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Question title goes to the second line in the middle of a word

On this question, I have noticed that the next line of the question title begins in the middle of the word, depending on how wind I have my screen width. This happens on Meta too. I'm seeing this on ...
Thunderforge's user avatar
7 votes
2 answers
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Do we want a custom "sensitive topic" notice?

Some sites have a custom notice to remind people that the topic is sensitive, that they should be nice and that comments are to improve a post, not for debates. The notice was introduced here and can ...
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0 answers
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'Missing context' close reason: remove 'other details'?

We currently have a close reason that was originally intended for zero-effort homework and now reads: This question is missing context or other details. Please improve the question by providing ...
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7 votes
2 answers
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Should we have a homework policy?

Background There has been some ongoing discussion regarding whether it makes sense to have a "no-effort homework" close reason. A recent question asks whether we should add a close reason for zero ...
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3 answers
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The Official Vote Regarding Subjective Questions

Greetings All, It's time to officially vote on some of proposed solutions we discussed to handling Subjective questions here. Whatever YOU, the community, decides on this matter is how we will proceed ...
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1 answer
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When people don't understand

Over ten people visited this thread. One or two did not understand the question, why suppose that makes the question ununderstandable? The system is set up to make difficult questions obsolete.
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1 answer
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Smashing - the kabal

Hello I don't much care about philosophical misinformation, it's a distraction. But when people ask sensitive ethical questions, and get the wrong / misinformed answer, that worries me. On this ...
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-1 votes
1 answer
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How can I ask this question?

This thread about our experience of time was met with gasps of confusion and amazement. Or at least a few downvotes. I say there : I am just trying to state the commonly held conception that our ...
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2 answers
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Is no one here doing philosophy. Really? [duplicate]

I think it makes no sense to say that no one is doing philosophy here, I think it is hypocritical. How can you talk about philosophy without "doing" it? I think that there should be more weight on ...
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2 answers
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How can we stop the trolls?

It seems pretty obvious that certain users are voting down questions etc. based on personal opinion and lack of perspective - i.e. dislike of certain other posters. How can we stop this, given the ...
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0 votes
2 answers
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How can I message someone on this forum?

How can I message someone on this forum? I saw a very interesting point of view made by one of the users here. Do I need to first acquire enough reputations points to contact a user here?
Winston Smith's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
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Opinion based questions, but with a clear purpose (Are there universally agreed masterpieces of art?)

Currently on the main philosophy page there is a question, Are there universally agreed masterpieces of art? The opening sentence of the question sums up the issue: "What do you consider examples of ...
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2 answers
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Why so many down / close votes

Is there any chance that people be obligated to leave a comment explaining their action? At least really encourage it? I've received a tonne, and TBH it's not ever very clear how anyone could do more ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Should this question be reopened?

I have made several edits and have completely reworded my question. It is presently closed. Should it be reopened? Here is the link: Could the universe have a self-originated source?
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Question re rules of this site [closed]

Why rules of this site, according to which questions are handled by moderators (evaluated, put on hold and get closed ), are constructed that way, that they are favoring trivialization and ...
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