Questions closed in Staging Ground can be unilaterally reopened via SG review
A question I reviewed yesterday in Staging Ground that is inherently off-topic was close-voted by me and then by a moderator, which resulted in it being closed.Today, I see a notification that it was...
View ArticleProposing a temporary / timed-self-destructing question post type with...
I have been doing some thinking:I am a rookie developer, and I am learning the basics right now.Stack Overflow has helped me immensely, and I appreciate both the presence of the site and of the...
View ArticleWhy do newbie questions bring so many reputation points to the author?
I not surprised to see basic questions like "How to get length of a string in Python...?". Even people can easily find the answer inside the documentation, and it's pretty straightforward for other...
View ArticleWhy questions without code get downvoted? [duplicate]
I've seen many questions that included no code because it wasn't about someone's not working code. It was just about someone asking how X can be done in a language, or similar questions. They are not...
View ArticleIs it always a good idea to demand the OP "post some code"?
Obviously, a question with an MCVE is almost always best. But we get a lot of questions (at least, my review queue is full of questions) that are basically just two or three screens of unreadable...
View ArticleRequire or at least remind about code [duplicate]
Would it be possible to alert users who post SO questions without code, that the user 'should' add code if their question is related to code, which it probably is.I see so many questions from new users...
View ArticleShould I add an inferior solution to an answered question?
At times, I have a problem and I already have a solution to it, but I still consult Stack Overflow to see if there are more elegant or more performant solutions.Usually I then find one or more...
View ArticleWhat to do when someone approves a bad question in the Staging Ground
I'm noticing that a lot of questions are approved in the Staging Ground while still in a (somewhat) poor state. For example:I'm having trouble... has an image of console output, does not contain an...
View ArticleHow to avoid being "baited" into off-topic'ness as a software recommendation...
Suppose I ask a question whose gist is "How can I do A in scenario B?"Now, it's possible that the solution involves some configuration, or use of standard system utilities - but it's possible the...
View ArticleAre terminals really not "software tools primarily used by programmers"...
I've seen multiple people (including mods) imply that the reason for many terminal questions being closed as off-topic is that they are not "software tools primarily used by programmers".(Whether it's...
View ArticleAllow comments to "bump" a question in the "active question" list
When logging into the site, I see the so-called "Interesting Questions", containing recently added questions, recently modified questions and recently answered questions; but I have the impression that...
View ArticleIs it okay to ask about the availability of LocalStorage in relation to...
I have a burning question that, after much research, I can find no answer to. I desire to post this question on StackOverflow, but I am unsure whether it is on-topic.My question is about JavasScript...
View ArticleAre questions regarding software protocols truly "not related to programming"?
I submitted a question asking the difference between two content types used in HTTP requests and the when/why to use one over the other. My question was closed as off-topic, as it is allegedly "not...
View ArticleHow do I get the entire body text of my questions, answers, and comments from...
I tried https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/users/MY USER ID/timeline?sort=creation&page=1&pagesize=100&site=stackoverflow, then https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/users/MY USER...
View ArticleWhy does Stack Overflow enforce "What did you try and what were you...
In this edit history, you can see an experienced user removed the "What did you try and what were you expecting?" section from my question minutes after I posted. I kind of agree with them removing...
View ArticleI found some newly posted questions with duplicate titles. Is this a bug?
I just saw at least two new posts with a title that matches two existing canonical duplicates:What is a NullPointerException, and how do I fix it? (duplicating What is a NullPointerException, and how...
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How to flag mass post approval in Staging Ground
I was looking at the review history of Staging Ground and found someone who approved about 50 posts within minutes.Here is some of the approved questions:Tabulator with multiple tables in a single page...
View ArticleCan the question below be posted on Stack Overflow?
I would love to know the answer to this question:Is there any recognized good design scheme for inter-processsynchronization of desktop applications written in PySide?That is to say, for example, if...
View ArticleCanonical question for Cartesian product
I just came across several recent questions asking variations of "how to find all possible combinations of multiple lists", and I regularly see similar questions. The reason that people post new...
View ArticleWhy doesn't the user card have a blue background when a question asker edits...
Since question askers have a blue background in their user card for answers and comments they author on their own questions, as a matter of consistency I assume they should also have it on the user...
View ArticleRecent flood of very low quality questions and non-questions with the Python...
I am wondering if Stack Overflow has been compromised by spammers. Within a few minutes, I have flagged a lot of questions which are either non-questions or low-quality and they all have the python...
View ArticleWhen did questions generated by AI become allowed?
I recently raised a flag on a Question that's generated by an LLM (quoted at the end). The signs are clear, including the fact that the "Copy" sections remained, there are sections for the user to fill...
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While unsaving a question, I get an error message saying "An error occurred"...
Since last couple of days, I am facing an error while unsaving a question.On question, if I try to unsave a question by clicking a bookmark like button below downvote button, it does not work and shows...
View ArticleWhat should I do about typo answers that did not solve the question?
A reasonably common occurrence is someone asks a question about their code not working, and then there is an answer like:You made a typo, change mispelled to misspelledAnd the answer gets a comment...
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How can someone else post my Staging Ground question?
How can a question I created be posted by someone else? I'm new to the platform and I'm not fully familiar with how it works. The question might seem silly to you, but I couldn't find an answer. Is...
View ArticleNeed help improving/rephrasing a question on Docker and certificates
I got -3 on a question and need help understanding why. As far I understand, I provided all the steps required to replicate the issue. I pointed out where the problem gets me stuck, as well as where...
View ArticleProbationary period for Questions to be Answered to encourage better...
An idea that was formed from some discussion:More effective closing / downvoting of junk questions to help with the signal-noise ratio?How about a waiting period for Questions to be Answered:You have...
View ArticleStop redirecting everyone with a follow-up question to discussions [duplicate]
Currently, as part of a Commenting experiment, users who click that they have a follow-up question are sent to discussions.This is generally wrong. Most of the time follow-up questions that that button...
View ArticleWhy were my posting privileges removed? [duplicate]
I came to stackoverflow back in 2012/13 and had posted about 6 questions until 2017 October. After over 7 long years I returned and posted just 2 questions that were not aligning with stackoverflow...
View ArticleWhy was my question closed? Reason is incorrect, I think
How to generate a random array from the values of another array, the sum of whose values are within a pre-determined range?This question is seeking recommendations for software libraries, tutorials,...
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