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Jan 24, 2019 14:25
Its been asked for
Mar 21, 2015 04:12
Contribute quietly. People notice
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Dec 30, 2018 07:10
It's clear that that user doesn't understand his job as a reviewer. Nothing we say seems to be sinking it at all. Unless he gets banned from reviewing, he will continue to actively harm this site (however well intentioned he is).
Dec 27, 2018 22:36
Can anyone explain why this edit was approved: superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/818558
Jan 24, 2015 03:54
Why do you not have an offline hobby?
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Jan 24, 2015 03:38
Also, save at least $10 a week. It's not much now, but it'll be something next week. $9.98 depending on inflation
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Jan 24, 2015 03:24
Don't rush. That's most of it
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Jan 22, 2015 16:29
Even if you didn't max out your review votes, you still need to take breaks from the site
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Sep 6, 2018 00:33
Oh look, it's Hillary Clinton. How topical and clever. Lame.
Sep 5, 2018 15:53
@bwDraco What serial voting?
Sep 4, 2018 14:02
(nothing to see here, move along)
Aug 21, 2018 13:45
@Biswapriyo On Meta Stack Exchange, include at least the mobile-app tag
Jul 10, 2014 13:46
@Robotnik Do you have a preferred view on the matter? Post as an answer and it'll freshen the topic.
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Jul 9, 2014 19:01
@damryfbfnetsi While I agree, and we've mentioned this quite a few times... take it to Meta. Posting in here is not going to help with pushing it through.
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Jul 8, 2014 18:38
Me, if you pay me 50$ an hour and give me access to the SE code.
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Jun 25, 2014 07:58
@Enkouyami It's older and also, apart from Unix and Linux variants, allows questions about Windows and OS X, and other operating systems, network devices, etc. That being said, you're free to ask your *nix question on whichever site you prefer. If it's an Ubuntu question you might also want to ask on Ask Ubuntu — but they're fine here, too. It really comes down to personal preference and which community you like.
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Jul 28, 2018 09:07
@fixer1234 the user in question has had a bit of a history of... Stuff like that
May 22, 2018 20:38
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Q: Enable a "lang-powershell" option for Prettify on Stack Overflow

Chase FlorellI wrote an answer on Stack Overflow with some PowerShell code examples, but there's no syntax highlighting. There are currently 29,611 (as of 2015-12-08) questions tagged powershell on Stack Overflow. Please add prettified syntax highlighting to PowerShell questions. These are the one's I experi...

May 22, 2018 20:27
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A: What is syntax highlighting and how does it work?

ben is uǝq backwardsWhat is syntax highlighting? Syntax highlighting allows code in posts to be highlighted based on the language it's written in, to make it easier to read. How does it work? Stack Exchange does not have its own syntax highlighting engine. It uses Google Code Prettify. Therefore, any bugs and fea...

May 3, 2018 12:13
All is fair in love and war Q&A
Dec 17, 2017 06:47
Indeed, I put in a little less time fact-checking in chat than on the main site, which occasionally results in getting corrected, but that's OK! We all make mistakes
May 3, 2013 14:58
@slhck you still get a fuckton of rep :\
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Oct 29, 2017 18:02
@serv-inc Good enough edit - I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just be aware that posting duplicate answers creates an automatic mod flag ;)
Oct 17, 2017 19:05
It's easy to go "kicked, kicked, kicked, timeout for 1min", but that won't solve the underlying problem
Sep 22, 2017 15:43
I mean I will be honest your question was extremely broad when you first submitted it. Additionally, attempting to compare your question today to a 6 year old question that has it's own problems, the question you linked received a closed vote from me due to it seeking a software recommendation.
Sep 7, 2017 13:17
@RamchandraGiri Well, if your answer is useful, it might help others. Sometimes folks want the fast/easy way rather than the smart/right way
Sep 4, 2017 20:04
@Ramhound The first link (an answer) contains the following:
Sep 4, 2017 20:04
> I compiled this one-liner to an .EXE which you can download here
Oct 12, 2012 04:05
@Karan @JaredTritsch raise it on Meta Super User for a broader consensus
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Jul 11, 2012 14:19
Well, see? @Sathya kills all the again.
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Jul 11, 2012 13:26
Do we really want ?
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May 6, 2017 13:19
@user598527 actual mod here...
Apr 29, 2017 00:57
but constantly assuming people are out to get you is a terrible way to live
Apr 29, 2017 00:52
As a mod, an essential skill for me is trying to put myself in the user's shoes
Apr 29, 2017 00:49
High reputation does not necessarily make good mods
Jun 22, 2012 06:26
and what exactly are we doing with this? go through the questions there, clean them up, remove the tags that are fodder and vote to close/flag any that don't belong?
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Jun 20, 2012 10:52
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Jun 20, 2012 09:25
What I really would not ever want are personal "You should ask this on …" comments if a question is on topic. I don't like them now, and I try my best to tell users not to post these. Blurring the FAQ to allow this kind of community-based moderation (i.e. active "nudging") would not be beneficial, so probably the only choice is to make it clear in the FAQ beforehand and let moderators silently migrate questions.
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Mar 27, 2017 06:06
Part of me wants to go "Hey, knock it off" - especially since the CMs have typically been very helpful to us when we actually need their help, but Its just not how I do things. Once again, this is one of the reasons people feel strongly about your posts.
Mar 26, 2017 21:54
@peterh I also utilise many other sites, and have a good working relationship, public or otherwise with their mods. And any insinuation that we're somehow controlled by SE corporate "secretly" is offensive.
Mar 18, 2017 15:22
If its on the front page, a bump means little
Mar 16, 2017 19:00
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Q: Google Drive is now Backup and Sync

MarcoI'm using Google Drive privately. Since today, I'm receiving the following error message on my computer: Something went wrong. Backup and Sync needs to quit. Error: Backup and Sync is disabled for this account. Please email uploader-eng@ from your google.com account if you need a personal accoun...

Apr 10, 2012 18:54
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Feb 14, 2012 21:43
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Jan 31, 2017 13:30
@user598527 "There was a post on Meta if questions about disabling ads are allowed (they are)" where does it say they are allowed?
Jan 1, 2017 04:38
That being said, the emphasis upon "Ways to encourage users to 'Accept' answers" is a valid concern. Within the Super User realm, I can think of one very prolific person when it comes to questions. He has accumulated over twenty Famous Question badges! But he also has a habit of abandoning most of his queries. His question history shows that over 90% of his last 100 questions still don't have an accepted answer, although many have viable suggestions. Is there any way to mitigate this?
Oct 9, 2011 21:05
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Sep 6, 2011 05:21
@DragonLord you can leave a comment asking them not to just give link-only answers and encourage them to fix it, you can edit it to include more information, or if the link's no longer even useful, you can flag it and ask for it to be deleted. and of course you can downvote.
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Aug 23, 2011 13:27
I also like the world to revolve around me, but sadly it doesn't
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