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Suggestion Popup Window Isn't Draggable
The popup window in the suggestion review queue isn't draggable unlike the flag popup window for example:
I would like it to be draggable. Perhaps along the side, all windows can be reviewed to ...
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New close reasons: unclear, too broad, opinion-based, and custom sub-reasons off-topic
There will be changes in close reasons in the next few days:
“not constructive” and “not a real question” are replaced by
“unclear what you're asking”
“too broad”
“primarily opinion-based”
...
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1answer
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Why is my question closed as off topic?
What are allowed characters in emails addresses?
How is it off-topic ?
What can be modified in the question to be re-asked/re-opened ?
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Ethics of identity-hunting question
I really don't have a set answer to this in mind, but came across this situation and wanted to see the community consensus.
In this question Trying to find author the OP is asking for help ...
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Chat right-side column fields/buttons overlap
When the browser window is smaller, the search field overlaps the site rooms button in the right-side column.
Tested on Mac, in Safari and Chrome.
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1answer
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Clarifying 'new version' of <X app>
It is my understanding that one of the goals of SE is for Q&As to be able to withstand the test of time in terms of their value to future readers. With this in mind (and assuming that the 'new ...
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1answer
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Should questions that straddle web/desktop applications be migrated to SU?
Saw this question
Is there a way to have a tweet/twitter marquee style ticker for chrome or windows?
and was wondering if a question, such as this, that is looking for either/or a web extension or ...
8
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1answer
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Are Questions about media-wiki on topic?
Today morning I needed an answer to a issue I was having with media-wiki. Before posting it, I was not sure if I should post it here, or post it on Webmasters.se. That's why I checked for the tags on ...
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1answer
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Closing a question based on the 'localization' of the answer
I recently helped someone troubleshoot a question that (I don't think) was in and of itself inherently 'localized' Can't add myself as an administrator on my own Facebook page. (My theory, here, being ...
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1answer
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Remark Added By Closing Question Based On Duplicate
Can we please rephrase (capital P)
possible duplicate of
into
Possible duplicate of
See screenshot below:
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1answer
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Will this question about Easter eggs be closed as off topic?
I wish to know some of the Easter egg facts of Facebook at this site. I have noticed a similar question Hidden features of Google Search. Below the question I found a note that
Please note that ...
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2answers
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how this could be an off topic?
I recently asked How to forward multiple emails at outlook(email client). This question is related to Outlook mail forwarding functionality, I guessed it would related to webapps.stackexchange.com ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Why no bounty for a +2 accepted answer?
I'm just curious as to why no bounty was awarded for an answer with two upvotes and that was accepted by the author? How to get weekly data from Foursquare
It's my answer (sorry I'm super lame) and ...
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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 ...
7
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1answer
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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" ...
0
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1answer
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Introduction of Fake Reviews
I occasionally review first posts on Stack Overflow or Super User (if non are present here on Web Applications harhar). There a fake post procedure is in place to check on review quality.
Can we have ...
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1answer
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Suggestions To Wiki Texts Not Possible
I wanted to modify the wiki text of the design tag here on Meta, in order to give more information about the usage of the tag:
Excerpt
Wiki Text
ChrisF rejected the suggestions with the ...
7
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1answer
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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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0answers
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Tag Badge Not Aligned With Normal Badge
I've noticed that the tag badges don't align properly with the other badges, see screenshot:
Having seen tag badges on Stack Overflow and Super User, this shouldn't be the case.
9
votes
1answer
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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 ...
2
votes
1answer
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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 ...
2
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1answer
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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 ...
2
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1answer
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New Tag Not Properly Set to Cope With Text
I tried to update my profile and found the following with the newly styled tag:
Before and after is just one white space. It seems the spacing isn't properly set to cope with text.
6
votes
1answer
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Render Error on Main Site
I noticed this (Chrome 26, Windows 7) on the main site of Web Applications:
As seen above the info image is too close to the unanswered image on the sprite
rev 2013.4.8.61
Firefox 19.0.2 - ...
0
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1answer
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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?
...
2
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1answer
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Why was my answer on “Where may I get the edX (edx.org) LMS open source platform?” deleted?
Several days ago I was looking for the edX source code. In my search, I found Where may I get the edX (edx.org) LMS open source platform? with an accepted answer along the lines of "it's not ...
12
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1answer
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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 ...
3
votes
1answer
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Mobile Site not having Review Possibility
Is it possible, for the mobile site, to have the review possibility in place?
With my Nexus 4 it is much better to cope with the full site than my old Wildfire S, but having a mobile review system ...
3
votes
1answer
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Reviewing the same question three times
I just finished reviewing this question. Looking at it afterwards, it seems a bit overdone:
How to cope with this situation?
0
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1answer
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Reputation in the user profile is not vertically aligned
The numbers that show the reputation in my profile are not vertically aligned. See the following screenshot:
Also see the following zoomed screenshot which shows that 3 is one pixel taller than the ...
8
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1answer
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Tag cleanup for May 2013
Following tags are meta tags (what is this?), need to be removed/made synonyms
themes - needs disambiguation
tags
sorting
list - needs disambiguation
audio
Important
Do not flag/vote to close ...
3
votes
1answer
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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, ...
9
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1answer
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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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2answers
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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 ...
4
votes
1answer
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Tag Synonym request: [filters] -> [filter]
There's only a few questions under filters, but it's pretty clearly a synonym for filter. Can it please be made such?
2
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2answers
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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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1answer
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Did Web Applications got Pimped?
On 09-02-2013 20.15 CEST the website was only available in a read-only modus. Did we get a new style, rounded corners?
Is meta the place to make those announcements in advance?
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votes
1answer
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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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1answer
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LMGTFY.com ban?
Let Me Google That For You and Let Me Bing That For You are both banned on Stack Overflow.
I thought they were banned network-wide, but I just edited a link out of an answer here on Web Apps.
For ...
12
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1answer
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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!" ...
2
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1answer
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Rahul Can't be Found
Rahul submitted this answer to this question. Here's a screenshot:
I can't see his/her profile. Did he/she submitted the answer and deleted immediately the profile?
5
votes
1answer
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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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2answers
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Notifications for rejected suggested edits
I recently am making quite a bit of suggested edits, especially to tag wikis. While most of the time the suggested edits are approved, there is a small number of them that can get rejected (I am okay ...
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1answer
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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 ...
3
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1answer
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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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2answers
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Where did Konrad go?
I was following this question for a while, up till this morning al of a sudden Konrad has appeared in the thread:
What was his involvement? Can't see any reference to Konrad being there. Can ...
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vote
1answer
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“like” vs. “facebook-like”
I draw your attention to the tags like and facebook-like.
Only like has a tag wiki, which currently reads:
A way to give positive feedback or to connect with things you care about on Facebook.
...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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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 ...
