Can you answer your own questions on Stack Overflow?
As a new Stack Overflow user, I am learning about how to use the system (reputation, etc.).I have had many technical questions that I believe may be useful to post, but I answered them myself.Is it...
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I'm currently writing a question and I've come across a similar question with a suitable answer. Should I still post my question that might get marked as a duplicate?
View ArticleWhat is the proper way to improve an answer?
Recently, I asked a question but didn't receive much attention. In the meantime, I researched and obtained a "custom" working solution for my use case. After a few days, another person added a solution...
View ArticleHow can I improve upon properly answered questions?
I have been banned for not contributing positively to the community with my questions.I am expected to improve my already asked questions. This website provides guides on how to do that.My problem is I...
View ArticleQuestion is tagged C, C++, and C#, no answer explains all three languages
This question is tagged C, C++, and C#: "What's the best way to do a backwards loop in C/C#/C++?"I think the asker assumed the same syntax would work for all languages. However, no-one has answered...
View ArticleDeep learning questions almost never have minimal reproducible examples
I've noticed a recurring issue that I believe we can improve upon. Admittedly, I'm not entirely sure what the solutions should be, but I think that these problems should be outlined. Within SO's ML...
View ArticlePopup to propagate upvote to question when upvoting an answer
When I find an answer that is useful for me, I like to upvote it. In the same way, I like to upvote the question too, because it made it possible for that answer to be written in the first...
View ArticleWhy do some bad questions not have negative votes?
Take a look at this question:Import .bk file into oracle dbIt is terrible with the user having done no research either. But yet it did not get any downvotes, and I am wondering why.Is it because their...
View ArticleWhat's the problem with this question?
I've asked a simple and straightforward question. It has four downvotes, but no comments to say why. What's wrong with it?
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Is this question within the website's standards
I asked for advice to improve this question and I would like to know if it is good before any downvotes.If it is bad please recommend on what I should changeLink to question: Question
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Is it ok to list related questions at the end of my question?
Is it ok to place links to related questions at the end of my question using "related to" notices? Or it is bad practice on SO?I have some questions about one big problem, and I separate questions into...
View ArticleCan we fix the character limit for edits?
In the question:Why does this use, in Java, of regular expressions throw an "Unclosed character class" exception at runtime?The OP has nothing that needs to be changed in regards to content. However,...
View ArticleCan we eliminate the character limit for suggested edits?
In the question:Why does this use, in Java, of regular expressions throw an "Unclosed character class" exception at runtime?The OP has nothing that needs to be changed in regards to content. However,...
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 ArticleIs writing a guide instead of a question allowed?
I came across this post:Guide: How to store objects in a Hive database in FlutterThis post doesn't pose a question but rather instead, provides a guide on how to accomplish a specific task.From what I...
View ArticleHow to handle social media links in the question?
How do I handle the following question that refers to social media options when contacting the person about this question, namely Discord and Telegram? Is this behavior allowed on this site? Do we have...
View ArticleHow can I handle off-site contact links in the question?
How do I handle a question that refers to social media options when contacting the person about this question, namely Discord and Telegram? Is this behavior allowed on this site? Do we have any...
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Question tagged [x] don't return [x] tagged questions
Seems like a second iteration of this issue...I navigate to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/javascript and alas, the questions don't even have a javascript tag:I opened the link in Incognito...
View ArticleHow can I handle the "questions" those provide MCVE or "what I tried"...
I came across the following question: Is it possible to import dcm files into Next.js?.It says the following in the body:is there anyway i can solve this issue? i tried to ask chat-gpt and it didn't...
View ArticleHow can I handle questions which provide an MCVE or "what I tried" generated...
I came across the following question: Is it possible to import dcm files into Next.js?.It says the following in the body:is there anyway i can solve this issue? i tried to ask chat-gpt and it didn't...
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