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Why is it that a reviewer with full edit privileges cannot single-handedly approve an edit without improving it? [duplicate]
This issue seems to be a universal feature of SE. If a user suggests an edit, two users with access to the review queue are necessary to validate the edit, even if the first reviewer has full edit ...
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Is it helpful to have a doubt indicator on comments? [closed]
My current research topic is automated doubt identification on Stack Overflow comments under answer posts using machine learning models, where doubt raised in comments refers to having critiques about ...
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Why do we see our own questions on the HNQ sidebar?
Many times, I see my own hot network question in the sidebar. Specifically, it is happening frequently with this question on Law. However, it is just a distraction because
I already know about it!
I ...
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Should http links within the SE network be automatically converted to https?
I have noticed that occasionally some people still link to some other posts using http rather than https.
Two random examples I have seen recently: Dependent multiple choice vs. dependent choice - ...
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Would anyone support a feature request to give users a "no comments" option when posting a question?
Who would support this idea of a "comments off" toggle on your own questions when you post a question? Requests for clarification would be submitted, and publicly displayed after approval - ...
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Are memes allowed on Stack Exchange sites?
I know that emojis are not allowed in the Q&A, because they are considered distractions, but they are allowed in the comments on Stack Overflow.
Let's suppose that I am answering a question and to ...
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Badge for helping with UI-text translation/localization on non-English international sites
Good behaviour encouraged: help add localizations for UI text on international non-English sites.
Bronze: 1 translation contributed
Silver: I don't know (discuss!)
Gold: I don't know
I don't know ...
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What about sensitive details being retained in the chat and related things?
There was a question implying some sensitive information. And the user asking the question used their real name. Plenty of the comments were moved to the chat.
The user was suggested to not use their ...
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A link in the top bar to site analytics
I just gained the 25k privilege and from reading the Help Center page I was wondering where the link to the /site-analytics would be...?
Turns out there isn't a link in the top bar like for the other ...
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Is a "timeout" period for new users considered or even possible at some SE sites?
Over at Ask Ubuntu meta, I posted a question regarding new users.
My experience is that there are many new users coming in that don't understand the difference between SE sites and a forum.
There are ...
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Evaluating importance of the question
TLDR: Split up voting, and only give reputation when question is concluded (answer is accepted). Then award reputation based on activity after, by people who revisit the topic and vote.
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Sunsets are often memorable - could we have a tag for deprecated features?
Inspired by a comment here - while it isn't something that common, there's often posts about features we no longer have. While SO has more of these - teams 1.0 came to mind, Jobs and Developer ...
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Close-vote power and question tags [closed]
I did see that when the first close-vote is placed, the second and third follow quickly. And one thing those voters have in common is that they do not have a high reputation in the tag in which the ...
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On sites where accepting an answer does not pin it, should it get a boost in rankings?
Some sites no longer pin accepted answers to the top. While I understand the reasoning (e.g. the OP's favorite answer might be wrong), it does seem like acceptance should "boost" the answer ...
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Should question scores count toward tag-badges on Meta sites?
Throughout the Stack Exchange network, tag-badges are earned by receiving upvotes on answers to questions with the relevant tags. This is (IMHO) the way it should be for the main sites – each of those ...
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