Questions tagged [multiple-questions]
For questions about situations where a question contains multiple questions
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A gallery for a project which will involve multiple Stack Exchange questions
My project is fixing up an old bicycle, but I think the question could apply to lots of sites, not just bicycles.
I am starting a project which is probably going to require (and be worthy of) several ...
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What answer should one accept when they both answer different aspects of the question? [duplicate]
This question of mine asks for multiple things, and two different answers cover different parts.
Is here the metric which answer took the most time and work? Because I wouldn't know. Or is it which ...
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What do we do when we don't have any prior research that we can share?
Yesterday, I asked this question on the Biology SE. Shortly after posting, I received a comment saying that a close vote has been posted and stating the ways in which I can improve the post. The main ...
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What happens with "Does this answer your question?" - Yes [duplicate]
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When one/more users suggest another post answers your question (and there is a banner at the top of the page asking if question title answers your question? Yes/No), what physically happens ...
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I feel like I'm in a catch twenty-two situation when posting questions [duplicate]
Similar to this question: One post with multiple questions or multiple posts? except my main problem is accusations of creating duplicates when I (correctly, in my view) post separate and completely ...
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When is the use of bold appropriate in a question?
I recently had a question edited to remove my bold formatting. I use bold to highlight the key question within my question body.
Why is this inappropriate use of bold?
How can I L2-normalize ...
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Seeking site(s) to ask questions about metric units and spelling
On October 16, 2019, I asked the question Why is the ångström not a metric unit? And why is the ångström spelled with the Swedish/Finnish letters "å" and "ö...
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Judgment of "not an answer"
When a “question” is actually four questions, none of which can actually be answered, should saying so really be deleted as "not an answer"?
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engineering.stackexchange, Appropriate Question? [closed]
First I want to apologize to the group for asking a question that I agree was way too broad. With that said I thought best to come here and discuss the possibility of posting another question.
Note ...
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Can I request removal of "too broad" and "needs more focus"?
Q&A can be conducted at different levels of details. If a question asks about the big picture, an answer should just answer the big picture. The sun is giagantic, but when you see from the Earth, ...
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Questions about a very specific topic that are related to each other
Suppose I have many questions about a single, very specific topic. All these questions relate to each other, by which I mean that they give each other context.
Should I post all these questions at ...
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Should there be an option to ask "sub-questions?"
I have run into multiple situations where I will ask a question and then a comment or answer will raise another related question. However, it seems that simply adding the new question in the comments ...
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What if I realize that I should have split a question in two separate questions?
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Some days ago I made a question on a SE website, and since I thought that two issues were such related and interdependent that they were semantically equivalent to just one question, I decided ...
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Can we get more recognition for canonical questions?
I've only asked one very broad question (according to popular consensus, and I agree, though it seems to now get upvotes for some reason), and it is on Stack Overflow: How could I generate and execute ...
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Will splitting my question be more likely to generate answers? [closed]
On this page I have listed a few styling changes I'd like some help with. I haven't got any answers, but one user has commented that asking each question separately might provoke some answers.
I put ...
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