Please use this tag when you want to draw attention to a specific question on the main site. For example, if you want to draw high-rep users to closed/reopen/edit a question, if you want to discuss the necessity of locking/protecting a question, etc. Do not use if your intention is to discuss/ask ...
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What's wrong with my question? (math history)
This is the my first time posting here, the reason is that a few days ago I asked this question. Although I got 2 upvotes no one answered anything, I'm usually very disciplined on how and what I can ...
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5answers
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Why has this excellent question been put on hold?
This question has been put on hold although it is very precisely formulated and evokes an interesting and underestimated property of rings.
The question is intimately related to a useful concept in ...
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1answer
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How do I find my old questions on here?
I asked a couple of questions on here that I want to find, but I can't find them because I don't see any options that let me review my old questions. Thank you
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1answer
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Recent deletion of a question
There was a recent homework question that went along the lines of finding integer solutions to $(4x^2-1)(4y^2-1)=(4z^2-1)^2$, but it seems to be deleted now. Is this correct? I don't have 10k ...
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1answer
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Lost a question I answered
Yesterday I answered a question in a somewhat unsatisfactory way. Today I worked out the kind of answer the questioner really wanted, but now I can't find the question. Question was: g(x) = ...
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0answers
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User's computer does not render mathjax
I was trying to answer this question, and it seems that the asker can't view mathjax. I have no idea how to troubleshoot this kind of issue, so some help here would be much appreciated.
Any ideas as ...
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2answers
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Please undelete my answer
My answer to this question was deleted.
I don't agree with banning a non-homework question showing no effort.
What if someone asks a question like the Fermat's last theorem without showing no ...
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2answers
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Why my comments were deleted from this question?
Why my comments were deleted from this question?
I asked the OP the definition of the principal $n$-th root of $x$, where $x$ is a real number.
I exchanged comments with the OP on that.
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1answer
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What's wrong with this question?
It got 2 down votes and 3 close votes.
What's wrong with it?
Classification of all semisimple rings of a certain order
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0answers
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Protocol for duplicate questions
I've asked this question, only to realize that my question is a duplicate of another, though perhaps of a slightly different flavor.
What should I do? Does this mean that I should delete my ...
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2answers
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Was this question really “not a real question”?
I know this is a relatively old question, but the fact that it got such a negative reaction seemed very strange to me. I hope it's not in poor tact to bring attention to this, but I feel like it might ...
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4answers
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On the reception of “Real World Application” questions
I have come across a couple of questions which have asked about the "Real World" applications of things (specifically, of the Fibonacci series and of Groups, Rings and Fields). It seems to me that ...
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0answers
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Questionable question deletion [closed]
http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/446664/what-is-the-most-efficient-numerical-base-system was a perfectly good question that accumulated a few good references in the comments when the OP deleted ...
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1answer
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Rephrasing math-history question on hold
I am not to familiar with the procedures at meta and hope this is the right place to formulate a request concerning help with rephrasing a question. The question Is mathematical history written by ...
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1answer
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Double standard in 'good answer' criteria and question reopening
The question Intuition about whether to switch in box problem was closed as a duplicate of Card doubling paradox.
The OP of the duplicate question needs further clarifications after reading the ...
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1answer
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How long can my post be locked pending resolution?
Several hours ago, a post of mine was locked.
locked by Alex Becker♦ 8 hours ago
This post has been locked while disputes about its content are being resolved. For more info visit meta.
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3answers
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Lost question - how can I find it again?
A long time ago, I asked a question to the effect of:
If choice fails, can the cardinal numbers still be totally
ordered?
Or something like that. Anyway, as I recall, Asaf Karagila gave a ...
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1answer
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Re-asking a question to get rid of a negative score?
There is a rather nice question in the group-theory tag at the moment. It deals with the pre-requisites needed to understand a rather famous result. You can find the question here.
An answer to this ...
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1answer
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Community wiki: really?
The 'community wiki' tag on the sister question doesn't seem to be appropiate by its definition, since neither the questions nor given answers are suitable for multiple editors - not at all.
Is this ...
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1answer
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Is the 'sister' question on topic?
I suspect we've all seen My sister absolutely refuses to learn math by now - it's lodged at the top of the Stack Exchange hot questions list, it's been tweeted, it's got 27k views and hundreds of ...
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1answer
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How to : add comments on old questions ? and, reopening closed questions?
My question Collatz-like : $(5 x \pm 1)/3$ has been closed as "not a real question". I agree the question was insufficiently definite, and am grateful to the moderators and commenters (and to the ...
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1answer
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Reopening thread that I don't think is off-topic.
Sadly I don't have 5 reputation yet so hope this is the right place to post.
I don't understand why this question How to Convert PDF containing Math (made from Latex) to Word was closed. I had the ...
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1answer
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Why was this question involving Survival Functions migrated to Stat.Stackexchange?
Trying to understand formula for the Survival Function (survival analysis)
It's essentially a basic actuarial science question. Most of the tags don't fit. I'd say actuarial science and probability ...
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2answers
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Why My question was closed, [Reopened] [RECLOSED again]?
In my question I ask for practical tips for the mathematical research practice, if not personal,I look for some articles/websites/books/guides/faq related, or if was already asked on Math.SE, the link ...
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1answer
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Is MSE a good place for this question
I want to place a bounty on this question, but I'm not sure if MSE is the best place for it. In general, where is the best place to ask that type of question. It seems that neural networks are ...
