Questions tagged [stack-overflow]
USING THIS TAG IS NOT THE SAME THING AS ASKING ON STACK OVERFLOW. YOU ARE ON META STACK EXCHANGE, WHERE MOST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS ARE OFF-TOPIC. Questions specific to stackoverflow.com should be asked on meta.stackoverflow.com; such questions will be closed here. This is for questions about the Stack Overflow site that still relate to the SE network as a whole. Questions about Stack Overflow (the company) should be tagged [company] instead.
5,441
questions
0
votes
0
answers
68
views
Intermittent Stack Overflow website connectivity issues
I'm trying to browse stackoverflow.com through my company's internet, and often the website fails to open.
We reviewed the company's firewall but there are no rules to prevent from reaching the ...
- 109
6
votes
1
answer
187
views
Why do emails for other Stack Exchange sites come from Stack Overflow?
Take Security Stack Exchange, for example, which is my main SE site. Whenever I get an email relating to it, e.g. a question is closed, this bounty was accepted, whatever it is, the email is always ...
1
vote
0
answers
123
views
Stack Overflow | Borders on every UI element [closed]
There is nothing really to say about it; the screenshots are explaining it by themselves.
It looks like an active CSS Debugging.
The bug has existing since weeks/months.
iOS 17.5 (I updated today).
...
- 19
-8
votes
1
answer
164
views
I can't post a question on Stack Overflow as it thinks it's spam [closed]
Here are some screenshots of the question I'm trying to post:
Why is Stack Overflow blocking it for being spam?
8
votes
1
answer
353
views
What is the font used in the Stack Overflow logo, after it was changed few years ago?
What is the font used in the Stack Overflow logo? No, this is not a duplicate! This question has been asked on here before but that was 14 years ago and the logo and font have changed since. I'm ...
- 127
-8
votes
2
answers
120
views
Should this question be migrated to MSO? "Are questions about improving performance on topic on Stack Overflow?" [duplicate]
Are questions about improving performance on topic on Stack Overflow?
This question is specific to Stack Overflow and still relevant, since it's been linked from MSO here: What makes a "good&...
- 546
5
votes
0
answers
118
views
Choosing "Necessary cookies only" doesn't prevent appearing of cookie notice after page refresh [duplicate]
Since yesterday choosing "Necessary cookies only" option on cookie notice doesn't prevent this notice appearing again and again after page refresh:
Reproducible on all non-English Stack ...
- 69.6k
7
votes
1
answer
429
views
Stack Overflow pages keep trying to load in the same script, consuming excessive memory on Safari macOS
I found that when I go to the Questions page on the Stack Overflow website and browse the pages continuously using the pagination in the bottom of the page, the consumed RAM by stackoverflow.com gets ...
- 81
2
votes
0
answers
64
views
Reminder about AI generated answers for non-English SOs [duplicate]
On the big Stack Overflow we have a notice in the answer box about the AI-generated answers policy:
Can we spread the same for the rest of the Stack Overflow sites in non-English languages: Russian, ...
- 69.6k
0
votes
0
answers
45
views
Consecutive Days Calendar in Profile throwing an jQuery UI Error [duplicate]
Do we have a fix for the Calendar that is displayed in own User Profile for the consecutive days?
Steps to Reproduce:
Sign in to Stack Overflow.
Go to User Profile.
Click on "Visited XXX days, ...
0
votes
0
answers
194
views
Cannot open https://stackoverflow.com/
I have not been able to open the link https://stackoverflow.com/ recently. The page said "You are not allowed to perform this action."
But I can open "https://meta.stackexchange.com/&...
- 17
1
vote
2
answers
104
views
Email notifications not working about question edits and changes
I asked a question in Stack Overflow and my question was closed. I hoped that I would receive email notifications about changes and when the question was closed but I didn't receive email ...
1
vote
0
answers
154
views
Why is the 'Favorite' count so low in the Stack Overflow data? [duplicate]
In the Stack Overflow database, there is a column called "favorite count". I have found that favorite count indicates users find the question interesting or save it for later review.
I have ...
-10
votes
1
answer
162
views
Why did all the comments under my answer disappear? [closed]
I have an answer to one of the questions (link) and many comments were there. Now every comment disappeared while the comments under the other responses are still there.
What might have happened? Is ...
