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So each community has a meta to discuss site-specific issues, and Meta Stack Exchange is for conversations about problems and ideas that affect the whole network.
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...and answers.
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Is it acceptable to refresh/re-ask a question if you have some new details?
If so, what would be an acceptable way?
Do I just edit the post by adding details (let's assume I don't want to put up a bounty)?
If there is no answer at all, is it OK to bump a question via a minor edit? If so, what would be the time limit - a day, a week, never?
Re-asking a question is not acceptable. It will get closed as the exact duplicate it would be.
If you want to "bump" a question, edit it - adding detail is almost always a good thing.
In regards to time limits - there are none that I am aware of.
It's perfectly fine to edit an existing question of yours if you have new information.
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If you want to draw attention to an old question, you'll have to sacrifice some rep and offer a bounty.
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Is it acceptable to refresh/re-ask a question if you have some new details?
If so, what would be an acceptable way?
Do I just edit the post by adding details (let's assume I don't want to put up a bounty)?
If there is no answer at all, is it OK to bump a question via a minor edit? If so, what would be the time limit - a day, a week, never?
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