Linked Questions
17 questions linked to/from Curation and cynicism: Or why Stack Overflow sometimes doesn't seem welcoming
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How do the moderator resignations affect me and the community?
I see that many moderators have resigned, citing some issues I don't know about. I don't know any of these moderators, I have no emotional connection to them, and so I don't care personally about them....
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The rudeness on Stack Overflow is too damn high
We’ve been there, we’ve done that. I know.
But I have to air a feeling of powerlessness against certain disruptive users, and I think that Stack Overflow should have a better mechanism of mitigating ...
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2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire
In connection with the moderator elections, we are providing a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected from an earlier thread have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve as ...
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Why isn't it required to provide comments/feedback for downvotes, and why are proposals suggesting this so negatively received?
Sometimes my post receives downvotes with no explanation on what I've done wrong. Even worse, sometimes I just get snarky comments!
It seems like this is especially bad for new users, who are made to ...
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What should we do about users who are proud to be help vampires?
And happily, knowingly ignore site rules, because they get their answers.
Example:
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Why should I help close "bad" questions that I think are valid, instead of helping the OP with an answer?
There seems to be a very high bar for contributing to Stack Overflow, especially when it comes to asking questions. These standards can result in serious self-doubt, and seem to be the driving force ...
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What can I do when getting “We are no longer accepting questions/answers from this account”?
Do not repost the question you were about to ask until you have
READ EVERYTHING IN THE ANSWER BELOW.
The answer below is the best information we have for people who are getting a notice that the ...
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A Welcoming Change: What do we have to lose?
Several questions here on Meta these last few days have raised objections to Jay Hanlon's blog post, Stack Overflow Isn't Very Welcoming. It's Time for That To Change.
Jay's post can be summarized ...
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Are "mods" on Stack Overflow really tyrannical, as depicted in this video? [duplicate]
YouTuber GamesWithGabe posted this video about Stack Overflow, entitled "The Tyrannical Mods of Stack Overflow". Here is the full transcript.
The key ideas supported by the video are:
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Should we encourage SQL questions that just dump a schema without any attempt first?
Under the SQL Server tag there are many questions that consist of some sample data followed by some expected data and a request for someone to write a query (example).
My understanding of how Stack ...
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I find it sad that moderator nominations are focused on flagging and closing
I don't know about you, but when I went through the moderator election page, I noticed that some of the candidates were focusing on the fact that they're very active with their flags and close votes.
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A better way to make Stack Overflow more welcoming?
As I've read through recent discussions like Is this really what we should consider "unwelcoming"? and Feedback on the Comment Classifier blog post, I've started to notice a theme. There are ...
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Why the double standard for etiquette?
There are many different aspects that go into a good Stack Overflow question. Tagging correctly, making the question clear, showing effort, making it a non-duplicate, etc. At the same time, there are ...
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Autoflag bad closed questions as a breach of the Code of Conduct
The new Code of Conduct applies to the askers of questions, not only answerers and curators:
If you’re here to get help, make it as easy as possible for others to help you. Follow our guidelines and ...
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All answer edits must be reviewed
I propose to send all edits of answers through the edit review queue. (Original authors are free to edit without review in whatever way they see fit and approve changes single-handedly as they do now)....
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