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46 questions linked to/from Every "close" has its thorn: replace "close" with "on hold" for the first five days
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I propose changing the term "closed" out for... something else [duplicate]
The problem
One of the recurring questions on Meta is "why was this question closed?" In nearly every case, the question is posed by a newcomer to Stack Exchange who doesn't understand what ...
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The Closing process is flawed [duplicate]
I ran afoul of the SO closing process here: my question.
The whole process has been incredibly unpleasant and it has been so because of the close process. The process only works in one direction and ...
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New procedures for mitigating closer hostilities [duplicate]
Voting to close a question on any SE site should force the voters to actually sit down and state the case why this question should be closed. No more just pushing buttons and leaving but you actually ...
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New Post Notices rollout on Stack Overflow
New Post Notices have been launched network-wide. Please post all new feedback, bugs and feature requests to the new announcement post.
As has been previously announced, we have been working for some ...
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Closing changes: [on hold], unclear, too broad, opinion-based, off-topic reasons, bye-bye to Too Localized
After a ton of discussion, work and input from the community, we're rolling out the remainder of major closing changes that you've helped us design, as discussed in these prior posts.
They're live, ...
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Help us make "Not Constructive" and "Not a Real Question" closures more effective [closed]
In the recent off-topic discussion, Pekka 웃 suggested that other close reasons could be further broken out as well . We've got some more specific ideas along those lines, and we want your input and ...
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Stack Exchange is failing its community
I guess this is very much an intervention.
There's a few policies in the pipeline - here's one, and there's another one that's not been officially announced that a good many moderators are opposed to. ...
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Turbocharging the Roomba: solutions for premature deletion
A couple weeks ago, I asked for help: How can we stop premature deletion?
And I got some fantastic responses. A big thanks to everyone who participated in that discussion - you're the reason I don't ...
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We need to be a little less hostile
I've noticed a distressing tendency for questions that seem basic or overly short to be immediately closed and downvoted into oblivion.
Case in point: How can I tell if a DOM object is out of the ...
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Help us make "Off-Topic" close reasons clearer to the OP
Goals for "Off-Topic"
We'll be asking for your help on a number of closing issues, but this post is focused on how we can improve "Off-Topic" closures.
Don't worry, we plan to keep ...
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What is a "closed" or "duplicate" question?
Questions can be closed or marked as duplicates.
What does it mean for a question to be "closed"?
What does it mean for a question to be marked as a "duplicate"?
Who can close a ...
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Change "On Hold" wording to make grammatical sense
I recently stumbled upon an on hold question. The verbiage is a bit... awkward:
on hold as off-topic by Al Everett, Mysticial, Doorknob, Sha Wiz Dow Ard, Josh Caswell 18 mins ago
This question ...
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Changes to "close as duplicate" (part deux)
I feel like we got off on the wrong foot. Due to me being an idiot miscommunication, a partial change snuck out early, and even though we announced it we didn't really explain why we made the change. ...
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I think Stack Overflow should convert to Catholicism so that we may have Purgatory
(psst the religious analogy is for fun; I don't actually think we should baptize Stack Overflow)
In the interests of improving questions and question askers, I propose giving moderators the ability ...
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Should a user be forced to add a comment when they vote to close?
I recently had a question which attracted 1 close vote. I don't know why this vote was cast. If I have not conformed to the site's protocol in any way I am left 'none the wiser'.
Should it be made ...
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