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Migrate loop - SU - SF - SO
This original question was asked on superuser: Developing online invoicing and inventory application.
It then got migrated to serverfault, primarily because the asker talked about "his clients" ...
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What should I do when I see a non-programming question on SO? [closed]
I don't have enough rep to vote to close. Should I...
vote it down?
ignore it?
tag it notprogrammingrelated?
or something else?
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Will reputation points be decreased if I close my own question?
If I close my answer then reputation point will be decreased ? I want to close my question because it is related to my another question. And for that question I have posted my own answer to my own ...
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How do I close question that cannot be answered?
I posted a question on Stack Overflow and after that I realized that the problem (and solution) was caused by a third party and nobody could really answer the question since it wasn't possible.
How ...
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How many questions have I voted to close and voted to delete?
I'm curious about how well I judge worthy questions in comparison to the rest of the community. How can I get a count of how many questions I have voted to close or delete, and how many of those ...
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If a question has been closed before, are now more than 5 votes needed to close it again?
I was looking at this question that has been closed and reopen a countless amount of times (I'm sure many of you are familiar with it), and I couldn't help but notice close (1).
So I clicked it (not ...
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Questions with incomplete information - downvote or close?
Consider a question where:
It is clear what is being asked
More information (code and/or stack traces) is needed to give anyone a realistic chance of answering the question
The asker is not ...
Perpetual Motion Goat
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What happens if a fifth person chooses a different reason to close? [duplicate]
I'm curious, what if a question has 4 votes, 2 for one reason, 2 for other, and the fifth person chooses a third... what is the official close reason?
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Closing/Migrating question instructions/guidance [closed]
What does it mean to "close" a question?
How/when can I vote to close questions?
When should I vote to close questions?
When should I not vote to close questions?
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10 Best (fill in the blank) providers. Close?
I'm on the fence about voting to close this question on SF as subjective and argumentative. What do you guys do on SO with regards to this? I'd probably be ok if it wasn't "10 best...", but this is ...
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How can a question be closed by a single (non-moderator) user?
Normally it takes five 3K+ users to close out a question for whatever reason they choose. Or in the case of a race to the finish line, a sixth car will ghost past the checkered flag.
If a moderator ...
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Who has the right to close questions?
Seems to me that some people are abusing close votes on interesting questions, even if those questions are getting answers from people.
So I would like to know, who has the right to close these ...
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How do you unvote a close request
I marked this question as a dupe. Now the OP has edited the question and added more info, so the question is not a dupe any more. How do I "unvote" to close a question?
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What's the difference between closing as spam and flagging as spam?
Update: The "spam" closing reason has recently been removed.
Original post:
As far as I know, a user gets a 100 rep penalty when one of their posts is flagged as spam often enough. I just noticed ...
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How to categorize closing a valid question dealing with using pirated software?
For what reason should I select for closing this question? https://superuser.com/questions/10673/activate-windows-7-ultimate-with-home-premium-key It deals with using a leaked copy of windows 7 and I ...
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Is "Please Vote to Close" a valid use for Flag - Requires Moderation Attention
Is my desire to "vote to close" a valid reason to flag a post for moderator attention?
I don't have the reputation required. So is it okay to request "vote to close" by proxy before I can vote to ...
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When the original author of the question tries to close it, does it still require 4 more votes?
When the original author of the question tries to close it, does it still require 4 more votes? It would make sense just to close the question if the request came from the original author.
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Etiquette for voting to close your own questions
For all of my questions I have received great answers. I have implemented the answers in code and they work. I now feel compelled to vote to close the questions because I don't believe there are more ...