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Create a view that provides a list of databases
In an answer to Strange new database 'Data.StackExchangePOC' is messing up cross-site SEDE queries our DBA extraordinair Aaron Bertrand suggested to have a feature request for a view to list ...
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Enable the announced 'Answers generated by Artificial Intelligence tools are not allowed' banner on Meta.SE
This is a follow-up on Sites can now request to enable a banner to warn about their policy on AI-generated content where I posted a now-deleted answer to comply with the guidelines. We frequently see ...
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Use localized icons for Q&A in left navigation menu
On the recent update, we got icons next to items on the left navigation menu. All these icons are used for any SE sites. At the same time on localized sites, like SO in Russian, there are localized ...
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Add thousands separator to reputation in Stack Overflow blog header
The Stack Overflow blog is redesigned, and in the new design we are able to log in to the blog. Upon successfully logging in, users are now greeted with a refined header layout that prominently ...
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Blocklist is missing the effect of the listed patterns (warn vs. block type)
The following picture is a redacted example of what <site>.stackexchange.com/admin/blocklist looks like:
While this page is called the blocklist, not all of the patterns are blocked. Some of ...
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Supported browser versions needs updating
In February of this year, I posted a bug report requesting an update for the Browser support page to list the current browser version numbers:
Supported browser versions needs update
As the answer to ...
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It’s hard to tell how I’ve voted on meta sites. Please make selected and unselected vote buttons different colors
The only indication of how I have voted on a post is the thin black circle around the vote I have selected.
Whereas before, it was much more clear:
Please make the unselected vote button arrows the ...
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Prevent browser popup error on wrong regex in Traducir
Since traducir.win is now under SO responsibility, could you please prevent the browser popup error from appearing on wrong regex input, and showing it again and again if I press Esc to close that ...
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Imgur TOS change on May 15th 2023 could cause the loss of thousands of Stack Exchange images!
On May 15th 2023, Imgur will implement its new TOS, in which
We will be focused on removing old, unused, and inactive content that is not tied to a user account.
I, and presumably many other users, ...
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Better handling of inbox notifications that have been merged together
I've been trying to figure out why I find the new inbox so annoying. No doubt part of the issue is just that it's different. Some of it is definitely because I prefer the previous behavior in some ...
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Please update /help/referencing on all sites to reflect the Stack Exchange policy that machine-generated text requires attribution
On December 12, 2022, animuson clarified that the rules surrounding plagarism on the Stack Exchange Network apply to all content not created by the poster, even if the work is otherwise not ...
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Error message when marking all inbox notifications as read is not pluralized
When using the "Mark all as read" link in your inbox, and an error occurs (e.g. if your Internet connection is spotty), regardless of the number of unread notifications, you'll get this ...
GlorfindelMod
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This year's Winter Bash violates the Geneva Conventions (no, really)
I know the title of this post sounds like a bit of an exaggeration - but it's not; the 'Lifesaver' hat awarded in this year's bash which includes the red cross emblem violates Article 53 of the Geneva ...
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This year "Winter Bash" event page window title to be updated
As per this answer, the Winter Bash event is called "Winter Bash", with a space.
In plain text:
The official name of the event has always been Winter Bash, with a space, and that's how it's ...
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Could the citation helper include DOI-links as https rather than http?
The citation helper usually includes some link in the citation. Specifically, it includes a link to zbMATH.
And a link to a paper - quite often as DOI.
However, the DOI-links are in the "old"...
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My brain cannot ignore the ignored questions due to contrast change. Please change it back
A recent change made ignored posts way more visible than it used to be, up to the point that my brain just can't filter them out anymore.
The reason I don't want to hide them is two-fold.
Posts are ...
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We need a dedicated plagiarism flag
On Stack Overflow, we've suspected the plagiarism rabbit hole was deep... but we've had some users who are plumbing the depths of that pit and finding out that it's far deeper than anyone realized.
Up ...
