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Number of votes display changed on MSO

The votes display for one-liner display has changed on meta Stack Overflow. It doesn't look so good when it is on the similar questions list of Ask Question page, but is perfect for the flag summary ...
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Number of votes on duplicate suggestions while asking a question are placed wrongly [duplicate]

While asking a question we get some suggestions for duplicates with the number of votes. But it is not place correctly. Have a look at this: Those questions are listed as follow: Why are ...
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Suggested question scores do not line up with their titles

The alignment of items in the block Questions that may already have your answer is weird. The first question score is shown before the question and subsequent question and scores doesn't match. Here ...
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Is a “How To” question, considered to be the best type of question?

I asked: Would installing different versions of libssl cause problems? Then I thought about migrating it to Super User. I got this answer: The question should be fine for Super User. You ...
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Don't pre-populate any site when submitting a question from the feed view in the android app

A couple of times I've been using the app and posted a question to stackoverflow when I meant to post to meta. Silly me; it was late and I was tired. If we tap to create a question while viewing ...
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Correct the error message when submitting with no tags in the android app

I just tried to submit a question, forgetting to add any tags and it told me "tags must be at least 2 characters". I think it should tell me I need to add tags, not that a nonexistent one is too ...
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Why does this how to ask question keep showing up?

If I want to ask a question I got to a page that says: How to Ask Welcome to Stack Overflow! We’d love to help you, but the reality is that not every question gets answered. To improve ...
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Allow me to draft a question in the android app

As far as I could see I can't draft a question in the android app, if I press the X to back out of submitting when I next go in the fields are all blank. Could we have the ability to draft questions, ...
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Keep the body input field expanded in the android app

In the android app all the submit question fields shrink to one line each when the keyboard is showing. Pressing back to close the keyboard makes the body field expand so that it takes up the ...
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Unable to submit my question because of a lack of context—but I've already added enough [duplicate]

This is my error: Please add some context to explain the code sections (or check that you have not incorrectly formatted all of your question as code). I am unable to submit my question because ...
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Why people are just not serious about my question? [closed]

When I am have considered some problem for days, and come here to see what other people may think. I get full bunch of negative answers and comments! Are SE sites the best place to ask my questions? ...
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Ability to ask questions which might lead to discussions [duplicate]

Stack Exchange is the only community of software professionals on the planet. Currently it is limited to answering specific questions with definite answer (e.g. what is 'static' in Java? Where is the ...
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How to ask about the 'halting problem' on StackOverflow, regarding the title filter

At the time of this question, the word 'problem' is disallowed as a title word in StackOverflow. Some problems have been mentioned about it, ex. here. This is a question about accepted/acceptable ...
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Is it topical to ask if a site/project is “alive” on StackOverflow?

I read the help and found it ambiguous whether or not it's topical to ask if a site is alive on Stack Overflow or not. The large number of successful questions asking if specific projects were alive ...
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Shall I delete TRIVIAL question that I answer myself? [duplicate]

I know that answering my own questions is appreciated (I was also answering this to others), but, what if the question is really trivial, so trivial it can be found in the manual? Shall I delete it? ...
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Is Stack Overflow the right place to ask a “semi-conceptual” question?

So as we all know, Stack Overflow is for specific questions which are related to programming. It is inappropriate to ask for the opinion of others, look for recommendations or solicit polling. I am ...
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Make Tags even more helpful

I noticed that on SO many users would ask a question but forget or don't know that they need to provide more info (e.g. about setting, environment, etc.). To better elaborate my point here is an ...
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How to ask the another question within the less than 20 minute on the StackOverflow? [duplicate]

TO ask a another question within 20 minute on the Stack overflow not possible,
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Where can I ask questions about behind-the-scenes details?

Where can I ask questions related to programming logic and what is really happening behind the scenes. For example: the jQuery .focus() method is supposed to work with form elements only, but its ...
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Should I ask if there's a better way at the end of viable question?

So I just asked a question on SO (its subject isn't really relevant so I won't link it) where I ask if a different approach to my problem would be more efficient with large amounts of data. However, ...
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How does one know if a question is already answered [duplicate]

Sometimes when i ask a question, i get a response that the question is already answered with a link to the answer. How does the answerer know it? I means he cannot manually go through the Q&A ...
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Putting someone's question on hold is ultimately generating load on Stack Overflow server [closed]

Suppose someone is a new user on this site. He asks a question that is not of good quality or he has not shown good effort/research work for whatever reason. I see that after a few hours someone has ...
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Why do we actively refer users to already existing answers of questions? [duplicate]

EDIT: I mean in the context of Stack Overflow, but other sites in the Stack Exchange may apply. I just don't understand cases when, for e.g., somebody asks a very specific question, and a user, ...
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Are we requiring code too often?

Earlier today I posted a question which, I feel, doesn't require code. It's a general knowledge sort of question, rather than one specific to faulty code. Granted, the question came about because I ...
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1answer
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How can I upload a file when I ask a question? [duplicate]

I haven't found anyway to upload a text file when I am asking a question. How can I do so?
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When do you block new inexperienced users from asking questions?

