Questions tagged [discussion]
Questions that may not necessarily have a clear-cut right or wrong answer and are often subjective. If your question isn't a bug report, feature request, or request for assistance, or question with a concrete answer, it's probably a discussion.
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Why was this question on searching for [Equation] in a Word 365 online document closed as troubleshooting?
The question How can I search for equations that are displayed as [Equation] instead of the actual equation in a document in Word 365 online? was closed as troubleshooting:
I’m voting to close this ...
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Does Web Apps Stack Exchange Require Research?
The Web Applications Stack Exchange site is in an interesting position regarding the topic of showing research has come up several times over the past years. As a community manager, I wanted to give ...
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Why was our site's 13-year-old, very first question closed by a moderator 4 days ago as "needs details or clarity" without a clear explanation?
Web Applications Stack Exchange's very first question "How do I delete my Facebook account?" was posted more than 13 years ago:
I don't trust Facebook's new privacy settings and have ...
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Why is my PowerPoint question still closed even though I added more details?
My question "How can I disable "small caps" in my text in PowerPoint 365 on the web?" (archive.org snapshot) was closed by a mod as "needs details or clarity."
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Why are some discussions about question reopening hold in private chatrooms?
I've recently noticed that some discussions about question reopening hold in private chatrooms.
Example 1:
Reopen "What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps?":
This question (...
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Question closed for "needs details or clarity" but it's so simple I don't know what more detail to add
My question How do I download all my videos from Google Photos? was closed with the following reason:
This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers.
Add details and ...
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Why have several of my answers to meta posts been permanently locked?
Recently, a moderator, Rubén ♦, locked several of my answers to meta posts (three were permanently locked) as “There are disputes about this answer’s content being resolved at this time.” Those ...
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Why was this question on setting up automatic alerts for new YouTube videos matching keywords closed by a moderator?
This question was closed by a moderator as "needs details or clarity."
Can I setup automatic alerts for new YouTube videos that match keywords?
I wonder if I can set up a notification for ...
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Reopen "What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps?"
The question What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps? was closed, but I don't see a reason why it should stay that way. While it may have been unclear in its first revision, I edited to make ...
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Why was my question on how to disable "small caps" in one's text in PowerPoint 365 closed as "esoteric" by a mod? [closed]
I see that my question https://webapps.stackexchange.com/q/171637/18147 (mirror 1, mirror 2, mirror 3) was closed as "esoteric" by a mod. I don't understand for 2 reasons:
There is nothing ...
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Why are questions asking about the actions of one moderator closed by this moderator as opinion-based? Aren't mod decisions supposed to be objective? [duplicate]
Title: Why are questions asking about the actions of one moderator closed by this moderator as opinion-based? Aren't moderation decisions supposed to be objective?
The meta questions:
Why was my ...
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Why did a mod delete my answer about Google Calendar?
This answer to my question How can I change Google calendar to view all 24 hours for each day in the week view mode, without having to scroll? was deleted by a mod.
Currently, it is not possible to ...
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Why was my question on listing all mails in Outlook closed by a moderator as "needs details or clarity"?
My question How can I see all mails in the Microsoft Outlook web interface (OWA)? was closed by a moderator.
I chatted with the moderator regarding the closure and I believe the moderator closed the ...
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Why was this question on "Where can I see all my comments on issues on GitHub?" closed by one moderator?
The question Where can I see all my comments on issues on GitHub? was closed by one moderator. The reason given is:
This question doesn't meet the current quality standards. Rubén - People First♦ Apr ...
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2023 Community Moderator Election Results
Moderator election #6 on Web Applications has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderator is:
They will be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for ...
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Late answers about Web Apps that no longer exist
Interested in feedback regarding my review of a late answer to this 8-year-old question, How I can get Hangouts notifications on my phone even if I have it open in my PC
For google chat, if you ...
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2023 Moderator Election candidates: What's your approach to moderation in the face of community disagreement? Will you prioritize community consensus?
(This post is for the candidates who are running for the 2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election.)
As you may already know, there have been a number of recent meta posts on Web Apps SE ...
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Do moderators care about the community consensus?
Dozens of questions were unilaterally closed for lack of research by one moderator. However, the community consensus is that lack of research shouldn't be ground for closure or that least, it hasn't ...
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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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Why did a mod threaten me with a suspension for "continually pinging a mod" whereas I was simply replying comments they made on one of my questions?
On this question, a moderator wrote (emphasis mine):
On the main site, comments should not be used to have extended discussions. Please use the Stack Exchange features properly. Also, refrain from ...
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Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange Moderators Strike
2023-08-07: Moderation strike: Conclusion and the way forward
Note: I'm back to regular activity.
2023-08-02: Moderation strike: Results of negotiations
Notes:
A recurrent question about the above ...
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2023 Moderator Election Q&A – Question Collection
The purpose of this thread was to collect questions for the questionnaire. The questionnaire is now live, and you may find it here.
