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Mark my own question as favorite?
I cannot upvote my own stuff (questions or answers). Why is it that I can mark my own question as a favorite? Isnt that like upvoting it? Wouldn't common sense dictate that, as it is my question, it …
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I've been downvoted, can I find out which question or answer was downvoted?
You will not see downvotes on your Recent Activity page if you have more than 5 posts that have received upvotes or were accepted. That page, by default, will show your 'Top 5 Posts' (as stated on th …
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Accepted
What's the blank space on my About Me page meant for?
You can fill it with info about you. Check out any of the users' profiles on the first users page for some good examples.
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Clicking "add comment" does nothing
You should note that you need 50 points to add comments. Your account here on Meta only has 1 and the account on SO has 11. That said, if you don't see a pop-up that alerts you to this restriction, …
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SO Tagging Problem?
I see about 50 questions listed with stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tcl. You might want to check if tcl is in your 'ignored tags' list. If you have 'hide ignored tags' checked in your prefs, the …
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Why are people afraid of downvotes?
As long as we are all coming out with it, I will admit to not enjoying being downvoted as well.
The only alternative use for the CW box that I have employed is in responding to a post with a link t …
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Accepted
How to remove some of "my tags"?
I am not seeing this behavior.
Specifically, if I find a tag 'A' that:
I have not added to my interested tags list and
I have answered a question on in the past
and I go to the Unanswered butto …
1
vote
Badges and Bounties
Also in the other day I answered this question which was supposed to be a bounty question (200 or 250 points if I remember correctly), the 7 day period has passed, I didn't won the bounty and no on …
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Accepted
Where should I ask WordPress questions?
It does depend on the type of question, as some might be more programming specific than others. However, if you are in doubt, I would suggest that you start with SuperUser, as you are asking for answ …
0
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How do I know which answers, questions, comments were downvoted?
As Chacha102 say, the Recent Activity page is a good source for this info. Also, on your user page, you can click on the reputation tab. There you can see by date range what posts (questions and ans …
0
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How do I award the bounty to a commenter if they didn't post a working answer?
If the commenter's comment is not to further his/her own answer, a new comment to that post will not reach the desired user. In that case, you can comment to the user on his/her own answer that the s …
2
votes
Accepted
Stackoverflow Jobs company search
There is no direct way to search for specific companies. However, there are a couple filters with which you can narrow your search (location and job type). From the resulting list, the search results …
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Why wasn't this question, closed as "Belongs on SuperUser", migrated to SU?
From the July14th blog, Jeff writes:
This is still a vote-based process,
unless a moderator intervenes. If the
post reaches the close vote threshold
(currently requires 5 close votes,
with a majority …