town ...
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WebApps Birthday Celebration?
Did you know WebApps' anniversary of its graduation is coming up on 30 September? Congratulations!
How about a fun activity to stir things up a little? After a year of great Q&A, we'd like the ...
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2012 Moderator Election: Town Hall Chat
In connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Town Hall Chat session with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the ...
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2012 Community Moderator Election
The 2012 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three ...
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OpenID: How to move my profile from Google Account to Stack Exchange Account?
I want to clean up my Google Account with open id and move my profile on stack exchange (where i sign in with Google Account) to Stack Exchange Profile.
Is it possible?
Thanks!
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New Review system currently in beta testing [closed]
A new system for reviewing posts that require moderation is now live here at Web Applications.
For details, please see the post on Meta Stack Overflow.
It's important to note that this is not ...
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Are questions about etiquette on- or off-topic?
I have a question about the usage of a particular feature of a social network.
It is not a technical question, rather I wonder what is the socially acceptable way to do and what must be avoided when ...
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Can we add [problem] to the tag blacklist?
Earlier today we had a number of questions tagged problem
I cleaned them all up, but can we add it to the tag blacklist to avoid it's return?
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Should I keep returning to check on my question?
I just asked a question about Gmail and since I can't get into my account in the first place, an e-mail won't really help. Shall I just keep checking back here?
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Self answering OkCupid posts, on topic? spam?
A new (to Web Apps) user has posted and answered minutes later a couple of questions about the 'OKCupid' dating site. One, two.
It could be some sort of advertising, or a super keen user. To be ...
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Two complementary answers
Is there a recommended practice when two answers complement each other? For example, in this question about iGoogle one answer suggests how to export the data while another answer suggests several ...
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Should my question be migrated to Stack Overflow?
My latest question How to create an expandable list of blog posts in blogger (similar to the Blog Archive)? might better be suited for Stack Overflow, even though the question is relevant to WebApps. ...
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Why close and not migrate off-topic question?
Just came across this question. It has been closed as off-topic. While I agree that it's surely off-topic, what I’d like to know is why was it closed and not migrated to StackOverflow? They could ...
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What is the difference between a “native” app and other apps?
What is the difference between a "native app" and any other apps? What makes it native? I did not find any answers online.
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Question Ideas for our blog
Have ideas for a post you'd like to see on a site about web applications? Post them here as answers! Try to provide a concise title at the beginning, followed by a sentence or two if necessary, so we ...
