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Some questions about search [closed]
I want to search questions answered by me and some another user. How can I do this? I don't see an "and" operator.
Is there a way to search through comments (answers under which there is ...
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Is it possible to manually update one's display name on comments/answers/etc. to avoid deadnaming? [duplicate]
Two months ago there was a question asking about whether it would be possible to implement some semi-automated tool for changing one's username in past comments, answers bodies, etc.
I've recently ...
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Name changes: updating past comments, alerts, and similar upon specific request
Alright, so - there have obviously been past questions about updating one's username, e.g. Changing user name does not update @lerts / cites?, Change all @username references in comments when a user ...
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Why cannot we comment-reply more than one person in comments, and anyone in questions/answers? [duplicate]
I think the comment-reply (ping) mechanism is way too limited. You can only reply to one person in a comment. And you can't use an @ whatsoever in questions and answers. It just doesn't make sense to ...
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Should we let people know that their actions are being discussed on meta, if so what's the best way?
Whenever I post something on SO meta about a particular post or review, I ping the people involved with that post or review. It seems to be the equitable thing to do, allow people to speak up, if ...
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Requesting Expansion Regarding Old Answers
A user answered a question relevant to something I'm working on myself, albeit back in the dark ages of 2011. I don't have enough reputation to post a comment for an incredibly minor clarification, I ...
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Is it possible to add an "ignore" option and block any user from commenting on our answers? [duplicate]
When a user is commenting unnecessarily on our answers, how about if we can block that user from posting those comments.
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Why are editors not suggested as targets of @ comments? [duplicate]
When replying to a user in a comment, their name is automatically suggested in a pop-up:
But that only works if they have already left a comment.
Sometimes I want to notify a user who has made a ...
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Why can we tag only one user in a comment? [duplicate]
Why can't we tag more than one user in comment? Is that a restriction on some low reputation users or is it for all?
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Allow moderators to see which comments are for deleted posts, on admin/users/<user id>/post-comments?state=all
When I look at admin/users/<user id>/post-comments?state=all, I cannot see which comments are for deleted posts.
Could be possible to add a different background for the comments on deleted ...
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Why I'm getting a response without asking the question? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do comment @replies work?
Look at this Stack Overflow question.. The user's name is bharat. He asked the question. My name is bharath. I edited his question when he asked. ...
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Why does Stack Overflow prevent new users from commenting? [duplicate]
Recently, I was told:
Welcome to Stack Overflow. You'll get the privilege to add comments when you get 50 reputation points. Until then, don't post comments as answers.
That "answer" got ...
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Could punctuation be ignored in comment notification?
The comment notification system is quite intelligent – it ignores special characters (see Comment notification special characters).
However, in my name, I have a period after my first initial. ...
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good practice in comment to @user
After a lot of questions/answers/discussions on stackoveflow, I noticed that there are certain users that have a very good experience in some fields, and their answer are always clear and very useful.
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What do you do when someone ask for clarification after clarification in the comments of an answer?
For many questions on Stack Overflow, I am glad to spend a few minutes giving the best answer I can think of at the moment, and sometimes my answer however naive, even seems to be useful to someone.
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