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The /help/staff page inconsistently uses "label", "marker", and "tag" to describe what denotes staff
In /help/staff, this is mentioned:
How can I identify a staff member?
Staff fall into one of two categories, with different indicators:
General staff - these staff members represent the bulk of our ...
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Default election question about reaching 10k or 20k rep is inaccurate for sites with beta-level privileges
One of the default questions in election questionnaires is
In what way do you feel that being a moderator will make you more effective as opposed to simply reaching 10k or 20k rep?
(source)
That was ...
GlorfindelMod
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Allow moderators to view close and delete vote history
Currently, moderators cannot view anything in the "Votes" tab of the profile of other users.
Quite sensibly, we can't view individual up/down votes at all. However, the other four tabs (...
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Change "90 days" to "6 months" in public beta notice on Area 51, and change progress bar speed if possible
On proposals for sites in public beta, in the top right, Area 51 displays the following text regarding public beta sites
Sites remain in beta for at least 90 days to build up a critical mass of users,...
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Update Vue 2 links in all Stack Exchange sites
I'm trying to rewrite legacy Vue 2 links from https://vuejs.org/v2 to https://v2.vuejs.org/v2 across all Stack Exchange sites.
I've completed the update on Stack Overflow with a script, but there are ...
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Change status blog address to https://www.stackstatus.net/ in the offline for maintenance page
When the site if offline for maintenance, we see this:
The status blog currently links to https://stackstatus.net which is down for some people (myself included) for reasons described in this comment....
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Error Message when downvoting then recommending deletion in Low Quality Answers/Posts is misleading
I was served a review in Low Quality Answers on Stack Overflow.
The post had a score of +1. This makes it ineligible for deletion, so the review options that were served to me were "Looks OK"...
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Can you make bookmarks private OR make it abundantly clear that they're not? [duplicate]
This is not a duplicate of Can there be an option to keep your list of bookmarks private? for the reasons mentioned below.*
When I started using the favorites (now, bookmarks) feature years ago, I had ...
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"Create posts" privilege page lists incorrect minimum character length (in "About me" summary) required for expanded usercard to be shown
When the expanded user cards privilege was made universal, the minimum summary comment length was reduced from 28 characters down to 6 in 2020.
However, the create posts page in the help center still ...
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Distinguish between deleted and non-deleted posts in bookmarks and followed posts
Here is a screenshot of what I see of the first few bookmarks I have on Stack Overflow:
Bookmarks tab:
Summary Page:
Since I have more than 10k reputation on Stack Overflow, I have the ability to ...
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Stop tracking users without their consent
Right now, if you visit an SE site the following things happen:
two cookies _ga and _gid are saved, those contain unique IDs used for Google Analytics
a request is made to www.google-analytics.com ...
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Can I dim the top bar?
The color changes to the top bar now make it SCREAM AT THE USER .. as if it contained neon icons. All the icons are an eye magnet with the dark background.
It's not so bad on Stack Exchange sites ...
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Option to remove fuzzy outline and restore clarity to the counts on new top bar
I don't normally care much about these things, but the new fuzzy outlines (and related changes) on the numbers of unread messages / rep delta really hit my eyes wrong (and my eyes are already ...
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Remove 'Autobiographer' from Recent Badges
Until a better method is implemented to prevent spam accounts from seeing the light of day, can we remove either the 'Autobiographer' badge from the Recent Badges list, or, alternatively, prevent ...
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Can we have a way to distinguish between deleted and undeleted posts on the review history page?
Can you guess which of these closed posts are deleted?
This screenshot is taken from https://meta.stackexchange.com/review/close/history. Several of the posts in this screenshot are deleted, for good ...
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Informing new users that targeted voting is not allowed
The current help pages do not make it clear that targeted voting (either up or down) is not allowed.
The only mention of this is in Why do I have a reputation change on my reputation page that says &...
