Questions tagged [historical-lock]
For questions about how historical locks work.
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How can I find out if I voted on a post with historical lock?
Other than laboriously going through my votes in my profile, is there any way to know if I voted on a post where the vote arrows are missing due to a lock?
In this case it's a content dispute (...
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Should "Why 'What Stack Overflow is Not' was deleted" be historically locked?
A long time ago, Shog9 deleted a popularly-linked question here. He then made another post, Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted, to explain his reasons for deleting the question ...
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How is the Sandbox archive off-topic?
I was looking at the Sandbox archive here, and it says at the top, "This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently ...
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Enable following questions locked with historical lock
Following questions locked with the historical lock is currently not possible.
Since the historical lock is not set in stone, and it can be removed at any time, there is no reason to prevent following/...
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Are historically-locked questions supposed to be hidden on meta sites now?
On main Q&A sites, it's always been the case that questions with historical locks are "hidden" or "unlisted" from most users: they don't turn up in any question lists, and only ...
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There isn't any notification when a followed post is locked
I was following a question that was subsequently locked with a historical lock. I haven't received a notification about that event.
For someone that uses the "following" feature for ...
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Historically-locked questions aren't merely "currently" not accepting new answers or interactions
Most manual locks applied to posts, such as content dispute or comment-only locks, are meant to just be temporary, and lifted at an appropriate time. As such, the part of the post notice that says "it ...
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My view on an answer has changed dramatically but it is locked - who can help?
One of my most popular answers is definitely outdated from my understanding today. I'd like to either add a disclaimer to the top, delete it, or remove my name from it. However, it is closed and ...
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Why was "Update: an agreement with Monica Cellio" historically locked?
The question Update: an agreement with Monica Cellio was given a historical lock yesterday.
According to the tag wiki for historical-lock,
A historical lock preserves older content that was very ...
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Can users award existing bounties on questions that get historically locked? Do automatic awards still work?
(Please note: while the topic of the example question cited here is controversial, this question is not a place to express your thoughts about it. This is a simple support question asking about the ...
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The historical lock on the new post notices announcement should be removed and replaced with something else
New Post Notices are live network-wide, the original announcement of the new post notices, has been historically locked. I understand the intention of doing so: the announcement has run its course, ...
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Voting buttons are displayed on questions with historical lock and their answers
Previously, historically locked questions (and the answers) had their voting buttons hidden. The faq says:
In addition to the post notice being prominently displayed, posts which are historically ...
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Historical locks on meta sites [duplicate]
Historical locking is used on main sites to indicate old questions that are off topic due to new rules. These posts have collected a lot of votes and are referenced much. Historical locking is used to ...
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Historically locked question reaching Hot Network Questions via vote manipulation
(Related to this question is this question, which also discusses a historical lock on a hot network question. However, the situation in this case seems to be somewhat unique; in particular, the ...
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Are there scenarios where an historically locked question can be moved to a different Stack Exchange website?
Questions may be historically locked when they have a high view count but are off-topic for a given community.
In a situation where a historically locked question would fit better in a different ...
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