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Add/Show comments focuses text box by default
If I open a post using the mobile theme, which has many comments, there is a link at the footer "add/show n more comments". If this link is clicked, the comments are loaded and displayed.
At the ...
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Can we add some more trigger words to the one-flag-comment-delete mechanism?
We just had a rather unsavoury answer on SO from someone distinctly unhappy with the service they received. To put it mildly.
In particular, there were these two comments under the post:
I've flagged ...
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Remove "+1" comment from "about" page [closed]
I know it's pretty minor, but the /about page on Stack Overflow should be exemplary to some extent, right? I wouldn't mind seeing the "+1" from this comment removed.
Since this page is aimed at ...
user159834
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Undo your upvote to comments [duplicate]
Can't undo upvote on comments. The comments area understandably has a small interface and I accidentally upvoted the wrong comment. Apparently they cannot be un-upvoted.
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Notify commenters of replies from newbie OPs
As discussed repeatedly already, the following scenario happens a thousand times every day on Stack Overflow:
Newbie OP asks question
User posts comment asking for clarification
Newbie OP posts ...
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Subsequent duplicate close votes should automatically upvote the possible duplicate comment
When voting to close as a duplicate, an automatic comment is generated, that's good.
But sometimes that comment is lost in the influx of other comments, not visible to viewers or sometimes the OP (...
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Can we have a flair-like tooltip for usernames in comments?
Sometimes I see comments mentioning edits to questions and I confirm that the poster's reputation is under 2000 before proceeding to make the edit (since I don't want to accidentally clobber his edits ...
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Deleting a comment (mine) should reset the 30-second rate-limit
Post a comment. Notice spelling mistake. Delete comment, fix error, repost.
OOPS! 30-second rate limit! Gaaahh!
Go away and do something else, post the corrected comment when you come back.
This is ...
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Give me a tool to move all comments attached to an answer flagged as "Not an Answer"
When an answer is flagged as "Not an Answer", we are given the option to convert the answer to a comment:
However, if there is a comment on the answer, then the option is grayed out:
This ...
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Moderator deletion comments on questions are fairly useless
Right now this is what happens when your post gets closed and deleted:
If the deleter also left a comment,
If the deleter is a moderator, or
If the deleter is a 10k user who used a canned message,
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When comments exceed 20
I wonder whether it wouldn't be a good idea to change the automatic flagging when a post exceeds 20 comments to be based on the rate of commenting instead of just the total number.
When SO was ...
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`[tag:]` should work in comments
I think it would be useful if the [tag:] tag-linking syntax worked in comments.
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Instantly show the automatically posted comment when voting to close
The recent auto-comment-on-close feature is a good thing; however I wonder if most close voters are aware that their close vote triggers a comment being posted in their name, because they won't see it ...
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Can the Apple.SE magic comment link's title be changed to "Ask Different"?
Those magic comment links are awesome, especially when commenting on reasonably good but off-topic questions.
Due to the tags I hang out in, I use the [Apple.SE] link more often than most others. Its ...
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Way to convert an answer to a comment?
I answered a question which Dennis Washington correctly pointed should have been a comment than an answer.
Is there any way to change an answer to a comment while still respecting the sentiments of ...
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Marking comments as 'addressed by edit' to reduce noise
I'm fairly responsive to comments left on my answers. This often means updating an answer to incorporate new information or questions that have been added in the comments (or edits to the original ...
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Allow moderators to more easily undelete comments
Currently, to undelete comments under a post, moderators have to click a floating link that's off to the side, which makes deleted comments appear under the post along with "undelete" buttons next to ...
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Need more comment flags!
Hey, cool, the 10K tools list comment flags now! It's time to cleanse the city, Davey!
Wait, only 5 flags still? Ouch. That doesn't go very far.
How 'bout... 300. Or at least 40. They burn off ...
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Magic link for Stack Overflow in Spanish
Unlike other localized SO sites, which have magic links [pt.so], [ja.so], and [ru.so], Spanish Stack Overflow does not seem to have one: I tried [es.so] and [sp.so] to no avail, either in chat or ...
user315433
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Magic link new [about] pages in comments
We already have the ability to have certain links auto-expand in comments as per Add data.SE style "magic links" to comments.
Can the new about pages also be added using the [about] format ...
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Can we have a [tour] magic link?
We used to have an About page, and accordingly, an [about] magic link. That's pretty handy! The About page is gone now - or at least it's no longer called About. It's now a Tour in the help menu and ...
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Add a comment to a bounty
Now that you can put a bounty on someone else question. It would be nice to be able to attach a comment to the bounty, to explain what you expect opening it. For me an important motivation of offering ...
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Add direct link to comment in the moderator flag queue
Whenever a comment is flagged, there are a couple of links in the ♦ moderator flag queue:
is a link to the flag queue (i.e. the page you're already on); it points to this specific comment/flag. ...
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Don't offer the "edit" option for comments after the 5 minute window in the android app
The Android app shouldn't offer the "edit" option for comments after the 5 minute window.
Currently, the app will give you the menu, allow you to click through and edit it, only to give you a "...
