This suggestion has merit, but it isn't the very next thing on our list. We'll try to get to it.
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1answer
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Xcode-snippets make code look like its inside a comment
When asking questions on SO that involve Xcode code-snippets, the syntax is to use a #, which makes the code look like it's inside a comment. For example this Xcode standard snippet for looping ...
3
votes
0answers
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Comments with lone surrogates behave unexpectedly
So, I had to stand up for my beloved bananas, and show how some piece of code failed to deal with them.
Said code would transform a banana into a lead surrogate inside a span tag, followed by a trail ...
4
votes
0answers
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When you encounter an error, stackexchange should not respond with the error page when you reload [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Refreshing error pages lead to error pages even after the error is fixed
As an example, I encountered an error and was directed to ...
2
votes
1answer
47 views
Reviewing Posts - Retagging Bug
While trying to figure out this problem: Repeated "Save Tag Edits" Bug when reviewing?
I came across another (I believe it is) bug. This one however is a bit different.
When you go to ...
11
votes
2answers
132 views
Review option on mobile phone not available?
The other day I was looking at the stackoverflow site on my Android mobile phone. All is made very nice and all, but I could not find the Review button/link. Is it being implemented, did I miss it, or ...
8
votes
1answer
106 views
Can moderators be allowed to move answers to other questions piecemeal?
A similar request resulted in our sane merge process. That works great if the questions are really duplicates and if all the answers apply. But sometimes the Venn diagram looks more like this:
If ...
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votes
2answers
124 views
Refreshing error pages lead to error pages even after the error is fixed
During today's maintenance I've noticed an annoying side effect to certain error pages. I happened to end up on http://workplace.stackexchange.com/error?aspxerrorpath=/ when trying to navigate to The ...
3
votes
1answer
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Editing from the excerpt history results in “page not found”
Steps to reproduce:
Go to the excerpt history of a tag.
Click on edit.
Change the excerpt of the tag.
Save your edit and you'll see that "page not found" page.
2
votes
1answer
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Flag as duplicate option on Area51
When browsing Area51, I came across a proposal which was an exact duplicate of another proposal. (this and this).
When I went to flag it, I saw there was no option for flagging as a duplicate.
...
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votes
3answers
485 views
Give moderators a tool to invalidate votes between users
Vote fraud happens on Stack Exchange sites, it is a natural consequence of the reputation system and one of the duties of a moderator is to deal with cases of suspected vote fraud. There are various ...
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votes
2answers
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Make the option to register more explicit
I'm going to ask/answer a question on a new site, guys! Let's just fill out this last form here.
Well, I don't have an account, so to register I just fill in my name and email, right?
Wrong. Kind ...
0
votes
1answer
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Beta “Broken” Links Review is “Broken” for facebook.stackoverflow.com
Though the page is still in beta stage, the connection should at least point properly for posted tagged facebook. Going to this page returns all posts for Stack Overflow. Unless the intended feature ...
2
votes
1answer
80 views
Navigating to the edit mode of a not-exist page produces a strange error message
Visiting meta.tex.stackexchange.com/posts/2603 produces "404 error" but visting meta.tex.stackexchange.com/posts/2603/edit produces "There is a pending suggested edit in the queue, try again in a few ...
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votes
1answer
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Syntax-Highlighting won't recognize all CSS keywords
I just discovered a strange behavior of the CSS syntax highlighting feature which you can see in the following code example:
.first_rule {
color: red;
}
.second_rule:hover {
color: blue;
}
...
3
votes
1answer
49 views
Add multiple users to a careers.stackoverflow.com employer account
I have a careers.stackoverflow.com employer account. I want my colleagues to also have access to the same account, but currently this does not seem to be possible.
One way I've found to hack this is ...