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No retag option available to me? [duplicate]
I don't know what the problem is, whether I am banned from retagging questions or whether it is a bug, but I am not able to retag any question.
The retag option does not appear below a question ...
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How to deal with malicious edits [closed]
So I was answering this question:
How to convert a child class into a parent class for saving in NHibernate?
someone else answered it. I wanted to clarify something. He wasn't getting it, I felt ...
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Can't submit edit because question with same title already exists?
How does the original author of a question get to create a duplicate title but an editor of the question (who didn't even change the title) gets told that it can't be edited because a question of that ...
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Why do I no longer have the question and answer editing privilege? [duplicate]
Recently I've noticed that in Stack Overflow I no longer am allowed to edit questions and answers. This seems to be disabled.
Can anyone please tell me why that might have happened?
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Is it acceptable to edit a question to fit an OP's comment?
The problem pertains to this question, which originally asked about the effects of function execution time on setInterval scheduling.
Three answers were posted to the question (one of them was mine). ...
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Where can I find more info on editing other users posts on stackoverflow?
I edited two posts so far. And I never saw my changes were accepted nor rejected. In the edit history they do not show up.
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Stack Overflow allowing to edit comments from other users? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does editing work?
Is this normal behavior in Stack Overflow that after just signing up one can edit not only his/her own comments, but also others' comments? If so, ...
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Recent edit on a question
The question that was posted first had a recent change on that question based on the comments or from answers, for which I would have earlier answered. How does stackoverflow or stackexchange do ...
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Answer edited, rolled back, then same edit added to question (by someone else)
I don't know how to title the question. The current one is the best I have come up with.
This is the thread in question. Please see the edit history of
the question
my (User Krishnabhadra) answer
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1answer
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Given my question has been closed, how can I get an answer after editing it?
My question, here, has been closed. I have edited it, and hope I have done a better job in asking it now. An answer would still be useful. Should I try asking it again?
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My edit suggestion got rejected based on wrong markdown diff
I edited an answer and suggested a small change that was greatly improving the post. This suggestion got rejected. When I looked into the revision history I noticed a strange behavior.
The edit I ...
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How can I cancel an editing on my answer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is a ‘rollback’?
Some guy has edited my answer, which I wrote about half an a year ago and was upvoted by many people who were helped by this answer.
I want my ...
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yet another “rejected suggested edit”
I have suggested this edit on answer to this question. It got rejected 3:2, interestingly, by the more experienced editors with the following reason:
This edit is incorrect or an attempt to reply ...
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How to deal with code which is wrong due to the case sensitive nature of the language?
On Stack Overflow I find many code snippets which are otherwise correct but will throw an error because of the case sensitive nature of the programming language it's written in (Java, Unix, etc).
I ...
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2answers
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Adding irrelevant images to an answer is acceptable?
A few days ago, I came across a question which has totally irrelevant images.
Is this allowed in Stack Overflow?
I raised a flag to the moderators but I received a reply as declined - flags should ...
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3answers
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Why have Tag edits for C++ questions that don't use a lick of C++ been denied?
Just recently I tried to edit two questions on SO that were explicitly Tagged 'C++' that did not have any C++ in the code they posted with their question. As I did not save a link to the first one ...
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1answer
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I am unable to suggest edits even after the seven-day ban period
I have suggested several edits that were rejected. (I am aware of the rules that state that the system will ban users from suggesting edits for seven days if they suggest edits that are rejected ...
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1answer
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What is the correct way of tag cleanup
Browsing through the questions on SO, I noticed the quartz tag and saw hundreds of questions that should be retagged. It is also mentioned in The great Stack Overflow tag/question cleanup of 2012
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Temporary loss of permission to edit - what are the triggers for this permission to be suspended? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why don't I see an edit button under questions?
I temporarily lost the ability to edit questions or answers on Stack Overflow, the link was simply missing. It's not ...
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Edits are really slow
Has anyone else noticed that edits on SO are taking 30-45 seconds? Everything else seems to be running fine, but updating comments or questions is really slow.
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Edit rejected because of poor research?
I found this question and saw that the same user had posted two answers. The second answer was very short and my opinion was that it should be an edit to this users existing answer.
Said and done, I ...
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0answers
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Edit and retag at the same time
I just edited this question: IBAction UIButton firing is delayed.
Besides the edit, I also retagged the question. I seem to have the right to retag posts without peer approval, yet I do not have ...
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1answer
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When does the edit privilege come back on Stack overflow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a penalty for one's edit suggestion being rejected?
I lost the edit privilege almost a week ago. All my edit suggestions were taken, but I guess someone ...
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How does one refute very negative 'rejected' edit comments, or does it even matter?
How does one refute a very negative 'rejected edit' comment, or does it even matter? Conflicting edits are of course a fact of life. But I recently received a rejection (ephasis added):
Rejection ...
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1answer
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What changed in this revision?
I noticed that a post had a formatting issue (code appeared to not be indented). I opened the editor, and curiously enough the code seemed fine in the preview without me having to make any changes, so ...
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2answers
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Should copyright notices and licenses in code be removed?
In this answer, there is a copyright notice at the top of the code snippet. Should copyright notices be removed from code snippets?
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2answers
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Editing Post Fails
I'm attempting to update my answer to a question here in response to the original posters comments, but every time I do so, I simply receive
The webpage at ...
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1answer
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My syntax highlighting stopped working on Stack Overflow
All of a sudden, my syntax highlighting stopped working on Stack Overflow which can be seen in this answer. And now, even if I edit that post, try to post a question or an answer, there's no syntax ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to add math formulas to posts on Stack Overflow?
Is it possible to add math formulas to posts on Stack Overflow?
I think I've seen this in a few places. Is there a way to include LaTeX formulas?
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2answers
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How much rep do I need to edit others' posts on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does editing work?
From time to time, I notice some imperfections (e.g. misspellings, usage of incorrect words — which can be replaced with synonyms to make ...
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1answer
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Correcting question title and tags when problem has been completely misunderstood
Please consider this question for a moment:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3687521/create-thread-using-for-loop-in-java
I feel like it would be appropriate to edit the question so that the title ...
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1answer
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Why can't I include an <img> tag in my user profile's “About Me” section?
This is my "About Me" code i have now Flying with <b>WCF</b> and <b>Jquery</b>....
But when I change this to:
Flying with <b>WCF</b> and ...
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1answer
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Editing other people's questions - what is advisable and what is not? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the etiquette for modifying posts?
I recently got some editing powers on SO.
I wanted to know to what extents is it advisable to go while editing other ...
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Am I gaming the system accidentally when I edit a post?
I posted a response to this question about SVN post-commit hooks, and then noticed that the answer above mine could use an edit. Both answers had 0 votes at the time. When I edited the answer that ...
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How do I know how many posts I've edited? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I see how many posts have I edited?
Apologies if this is a duplicate or very obvious, but I was wondering how do I find out how many posts I've ...
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Is “M$” for “Microsoft” Allowed / Considered Ok?
Just wondering if there is any policy towards the use of M$ in place of Microsoft. If you're editing another user's answer, do you change it or leave it as is?
