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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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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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Please change the wording of the comment generated when mods move comment threads to chat
Currently, when a mod moves a comment thread to chat, the system enters a very curt and borderline rude message that seems to be chastising users for doing something wrong instead of attempting to ...
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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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If a comment is deleted while the author is editing it, the edited text will disappear into the void without warning; show a warning in such cases
When editing a comment, if it has been deleted while the comment author is editing it, the edited text will completely disappear into the void without any sort of warning as soon as the user clicks ...
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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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"Comment edited" icon is too prominent
I noticed this yesterday:
The "this comment was edited" pencil icon became fully black, which makes it very prominent and draws too much attention to it, in my opinion.
I'm pretty sure it used ...
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Could comments be shown on the edit [question/answer] page?
A lot of Stack Exchange sites treat comments as "suggested improvements" for questions and answers they're posted on, and users/mods will often suggest incorporating content from comments into the ...
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Show me a message if a comment I'm editing gets deleted [duplicate]
When I'm editing a comment, if the comment gets deleted in the meantime, I'm not notified in any way. This poses a problem because if I try to submit my edit, my edited comment is irretrievably ...
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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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Stop inserting invisible characters into comments [duplicate]
Currently, the SE system inserts invisible characters (U+200C and U+200B) into text in comments if there's a "word" longer than 60 characters long, to force a break to preserve the layout. This is by ...
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Drop "not constructive", combine "noisy", reword "rude" and "other" comment flags
The problem
Comments are terrible; no one agrees on what they're for, or how long they should be kept. Comment flags are equally terrible, because if no one's on the same page as far as what should be ...
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Make it possible to retract comment flags
I misread the content of a comment, and flagged it. Then I realized that the comment wasn't what I had initially thought. Would it be possible to have the ability to retract comment flags, just like ...
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Community deletion of comments should raise a moderator flag
At present, truly rude or offensive comments can be deleted by the community with a single flag if they contain particular words or by a group of flags on the same comment. These comment deletions ...
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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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Let moderators see the original, unedited version of comments
My question is related to Do moderators see the previous versions of edited comments? and Moderators should see the post as I flagged it, not the edited version. The accepted answer on the latter ...
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Users posting a series of identical comments should be brought to moderator attention
We've had a number of instances over on Stack Overflow involving users who get to the reputation level where they can comment, then spam comments across the site. Due to the lack of community review ...
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Insert space in comment feed in IOS app [duplicate]
Comments in the IOS-app (Version 1.4.1) feed are identified with a Comment immediately followed by the actual comment:
This can greatly benefit from inserting a space.
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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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Move comment discard instruction text in iOS App
Can you please move the text that reads "Swipe left to discard comment" out of the text entry field in the iOS App?
I'll be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the swipe to discard in the first ...
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Can we improve the Move Comments to Chat functionality?
Having the ability to move comments to chat is a great tool to quickly move extended discussions but it can be a tedious process because we've have to perform a lot of steps to migrate the discussion. ...
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Reply option has been removed from comment actions menu
In the latest beta version (1.2.2.185) I just noticed the Reply option no longer exists for comments:
If this is a bug, can this please be fixed? Otherwise, can it please be added back? I became ...
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Let me do SOMETHING with a comment link to a deleted question
In the iOS app, links in comments to deleted posts are a dead-end. The app can't display deleted content even if I have the privilege to view it, but there's also no way to do anything else with the ...
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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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Expose the edit history of moderator-edited comments to other moderators
I was recently notified that another moderator on the site had suspended a specific user. I followed this to the source, but found some edited comments. My colleague had removed the offending parts ...
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Allow moderators to flag comments normally
When a moderator flags a comment, the comment is instantly deleted. For a moderator, the only difference between using the “flag” and the “delete” button is that using the “flag” button asks for a ...
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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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Highlight OP's comments in iOS app
Just the iOS version of the Android app question: Highlight OP's comments on the Android mobile app
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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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iOS Tablet app: modal or sticky comments to questions
Having just tapped out a nice long comment to a question using the stackoverflow app on my iPad, and then accidentally clicked outside the comment field, I have one request:
Please, please make the ...
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Add a "move comments to chat" link in the "mod" menu, instead of only in the flag dashboard
Currently, the only way to migrate comments to chat is if a "too many comments" autoflag is raised on the post, in which case there's a "move to chat" button in the flag dashboard.
Could this be ...
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MarkDown syntax is interpreted inside comments hyperlink tooltip, but HTML tags are not
Here's a comment.
And it's code :
Wouldn't be it better if the procedure were used on[`CloseAsOffTopicReasonTypes.MarkdownMini`](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/2678/242800 "from the links : the ...
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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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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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Inform new users about the option to edit their own post when adding a comment
When reviewing close votes, I regularly encounter questions with the following history:
New users ask a question which is unclear because it is lacking relevant information.
People add comments, ...
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Add share link to comment menu
It'd be nice if the iOS app gave you a share link for comments like it does questions and answers. Currently that option isn't available:
My Twitter ramblings will thank you.
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Comment autocomplete @reply in iOS app
I could have sworn this was submitted already, but can't find it.
Comment replies don't autocomplete in the iOS app. Can we either add that, and/or better still, a reply button from the comment popup ...
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Make clear when the comment comes from the question's OP [duplicate]
With the theme used in this very site, comments from the question's OP are not different from the other ones.
Would not it possible to have it as in other sites?
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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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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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"undo your comment upvote" is missing in app?
There is an option to undo the comment upvote in stack exchange sites like an alert
Whereas using Stack exchange app, I'm able to upvote a comment but unable to undo it.
I think instead of showing ...
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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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Use the Android app's new commenting interface for editing comments too
Recently, the Android app introduced a new way to submit comments while still being able to view the answers etc. (i.e., not in a new activity).
It'd be great to be able to edit comments with this ...
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Improvements for the new add comment feature in the Android app
The new commenting feature (0.1.28) is pretty awesome. I've a couple issues though:
It only works on answers, not on questions.
When you tap the "add comment" button, the keyboard and the ...
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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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Indication required for up voted comment in Android app
There is no indication for the comments on question which I have already up-voted.
In app, user can do vote-up as many as he wants to play with it (Though its not incrementing up vote counter on Web ...
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Tell me how many characters I've got left for comments in the Stack Exchange Android app
When typing a comment on the Android app, it doesn't tell me how many characters I have to type, or how many I have left. It would be nice if it displayed it as I was typing (like on the website), ...
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Preserve scroll position when upvoting comments in the Android app
If I click a comment then click to upvote it, the screen reloads and I'm back at the top of the question.
I think it would be better if it left me where was (with the screen updated of course).
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Tooltip still showing for "comments disabled" text on deleted/locked posts
Recently when we can't post new comment, text describing it was added which is good and dandy.
However, the tooltip is still there lurking in the darkness awaiting mouse hover:
Can it please be ...
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Adding a comment should not make me fail the review audit
I just failed these review audits in First Post, I read the question and thought it seemed reasonable but the user was deleted so to be on the safe side I clicked add comment and I failed the audit.
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