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Does the "ask a question" page accurately reflect the community policy on proper questions? [duplicate]
I just listened to Ep4 of the stackexchange podcast. I think Joel made a crucial point.
Having been around here a while I've come to take certain things for granted, like assuming that everybody knows ...
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What can and cannot be implemented in the advice guideline for new users? [duplicate]
Context: Chemistry SE is going through changing their interface shown to new users
When a new user decides to write their first question, they are greeted with this pop up,
My question, is what can ...
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How do I as moderator of beta community change content of top right block on our Ask a Question page? [duplicate]
We are a community still in beta after many years. Long ago I created a block on the top right of our Ask a Question page. How do I edit the content of that block as a moderator?
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Which computer science / programming Stack Exchange sites do I post on?
There seems to be more than a few computer science/programming Stack Exchange sites. Stack Overflow, being the first, has by far the most users, questions, and answers.
What is the reasoning for ...
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The new ask page is now live on the network!
After rolling it out to the International Stack Overflow sites last week, we're rolling out the new ask page to the whole network today.
The new page was designed with the goal of helping new askers ...
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Sites can now request to enable a banner to warn about their policy on AI-generated content
February 22, 2024 Update
The help center articles have been rolled out network-wide. See revision 15 of the February 7th post for more details.
If you're interested in enabling one of these banners on ...
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How do I participate in Meta and not die trying?
Meta doesn't like me; I can't seem to keep my points. How can I make good posts that are well-received?
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Make "What's on topic for this site?" visible
Often, when I want to ask a question (such as now on tex.stackexchange.com), I wonder:
"Is it on topic or not for this specific SE site?"
then, I'm parsing the page visually, trying to find if ...
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Can new users not be bait-and-switched?
As a new user on SE, I shared the common new-user experience of questions downvoted, and closed, and the feeling of being kicked around by (well-meaning) moderators, and perhaps worse, the suspicion ...
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What site-specific configuration settings are possible, and how have they been implemented by the various communities?
What features of a stack exchange site - connected to content display and moderation rules - can be decided on and implemented on a per-site basis?
Is there a public, central comparison anywhere of ...
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Which sites have customized their help center homepage?
I have some ideas for the homepage of the Web Applications SE Help Center; before I start writing the draft I would like to learn from the experiences of other sites. I remember have seeing posts here ...
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Stack Exchange should show rules on the right side when making post to help users follow the rules
When making posts on Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange, you can see on the right side "Draft Your Question" and "Helpful Links." While the latter contains links for asking good ...
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It is in the best interests of all sites for Stack Exchange to have a more hands-on approach to topicality
In a post earlier I showed a couple of sites that are held back by a community that doesn't exist, and thus can't prosper. The tldr there is even though some want to provide more value, they can't ...
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Can meta-style 'required tags' be implemented on non-meta sites?
Disclaimer: This is a support question solely to see if such a feature exists, and not a feature-request to ask for its implementation. If possible, I'd love it if we could focus on whether the ...
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As of May 2023, what current communities using SE software have non-standard features or use standard features in a unique non-standard way? [closed]
TL;DR: Besides Ask Patents, CS50, Math Overflow, Meta Stack Exchange, and Stack Apps, what open communities that use the Stack Exchange software have non-standard features or use standard features in ...
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