Questions tagged [vote-to-reopen]
The process by which users can vote a question re-opened if it is closed due to some users seeing it as off-topic or otherwise disallowed by the /faq.
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I reopened a duplicate question, changed my mind, then attempted and failed to change my mind again. How is my vote counted?
This is the post marked as duplicate which I will refer to as the "dupe": What Apache Ant version should I used to run Java 6 projects?
This is the post linked to as the original: How to fix ...
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What factors could prevent a question from appearing in the reopen review queue for a specific reviewer?
Recently, I was one of five users to vote to close a question (timeline link) on Movies & TV SE. After it was closed, I realized that my chosen close reason didn't accurately apply (my bad), so I ...
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Should moderators override the community's "reopen" votes? [duplicate]
Currently, moderators can unilaterally close questions that the community voted to reopen, voting repeatedly even, which I've seen happen.
If moderators are elected by the community, should they ...
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Prevent reopen votes from expiring until a question is dequeued to improve experience for low-visibility queue items
The workflow for getting a question reopened is you edit to improve the question, use the 'Add to review' checkbox or cast a reopen vote yourself to push your question into the Reopen votes queue, ...
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Misleading banner: A retracted reopen vote means that you can't then vote to close the reopened question? [duplicate]
I found a strange bug the other day.
There was a poorly formatted/asked question, on a site1 (that I am not a moderator of), that I voted to close. It was closed eventually with another two votes (...
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Remove "edit and reopen" for low rep users on metas with "beta" privileges
On a child meta, when a user has the privilege to vote to close/reopen but not edit freely, they still have the option to "Edit and reopen", change whatever on the "edit question" ...
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What are the conditions and events that trigger the Community User to reopen questions?
I noticed that the Community User bot has reopened questions on various SE sites, based on the stats from the “2023: a year in moderation” meta posts. However, I don’t know what makes the Community ...
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“Please select a site specific close reason” when casting a “keep closed” vote in the review queue
I got this when I wanted to vote for a question to remain closed:
I picked the last option (intending to pick the generic off-topic reason), since I feel like the question ought to remain closed, ...
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How can one see how many regular users cast at least one reopen vote during the current year?
I am looking at some question reopening statistics. How can one see how many regular users cast at least one reopen vote during the current year? Preferably with the count of how many reopen votes ...
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If a user edits a closed question and checks the "Submit for review" option, does that mean only 2 reopen votes are needed to reopen the question?
Assume an SE site is configured so that 3 reopen votes suffice to reopen a question, and that one needs at least 3k rep to cast a reopen vote.
If a user with less than 3k rep makes an edit and checks ...
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How can one see the number of reopen votes that were cast and that haven't expired yet on a question that is now locked?
Example of a locked question: What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps?
How can one see the number of reopen votes that were cast and that haven't expired yet on a question that is now locked?
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Why do I have to click "Reopen" after I checked "This edit resolves the original close reason" during edit?
If I check This edit resolves the original close reason during edit:
Then after saving edited question I must click "Reopen" manually myself.
Shouldn't this be automated? Isn't the fact of ...
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Skip the extra popup confirmation window "Nominate this question for reopening?" to streamline the "Reopen votes" review process
I was going through questions in the review queue Reopen votes: Vote whether or not to reopen closed questions. I clicked on Reopen.
I expected this to reopen the question. Instead, I got a popup ...
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Split decision questions are removed from the reopen queue before a majority is reached
I would like to elevate a variation of a comment from 2012 to a feature request:
I think the formula (for removing a question from review - ed.) should change from 3 to 3 + numReopenVotes. Otherwise, ...
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Leaving a Question Closed for a Non-Existent Reason
Things on the Stack Exchange network change over time, as they should.
One relatively recent change was that made to the workflow in the "Reopen votes" review queue, when a reviewer chooses ...
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How can I check the progress of my question being reviewed in the Reopen queue?
I have a question, asked 22 hours ago, that is closed.
Closed 21 hours ago.
This post was edited and submitted for review 20 hours ago.
20 hours since my edit, I checkeed that the question is still ...
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Warn users when voting to close for a specific reason if the question was previously closed for that reason and reopened
I've noticed each of the following scenarios happening quite a bit:
A question is incorrectly identified as meeting a specific close reason and is closed.
The author or other users comment as to why ...
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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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In the re-open votes queue, I cannot close as a community specific reason because "You must select a reason before submitting." [duplicate]
I'm reviewing the close votes. If I re-close as any other reason it works fine, but if I close as a "community specific reason" I can't, no matter what option I select.
I'm on Firefox 108, ...
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Finding closed questions from new contributors that others believe may be now reopenable
This query is fast, showing about 150 results right now:
WITH Closed_New_Contributors (PID, UID, Created)
AS
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SELECT
p.id AS PID,
u.id AS UID,
u.CreationDate as Created
FROM Posts p
INNER ...
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Bug in voting to reopen a question [duplicate]
I know this is a really tiny bug, but it matters (at least to me).
As a user, I asked a question on Stack Overflow; then that question got closed for being a duplicate. Then, I edited it to show the ...
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Can not select suitable item in the Reopen queue
I stumbled over this in the reopen queue on https://stackoverflow.com/review/reopen/33390644.
My intent was to choose "Leave Closed", but IMO, the close reason should be "Not a question ...
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On some sites the "Leave Closed Reasons" dialog is missing the second page, for reasons
In the announcement "Review queue workflows - Final release", where bug reports after Sept 10, 2021 are to be reported in a new question, it shows the reopen dialog in section 3 (Leave ...
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Add "improve and reopen/leave closed" options to the question edit queue
Whenever a significant edit is made to a closed question, the editor can choose to let it enter the reopen queue (with the "This edit resolves the original close reason and the question should be ...
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Limit the number of times an author can choose "Submit for review" when editing a closed question
When a question is closed, anyone can make an edit and submit the question for reopening:
This can be done an indefinite amount of times, which can lead to situations where authors are making ...
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Have covert review audits been secretly rolled-out on some sites?
Recently, in the last few weeks I've noticed a shift, reviews turning-up particularly in the reopen queue which show no indication of having been edited to be any more on-topic. (Of course, they've ...
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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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Where can I see how many reopen votes a question has received?
I can see how many reopen votes a question has received shortly after the votes were cast:
However, after some time, they age away, and the reopen button no longer denotes that the reopen votes are, ...
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It should be possible to make edits after casting a reopen vote not count toward the reopen review
When submitting an edit after casting a reopen vote, the checkbox "This edit resolves the original close reason and the question should be considered for reopening" can't be unchecked:
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Should a comment lock invalidate a reopen review?
Does anyone know why this question's reopen review was invalidated?
Can I say "the US people"?
Timeline (before I cast the third and final reopen vote):
Post is closed
Someone cast a reopen ...
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