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Flag to put a closed question in the Reopen queue (just like we have for the Close queue) [duplicate]
A few days ago, I found an interesting question on Music.SE that was closed. I wanted it to be reopened, but I couldn't find any typo or small problem that I can fix with an edit to put it into the ...
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No feedback after submitting a closed question for review [closed]
My question was closed 3 days ago for being off-topic
Programming Exercises UX
I made the necessary changes in order to comply with the guidelines, following the feedback I was given. I haven't heard ...
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What determines the "reason" for leaving closed in review that's shown in the close notice?
Today, when reviewing to leave a question closed in the reopen queue, there's an option to select which close reason still applies to the question, or that the original close reason was not resolved. ...
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No confirmation after submitting edited closed question for reopen review
After I edited a closed question of mine, I checked the checkbox, "This edit resolves the original close reason and the question should be considered for reopening." After clicking "...
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What actually happens when you edit a closed question? [duplicate]
If you post a question which is closed very quickly, perhaps by a moderator rather than community votes, what actually happens when you edit it or comment on it in attempt to get it re-opened?
Do the ...
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Can moderators be given a way to change the close reason on a question without clearing reopen votes?
Assume some users voted to reopen a question. Then, a mod came by, noticed that the close reason on the question was wrong, so they reopened and closed the question again to correct the close reason. ...
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Why was the period for closed questions to enter the reopen queue extended from 5 days to 70 days?
It appears that on December 20, 2019, the team increased the period of time for questions to enter the reopen queue from 5 days to 70 days. There was no announcement made of this change at the time (...
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If my question was closed, and I edited it, and there are a lot of answers, can I ask the answerers to vote to reopen?
My question was closed, and there are a lot of answers. I have since edited the question.
Now can I ask the answerers to vote to reopen?
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Allow questions to be closed as duplicates without having them reopened first
TL;DR: I want to have my question closed as a duplicate. But first I need to have the question reopened so it can be closed as a duplicate.
On The Workplace, I posted the question How early should I ...
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Finding a closed question [closed]
I saw a question on a site. I wrote an answer but before I could submit my answer the question was closed, then I moved on and closed the tab. There was no comment indicating the question was a ...
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What is the procedure to reopen a question that was closed years ago?
I asked this question 2 years ago and it was voted to close
Today I have modified it and clicked on the reopen option. Now it says,
You voted to reopen. 4 votes from other users are needed to ...
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Could we allow users to challenge moderators' decisions? [duplicate]
Currently, if a question gets put 'on hold' or is 'closed', the user is asked to edit the question so that it conforms to the website's guidelines.
The problem with this system is that it assumes ...
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Should Leave Open votes get converted to reopen votes upon question closure?
I think doing this would be good because the people who have reviewed it and voted to leave it open obviously think that it should stay open. So if at a later time the question gets 5 close votes and ...
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How to open a closed question? [closed]
I asked a question on "How to help a postgraduate student to write a book" on Academia Stack Exchange on July 1. Unfortunately, a moderator of that site had closed it the same day. How can I reopen ...
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Questions are being marked as duplicates too liberally; possible solution
There seems to be an issue with questions being closed as duplicates when they are not. Often times just because titles are similar doesn't mean the entire question is the same. Here's one example and ...
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