Web Applications Stack Exchange is scheduled for an election next ...
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Web Applications "elevator pitch" (site description ) in Tour
Because participation here is very low, I have jumped directly to edit the "elevator pitch" (site description) depicted in the Web Applications Tour instead of making feature-request as this ...
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Why are my comments linking to a Meta post about the question where I commented getting deleted after just a few hours? [duplicate]
I noticed that the two questions:
Populate a Google slide automatically via Google spreadsheet
How can I export a single event as an ICS file from Google Calender?
got closed. I posted a Meta ...
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Why are questions being closed seemingly because they don't show research, even though it hasn't been decided yet if showing research is a requirement
I see a fair amount of questions being closed seemingly because they don't show any research. Examples:
Populate a Google slide automatically via Google spreadsheet
How can I export a single event as ...
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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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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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A better name for this community, part 1
Request to non-members
If you are not registered or have the minimal reputation required to post an answer, please consider joining The Bright Tree Village, a LinkedIn group I created on May 17, 2023. ...
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Should questions asking about the existence of a feature on a website that turns out not to exist be systemically closed or left open?
I asked How can I upload a file to a specific folder when adding files to an existing archive in the Wayback Machine via the web interface?. The answer seems to be no, it's not possible. One ...
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What questions about the web user interface of a cloud computing service are off-topic and what questions are on-topic?
I looked at questions about the web user interface of a cloud computing service such as amazon-web-services, azure and google-cloud-platform, but I couldn't infer a consistent closing policy. What ...
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As you all know, advertising is an important source of revenue for Stack Overflow and it helps us support all the sites across the Stack Exchange Network and the resources that go into maintaining and ...
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Should questions asking about the existence of an undocumented feature on a website be systemically closed or left open?
One moderator closed How can I upload a file to a specific folder when adding files to an existing archive in the Wayback Machine via the web interface? with the reason:
If the feature is not ...
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Should Google Sheets formula questions be asked here or in stackoverflow?
There's quite the overlap. What would be the difference between the two?
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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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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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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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Is showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE? [duplicate]
I wonder the following: Is showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps SE?
Requirement means that if the OP doesn't show research, then the question must be closed.
Note: I ...
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Why did I receive a 30-day suspension because of a few questions closed by a new policy ("show research") introduced after the questions were posted?
On March 10, 2023, I received a 30-day suspension due to, according to one moderator, low-quality questions. I am puzzled because:
I had only 2 questions over the 30 days prior to the suspension, as ...
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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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What shall I add in this question on Slack to have it reopened?
The question How can I view the channels that I have been added to recently on Slack? was closed because it doesn't show research. It is now deleted due to Roomba. What should I say in the question to ...
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Why I closed Multi-message anti-SPAM filter in Gmail as duplicate
Few moments ago I closed Multi-message anti-SPAM filter in Gmail as duplicate of How to stop SPAM in my GMail account?
While nobody have commented about this as I might not able to reply later I will ...
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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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Is it compulsory to mention "I have no affiliation" if one has no affiliations with a product/service/app/etc. one recommends? [duplicate]
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/a/169928/18147 (mirror) got deleted as spam because the author didn't mention "I have no affiliation":
You should disclose your affiliation and describe ...
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Should we allow questions about (Google) Recorder?
Few days ago google-recorder was created.
This tag doesn't include a tag wiki. The question's original revision that created doesn't include enough detail to make it clear that the question is about a ...
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This question is extremly clear and detailed, but closed. How can it be made clearer?
This question of mine was closed: Can I add audio to recorder.google.com? (screenshot)
It was closed for this reason:
Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting ...
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What part of the question "Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window?" needs details or clarity?
I noticed that this question from Nov. 2018, which received a lot of positive feedback (+31 votes, 48k views), was unilaterally closed by a moderator on Mar. 25, 2023, more than 4 years after it was ...
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I’ve been wrongly accused of spamming, and my answer has been deleted and marked as spam, costing me 100 rep
I answered this on-topic and clear question on Mar. 25, 2023: Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window?
However, a mod unilaterally marked my answer as spam, which resulted in its deletion, and ...
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Should questions be closed if there might be an answer somewhere else on the web?
Let's say I have question. Because I am a noob, I don't know the answer to the question already. I want to be a good citizen, and avoid getting my question closed, so I follow the "How to ask&...
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Request to reopen my Facebook question that I believe was wrongly marked as duplicate of a question closed as "needs details or clarity"
In November 2011, I asked "How do I let my Facebook friends view my Timeline posts without letting them comment on the posts?" I made sure to make my question clear, straightforward, and on-...
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Do we want the embedded videos feature enabled on Web Applications?
NOTICE: As of April 28, 2023, this post has more than 30 days as featured. The bot that remove old featured meta post from the Community Bulletin runs weekly so it's very likely that this post will ...
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