Questions tagged [support]
Use this tag for requests for assistance with tools and other features on the Stack Exchange Network. This includes understanding how features work and why they work that way, or how to better use them.
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What are the rules on using the Stack Overflow logo?
I want to use the Stack Overflow logo as an image on a blog post about this site. What are the rules on using it? Can I use it in any way? Can I chop the words out and just use the image, or must I ...
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Why did my reputation go up?
Is there a way to tell why my reputation has changed? Overnight I gained reputation, and I'm wondering how I could find out which answers and questions got down and upvoted.
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Should an answer that encourages illegal activity be marked as "Offensive"?
If I see an answer that involves some illegal activity, such as breaking license agreements, should I then mark this as Offensive or should I simply down-vote it?
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Answer or comment: what's the etiquette?
I very often see comments about a question posted as answers, e.g., "format it this way" or "why don't you post it over here". I think this practice clogs up the answers and the comment feature is ...
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If you are not satisfied with answers on someone else's question, should you ask your own?
Suppose you had a question, and you really want a good answer that would solve your problem, but noticed it was already asked by someone else. Now, a lot of answers had been posted and upvoted, and ...
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How should a SO answer be credited when used in an open-source project?
I've looked through a few of the questions about the licensing of posts on SO, but haven't found any really satisfactory answers. Can an answer be used in an open source project (with an MIT license)? ...
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Is there a way to contact another member of stack overflow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Any way to send a personal message to another user?
How do I contact other users?
I've asked a very difficult question about javascript on IE, and haven't been able to get ...
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Creative Commons attribution and copycat sites
Using a Creative Commons license means anyone can take this content and republish it on the web.
Will our usernames be also republished? (I guess the answer is yes!)
What's to stop someone from ...
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How does the “rude or abusive” flag work? [duplicate]
It is possible to flag a post as “rude or abusive” (formerly “offensive”).
What is the effect of the “rude or abusive” flag?
When should the “rude or abusive” flag be used?
Is there any way to remove ...
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How do "badges" work?
What are badges?
How do users get badges?
How can users get tag badges?
Can badges be lost/revoked/taken away after they are awarded? If so, how and when?
How can I suggest a new badge?
For more ...
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How do comments work?
Across the Stack Exchange network you may leave comments on a question or answer.
How do comments work?
What are comments for, and when shouldn't I comment?
Who can post comments?
Who can edit ...
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How does "Reputation" work?
On Stack Exchange, users may gain a certain level of reputation.
What does reputation do?
How can a user gain or lose reputation?
See also:
What is reputation? How do I earn (and lose) it? in the ...
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How does editing work?
It is possible for users to edit an existing post.
How do edits work?
Who may edit a question or answer?
How can you tell what has been changed between edits?
For more information, see "Why can ...
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Flagging a post for moderator review
Suppose I want to have someone with moderator abilities review a post. What would be the best way to flag this?
Is there already some standard way to do this that I don't know about?
For more ...
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Do I have to worry about copyright issues for code posted on Stack Overflow?
I was wondering about the copyright of code snippets from answers. Let's say you ask a question and the solution consists of ten lines of code, which are given in an answer. Are there any restrictions ...
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What is a "locked" post?
On Stack Exchange, a post can sometimes be "locked":
What does it mean to lock a post?
Who can lock a post?
When should a post be locked?
Return to FAQ index
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What are "Community Wiki" posts?
Some questions and answers are marked Community Wiki and are owned by a community wiki user:
(In fact, this very question is one of them)
Why have Community Wiki posts?
How do Community Wiki posts ...
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What is a "closed" or "duplicate" question, and how does question closing work?
Questions can be closed or marked as duplicates.
What does it mean for a question to be "closed"?
What does it mean for a question to be marked as a "duplicate"?
Who can close a ...
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How should we deal with Google questions?
There have been a lot of questions that can be answered with a simple Google search.
For these questions, an answer can be found by just copying and pasting the question directly into the Google ...
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What is the best way to find questions to old answers? [duplicate]
I just want to know what the best way is to find previous questions that may answer mine (on Stack Overflow).
I try to search, but I tend to get too many irrelevant results. What's your best method ...
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Regenerate the automatic avatar
How do I regenerate the little random geometric avatar it produced for me? Mine is a bit ugly.
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Filtering questions by multiple tags
I know you can select a tag and then click on unanswered to view the unanswered questions for that tag.
But is there a way to view questions only for a certain set of tags > 1 tag?
Mainly I'd like ...
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How can one link / merge / combine / associate two accounts / users? (Anonymous / unregistered / cookie, or Google / Facebook / registered)
I accidentally posted a question without being logged in. Is there a way to associate that question with my account?
Return to FAQ Index
For more information, visit "I accidentally created two ...
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How do I mention my own products in answers? [duplicate]
Twice now I've seen questions on Stack Overflow where one of my company's products might provide an answer to the question.
One was a slightly vague connection about object-relational mapping, but ...
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Etiquette for voting to close your own questions
For all of my questions I have received great answers. I have implemented the answers in code and they work. I now feel compelled to vote to close the questions because I don't believe there are more ...
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How do I get attention for one of my own questions without a good answer?
I asked a question almost as soon as I got my account. I got a few decent answers, but none of them helped solve my problem. The question has long since become buried by newer questions, and there's ...
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Is it possible to have a code block that isn't highlighted? [duplicate]
There are some languages that get highlighted incorrectly. Is it possible to specify a code block that does not have any highlighting when it gets displayed?
Here is an small example of CSS that is ...
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What is the etiquette for modifying posts?
I'm getting pretty close to the reputation where I can start to edit others' posts, and I'm wondering what the etiquette for when (and when not) to do so.
I figure that I should edit in the following ...
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Can I answer my own questions, even if I knew the answer before asking?
I might want to answer my own question because:
I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?
I have a folder with ...