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FAQ for math.stackexchange
Right now, the faq only contains the boilerplate explanations of the stackoverflow engine, reputation levels, etc.
This page serves as an index of other important support questions for the ...
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How to ask a homework question?
How to ask a homework question?
Can I ask a homework question here?
How do I ask a homework question on this website?
What information should I include in a question about homework?
Why don't you ...
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Do we have an equation editing HOWTO?
I see other posters writing beautiful integrals and quotients within quotients and matrices and sigma summations and and and... is there a guide for that?
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Differences between mathoverflow and math.stackexchange.
What are the differences between MathOverflow.net and Math.stackexchange.com?
Why two communities for Mathematics? Wasn't one enough?
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Capture the Flag: FAQ on Flagging
What is flagging for a moderator attention? How does the flagging process works? What are the different flags and what are they useful for?
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Why should we accept answers?
Recently there was some discussion (in comments to some questions and in chat) about:
accepting answers and unwillingness of some users to do so;
some users find comments reminding users to improve ...
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The “meta-tags”.
What are the tags reference-request, soft-question, homework, big-list for? When are they used? When should they not be used?
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How do I accept an answer?
I feel like such a jerk, because I haven't accepted anyone's answers to my questions, and I can't figure out how! Could someone please tell me how?
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What is the site etiquette about (i) asking and (ii) answering questions in a language other than English?
We have a new user who has recently both asked and answered questions in French.
I think we should discuss the appropriateness of this practice.
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How to *contact* a specific user? / Is there any sort of PM (private message) facility available?
As far as I know I can see a user profile and the activity in this site. But is it possible to leave some message for a particular user? Say I want to (please read I have to) tell J.M. something ...
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Common acronyms used on main and meta
When I first joined this site, I had to figure out “OP” from context. Finding out what “CW” means was much easier, as it is often spelled out in full. CFV I had to be point-blank told about. It seems ...
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Are uploaded images preserved in the SE system?
I just inserted an image-link into someone's answer (uploading the picture from my computer), and I notice that the image now resides at http://i.stack.imgur.com/. ...
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how can i make a question featured ,give motivation?
I have asked a question that I haven't get a full answer http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/15075/do-we-have-a-proof-of-the-infiniteness how can i give motivation in order to take one?
