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Questions about the meta site that every Stack Exchange site has (also called 'child metas').

43 votes
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Which meta am I supposed to post on?

Posting on a child meta is absolutely fine! The Stack Exchange team monitors all of the child metas. The child metas do have a smaller reach than MSE, so posting on the child meta to get an initial …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar
21 votes
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Is there a reason why we gain ghost reputation on the meta of an SE website?

From the FAQ of any of the child metas: Reputation here is entirely derived from the parent website; your reputation is the same as your reputation on the parent website, synchronized hourly. Votes h …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar
6 votes

Reputation is causing confusion on Meta Stack Exchange sites

Correct. Your child meta account is synced with the parent account hourly. This is contained in the FAQ linked below. Rep does mean something. This post explains why rep works the way it does on a …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar
4 votes
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System Message limit of 48 hours bypassed for per-site-meta election announcement?

The main site has a system message that lasts for the first 2 days of each phase. The meta site has a single system message for the duration of the election (see when the election page says the elect …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar
-3 votes

Should site-specific Twitter feeds be tweeting meta questions?

Sure, this was a specific decision to tweet meta questions, and we had/have reasons for it. Not everyone is on the meta site as much as the main site. The meta site is your community's town hall, th …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar
2 votes

How do you change your display name on a per-site meta?

This was discussed on the WebApps meta. In the (recent) past we only synchronized reputation between the child-meta and parent site on the hour. Total profile syncs required a login/logout, as you di …
Rebecca Chernoff's user avatar