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When are questions about internet on-topic here?
I thought Internet access would be of interest here since some people need Internet access during their outdoor activities: calling someone, watching videos, object identification, music, maps, social ...
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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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Ads test beginning December 3, 2024
We’ve been exploring the concept of using open auction to manage advertising on some Stack Exchange sites. Under this model, advertisers (who have been organized into categories based on their ...
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Should we, by default, migrate cycling questions to Bicycles?
We've had some recent questions on bikepacking that I reckon are on topic here, at Travel.se, and Bicycles.se.
Some example cases:
Mechanical bike questions - I reckon they should always be moved, ...
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Why can't you accept more than one answer as correct?
especially on this site it is sometimes very much about experiences and I have e.g. in my last question many great answers (there isnt a single right answer but at the same time there isnt a wrong ...
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Paracord Question
I took the tour, read through the post of on-topic items and saw that there is a tag for paracord and for knot tying.
Before I post, I wanted to make sure this was on topic as to not clog up the ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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Is there a site specializing in animal behavior?
Amimal behavior as an on-topic subject for TGO has been discussed several times. The conculsion seems to be that it is on topic, and some animal behavior questions have received good answers in the ...
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How can I turn off the feature that notifies me via e-mail of comments on my posts?
I get an e-mail notification whenever someone has commented on my posts. How do I turn this feature off? I do not find reminders helpful -- maybe when I become gaga, but that is not now.
Also, right ...
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Would there be any interest in creating an incentive to answer Unanswered Questions?
Yesterday I scrolled through Unanswered Questions because I could not face doing the grubby task I had to do. There are some fascinating questions there that I think actually have answers, but not ...
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Is trailer camping on topic here?
I just joined this site and I just want to know if trailer camping is on-topic on this particular site. Because I have a 2010 rockwood pop-up trailer and I am not totally sure on everything I'm doing, ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
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Image Competition, Finishes end of February 2023
Inspired by the Winter/Summer Bash, I would like to suggest a competition into which you can post your photos or self made artwork.
The theme this time is Hats.
You can post up to 3 photos or images ...
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How to tag satellite pagers?
How should questions about satellite pagers such as Garmin InReach, Zoleo, or Somewear be tagged? We have the tag satellite-phones. Although all of the above use the Iridium satellite phone network ...
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Are questions about hunting still on-topic in 2022?
There's a hunting tag with 118 questions, two of which I have asked. Hunting is not explicitly listed as off-topic. A Meta answer from 2012, which has 20 upvotes, says hunting is on-topic. However, ...
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The [hacking] tag
A recent question about a possibly compromised phone was tagged hacking. I wondered why we would have that, and it turns out the word refers to just riding a horse for fun. https://en.wikipedia.org/...
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Proposal: use european-long-distance-paths for all international long distance paths in europe
Introduction
Currently, the tag description for european-long-distance-paths reads:
Use this tag for questions specific to one of the twelve international European long-distance paths. For long-...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
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How to undelete my question that i deleted?
An answer i gave many months ago got no votes and was rejected (via a comment) by the OP.
I deleted it yesterday -- after briefly buying the OP's argument.
Today, i had a rethink and again believe it ...
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Is Freediving on topic?
Swimming is on topic, scuba diving is on topic, so I have no reason to believe, freediving should be off topic.
But since it's not listed on List of everything that has been declared on or off topic ...
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Handling of first aid questions
Inspired by this question First aid: alternatives to hydrogen peroxide
This question is built upon an inherently wrong premise, that hydrogen peroxide is the solution to their ailment. How should we ...
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Is this baby squirrel question on-topic?
What should I do with a newborn squirrel found in parking lot?
Is this question on-topic? It seems to have little relationship to the outdoors other than the fact that squirrels are animals that ...
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Questions about specific products, replacement parts, products only tangentially related to the outdoors
Recently we've had a lot of questions about specific products, replacement parts, and/or products only tangentially related to the outdoors. Examples:
self-inflatable mat damaged valve socket where ...
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Is the question about the bug behind the draperies solidly or marginally on topic, or is it off topic?
I don't feel strongly about this bug behind the draperies question`, but I do think it is at best only marginally on topic.
The bugs are inside, and were found behind inside curtains in one of the ...
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Should we have a 'blatantly off-topic' close reason?
I'm aware of this question:
Why is there no close reason for 'off topic'?
Over there it's suggested that blatantly off-topic questions are closed by entering a custom close reason. I can see ...
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Would question about cabins in the woods be a good fit?
I wanted to ask a question about how to efficiently deal with flies in the cabin in the woods that has outdoor "hole" toilet.
Would Outdoors be a good fit for such a question?
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Why does this question 'not reflect the site as it is now'?
I'm currently researching gear for backpacking in Alaska (kind of cliche but I'm hoping to visit the location from the Into The Wild movie). Backpacking in Alaska is quite unlike any of the other 49 ...
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Life in our Chatroom
As the Base Camp has very little activity, I think it is nice to post photos of nature once in a while.
I have started with one.
Maybe one of our regulars can post a photo tomorrow, or in a week, so ...
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2021 Community Moderator Election Results
Moderator election #1 on The Great Outdoors has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderators are:
Since this was your "graduation" election, these are now your ...
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What is the purpose of the election?
2021 Moderator Election - The Great Outdoors Stack Exchange says:
"election began 3 hours ago"
"in the election phase, up to 10 candidates advance to final community voting.".
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