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How should I correctly handle a question divided into several posts from the...
I found four questions, all posted by this user, which deal with the same topic, and with the same title. The first question differs from the others only for the wording "Part 2", "Part 3" and "Part 4"...
View ArticleWhy are we getting more PHP tagged questions, on Stack Overflow, from newbies...
I've been a Stack Overflow user for several years, I came here to help, and of course to find help too.I like to take a look at the new PHP tagged questions, because I'm a senior PHP programmer, and...
View ArticleIs it okay to create two user profiles, one to answer the other's questions?...
This is rather a strange situation. I recently came across this question, in which a question was asked by one user, and answered 9 minutes later by another user whom the evidence suggests is another...
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Looking for suggestions on how to improve my questions in order to dig myself...
I just checked that I got questions banned. It says I have reached my question limit:Now I am not complaining about why I got question banned. I am just curious that how did it happen when I make...
View ArticleHow should one deal with questions that can be answered by copy/pasting from...
Example:How download multiple files with cURL?The person is unsure how to store results from several different URLs in different files.The manual page describes how to do exactly that.In the past I...
View ArticleWhat is the recommended way of dealing with old (then on-topic) question with...
I posted a question about MD5 hash collision back in 2014. As far as I know questions about algorithms are on-topic on Stack Overflow, and the cryptography tag did not have the warning "CRYPTOGRAPHY...
View ArticleAre questions that boil down to errors in off-site resources on-topic?
This question asks for an explanation of a snippet of code in an off-site resource.If you take the off-site resource out of the question, the question is essentially:Q: What does this syntax mean?A:...
View ArticleAre there any negative effects to editing my question many times? [closed]
Sometimes, I've had to edit my questions more than once in order to fix spelling mistakes, add appropriate tags, etc.I was wondering what effect, if any, this repeated editing would have on my...
View ArticleDoes deleting posts re-earn the privilege to ask questions again? [duplicate]
My account was banned for asking questions, because they got voted down too much.I tried deleting the ones with a vote lower than zero, and waited a few days.It doesn't seem to be working.Does deleting...
View ArticleWhat makes a "good" performance question on SO?
I've just achieved the ability to review close/reopen votes, and am trying to take this responsibility seriously. I was presented with the following question, and recommended that it be closed as too...
View ArticleWhat if I want to ask a question, but I think that there is another question...
I wanted to ask a question about if you could turn a function into someone like this: string.myFunction(). Now I think that there are other questions out there just like this, its just I don't know...
View ArticleIs it possible to ask general 'how to' questions?
Is it possible to ask general 'how to' questions?I think 'how to questions' are helpful for everyone. Yet I think they tend to get bad feedback in 2021.In particular, is the moderating bot stepping in...
View ArticleIs a question on-topic if it's about programming but the problem that needs...
Are "XY"-type questions on topic if the problem the OP was trying to solve is off-topic for Stack Overflow but the question they're asking is?Example:Bob has a problem with his computer (on-topic for...
View ArticleCan you regain your post questions privilege by changing tags? [duplicate]
On my Stack Overflow account, I had some past questions (that I deleted) that had tags like JavaScript and Node.js, but didn't provide any code, as they were only somewhat related. But, the community...
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 ArticleWhy is there such a large quantity of beginner Python questions that concern...
Something that I've noticed during my time on here is an excessive quantity of programming questions related to Pandas. Normally, given the package's popularity, this wouldn't raise any eyebrows....
View ArticleDo questions posted on the weekend get less attention?
Is there any statistical evidence that questions which are posted on the weekend get less attention than those posted during the work week?
View ArticleWhat to do if my question doesn't get an answer [duplicate]
What's the best way to act with a question that didn't receive any answers? Some answers make sense and don't really need to be edited. It's more that not many people see the answer and therefore the...
View ArticleWhat should I do if my question doesn't get an answer? [duplicate]
What's the best way to act with a question that didn't receive any answers? Some answers make sense and don't really need to be edited. It's more that not many people see the answer and therefore the...
View ArticleHow can I ask the right question so that I don't get banned?
Recently, I have been asking several questions about SML/NJ. For some reason that I do not understand, I got banned (reached my question limit).My Trials:I read the entire forums and advice that was...
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