Questions tagged [stack-exchange]
For questions about the entire network of public Q&A sites that make up the Stack Exchange network.
24 questions from the last 365 days
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Updates to the 2024 Q4 Community Asks Sprint
TL;DR We will not hold a Community Ask Sprint this quarter, but instead, will try using a two week sprint in March 2025.
In the previous two quarters, we have held Community Asks Sprints where all ...
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Our robots.txt file is changing to allow only CloudFlare's verified bots
I’m elo, Stack Exchange’s Director of Reliability Engineering. I’ve been employed at Stack Exchange for just over three years - but this is my first time posting here on Meta!
On December 10th, our ...
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In the long term, are there plans to convert the Meta Stack Exchange network into a decentralized solution? [closed]
It's my first time on Meta Stack Exchange, but when I read the topics on what is going on in development of the platform, my first thoughts were, why are most of the Topics voted down so much?
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Community Asks Sprint Announcement and Results - September 2024
Update - October 9, 2024
We were able to work on quite a few issues during this sprint, some we previously told you about in the original post below, and others that were left over from the first ...
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Please fix the grammar on the first sentence of the Stack Exchange Network description popup
Currently, when you click the button towards the top left saying "Stack Exchange", a popup titled "Stack Exchange Network" appears. Below it, it says (emphasis added by me):
Stack ...
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Place "short title" and a link to the site's scope on to the home page of each Stackexchange site [duplicate]
Since users struggle to find[1][2] the scope of Stackexchange sites, it would be helpful to place a link (to the definition of the site's scope) on to the welcome page (home page) of each ...
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Where is the scope of each Stack Exchange site displayed? [duplicate]
I am struggling to find the scope of the Stack Exchange sites.
It really should be displayed right on the welcome page / home page of each site (but it isn't). This would guide users and contribute to ...
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read-only mode activated for me but seemingly it is not a maintenance thing
last night I was on Islam.stackexchange that I was suddenly logged-off by the site, and a bar appeared at the top saying:
This site is currently in read-only mode. We’ll return with full
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We spent a sprint addressing your requests — here’s how it went
You may have noticed posts getting status-completed at an unusually high rate last week — there’s a reason for that, which I’ll get into further down. But first, some context for those who might need ...
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The state of the stack a year on : A retrospective on "Stack Exchange is failing its community"
I'm pretty sure I don't want to do this every year, but I've been randomly reminded of my old post after the downsizings before last… about 4 times in the last two weeks. It seems like a sign. I feel ...
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unix.stackexchange.com redirects to https://www.citysearch.com/profile/13672866/?publisher=adnet [closed]
I thought you had this subdomain but you don't; was surprised where it redirected though. You might need to modify your server.
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Why do emails for other Stack Exchange sites come from Stack Overflow?
Take Security Stack Exchange, for example, which is my main SE site. Whenever I get an email relating to it, e.g. a question is closed, this bounty was accepted, whatever it is, the email is always ...
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Stack Overflow needs to change to become less restrictive to adapt to an environment where ChatGPT is available
I want to write a post on the meta (here) to raise awareness of a realization that I had this morning while trying to find some information via the Internet. Sorry for the length of this post; I think ...
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Why there is no link to Area 51 discussion in all sites in Stack Exchange?
Why is there no link to Area 51 discussion in all sites ?
Are there any other sites that are not included in all sites ?
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Are old Winterbash leaderboards still available?
I tried to search for old Winterbash leaderboards but I always get redirect on a blog page.
Is there a way to see old leaderboard pages or are they lost forever?
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Upcoming changes to sign-up flow on the Stack Exchange network
Over the last couple of months, we’ve conducted several experiments surrounding some changes to the sign-up flow on Stack Overflow, all of which we’ve successfully graduated in some fashion on Stack ...
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Site load delay
Today at 19.50 GMT:
Some sites are taking more than two minutes to load content, including the questions page and individual questions, including:
science fiction and fantasy,
medical sciences.
and ...
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The Help Center page titled "Our model" doesn't describe … our model
The Help page whose title is "Our Model" (but whose URL slug is /help/stackexchange) is currently a random grab bag of policies, formatting help, and random questions.
I was hoping that a ...
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Bot is unable to access site from GitHub Actions [duplicate]
Since a couple of weeks back, a chat bot I run is unable to access the site, specifically when run from GitHub Actions.
I sent a question about this using the "contact us" form a couple of ...
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Why is stackexchange.com not a single website with one account? [duplicate]
Why do I have to create another account every time I post on a new site?
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How can I hide optionally right side panel at stackexchange.com?
Is there a built-in way to hide right-side panel (with links and blog entities) when reading answers to questions at stackexchange.com?
It takes significant place on screen and makes text and code too ...
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Which engine does Stack Overflow use to generate edit history? [duplicate]
What is the engine that Stack Overflow uses for the comparison of the two question versions? Below is an example from Math Stack Exchange:
I'd like to use a similar solution for my website, but ...
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The Cookie Policy link is broken
The post below made me investigate the links at the bottom of the page.
Opt in or out of cookie tracking
To opt in or out of cookie tracking, scroll down all the way to the bottom of any page on ...
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Usenet: should good questions be ported to StackExchange?
Since about 2005 I’ve posted on Usenet, in comp.lang.postscript. Some of these posts have been ‘small’ questions or answers, some have been more substantial (e.g., the two linked from Bézier ...
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