Questions tagged [questions]
For questions regarding the nature of a "question" on Web Applications Stack Exchange; e.g. how to ask, whether specific questions are appropriate, etc.
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Is showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps SE? [closed]
I am confused about whether 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.
One of my ...
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Are questions about browsers/plug-ins/add-ons appropriate?
Are questions about browsers, plug-ins, add-ons and features appropriate for Web Apps?
For example is this question: Google Chrome Password manager something that should be asked here or at Super ...
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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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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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Trello is making its users think we're a bug tracker or place for feature requests
If you've been watching the bloody shores as much as the rest of the regular users, you'll notice the uptick in trello questions since their launch.
For the general, "how do I make this work" things ...
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The Tour appears to give contradictory advice about browser questions
The tour instructs new users:
Ask about... Browsers and their features relating to the use of a web application (Greasemonkey scripts for a web application, etc.)
and later
Don't ask about... ...
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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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Feedback to 'please write a script for me' questions?
Recent example: auto-fill for new values in google spreadsheets
Downvoting is one thing, voting to close as too broad maybe? But both these don't give feedback to the user so that (s)he can learn how ...
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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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Hidden Features of X
The first hidden features question was asked earlier today.
Now in my opinion these aren't questions that are suited for the WA site - there is no definitive answer for "What little known tips and ...
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Closing all questions regarding Google Reader
Given that Google Reader has been shutdown, I’d say that all questions regarding it should be closed. What say you?
(This should also apply to any and all “dead” web apps, since there can’t be any ...
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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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How to deal with MediaWiki questions
While digging through [mediawiki] I noticed some questions which are about using some specific wiki (such as Does the German Wiktionary have a way to request words to be added? which I don't think ...
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Is it OK to submit an answer to a question that you, yourself, have asked?
I have a particular question that may be useful to the community, but I already know a possible answer.
Am I able (allowed) to submit an answer to my own question?
I'd hope that anybody would be ...
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Serial downvoted by a moderator
I got serial downvoted by a mod (Rubén Rivera) a few hours ago:
The questions were viciously chosen so that they will be removed by the Stack Exchange automated removal question script (a.k.a. Roomba)...
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