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How to refresh a question on Stack Exchange sites?
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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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.
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It's perfectly fine to edit an existing question of yours if you have new information.
Editing it just to bump it to the front page is frowned upon.
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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How to refresh a question on Stack Exchange sites?
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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