Questions tagged [moderation]
This tag is for questions dealing with moderating actions, pages, abilities or decisions. For questions about moderators, use the moderators tag.
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Even asking a good question and answering it yourself causes downvotes => moderator intervention? [duplicate]
I'm a regular member of Stack Overflow. I have experience in Delphi, C++, Java, Python and now I'm working with C#, based on XAML.
Despite my Delphi experience, I'm having some issues with XAML ...
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Are moderators actions bound by site policies, or are they subject to personal interpretation? [closed]
When it comes to removing AI-generated content from the site (as stated here), some moderators choose to break with this policy, and decline flags raised for questions containing AI-generated content.
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Why is the "Very Low Quality" flag available for questions? [duplicate]
I recently got some Flags on Questions declined that I have personaly evaluated as very poor.
The Flags got rejected with the following Justification:
"Declined - Questions should NEVER be ...
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Should usage of AI-powered regex generators be banned under the temporary policy?
I came across an answer that includes a regex generated with an AI-powered regex generator.
Does that qualify for removal under Temporary policy: Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) is banned?
The OP has ...
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discord.py: a common setup issue with Intents
In discord.py, you have to set up a Discord Bot account and enable necessary intents. But for most questions regarding discord.py, enabling intents solves half or most of the problem.
Many questions ...
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Extraordinary burnination: turn off the [tdengine]
The tdengine tag has been plagued for at least since one year (possibly more) by what look like a massive seeding attempt via automatically created accounts, or plain ban evasion, at best, but again ...
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How can I get any clue how to improve the question?
I just got a downvote and close request for the cache last function return value question.
What could be wrong with this question so that I can improve further questions?
I really can't see the ...
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What makes these questions so different that one of them is bad and the second one is good?
Here are two different questions:
What is the best and fastest way to generate data way with std and ranges?
C++: compile-time "dominoe update" using fold expressions
Both have a lot in ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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If this site isn’t a discussion forum in order for everyone to help each other, then what is it?
I got into a pretty heated discussion on one of these threads about whether 1) this site is a discussion site and 2) whether we can provide criticism of the site that isn’t squarely objective. So, ...
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A low-quality question was edited by the poster to consist of insults, then flagged as ‘rude or abusive’. Flag was declined. Was that right?
A user posted a terribly bad question which was mostly the word filler spammed to bypass SO question quality algorithms. As I recall, the question received a few downvotes quickly, and the poster ...
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Should code-only answers that promote the author's library be flagged?
I saw this answer and this answer posted in rapid succession by the same author. Both answers self-identify as shameless self-plugs and provide links to a library written by the author. In fact, both ...
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Is Stack Overflow back to normal moderation?
The moderation strike is officially over as per this post: Moderation strike: Conclusion and the way forward.
Is it safe to say that Stack Overflow is back to normal and fully moderated, or am I ...
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Link only answers - why not?
For removal of "link only answers" the reason is given that if link changes the answers become invalid.
I have a few points here:
There are other software changes which make answers or both ...
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Who is going to handle flags on content in the Collectives discussions feature?
A new site area for subjective discussions has been announced in the WeAreDevelopers talk and on SO Labs, scheduled for release in August 2023. My understanding is that the feature is just for ...
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