-16
votes
2
answers
229
views
Make it easier to determine the question's programming-language on Stack Overflow [closed]
Often, I find it difficult to quickly identify the language I'm looking at. Sometimes it is not obvious, and I need to scroll down or look in the tags. I feel like it should be specified right at the ...
- 108
-23
votes
1
answer
229
views
Why are Stack Exchange sites too complicated to understand? [closed]
There isn't any way I can get around in any of the Stack Exchange site. Do sites demand technical background and more professionalism?
5
votes
0
answers
645
views
Error: Unknown domain: stackoverflow.com
Just got an error while opening stackoverflow.com:
Fastly error: unknown domain: stackoverflow.com. Please check that this domain has been added to a service.
Details: cache-ams21055-AMS
It seems ...
- 69.6k
7
votes
1
answer
267
views
How can I effectively assist a novice programmer with a bounty question?
Asking on Meta Stack Exchange has to do with effectively assisting a user who has posted a bounty on a question.
Preface
I'm currently interacting with a user who seems to have copied a project from ...
- 553
-25
votes
2
answers
638
views
Why are some people on Stack Overflow so toxic? [duplicate]
I have tried to make my questions on Stack Overflow as good as possible. They are clear, have no typos, and I even spend an extra 15 minutes making sure they are ready to post.
The moment I post, I ...
- 35
3
votes
1
answer
233
views
What tag is used for Stack Exchange rules and their respective enforcement instruments?
Each site has a Tour, a Help Center and meta sites having faq where the site's purpose, workings and features of the Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange system are explained. Also, there is FAQ for ...
user1359324
2
votes
0
answers
98
views
How to watch tags across more than one Stack Exchange site
How do users watch any given tag across multiple Stack Exchange sites?
For example, to watch [bash] or [awk] I watch the tag on Stack Overflow. However, it appears I must re-watch that same tag on, e....
1
vote
0
answers
69
views
Only some badges showing available on Stack Overflow profile page [duplicate]
I recently noticed that on the 'select your next badge' SO popup, only very few badges are available in the dialog.
I know quite a few SO users have many, many badges, definitely more than what shows ...
- 426
1
vote
0
answers
48
views
Can't log in to my Stack Overflow account [duplicate]
I created another Stack Overflow account for another community that was not related to my main account, but I mistakenly added a GitHub login method with the mail from my main account. After that, my ...
- 21
-12
votes
1
answer
294
views
Why can new users only answer every 30 minutes? [duplicate]
Since a new user to Stack Overflow like me can only post an answer to a question every 30 minutes, this makes it extremely irrelevant for new users and will in short; drive users away from Stack ...
- 23
2
votes
1
answer
95
views
How can I post an image as a link in the 'About me' section of the profile on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I am changing the About me section in my Stack Overflow profile. I want to post an image as a link in it, so that when the user clicks on it, it should be redirected to my link.
I’m looking for ...
- 162
8
votes
0
answers
205
views
Stack Overflow forbids usage of the word `help` in question about CLI `--help` option
A question title I wanted to submit got rejected because it ended with help?:
How do I get typer to accept the short `-h` as well as the long `--help` for help?
I was told:
Your question couldn't be ...
- 687
7
votes
1
answer
298
views
Did Prosus acquire just Stack Overflow or the whole Stack Exchange Network?
I'm asking you guys since I can't find relevant info. Google says that the parent company of Stack Exchange Network is Prosus. Wikipedia says that Prosus only owns Stack Overflow. This is confusing. ...
- 79
9
votes
1
answer
104
views
Is there a way to filter posts created with the Ask Wizard in the Data Explorer?
Stack Overflow recently re-debuted the Ask Wizard for use by new users.
Using the Data Explorer, is there any (current or planned) way to query posts that were created using this tool?
- 274
7
votes
2
answers
253
views
Query for getting top users on a specific tag by country sorted by tag score (Stack Overflow)
I need a query for getting top users on a specific tag by country sorted by tag score on the Stack Overflow site.
For example.
Top users of JavaScript that live in the United States and sorted by ...
- 81
-22
votes
1
answer
294
views
Remove Shell company's advertisements?
I reported 3 of Shell's ads:
which were shown on Stack Overflow.
This ad is offensive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQSa_AVpSo,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uuW4AP8M4M and
https://www....