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1answer
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Why was this question closed? Is it unpopular, or am I missing something?
This is the question I am referring to:
Proposal: don't show poster's name until upvote/downvote
I suspect that this question was closed because it was an unpopular suggestion. Whilst I ...
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3answers
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On the closing of: “Does mathematics require axioms?”
On the closing of: Does mathematics require axioms?
This question was first closed, and after changing the question, it was voted to be reopened again. I don't understand why it is now closed again. ...
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2answers
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Can anyone explain to me why was my question closed
I posted this question which at first seemed related to the linked question though I was trying to complete a method. I then edited the question so that it serves that purpose yet it was still closed, ...
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1answer
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Bounty awarded and original poster gone!?
This problem: "Second part of the factorial sum divisibility question" had a 500-point bounty on it, posted by a user 'caveman'. Just now I noticed that 'caveman' is gone, and the bounty has been ...
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2answers
381 views
Why was this question deleted?
I'm just curious, beyond the loss of 65 points.
Bayes' Theorem question
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1answer
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Is my question still too bad?
I made this question some days ago, I realized it was poorly written and then I edited it - at the time, I thought it was because I failed to define "result", now I think I added a better definiton ...
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4answers
793 views
Why was the soft question on the beauty of mathematics closed?
Why was the following question closed:
What was the first bit of mathematics that made you realize that math is beautiful? (For children's book)
I ask because I cannot find any discussion about ...
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1answer
59 views
Cross-posting or Move a Question to CrossValidated?
I'm beginning to think my question: How do I know whether I need to normalize before ranking? could be a better fit for CrossValidated. (I've read this link: Moderator Supported (Official) Guidelines ...
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3answers
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Why isn't the batman question closed?
I was just curious to know, why the Batman question is not closed? As far I know, it provides no insight and no proof that the person did research before they posted the question. Are we just keeping ...
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1answer
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Why do some users delete their questions after receiving an answer?
It has happened several times now that a question is deleted by its author a few minutes after I post an answer.
I suspect it's because the question is a homework question and the user wants to ...
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0answers
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New user slips through the cracks [closed]
I noticed that this question asked by a new user has gone unanswered:
Daniel A. Marcus Number Fields Exercise 2.29
Maybe I am being inappropriately paternal. But, especially since he/she did ...
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2answers
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Why was this question closed? (policy for reference requests)
As per the text of the re-open thread, it wouldn't fit to add this to that queue. However, I am curious to understand why this question was closed: Algebra and Geometry book.
I have no vested ...
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2answers
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I issued a bounty on a duplicated question: what should I do?
I recently added a bounty to one of my old questions hoping to get a more complete solution, but it turns out that Micah asked an isomorphic question half a year before me with a good answer.
How ...
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1answer
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Generalization case vs Particular case
Could the - generalization of a problem - post be a good enough reason in order to vote for closing
a question? I agree that in some cases is proving to be useful and the effort is significantly ...
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1answer
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Should the old “losing Bill D.” thread be undeleted and re-locked?
In recent events Bill D. has left the site. During a now-closed thread pointing that out a comment was linking to the previous thread started by the user Math Gems when Bill was suspended for a month.
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1answer
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How did this question get so famous?
In these volatile days of dramatic arguments over meta, my suspicion alarm is set to a much more sensitive threshold.
And I wonder, If $n$ the order of a group and $\gcd(k,n) = 1$ then there exists ...
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6answers
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Why was “Rational numbers - sticks and stones” deleted?
Could some 10k or ♦ mod shed some light on why this question was deleted?
I understand that there may have been a good reason for it, but the error page I'm getting doesn't really explain it, beyond ...
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3answers
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Should we answer questions related to untimed IQtests?
This question is related to this post. Please see the comments for more details.
How should we deal with problems like this on math.se? That is, problems coming from an untimed IQ test which is ...
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0answers
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why downvoted in this question?
Anyone have an idea Why I was downvoted in this question?
I really don't know.
How can I prove $\pi_1(M)=\pi_1(M-\{q\})$?
Thanks
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1answer
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Why was this question closed as too localized?
I do not believe this question deserved to be closed as too localized. The question is a valid question and by no means too localized.
The OP has again posted the same question an hour back here and ...
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2answers
246 views
another contest problem.
3 Dimensional Geometry and
his other question.
I will look up the previous questions about contest problems in a minute. I was halfway through composing an answer, then I found ...
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1answer
352 views
Deleted questions
I had previously posted some questions, and they have now been deleted without notice. I am not certain of what happened to them. If I could be shown the questions and given an explanation by a ...
1
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1answer
174 views
A deleted answer
12 days ago I asked a question: $Hom(\mathbb{F}_p G, M)$ and $H^1(G,M)$
I got an answer quickly. I'm looking for it now, but the answer was deleted.
I don't know why it was deleted, but I'm afraid I ...
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0answers
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Reposting a (mathematical) question that disappeared
Yesterday I posted a comment on a recent math.SE question that interested me, suggesting a "perhaps.. fruitful" approach. Later with a bit more insight I looked back and found the question had ...
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1answer
253 views
Abstract duplicate?
I have noticed two questions here and here which are nearly identical in nature. These questions ask to show that given any $n+1$ integers, there exist at least two integers whose difference is ...
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