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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What to do with [*search*]? Review of tag naming practices in Web Applications SE for tags using "search"

TL;DR "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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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 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?

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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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." In ...
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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 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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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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