How are the "interesting questions" selected for The Overflow?
In The Overflow #25, a question from Software Engineering Stack Exchange was selected as an "interesting question". Although it's definitely an interesting question, it's not the best reflection of the...
View ArticleBad review audit, how can it be removed from the "audit queue"? [duplicate]
This questionWhy is C++20 std::source_location the better alternative for the predefined C++11 macros __FILE__ and __LINE__? was selected as a review audit for the reopen queue. Although it's not a bad...
View ArticleI've rethought my question about a homework assignment—why can't I get it...
I asked a question related to a course I was taking. I followed all the Stack Overflow rules, and I got a useful answer. But it's coming to the end of the [grading period here], and my professor has...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with my questions, and how can I improve them?
Coming from this meta question, as you can guess, I am actually question banned.I have read plenty of meta topics about being question banned and the only way out seems to be "Improve your...
View ArticleNot sure why my question is closed?
Intergrate JSONEditor in ASP.NET MVCCan someone please explain why my question in the URL given above got closed? I'm expecting a similar answer like the first one posted. If it's been closed without...
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Broken workflow: Undelete before edit [duplicate]
I have deleted a question of mine because I thought the information given is not complete enough.Now I was trying to edit the question to make it better, but it says:You cannot edit your own deleted...
View ArticleWhy do I get a down vote on every VHDL question I ask?
I'm an experienced VHDL designer, but sometimes I have questions, too.Many of my questions in the topic of VHDL receive a -1 downvote right after posting them on SO. There was never a comment stating...
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If this is question ban-worthy, the algorithm needs to be changed [closed]
I went to ask a question, and was surprised to see this warning:I'm an active user who does research and puts a lot of effort into my posts, but I cannot avoid being question banned (well, getting...
View ArticleWhy do some people answer my question in comments?
Sometimes I ask questions on Stack Overflow, and some people don't just comment on my questions. They literally answer them. Why don't they write full answers that are displayed under the question itself?
View ArticleWhat are the company's expectations with regard to deceptively simple...
I ran across How to find a string from a ZIP file using Python today. With all the changes in SO's mission emphasis (now much, much more on "welcoming" than in the past), I find myself unsure about how...
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Prevent question from being submitted if most of its text without code blocks...
Stack Overflow gets copy-pastes like this:Many of these questions are copy pasted from Google Classroom or some similar source. For example, the question below saysA university is receiving...
View ArticleIs it possible to access deleted questions?
I was just writing a question about another post, and as just I finished my question and wanted to add a link to the other question. However, when I tried to access it, I found out that that question...
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Make the "must be accompanied by code" warning more direct
Right now, if you try to post a jsFiddle link without posting code, the site says this:Links to jsfiddle.net must be accompanied by code. Please indent all code by 4 spaces using the code toolbar...
View ArticleHow to find recent questions without answers and comments
I am wondering how to find questions where people really need help?I mean that these should most like be questions which don't have answers yet, not closed, created recently (not already forgotten by...
View Articledown vote only with reason [duplicate]
in my humble opinion it would be better for any down voting should have a reason and the down voter should provide one so it help the one who asking to fix his/her question and the one who provided...
View ArticleCodePlex URL migration/maintenance [duplicate]
Before Microsoft acquired GitHub, they hosted code on a website named CodePlex and it was a popular platform for .NET projects. As you can see when you visit the CodePlex page, Microsoft put the...
View ArticleWill Stack Overflow celebrate the 20 million questions milestone?
Stack Overflow is going to reach 20 million questions in a few days. Will there be any celebrations, like for 10m questions?
View ArticleSolved my problem posted to SO by changing the version of a package, but...
Today I posted a problem I had with Mongoose 6.0.0 to Stack Overflow, and now (after a few hours) I managed to make my code work by changing the Mongoose version to 5.13.8. I still want to know why the...
View ArticleAre questions about the output of files allowed? [closed]
Are questions about the output of files allowed, such as reading an .obj file and asking a question about its output, such as "What does this mean?" or "Why is it like this?". If not, where can I ask...
View ArticleWhat should I do when a (new) user asks many questions about the same...
I've recently encountered three different questions by a new user (reputation 1), regarding a subject he was studying; two of them (at least) were about the same presentation.Anyway, each of the...
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