Questions tagged [specific-question]
Use along with [meta] to ask about specific questions here on Meta Stack Exchange. Questions about questions on other network sites are off-topic here and should be posted on the site's meta instead.
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Why was the previous Code of Conduct FAQ (and all answers) removed?
I noticed that the original-now-replaced CoC FAQ was deleted.
When the new CoC FAQ came out, I tried to look for my old answer as well as others for comparison. Why not just mark the old one ...
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Why do we let hostile users dictate the perception of Stack Overflow? [closed]
This question is a great example of why Stack Overflow is getting a reputation for being a hostile environment these days
Possible to convert C# get,set code to C++
This is clearly a developer ...
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Dealing with "Find out who's going to buy the croissants" [closed]
On Stack Overflow at the moment, there is a popular question which is currently high in the Hot Questions feed: https://stackoverflow.com/q/17807531/42473
So far it has been closed twice (once by the ...
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As it currently stands, this summary is not a good fit for Google [closed]
I was poking about Google (search: groovy java) and came across this search result:
(plain text of above screen shot, for the imgur impaired)
Why would one use Groovy over Java? - Stack ...
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Please undelete the "New user Profile" discussion
The issue in question has a separate feature request now: New user profile - revert to simpler design in first tab
The discussion on the new user profile:
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/...
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Is this considered abuse on SO? [closed]
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10185015/easiest-way-to-have-unlimited-inputs-in-html
This question, for whatever reason, has rubbed me the wrong way.
The OP asked a question about how to have ...
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What has happened to the quality of answers on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
Apologies of this has come up recently / been done to death, I've only just discovered Meta Stack Overflow.
I signed up for Stack Overflow just after its launch nearly a year ago, and ...
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How can I improve my question when there is no feedback left by downvoters?
Today I posted a question on Stack Overflow about a C++ issue I found a bit confusing. Since I am a complete beginner in C++, all I could do was to write a short summary and ask for advice.
The ...
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Can I delete my own question? [duplicate]
I don't know if it is possible to delete my own question, however I would like to delete the question:
Diference Behaviour Of Dispose Method Between Winforms And Textboxes
I get down-voted everyday ...
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Why is "The Definitive C++ Book List" question allowed, but other book recommendation questions are not? [closed]
Why does The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List get a pass, but I can't ask my own book recommendation question?
Can I ask my own book recommendation question in a way that is acceptable to the ...
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OMG Stack Overflow is being perceived as a helpful environment [closed]
Just look at this great example of how nice and helpful Stack Overflow is getting these days!
Delete a member array correctly in C++
This is obviously a neophyte learning C++ that lacks knowledge ...
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Can we pay more attention to questions before we act
I'm posting this mostly because of this question(it's been deleted now)
10k Only..
To summarize, The question had the qualities that we usually ask people for, and it's main fault was it's ...
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What Happened Here? Voted to Close 4 Days Ago, but No Close Votes Today? [duplicate]
Today I saw "Test to see if User/Pass entered for a WebService are correct or not", realized it was a duplicate and voted to close it.
I then saw in the comments that I had voted to close it four ...
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Is there a reason why calls for the MRRP post being [featured] are being ignored? [duplicate]
The post Feedback post: Moderator review and reinstatement processes affects the community as a whole. It is supposed to exist to collect feedback from users regarding the recent changes.
Surely it ...
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Do "fix my code pleeese!" questions qualify for closure as "too localized"? [closed]
There are many questions that contains only some code and a remark like "it doesn't work."
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5283635/php-and-mysql-update-problem is one example.
Judging by "...
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