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Are terminals really not "software tools primarily used by programmers" (wording used on off-topic close box)
I've seen multiple people (including mods) imply that the reason for many terminal questions being closed as off-topic is that they are not "software tools primarily used by programmers".
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Why are not reproducible/typo flags listed under "needs improvement"? [duplicate]
When you flag a question that was caused by a simple typo mistake, the option is listed under "needs improvement" which says:
This question needs updates from the author in order to be ...
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?-intervention flags for migrating OK-looking foreign language questions posted here [duplicate]
Today I encountered two foreign-language questions, both of them looking acceptable, but are posted in this English-language site rather than their respective foreign-language StackOverflow sites.
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What is the correct flag for a SO question asked on Meta SO?
Everyday a bunch of SO programming questions end up on meta. As meta is pretty quick I rarely have to flag them as they get closed in the blink of an eye.
But every time I do flag them, I just don't ...
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How should this post be flagged?
I came across this question: To find the missing digits in pythonic way
It's very clearly off topic.
The flagging dialogue has a couple options
duplicate of...
off topic because...
unclear what ...
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Provide justification when flagging a post as duplicate?
When I'm flagging a question as a duplicate, it would be nice to have a field in which to provide an optional, brief justification of why I'm flagging.
Particularly in the case where the dupe target ...
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What's best way to handle Questions centered around obvious Syntax or Logical Errors [duplicate]
How does SO handle Questions that are centered on obvious Syntax or Logical Errors usually by the asker?
Though some of these questions can be useful if they are common beginner mistakes or stem from ...
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In which case should one flag its own post as "Should be closed" (not the "duplicate" flag case)? [duplicate]
I post a question and notice I can flag it, but not like a regular post. The flagging window is shorter and has only three options:
If I choose the Should be closed... option I move to:
That seemed ...
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What were the original rules for posting on Stack Overflow?
When people ask why there is so much old, upvoted content that would not be tolerated if posted today, it is often commented that the rules were "different" back then. For example, see here on Meta.SE....
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flag reason for challenges or homework etc [duplicate]
What should I use as flag reasons for questions that are just trying to get someone else solve their tasks/homework/challenge? If I flag as off-topic, there are several reasons, but none of them seem ...
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Considering changing the migration process
Most other sites do not want many (if any) of our posts migrated there.
Remove the mention of "Super User" from the standard off-topic close reasons
Be careful when recommending Code ...
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How can we streamline the close flagging and voting dialogues?
If you can bear with these premium graphic artworks.
The current flagging system on questions has 3 or more dialog boxes to be navigated through to close for specific reasons or to use the "other" ...
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Difference between duplicated options in Close and Flag dialogs [duplicate]
After getting the 3000 reputation required to cast close votes I noticed that a number of the options in the close dialog duplicated options that are already in the flag dialog.
For example
I've got ...
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How to know when a post is only useful to the OP? [duplicate]
I recently saw a post that longer exists because the OP deleted it per someone's request.
The OP had a question about a JavaScript error that returned undefined for an index. I have seen these types ...
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Flagging questions which aren't worth an answer
I've read a few Meta questions and answers on this topic already, but I am still not sure how I should handle a question like Java Different Instant Values. I would say it's not even worth an answer, ...
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