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Should we have the [historical-context] tag?
Did Jules Verne not know how high the Rockies are? is the only current user of [historical-context].
Should I delete it from that question or use it elsewhere, like all the questions in this query ...
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Where to look for alternate history?
Where to look for alternate history?
Obviously, history.stackexchange is the wrong place, meta looks like the least wrong place to ask for where to ask.
I always had a fancy of "what would if&...
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Should we require a "what did X mean by this passage" question to provide a minimum amount of text context?
A few recent examples come to mind of questions about a certain quote or passage that are answered by citing another part of the same text.
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Why is “too basic” the reason for closure here?
On other SE sites, “too basic” is not necessarily a reason for closure.
I am also surprised that wikipedia is treated as a standard reference source. Wikipedia is not always accurate or immutable. ...
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Is there a Wiki of ancient and medieval manuscripts?
Is there a wiki-based website devoted to cataloging all known ancient and medieval manuscripts?
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Would a question about history of sports be on topic?
I would like to ask a question about history of sports would that be on topic and how could it be possibly tagged (I am not sure about the era maybe antiguity)?
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Which were the first team ...
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How should we handle "list of good books" requests. [take 7]
We quite often get questions of the form "What are some good books on {topicA}?"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The typical idiom here has been to close such questions both on the basis of being a "...
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How should we handle "Post-and-Ghost" questions?
This doesn't happen very often, but whenever it does I always feel like we are getting played, which I really don't like.
The scenario is that a user posts a question, then deletes their profile. Self ...
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2024: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we bid farewell to the year that's concluded and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of ...
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Would a shell casings reference question help?
I perceive that we get a lot of questions about shell casings. I wonder if it would make sense to write a main1 question identifying tools and techniques to identify/interpret shell casings, and then ...
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Would this question meet the standards?
I'm new here and I don't want to have a start with a question that is not appropriate or better asked at some other site.
The question is about hair color, and I have to explain why I think history ...
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Why is my question downvoted?
Did people comment on Yukio Mishima's sexuality while he was alive?
History Stack Exchange is for historians and history buffs. If you have a question about:
Historical events
Cultures and ...
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Is it reasonable, and within site rules, to have a blanket insistence on going by Wikipedia?
From this question, I got a comment which I frequently see from this moderator:
"both groups are visibly distinct from each other" This contradicts every other source I've read. What ...
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Can people who have a high reputation answer a question and then close the question to prevent the question from being edited?
Often a question on Stack Exchange provides enough information about the motives and train of thought that enabled the question to be formulated that it's possible for people to raise objections to ...
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