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Why are the moderators being so strict with quality related flags recently?
I recently flagged a question as 'very low quality' just like I've flagged many questions in the past. However, my flag was found to be unhelpful this time. The same thing happened when I recently ...
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Choosing between Stack Overflow and Programmers Stack Exchange
Suppose you have a "borderline subjective" question, and you're not sure if you should post it to Stack Overflow or Programmers Stack Exchange. How do you decide? What's the best default option if you ...
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Where do the names of the Stack Overflow trilogy sites come from?
Why are the names of the Stack Overflow trilogy so named?
How did the names Stack Overflow, Server Fault and Super User come to be the ones used?
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Where can I ask questions that don't fit or are off-topic for Stack Overflow?
Thank you for your confidence in our abilities! But have you read the Stack Overflow FAQ?
Even though we get a lot of IT/network/computer/technical questions here, Stack Overflow is meant to be first ...
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What do the colors on Stack Overflow mean?
In Stack Overflow there are many color codes.
Sometimes the number of votes on a question is highlighted with certain colors.
Sometimes the background of the question or answer text is highlighted.
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