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Do the moderators plan to close most questions on this site?

A mod has decided that showing research in a question is now a requirement. The requirement is retroactive. However most questions on this site do not show research. Do the moderators plan to close ...
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Let's make "research efforts" more specific: request to search the web app help

Please see As of today, April 2023, what do we understad that it's our intended audience and what is the first that we tell them about how to participate? Overview Please bear with me. This post ...
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As of today, May 2023, who do we understand that is our intended audience and what is the first that we tell them about how to participate?

Preface Please forget about what I said in Let's make "research efforts" more specific: request to search the web app help, and let's start from scratch. In this post, I'm trying to ...
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2023 Community Moderator Election

The 2023 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 weeks, ...
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When do moderators plan to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?

On Why do the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?, I was told by a moderator to be patient. However I have already ...
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Is “needs details or clarity” connected to the help center article on questions that are automatically blocked for not meeting quality standards?

Recently, dozens (!) of old questions have been unilaterally closed in Web Apps SE as “needs details or clarity”, or closed as duplicates of questions also closed as “needs details or clarity”. (Some ...
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All 50 latest questions have score 0 or -1. Why do questions have such low scores on this Stack Exchange website?

All 50 latest questions have score 0 or -1 (mirror on web.archive.org): Questions with score of 0: 36 Questions with score of -1: 14 Why do questions have such low scores on this Stack Exchange ...
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Why do the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?

I don't understand why the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE. What I have tried so far: I posted Is showing research ...
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Who are the current active moderators of WebApps in April 2023?

There seems to be only one active moderator in WebApps Stack Exchange. I wanted to ask to check that this is the case. This link reveals that there are three users with moderator priveleges: https://...
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Why did I receive a suspension for some action I had done and discussed with a mod over 1 year before the suspension?

I received a 30-day suspension. I was confused by the reason, so I asked on Meta and was told by a mod that the reason was: You should refrain from reposting questions that have been deleted for ...
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