Question with abnormal number of views [duplicate]
This question was asked 5 days ago as of the time of writing this post and it has 72k views. How is this possible?
View ArticleIs it appropriate to reopen a "closed for not enough detail" question if a...
I posted a question—size_t == sizeof (uint64_t) not returning expected results—which was closed for "This question needs debugging details. It is not currently accepting answers."I don't dispute that...
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 ArticlePost Closed: "This question needs details or clarity" [duplicate]
I have a question about my Stack Overflow post: firebase_database/permission-denied error only on Play StoreI understand and agree that questions need to be well formulated with as much detail as...
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 ArticleDo users on Overflow not pay attention to rookie programmer questions?...
I've posted multiple low-level programming questions on the main site, for no other reason than that I'm not an advanced programmer (or even anywhere near intermediate) in any sense of the word. Many...
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...
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Unity Engine Networking doesn't count as "programming or software development...
I have a question about my Stack Overflow post: Unity Mirror can't connect to WAN, LAN and port-forwarding works fineI asked it on Stack Overflow, but it got closed because "This question is not about...
View Article"Mostly code" is rejected but "mostly screenshots" goes through
According to its author, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72928402/referenceerror-jsondata-is-not-defined was at first rejected for containing mostly code. The author then replaced the code with a...
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...
View ArticleWhere can I ask a question pertaining to webscraping for research purposes?...
In a research context I would like to search through as many English-language online news sources as possible based on specific criteria (for example, I want to find how many news articles use the term...
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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...
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