Rationale: This is intended to address an issue with new users that have no reputation. If they are inexperienced, they are very unlikely to gain any reputation very quickly. This results in them ...
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How can I improve the wording for the following JavaScript question?

Title: What part of JavaScript syntax is involved when you encounter (code)()? I recently encountered a short piece of script for the BASE tag but it was in the form: (code)() By ...
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Post erroneously rejected because “it appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code”

What exactly is wrong with the following text that generates the error: The complete web page and script can be found: [HERE] (http://www3.telus.net/public/horsma01/index.shtml) [or HERE] ...
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Meta's “How to Ask” links to FAQ

When you first start to ask a question on Meta (or if you simply select the title field), this text appears: Since the faq has been turned into the help center, shouldn't this contain links to ...
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How do I ask a question?

Can you advise me how to post a question about Excel? I have tried clicking the "Ask Question" button, but what happens is the following: Log in Ask Question Stackoverflow Ask Question
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Should 'Q:' be removed from question titles

The leading Q: seems redundant to me. Is there a reason I should not remove it from every question title I come across?
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Questions regarding a project — should I be making new questions or editing old ones?

I've been working on this tree project and I've been having a lot of trouble adapting to the d3 library. I'm learning very fast but I feel sometimes if I really can't figure it out (this is after ...
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Trying to post a question, the screen reloads but nothing is posted

In total I have asked 9 questions. The last time that I have asked a question was roughly 22 hours ago, yet I still cannot ask questions. I deleted my old one to see if it would change anything but no ...
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Meta's “How to Ask” sidebar is somewhat incorrect

We prefer questions that can be answered, not just discussed. This is true for main sites. It is untrue for meta sites - discussion is important and vital. While I'm sure no one reads this on ...
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What is Stack Overflow planning to do about indefinite questions with recurring updates? [duplicate]

The title of the question is hard to comprehend, please read on. I'm rather new to Stack Overflow, I joined just about a month ago, and since then I have been fairly active (top 0.41% of the current ...
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Can I post a question already posted on Travel.SE to Stack Overflow

In case I haven't received any answers for a question at Travel.SE, can I post it at Stack Overflow as it has a bigger community? Are there chances of it getting an off topic flag if it is not ...
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Prepopulating StackOverflow's “ask” form with query params

I want to generate a URL for a pre-filled StackOverflow "Ask Question" form. I see that SO honors the title and tags query params, but I can't figure out how to populate the question body textarea ...
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Can't post question, error message not showing

I selected answer my own quesiton, and then after filing out subject, question, and answer, tried to post got an error about missing tag. I added a tag and then tried to post again, and the page ...
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Can we ask a question about programming but has no code to include?

Sometimes i can see people asking general programming questions about concepts. The answer to these question requires only theory and no code. Is stack overflow the right place to ask such questions ...
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Links in How to Format when asking a question should point to helpcenter

The help section How to Format that gets visible when focusing the textbox to enter the body of a question, contains links that point to old sites, that i think are replaced by sites in the new ...
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Beginners guide to ask question [duplicate]

I have read the FAQ and "How to ask" guide. But even after following that sometimes the questions are straightly down voted, without anyone giving clear instructions of what was wrong. Is there any ...
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Should questions upvotes gain more reputation (the same as answer upvotes)? [duplicate]

IMHO asking a good question is far more difficult than giving a good answer, especially because SO is so big and full of possible duplicates. On the other hand, I think a Q&A site probably should ...
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Two similar questions, surprising difference in upvotes

This keeps nagging me. The other day, this question was asked and in no time it had 10 upvotes. Same for the most upvoted answer. I was surprised. For a first question it's a relatively good ...
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Why questions asking for benchmarks are considered non-objective or “not constructive”?

I had asked for benchmarks of certain type of software, and my question was closed and deleted. The same happened to a few similar questions asking for benchmarks. Could anyone explain what's wrong ...
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Why was this question pertaining to clockwork and Amazon AWS Elastic Beanstalk closed as Not A Real Question?

The following question just got closed for lack of realness: How to use clockwork with Amazon AWS Elastic Beanstalk? I'm stumped. What makes this question less real than any of the non-closed ...
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General questions of curiosity [duplicate]

Would it be appropriate to post a message in stackoverflow asking about specific resources one might recommend for learning/tutorials or even game-related methods to learn a subject? (or, is that out ...
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Why not restrict questions to some max length?

Is there is already such restriction? If no, why not restrict questions to some max length to avoid too long questions? Such questions are usually difficult to read and too vague.
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Why does it keep saying my post is mostly code?

I'm trying to post a sample of code that looks like this: Look at all of those comments, and it still won't allow me post! What am I doing wrong?
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Update the Don't Ask page to prevent barely researched questions (NARQing the turtle)

The Help Center > Asking > What types of questions should I avoid asking? should (but as far as I can see does not) provide guidance that barely researched (A.K.A. simple) questions are no longer ...
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Ban user for continuously asking questions which show no effort

I come to understand that there is some policy regarding users who repeatedly show little effort on their part when asking questions. My questions Is it correct? If so, what are the parameters by ...

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