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Neopronouns or trolling?

discussion code-of-conduct trolling asked Oct 19, 2019 at 16:46

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100 votes

Why is my profile image different?

bug profile-page area51 data-explorer gravatar asked Aug 20, 2016 at 3:11

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63 votes

Too small search bar and the search icon/magnifying glass is shown twice while viewing sites in portrait mode on mobile

bug status-completed design top-bar responsive-design asked Mar 25 at 21:08

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51 votes

Let's prevent association bonus abuse

feature-request reputation association-bonus asked Aug 3, 2023 at 22:12

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50 votes

So nice, we said it twice: "User is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct."

bug status-completed comments live-refresh new-contributor-indicator asked Aug 8, 2023 at 16:05

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Why was Frodo "wise" and Samwise a "half-wit"?

tolkiens-legendarium lord-of-the-rings names asked Mar 28, 2018 at 16:32

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47 votes

The rate limiting system for posts is on strike; can it please be made to work?

feature-request spam rate-limiting asked Jul 7, 2023 at 13:46

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43 votes

What do the keys on this Symbolics Space Cadet keyboard do?

keyboards symbolics asked May 13, 2016 at 18:16

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Implications of the Help Center: "Plagiarism doesn't matter unless it's an answer"

discussion feature-request status-completed help-center plagiarism asked Nov 8, 2018 at 17:12

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38 votes

How many moderators are active?

discussion moderators asked Jul 2, 2023 at 12:54

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What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?

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What informal English expression would you use to let a couple know that they are being too intimate in public?

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Stack Overflow at WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin

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In the American west—the world of cowboys and cowhands—was ammunition traded for alcoholic “shots” of a drink?

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Did Amazon pay $0 in US taxes in 2018?

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Did Sasha Johnson state “the white man will not be our equal but our slave"?

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Was George H. W. Bush the "youngest pilot in the US Navy"?

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What is a word for fake seriousness, especially when you are intending to be funny

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Was there a diorama at the Chicago Museum of Science where children could play shooting at a Vietnamese village?

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Did Abner Schoenwetter spend 6.5 years in jail because he used plastic bags instead of cardboard boxes when importing lobsters from Honduras?

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Why is “disabled“ preferred over “handicapped”?

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Did Elon Musk falsely claim to have a degree in science?

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If I farm, I'm a farmer. But if I guard, I'm a guard?

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Does saying "sorry" after an accident count as legal admission of fault?

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How is Team Scooby Doo (Mystery Inc.) funded?

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Were George Washington's teeth ripped from the mouths of living slaves?

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New colors launched

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Did anyone consider the impact on autistics of recent Code of Conduct changes?

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Is an organism with both animal-like traits and plant-like traits scientifically possible?

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How can I use Unicode-aware regular expressions in JavaScript?

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Is it technically correct to call an almond drink "milk" in English?

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If Filch hates Hogwarts so much, why does he still have the job?

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Was Bill Gates' mugshot photo used in 2010 as a template for Outlook contacts?

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Did thousands of women die every year due to illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade?

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A single word for "not allowed to be changed" or "must be this way"

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Did Einstein say this quote about blind belief in authority being the "greatest enemy of the truth"?

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What is the type of English used in the King James Bible called?

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Did the Smithsonian publish this infographic about 'whiteness'?

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Word for how the white space between words can form patterns

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What does "go blue" mean here?

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