Questions tagged [questions]
The questions tag should be used when you ask a question on meta that is referencing question(s) on the main site.
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Are questions asking for deciphering texts on paintings (or other objects) allowed?
This question, What's the text in "Mystische Jagd" by Martin Schongauer?, just got asked on Arts & Crafts SE.
The user presents us with a painting in which a Latin text in Gothic script ...
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Will uploaded images, that are no longer referenced, be removed?
I uploaded an image for this question: Is it just a coincidence that the locations of three cities in North America share a unique geographical similarity to three cities in Europe?.
I accidentally ...
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Find long-ago-deleted questions that I'm still working on?
I have some closed-and-then-auto-deleted questions that I've been working on improving. They have been deleted for long enough that I no longer see them on my user page.
Is there a way for me to find ...
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What are good indicators that a question belongs on a different Stack Exchange?
There are plenty of questions here that overlap with politics, religion, art, and so on. How should someone determine if their question would be a better fit on a different Stack than History? This ...
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How is my question about slave clothing opinion-based?
My question was closed because it was seen as opinion-based. I am struggling to see how my question as it currently stands is opinion-based. There are many questions about slavery on this website and ...
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Is there a notability criterion or not?
Did Lisa Chester miss her father's funeral?
I hate to have to ask, as the question is not worth much to me, but it's so unpleasant to see a question closed for an ambiguous reason.
Commenters ...
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Question about the historical language of a city
I wanted to ask a question about the language spoken in a city before it was conquered by another country. I wanted to know if this question is acceptable. Of course I tried to do my own research ...
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What can be done to best provide appropriate help to students?
It seems over past week or so that more and more questions are being posted on Main from young students seeking help with homework or test assignments. I am opposed to doing anyone's homework for ...
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Is there a Question Coach team, or discussion area available where one can get help framing a difficult question?
I started and discarded five versions of a question I want to ask about German doctors in the Hitler era (not all were Nazis) participating in euthanasia programs, grotesque human experimentation, and ...
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How could I have asked my question better?
I asked a question here on whether the practice of creating a 'Ghost Wall', a practice presented in historical fiction, and in some sources as a historical fact has any historicity to it, or whether ...
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What should we do about questions regarding "fake news" or "fake history?"
I'm referring to questions like this one about whether Mozart was ever called "Wolfie" in real life, as he was in a play, or this one, about whether or not King Henry VIII was protected by nightly ...
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Is it okay to ask questions if they're based on a dubious source?
In short, I played a 1994 edutainment game that makes a statement that I am completely unable to prove or even support (I can provide more details if requested). I haven't seen the game get anything ...
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Question on historical misconceptions on a specific group of people. Is it allowed?
I've been thinking about asking such a question and when I say "misconception", I do mean it as "a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding."
The ...
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How can I phrase this question on Soviet strategy?
To my surprise, this question I asked was closed as "primarily opinion based", when I asked for evidence of Soviet strategy. I has assumed, perhaps naively, that it would be obvious that an answer ...
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Finding it difficult to ask questions in this area of stackexchange
The recent two questions I have asked have received harsh treatment in my view as a layman. I find the community unwilling to edit questions to achieve the necessary standard. The recent one:
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