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We are offline ... we will post details on the blog and twitter [closed]
Note, this is semi-serious, mainly due to the fact the blogs were down and my imagination wasn't... It's also possible this is already the case, just not linked in the maintenance message. Mod-closed? ...
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Wanton abuse of edit privileges detected [closed]
This post was edited to add in a comment to the post. Clearly, the user has a high enough reputation that he/she should understand that this is unacceptable behavior, but did it anyway. (shudder)
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I made us some Trogdor graphics!
We seem to have a tradition of using the Homestar Runner character 'Trogdor the Burninator' to request tag deletion.
I thought we could use crisper images, so I made my own. >:)
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Bump a post as a birthday present
On my birthday not so long ago, I logged into SO, and was pleasantly suprised to find an unexpected rep bonus: Someone had discovered a very old question of mine, upvoted it, and added an answer, so ...
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Stack Exchange sites look TERRIBLE in Internet explorer [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which browsers are officially supported? And what else do I need?
...Three.
It even causes a General Protection Fault!
Please fix this.
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What's the longest question you have ever seen here on SO? [closed]
I just stumbled upon this post, which has a huge amount of information (screenshot in case it changes).
Are there any longer questions found on SO? What's the longest question you've encountered?
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Don't close questions where the user has requested that it not be closed [closed]
The system should search posts for the word "please" in proximity to the phrase "don't close" or "do not close", and if found together disable the close link for the following reasons:
They asked ...
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Suggest Tag-Wiki edits?
So I just suggested a tag wiki for the Meta tag oy. Admittedly poking a bit of fun at @RebeccaChernof. It was my first such proposal. It was accepted. But now I can't edit it. I did not know that ...
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How many hamsters power the StackExchange sites? [closed]
According to Nick Craver, hamsters power StackOverflow and related sites. At any given time, how many run the site? What is the average turnover (how often do they need to be replaced)?
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Was there a special prize for the 1,000th 10Ker?
There are 953 10K rep people on SO, up 10 on last week - so I guess June 2011 will see the psychologically important 1000 SO 'super' user mark breached.
Aside from the bunting that is released from ...
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We're all Rebecca Chernoff \o/ [closed]
On this frabjous day, our community manager Rebecca Chernoff has graciously allowed all of us *1 to be her for one day, and one day only. And so, ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you:
We're ...
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Eeeeek where is my slow performance‽‽‽ [closed]
Over the past couple of days, I have noticed that Stack Overflow is faster than ever. This is severely affecting my thumb twiddling time. When am I supposed to practice my thumb twiddling if I don't ...
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Is it ok to flog people for circumventing the minimum answer size?
I hate coming across answers like "Yes. (need at least 30 characters in answer)"
Don't people realize there's a reason there's a minimum? Maybe to give someone a more useful answer?
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Stack Exchange wide gaming night?
UPDATED - NEXT @20:00GMT 1st October
By posting this, I feel like this will become one of those Facebook parties where the entire house gets trashed... Crossing my fingers that it will not be like ...
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What Easter eggs do the chat sites have?
According to balpha, the SE chat sites may have individual Easter eggs, depending on the site. If you find them, please post.
Because it's so easy to make this stuff up, a screenshot as proof would be ...
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Stack Exchange Achievement Suggestions
Maybe we could have some alternative achievements?
http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php?eng
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Adding a "lol" button
So, we were talking in the JS chatroom and we came linking the noobiest questions possible, questions you can't really answer...
For example :
Javascript Math Functions
HTML <body onload="&...
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Celebrating Christmas on Stack Overflow [closed]
Will the site be celebrating the festive season at all?
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There should be a prize for the top user in area 51
Whoever this handsome guy is, I'm sure he'd welcome anything from stickers, to a nice t-shirt with aliens.
Edit: I was contacted 1.5 hours after posting this by the kind Emily from Stack Overflow Inc....
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Is it OK to email Jon Skeet and ask him to answer posts which mere mortals cannot?
I've posted one or two 'tumbleweed' questions which I'm sure the mighty Jon Skeet could answer while sleeping. He doesn't seem to have noticed them yet (probably beneath him) but I'd still like the ...
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Badge Suggestion: "Cubicle Warrior"
I know we already have the enthusiast/fanatic/legendary badges, but I'm sure there's a fleet of folks out there that work hard all week and play hard (or simply disconnect) on the weekends.
How about ...
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Everything Should Be Different [closed]
I feel strongly that the current SO website would be much more effective if it was completely different than how it is now.
Problems include:
Closing eyes or adjusting monitor orientation causes ...
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Drinking, SO and Copyright Violation [closed]
Dear MSO users and related staffers...
Recently I have taken to drink to cope with wading through boring SO questions to find some juicy nuggets. Unfortunately, this mix of heavy drinking and SO has ...
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Please Add Means of Converting Reputation to Actual Beer
When I help someone solve a programming problem, they often express their gratitude for the solution (yay!). Generally, this takes the form of one of the following:
"Think you!"
Sometimes, ...
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Can we please have a few additions to the toolbar?
I humbly request the following toolbar buttons when composing a new question:
Notice the addition of four new buttons. I will briefly describe their functions below:
Freehand circle button - ...
