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Should there be an api-lawyer tag, like we have a language-lawyer one?
We have a nice language-lawyer tag, where people can nitpick the intricacy of programming language specifications and semantics. But - there is no similar tag for APIs of non-programming-language ...
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Was this question about sorting dates in JS correctly closed?
My question How is JavaScript able to sort dates when it's supplied as string? in SO was closed because it lacked clarity.
From my point of view, I think I was pretty much clear. It's fine that it ...
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My question was closed, but It wasn't my fault [closed]
I have a question about my Stack Overflow post: How do I host a java file using Apache Tomcat in xampp?
This post was closed because the code samples were not formatted as code in a comment. But that ...
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How does the justification for closing this question make sense?
I had this question closed: Are these all the types of variadic arguments that printf() expects? - with the following justification:
We don’t allow questions seeking recommendations for software ...
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Can I restart my account? [duplicate]
When I started asking questions, there was a lot about Stack Overflow that I didn't know. My reputation is getting so low, I'm loosing more than I'm gaining. Stack overflow said that I cannot try to ...
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Disambiguate [mov]
The mov tag is supposed to be for the MOV assembly instruction. However, it's also being used for MOV files (at least 30 questions are tagged both mov and ffmpeg).
Maybe rename to mov-instruction and ...
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Articles experiment and survey
Update May 8, 2025 - This experiment is now live.
As previously announced, we’re exploring new ways for community members to share high-quality, community-validated, and reusable content, and are ...
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Is there a way we can make sure the users that downvote read the answer/question before doing this action? [closed]
I often see cases of people answering with a well explained and documented answer that get downvotes simply because the question isn't good itself. It happened to me, it happened to likely most of you ...
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Prompt users when writing an answer that should be a comment before they submit [migrated]
Per How can I suggest this project to the Stack Exchange documentation team?
You can suggest features or ideas right here on meta. Describe what you want (in this case, describing the context is good,...
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2025 Developer Survey: Call for Feedback
We're gearing up for the 2025 Developer Survey, and we want to hear from you! This year's survey will be an exciting blend of core questions that track long-term trends and fresh new inquiries to ...
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Suggesting to delete downvoted question and create it again
It's easier for a low-quality new question to get downvotes than to be restored, especially for niche tags.
Most voters don't follow the questions they downvoted, with the result that an edit that ...
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Why this question is being closed as "does not appear to be about a specific programming problem"
Why is question How to find which resource an IP belong to in K8s closed as "does not appear to be about a specific programming problem"?
The question seems aligned with all the questions ...
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Is it becoming too easy to edit questions and the edits don't add value? [closed]
Please take a look at this list of revisions. Yes, it's my question. No, I'm not "sour" about them.
However, most of these edits add nothing of value, and some, I believe, are flat-out ...
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"Reply" button on deleted Discussions post pops up two message boxes
Deleted discussions threads have strange behaviour with the "reply" button. Two editors pop up. The first one seems to be a dud (typing something in it and clicking reply gives "comment ...
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Why is "recommend me a library" not OK as a discussion?
I created a discussion here asking for python library suggestions: Minimal "print table to terminal" python library?. Full text below, since it's been deleted.
Minimal "print table to ...
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