Questions tagged [moderation]
Questions about how moderation works on Web Applications. About: how to moderate; particular moderation events; moderator pages; abilities; decisions and such like.
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This site needs immediate help
The whole first page, and likely many more, is 100% spam. Can we have moderator/community manager intervention?
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Please unlock and reopen "How do I link a cell in Google Spreadsheets to a cell in another document?"
In March 2023, a moderator closed the 2010 question "How do I link a cell in Google Spreadsheets to a cell in another document?” under "needs details or clarity."
The moderator also ...
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Could mods please undelete and reopen all these questions that were automatically deleted due to incorrect mod closures ("Qs not showing research")?
Closed questions are automatically deleted in ~9 days if they have received no answers and have a score of 0 or less. There are a few more details about this deletion rule, but that's a good ...
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Why did this meta answer get removed by a mod?
On the meta question Question closed for "needs details or clarity" but it's so simple I don't know what more detail to add, all 3 answers supporting the OP were deleted by a mod. ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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Why is this question on disabling the authorization needed to open Google Sheets Macros kept closed?
Since a CM recently stated that showing research is not required, I flagged the question How can I disable the authorization needed to open Google Sheets Macros? for reopening, but the flag was ...
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Why is this question on importing one's papers to one's ResearchGate profile from Google Scholar or ORCID kept closed?
Since a CM recently stated that showing research is not required, I flagged the question How can I import my papers to my ResearchGate profile from Google Scholar or ORCID? for reopening, but the ...
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Why do mods sometimes decide not to follow the community consensus when deciding to keep questions closed?
For example, in the following meta questions, the community consensus is to reopen the corresponding main site questions:
In the meta question Why was my question on how to disable "small caps&...
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What information is missing to be able to answer this question asking how one can use a dark background theme for the cells for MS Excel 365 (online)?
I asked How can I use a dark background theme for the cells for Microsoft Excel 365 (online)?. The question was closed by a mod who commented:
Please edit the question to include the information ...
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How often / how many times am I allowed to remind mods about some pending questions without getting suspended?
From time to time, I ask a question on meta that would benefit from an answer from the mods, but I don't receive any answer from the mods (example 1, example 2) or I'm being told by the mods in the ...
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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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List of questions nominated for reopening because lack of research is not a reason to close a question
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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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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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 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)? (mirror) was closed by a moderator.
I chatted with the moderator regarding the closure and I believe the moderator ...
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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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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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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Should GPT / ChatGPT generated answers be banned?
Today, several answers were flagged for mod attention on Web Applications SE as being generated by GPT / ChatGPT. Due to the date that these posts were posted, it's fair to assume that they were ...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Can someone help me to make my question more focused?
My question has been closed because it is considered not focused.
I'd like to know if, for old Gmail accounts, there could be the possibility of name conflicts and I provide some sources and factual ...
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Why was the question “How can I download the form field data for several forms at once in Adobe Sign?” closed by 1 mod as “details or clarity”?
1 mod closed the question How can I download the form field data for several forms at once in Adobe Sign? as "details or clarity". No comments were left.
What's unclear or which detail ...
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Why was the question “Show email next to name in Gmail?” closed by 1 mod as “details or clarity”?
1 mod closed Show email next to name in Gmail? as "details or clarity". The only comment left by the mod is:
Please show what you tried and add a brief description of your search efforts ...
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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2019: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, ...
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Please remind people that questions and answers must contain the data
Questions and answers often contain links to Google sheets but miss the data in the question. Perfect example for both Q and A*:
Splitting the contents of a comma separated cell into new rows
Can we ...
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2018: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, in ...
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When should I vote to delete a question on Web Applications?
On Meta Stack Exchange Robert Cartaino's answer to When should I vote to delete a question? gives general guidelines about when we should vote to delete a question.
During the 7 years of Web ...
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"on hold" 4.5 years after asking the question?
4.5 years, multiple editors touching it and 1400+ views later:
MediaWiki editor with paste for graphics?
Was closed as off-topic. Isn't this a bit silly?
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Wiki text Google Documents altered
I was a bit surprised to see the wiki text of the google-documents tag being altered:
See link for full history: https://webapps.stackexchange.com/posts/37832/revisions
Especially because @Hydry and ...
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What am I looking for when reviewing low-quality marked posts?
Part of me wants to recommend incorrect or too short answers for deletion, but the community should take care of that part the other part of me says.
So, when checking low-quality content answers/...
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Self answering OkCupid posts, on topic? spam?
A new (to Web Apps) user has posted and answered minutes later a couple of questions about the 'OKCupid' dating site. One, two.
It could be some sort of advertising, or a super keen user. To be ...
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How should questions about defunct services be handled?
I was revisiting my reputation history tonight and came across an answer I submitted to a question about Aardvark, a social Q&A service that Google closed down during its "More Wood Behind Fewer ...
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Not constructive, really?
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/19901/cheaper-alternatives-to-dropbox-for-around-10gb
What am I missing? I asked a very specific question: alternatives to dropbox for a specific price ...
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