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Beginning to ask a question on Stack Overflow actually helps me debug my problem myself
Beginning to ask a question on Stack Overflow actually helps me debug my problem myself, especially while trying to formulate a coherent and detailed enough question body in order to get decent ...
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O these bot checks
I am forever being asked if I am a bot, simply because I am so active, especially with the edit button. Can someone write a program that I can click on and it will do it for me?
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Are rumors of a film true? I hope so by golly! [closed]
I heard that there is a film being made. If so, please consider my poster:
Then people at the Tavern (Lasse V. Karlsen, Yi Jiang, Diago, Tim) had some suggestions:
Anyway, I hope people make some ...
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Size of online communities
SO it's not scientific, but the genius that is Randall has been at it again with an updated map of Online Communities.
The trilogy, or just SO, or all of SE, are absent (but then so is the whole ...
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How to vent on Stack Overflow without resorting to personal attacks of character
Sometimes voting down an answer or question just isn't satisfying enough psychologically. One feels the urge to annihilate and destroy with prejudice. However, there is no need for personal attacks on ...
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Do @replies to deleted comments work, too?
Say user A posts a comment, B replies harsh to it. A deletes the comment and C decides from B's reply that A deserves better and replies @A. Will A be notified?
If this is an open question: I need ...
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/blame feature for chat
Inspired by the request for a /me command and SVN's blame command I'm suggesting a /blame command for so chat!
Why, you ask?
As a shorthand for the most common chat action.
Gives users another way ...
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Problem with Google translating Stack Overflow [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make users aware that they're reading translated content?
This question has been deleted but is a followup of this one.
Patricia came to the site using Google ...
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Is the SO "not a page" code chimeric? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the joke in the Stack Overflow 404 page code?
This code looks chimeric (and the SO syntax highlighter seems to think so!). What languages does it involve? I can see ...
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Is there anything like Stack Exchange Anonymous? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I keep from getting addicted to Stack Overflow?
I think I find myself addicted to Stack Overflow. Is there any organization I can join to help me out?
:-)
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About your f***ing website
Presented for your enjoyment-slash-amusement.
Email received by [email protected] from Name
Jesus Christ Almighty, what a f***ing mess of a website. I'm trying to post a question. Just the ...
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StackExchange Panda?
Why is “Panda” chosen for error images in StackExchange.com? Is this a new meme?
404:
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site-not-found:
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What's the next awesome number after π? [closed]
Today, I was foolish enough to use the rollback button. Now on stack overflow I no longer have 3 silver badges and 14 bronze badges. My joy in opening the website every day in a pinned tab in Chrome ...
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Why does the Stack Overflow logo lean to the right? [closed]
Why does it have to overflow in a direction? And why to the right?
Who was the person behind the logo design? Maybe he/she can answer this.
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Allow 25k+ community moderators to undelete self-deleted questions
I saw something deeply disturbing today:
A completely sarcastic answer that went right to the heart of the question and eviscerated it with the clean precision of an exacto knife.
But it was deleted ...
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Possible comic based on [always-friday-in-iceland]?
I recently came across a webcomic which was titled "Fridaynosaur goes traveling" and the last place he visited(apparently) was Iceland. I believe I recall a programmer-ish comic or two for that ...
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Autovoting algorithm
I have given the SO engine a year and half worth of my opinion. Upvotes, downvotes, it's become so banal.
I'm tired of expressing my opinion. I feel like those old guys in the balcony of the muppet ...
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I just found the StackOverflow logo contest on 99designs [closed]
http://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/logo-stackoverflow-6774
In case you haven't see this. I thought it was interesting to see all of the entries that could have ended up being the main logo ...
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Where do you look when you refresh a SOFU site?
I look at the rep number to see if it has changed. For Jon Skeet he must get tired watching that number change every second.
Oh and Hi. It's Friday here.
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Please Create A Script For Keyword Block
If I see another LOST, GLEE, or BIEBER post I'm going to spit nickels. Someone work on a KEYWORD BLOCK, please? We put a man on the moon, we can surely stop the GLEE posts.
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Can anybody explain this question to me
I just came across this question Join two spheres with a cylinder in WPF 3D and a handful of others and am wondering
How did this happen? and ... what is with the long detailed answer?
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What Stack Overflow questions bring out the best in you?
This question is to help me (us) ask better questions of this community to encourage better working together.
What questions here bring out the best in you? I don't mean which are the best / most ...
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What is it like to be a high-rep user?
It's been months. Many months. Asking some questions. Answering many more questions. Thanklessly editing hundreds, nay, thousands, of vague and poorly-formed posts. Proving to all, far and wide, ...
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Cyber bullies stole my identity, lunch money [closed]
I was taking a leisurely scroll down Regex Road, heading toward HTML Avenue in the (as I had thought) great city of Stack Overflow when suddenly a band of hoodlums dressed in Larry Wall masks appeared ...
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If I use my own plugin, does that make me a second party?
This question occurred to me after reading the "Third Party tools for the Trilogy" thread a while back. If I write what would normally be a third party tool, and use that tool myself ... does that ...
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