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Link to parent site is not HTTPS in the sidebar/dropdown "Step 1: Draft your question" on any per-site Meta
When asking a question here on Meta SE, the sidebar titled "Step 1: Draft your question" (which appears as a dropdown menu on mobile in the responsive design) has the following text:
Is ...
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Privilege page 'Access review queues' still says that Triage is "Stack Overflow only"
Similar to Help Center still says that Triage is "Stack Overflow only"; however, it's enabled on Physics since September, there is another Help Center page that lists the review queues ...
GlorfindelMod
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Add HTML elements around the vote, answer and views numbers
As per the accepted answer on the recent design change announcement, it's clear that the old horizontal / column-based question stats layout is not making a return.
To facilitate custom styles that ...
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Confusing email after question migration
I recently posted a question "We encountered a problem processing your request" when downloading ISO from Windows Insider Program on Super User which was then migrated to Web Applications. ...
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Move / add layout options to Preferences
Currently we have the “Enable” / “Disable Responsiveness” and “Mobile” options in the bottom left corner of pages:
Why not put this in “Preferences” (“Settings” => “SITE SETTINGS” => “...
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Make https://support.stackenterprise.co/ mobile-friendly
The UI of https://support.stackenterprise.co/ is terrible in smartphone to be honest.
There is a lot of empty space on both the sides.
Please make the UI mobile-friendly.
Also, it is not obvious to a ...
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TLS for meta.*.stackexchange.com, again
When Stack Exchange transitioned to HTTPS, meta.*.stackexchange.com subdomains were changed to *.meta.stackexchange.com subdomains.
The old meta.* subdomains now redirect to the new *.meta subdomains.
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Sites list link in recent Overflow blog post should have the view set to list
In the Check out the Stack Exchange sites that turned 10 years old in Q4 blog post, there is a link to the Stack Exchange sites list with the sort set to total "Question Per Day" (https://...
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Reviewer workflow is confusing to OP approving suggested edits to their post
When an OP approves a suggested edit, the following message is displayed:
The message "...continue reviewing suggested edits" is confusing because it pertains to a reviewer, someone with ...
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Could we have longer automatic suspensions for destroyed profiles, and better communication with these users?
Currently, when a user is destroyed for spamming or deleted as no longer welcome to participate, there's a short 14-day automatic suspension meant to keep them from using a newly-created profile with ...
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The new help desk system ignores the network
I recently raised a support request via the MSE contact us link for an issue involving another site (it's complicated and irrelevant). It lists the ticket as being for "stackoverflow.com". ...
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Rename "Comment" in edit review queue to "Edit Summary" (which is also what it is called when editing a post)
I have noticed that when you submit an edit, the edit summary is called "Edit Summary", while when reviewing edits it's simply called "Comment". I feel like it would be good to ...
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Please clear chat message notifications out of my inbox if the message was deleted as rude/abusive
I was pinged earlier in a chat room with an abusive message. Because I wasn't around at the time it went right to my inbox.
Chat moderation removed the message before I even knew it existed, which I'm ...
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Closing a question that's being used as a known good audit should immediately remove it from the audit pool
We've identified a problem on SO with "known good" audits:
Question is asked and quickly upvoted
Question is selected as a "known good" audit candidate
Question is closed (often ...
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Add the [featured] tag to the "Updates to Privacy Policy (September 2021)" post
Update:
On 22/10/2021 at 16:53:37Z, the featured tag was removed from the post. So, the post had the tag for 23 days 20 hours 42 minutes 15 seconds totally (12 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes and 27 ...
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Help Center still says that Triage is "Stack Overflow only"; however, it's enabled on Physics since September
Triage was previously announced to be open to any site which wanted it. Now it seems Physics has an active Triage queue. However, the Help Center article listing all the review queues still claims ...
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Not all sign up buttons are grayed out in maintenance mode
When the site is in read-only mode, the 'Sign up' button in the navigation bar is grayed out because it doesn't work. Could that be extended to the button in the 'welcome anonymous user' banner?
(...
GlorfindelMod
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