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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Can I work out my question to reopen it?
The close reason given to my just closed question is... let's say not quite entirely correct.
Wikipedia mobile app is an open source. Someone with enough knowledge (I don't have it!) could ...
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Why is this question on how to view all the messages one posted in a Slack channel kept closed?
I don't understand why How can I view all the messages I posted in a Slack channel? is kept closed. I posted a meta question about it a few years ago, and the given reason, from my understanding, was ...
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Should the site have a canonical post for Google search operators?
Is any of the community interested in helping to create a canonical post about Google search operators?
We derive a lot of traffic from Google searches and presumably users would benefit from ...
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What to do with [*search*]? Review of tag naming practices in Web Applications SE for tags using "search"
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"search" doesn't mean the same for all. Who are the experts answering questions in Web Applications SE and what could we do be make the Web Applications tags better serve them? More ...
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Reduce the reputation threshold to be allowed to cast a reopen vote on a closed question
Closed questions on WebApps are almost never reopened by regular users only:
Only 1 question got reopened in all of 2023 without moderator help. TheMaster Oct 30 at 10:16
One of the reasons is the ...
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Is there a good reason why new users are not allowed to create new tags?
I submitted this to the Help Center before I realized that this meta forum existed. Oops sorry about that.
I was just trying to contribute a question and answer to this SE instance regarding an ...
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Who are our experts in [database]? Do we need this tag?
A few moments ago, near the top of the Homepage, I found a question having only database. It was a question about the syntax of WP_Query object. The question is closed. I agree with that.
I mention ...
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Why did a moderator close this 12-year-old Google Search question yesterday as off-topic when it’s not a web app recommendation?
The question, “Is there a way to search in Google using regular expressions (regex)?”, was posted more than 12 years ago.
This question has attracted ~149,000 views, received a positive score of 82, ...
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Why is this question on canceling an .ics import in Google Calendar kept closed?
Timelime:
I asked Cancel .ics import in Google Calendar a few years ago.
It was closed a few months ago (I believed due to lack of research).
I flagged it for reopening a few days ago (since it was ...
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Website recommendations
A site which would be an obvious migration target for us, Website Recommendations, is barely over 50% committed.
Oddly, in the list of six other Stack Exchange sites where the committers are also ...
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What do we want to show as our target audience?
Since the discussion about the intended audience started, a network-wide moderation strike, a moderator election, and a discussion about a site policy. This post is a follow-up intended to reactivate ...
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Who wants to join the "question reopen club"? [closed]
Unfortunately, there are very few active regular users with +3k rep, which is the minimum threshold for a regular user to cast reopen votes. As a result, questions are almost never reopened by the ...
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According to the statistics, Facebook users have moved from desktop to mobile
To be crystal clear, this doesn't include new or changes to existing rules or workings. I'm sharing thoughts, providing guidance and making requests. By making a request, I mean that you can take the ...
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Does Web Apps Stack Exchange Require Research?
October 30th, 2023
As we are not seeing anything that needs to be debated at this point in time. I am going to accept the answer I proposed to the community. Of course, this policy doesn't need to be ...
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List of questions nominated for reopening because lack of research is not a reason to close a question [closed]
Following Cerbrus' suggestion, here is the list of questions that were closed for lack of research. We'd like to ask the mods to reopen these questions given that it was clarified that lack of ...
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What part of the question "Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window?" needs details or clarity?
I noticed this question from November 2018: Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window? which received a lot of positive feedback (+31 votes, 52k views), was unilaterally closed by a moderator on ...
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What part of the question "How do I schedule a comment on Reddit?" needs details or clarity?
This Sept. 2022 question was closed unilaterally by a mod on Jan. 26, 2023 as “needs details or clarity”: How do I schedule a comment on Reddit? — no comments were left to explain what details or ...
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A task for the task jar: Clean up facebook questions and tags as they are bumped by Community user
This is about the intersection of several concerns and because it's related to one of my ignored tags. I will not be ignoring it so much, anymore.
Hourly bumps by Community user of neglected posts (...
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How shall we request the reopening of questions closed due to lack of research?
As mentioned by SpencerG on https://webapps.meta.stackexchange.com/a/5142/18147:
including research in a question is not required for question asking on Web Apps.
and:
closed questions can be ...
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Overzealous app recommendation closing/deleting
So, here's a question that was closed for being an app recommendation request, and then later deleted. Since only 10k users can see it, I'll quote it here:
Is there a way (an app maybe) to find like-...
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A task for the task jar: Passwords are being replaced by passkeys
Google has announced that passkeys will be turned on by default.
Passwordless by default: Make the switch to passkey
We might need to review How do I recover my Google account, password, or username? ...
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Another task for the task jar: Close questions about defuncted web applications
According to The Web Application Graveyard, created in 2015 by ale,
questions on applications or application features that are no longer available are off-topic for Web Applications as no one will ...
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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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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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Google-Fu recent changes
Today, looking at Google-Fu chatroom info, I noticed that our newest elected moderator was not a chatroom owner, so I added him.
Sorry, Blind Spots, for the delay.
This led me to think about the ...
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Let's clean up some meta tags
First, let's look at the advice from What are tags, and how should I use them?
Avoid meta-tags
Do not use meta-tags in questions. Here are some tips
to help you determine whether a tag is a meta-tag:
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In the context of Web Applications, which are the tags that are not specific to a web application that are not meta-tags?
Overview
Yesterday I posted the following question Please make [storage] and [image-storage] synonyms of [online-storage]. At this time, it received two comments mentioning that online-storage is a ...
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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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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."
In ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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What are the criteria for 'some of your questions have not been well received' warnings?
Similar question to this one:
Why am I in danger of being blocked?
I was actually blocked for some months. During that time I spent several hours going through my questions, my answers, trying to ...
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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 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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What to do with questions about unpivot / flattening data using Google Sheets?
We have several questions about passing data from a double entry table to a simple table shape.
By double entry table I'm referring to something like this
Item
January
February
March
Chair
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The Web Application Graveyard
We've all been there. A beloved or essential application shuts down. Maybe they ran out of money. Maybe they merged with another company. Maybe they just got bored. In any event, the app is no longer ...
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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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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 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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