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Rep tooltip doesn't provide any context
I noticed that user rep in tooltips for usernames in comments has been implemented. This is great, except that the tooltip doesn't provide any context as to what this number is. It is just a raw ...
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Please make the timestamps of comments to have only a single color per site
I was surfing in some of SE sites and I found this strange thing: There are two types of colors for the timestamp of a comment (in some sites I think).
Two examples are French site and ELU site:
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Allow moderators to see which comments are for deleted posts, on admin/users/<user id>/post-comments?state=all
When I look at admin/users/<user id>/post-comments?state=all, I cannot see which comments are for deleted posts.
Could be possible to add a different background for the comments on deleted ...
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Please let me copy comment text to clipboard
I just came to know that android app users can copy comment's text:
Can we get such option in the iOS app as well? Currently there is only "Share" option which copy or send the comment permalink....
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Weird duplicate comment bug
I am seeing the same issue with duplicated comments as in Bug? Duplicated comment (unresolved), in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7185857/how-to-what-added-in-sys-path-append but I have some more ...
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Add a "comment syntax" help when writing a comment
When writing a question a sidebar appears with a basic "how to format" help. When writing an answer that sidebar is missing but there's at least a help link (the question mark) as well as formatting ...
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Don't let users comment on review audit questions
When reviewing reopen votes, I was given this question as a review audit. I commented, nonsensically, that I didn't understand why the question was closed as primarily-opinion based, as that's what ...
user260233
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Turn answer into comment [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Way to convert an answer to a comment?
It would be nice to have an action, link, button, whatever to turn an answer into a comment. More or less like flagging, when an answer ...
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Mention comment voting limits in Help Center (on vote up privilege page)
Some day before I was searching for suggestions I have in mind here on Meta and voting on existing posts, mostly on comments. By the end of the day I've got a message:
Daily vote limit reached; vote ...
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Highlight OP's comments on the Android mobile app
On the websites, whenever the OP comments on an answer, or on his question, his name is highlighted. This is a handy feature because you can easily tell whether the comment is from the OP or not.
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Make it more obvious that commenting is only possible after earning certain reputation
The comment link should be always visible. For users without enough rep to comment, clicking on it should give a nice popup, just like those on the vote buttons, informing them that they need more ...
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Shouldn't the commenter's name be displayed in timeline?
I'm not entirely if this is a bug that has emerged recently or if it's functionality that's always been missing from the question timeline view but at present you can't see who wrote a comment in the ...
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Should the site prompt new users to include an @name in comments?
Lots of the first questions come with insufficient information, context and eventually left unanswered after days.
While other users comment below requesting more info, the inexperienced OP usually ...
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Add link to the "50 rep to comment" FAQ to the VLQ auto-response
I'm seeing quite a lot of low-rep people posting comments as answers and, upon receiving the corresponding VLQ reply:
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or
request ...
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Allow selecting text from comments
Currently when you long-press a comment the "comment options" dialog appears, just like when you tap it.
I am requesting to keep the "comment options" for a tap, but on long-press to show the text ...
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Jump directly to comment from global inbox link
Similar to the way that the global inbox jumps directly to the answer, it would be helpful to be able to jump directly to the comment as indicated in the global inbox.
The issue is that sometimes a ...
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Can we improve the UI when a comment "is not eligible for flagging or voting"? [duplicate]
I came across an unusual question on Meta today: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/179165/should-stackoverflow-run-a-programmers-matrimonial-service-to-prevent-marriage
I went to vote up some ...
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Be notified when someone leaves a comment that is a direct response to my comment, "@my_user_name"
I know Stackoverflow is wisely trying to avoid an excessive notification system (like's facebook's, but I would definitely like to know when somebody responded directly to me. Since we're already ...
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Can we have a markdown help button for comments?
I've been reading discussions about editing and previewing comments.
Why do I want this? If I get wrong some of the syntax in a comment, it becomes infuriating to try to guess at it, when the only ...
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How you can get a list of all the comments you have written?
How you can get a list of all the comments you have written? There is the "recent" -tab in user information but that lists only the 50 or so last events.
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A possible solution for editing comments
As discussed in Should we be allowed to edit comments, one simple solution is the digg.com comments way. I don't like digg.com nor use it but their method is quite an intelligent way of allowing you ...
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Display comment flag next to vote instead of below to reduce whitespace
On the desktop site, most of the vertical whitespace in one-line comments is to make space for the flag button, which is below the vote button. I find this whitespace to be excessive, especially given ...
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Add notification when someone comments in the same post than me [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Notify user when their name is mentioned in comment
Make recent activity and responses show new comments on questions/answers I have commented on (even if I don’t own ...
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Ability to escape comment markup
Seems like a reasonable change to the recent comment markup. Instead of relying on Jeff's regexp to be perfect and only match things that need to be italicized, bolded or in code, why not include the ...
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Why are comments not listed on the profile page too?
While playing around with the Stack Overflow data-dump, I was getting a feel for the schema and data by looking at my own posts and comments, and I happened coincidentally to notice my comment on ...
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Display comment formatting options and preview
I browsed through many discussions on comment formatting and there doesn't seem to be one suggesting both.
I suggest showing the available formatting options on the side on the comment box, or at ...
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