Questions tagged [old-questions]
For questions about old questions.
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What is the correct way to ask help finding an old SE Q&A I can't find anymore? [duplicate]
I am an active member of Sci-Fi and Fantasy SE and I found myself in this situation several times:
I see a question (sometimes answered) that piques my interest.
I read it, mark it down in my memory ...
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Why do questions not get locked after a period of inactivity?
At least in exchanges where "necro-posting" is banned, questions do not get locked after a period of inactivity, and therefore can still have answers and comments added. If moderation ...
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Dealing with outdated questions with incorrect answers
I recently came across a baffling, transient issue on one of my systems. It self resolved (or I accidentally fixed it), but I'd documented one of the symptoms of the issue while troubleshooting which ...
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Links to old Google product forums are broken
TL;DR: 3,332 posts from multiple communities have links to productforums.google.com. Source. Apparently all these links are "broken" (they are redirected to the homepage of a community ...
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Lower reputation requirement for "reopen" privilege [duplicate]
Some questions are closed by mistake and the current procedure for reopening is very... uhm... bureaucratic.
Take a look at this question for example.
We have 170 upvotes (the question clearly has ...
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Should outdated "Related" questions be edited to address the overarching problem? [duplicate]
I mainly contribute to ProWebmasters - Google changes all the time and I and notice a ton of questions that the correct answer to which is no longer relevant.
I come across a ton of very old "...
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Can old questions and unaccepted answers be 'cleared' when the OP has been AWOL for several years?
Can't old questions with no accepted answers be 'cleared' when it is obvious there was an acceptable answer? Speaking specifically about the OP's negligence of accepting an answer, or a comment was ...
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In flagging dialog, IF "too old to migrate" THEN remove the tip "... or belongs on another Stack Exchange site"
I spotted a question which I think clearly belongs on another site. I tried to flag that, and one of the options was "needs improvement", which includes the situation where
"This ...
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Why should someone edit questions from years (3 to 7 years ago, for example)? [duplicate]
What is the use/help to others in editing questions already answered years ago?
It is happening on a Stack Exchange site, where a user is editing questions with accepted answers from 2015 or even ...
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Strategy for old technical questions having obsolete answers [duplicate]
I have seen a lot of old questions with great old answers which are up for new answers as technology has evolved.
One such example would be of answers on Android development. A lot has changed since ...
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How should pronoun-only edits be handled?
Currently there are multiple posts on main page bumped up by edit saying
My pronouns are He / Him
I just answered on one of them before looking at the date it was asked - no changes since 2015 ...
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Add warning/notice about responding to a long-dead discussion
Occasionally, I get notifications about a comment response, and it seems someone has noticed some question or answer from 3, 5, 10 years ago, and decided to join the "lively" discussion without ...
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Moderation for extremely high view count questions
There are many questions asked when stack first begun becoming popular, which deal with somewhat "fundamental" features of a popular language, library or development environment.
The problem with any ...
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Should I downvote an answer (no added value) posted on an already well answered questions?
I have noticed that users answer questions that are very old (example, 10 years old) with an answer that is basically the same thing as the accepted answer.
There are users from 2018 answering these ...
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How should I treat an old, active question I no longer need answered?
Possible duplicate of: Should I close a question now I have moved jobs and can no longer verify answers?
The question: IllegalStateException - @ComponentScanning a springframework package
I asked a ...
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