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How do I ask homework questions on Chemistry Stack Exchange?
Mainly copied from https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/q/714/7433
What is the policy on asking homework questions on Chemistry Stack Exchange?
What kinds of questions are considered homework ...
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FAQ: How can I format math/chemistry expressions on Chemistry Stack Exchange?
This FAQ explains and gives examples how to typeset chemical equations, quantities and units, and mathematical expressions on Chemistry Stack Exchange (rather than posting pictures, which you can't ...
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Hidden points of editing you probably didn't know
Making a good edit is hard. On Chem.SE, we (would/should/could) care about the finest points of formatting. There are basic points of editing many editors know about: Put some fancy MathJax/ $\mathrm\...
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Which symbols are written in roman (upright) font and which are italicized?
This post tries to be a guide to new members of the (chemical) scientific community for instructions on how to apply the right formatting when writing chemical and mathematical equations.
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Buzzwords in question titles - season 4 & 5 - experiments and exercises
I was looking for a pun in the question title, but was unable to find one. So instead let us remember the previous seasons:
I question the use of "question" in question titles (search here)
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Formatting Sandbox II: please *don't* test stuff here [duplicate]
This thread has been retired due to the large number of posts. The newest sandbox can be found here:
Formatting Sandbox III: please test stuff here
Spoiler warning: Be aware that this page ...
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Formatting Sandbox I: please **don't** test stuff here [duplicate]
This thread has been retired due to the large number of posts. The newest sandbox can be found here:
Formatting Sandbox III: please test stuff here
Before that, there was also this Sandbox:
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What do I need to know about tagging?
From the tour of Chemistry.se:
All questions are tagged with their subject areas. Each can have up to 5 tags, since a question might be related to several subjects.
This post is a guide on grasping ...
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Let's do the bounty dance!
I have had this on my mind for quite some time already and I thought that the time before the year passes might be good to introduce this idea.
Let's get some Bounties rolling...
Bounties are a good ...
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What additional formatting features are available to MathJax (possibly via \require{})?
In his answer to a question about crossing out units in dimensional analysis, Loong notes that the \cancel{} LaTeX command can be enabled in MathJax by using ...
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I question the use of "question" in question titles
The search:
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/search?q=title%3Aquestion
brings up some 63 odd questions. Some of them are closed, some are actually pertaining to specific questions on particular ...
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Do we really need [homework]? [Part 3]
While we're on the topic of getting rid of tags, I would like to bring this up as a first step towards making a new closure policy.
This has actually been discussed before. See: (1) Should we have a ...
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Can we edit out unnecessary "statements of weakness" or buzzwords inside the questions' bodies?
I was ,partially, surprised that there isn't usually a talk about this in SE communities. Nevertheless, science-based sites and learner-and-teacher forums (sorry for the lack of a better term) like ...
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Help make help questions have more helpful titles
In the vein of this meta post, here are some 21 questions with the word "help" in the title.
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/search?q=title%3Ahelp
Some of these asking for help with specific ...
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Houston, we have a "Problem" in question titles
So we are all familiar with the drill, given through the following:
I question the use of "question" in question titles
Help make help questions have more helpful titles
There are currently ...
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