Questions tagged [stack-exchange-history]
Use this tag for questions about the past of Stack Exchange. What was done back in the day, why it was done, and why we *don't* do it now.
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On which day did it become impossible to upload images via the SE mobile app?
Still trying to understand why some images and GIF files hosted on i.stack.imgur.com larger than 2 MiB, I wonder the following: on which day did it become impossible to upload images via the SE mobile ...
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When were comments first available on Stack Exchange?
I am curious about when comments first became available on Stack Exchange (or whatever the site was when the development occurred). I ask this because, in the Database schema documentation for the ...
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What happened to stackoverflow.uservoice.com?
What happened to stackoverflow.uservoice.com
and why was the site removed or discontinued? Because I was looking at some old questions here and I found out that there was a stackoverflow.uservoice.com....
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What does 'StackExchange' mean? [duplicate]
As the question implies, I am talking about the name of this website. It has evidently been formed from 'Stack' & 'Exchange'. But what does it mean and why was this name chosen ?
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When did Stack Exchange debut?
https://stackoverflow.com/company says y'all started in 2008.
https://stackexchange.com/about says y'all started in 2010.
Which is correct?
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What is the story behind the "I really hate unicorns" close reason? 🦄
According to the Question Close Stats in the 10k Tools here on Meta Stack Exchange, Shog9 created a new close reason in June 2013 that stated:
Questions about unicorns are off-topic because I ...
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Where do I find a history of changes to Stack Exchange's API?
As the title says is there a place where I can find a history of changes to the API?
The API I am talking about is here: https://api.stackexchange.com/
I want something more detailed than what is ...
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Which technology/framework was used to develop the Stack Exchange mobile app?
I am just curious to know - which technology/framework was used to develop the Stack Exchange mobile apps?
Is it native Android and native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) or hybrid frameworks (React Native, ...
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Where can I find information on Stack Exchange sites' history, especially regarding early stages in their development?
After spending some time on various Stack Exchange sites I am starting to get interested on the history of these sites.
When were they first proposed on Area 51, if ever? When did they enter ...
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What was Stack Exchange 1.0?
I've seen a few users mention that certain SE sites like SharePoint and MathOverflow are unique, as they were originally created as Stack Exchange 1.0 sites.
As a fairly recent user, I don't know ...
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Is Area 51 dying? Does it deserve it?
I wrote a query to calculate the number of the started sites per year. Here is the result:
Note, the data for 2017 is scaled up by 12/5, because it is yet end of May.
The graph shows
a strong, ...
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How could a question require 18 people to be finally deleted?
Digging a little bit in the Data SE, I found this old post. In 2011-11-18, it required 18 people to be finally deleted. At least, there are so many voters in the corresponding PostHistory record (id ...
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What did Stack Exchange/Overflow change in May 2016 that cut low-quality questions so dramatically on the flagship sites?
So, I'll confess, I'm addicted to SEDE. To date, I've spent most of my time crafting queries to help with Spring Cleaning over on Chem.SE.
However, alongside the site cleanup efforts, it appears that ...
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Who invented the Winter Bash hats program? [duplicate]
Hats are a really nice idea and earning one is a happy event.
Who invented the hat system?
I was wondering how they were born, and who chose their names?
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Is reputation requirement for commenting from the start or was it introduced later?
I have looked at some post regarding this but nobody seem to have given its answer. For example this post Has the Comment system always required a minimum reputation?
talks about this question among ...
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