This tag is for questions about the entire network of Q&A; sites that make up the Stack Exchange network.
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Missed the MyOpenID demise; account lost forever?
Is there any way to get my old account + metadata back if I have lost an account ties to MyOpenID?
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0answers
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What are the tricks that make stackexchange's pagespeed that fast? [duplicate]
I seriously think that one of the main secrets of this site's success is that it loads pages very fast. Unlike other websites, I don't have to wait much when having to visit to StackExchange websites. ...
4
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Cross- Stack-Exhange sites “linked” section [duplicate]
I've seen Build and strengthen the Stack Exchange community with "crossover questions" between sites - Meta Stack Exchange, but I'm just wondering about a more limited use case; it's probably been ...
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1answer
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So many subsites are hurting the network/community
There are too many (similar) stackexchange sites!
Reasons why this is bad:
Waste of resources
Difficult to choose which one question is best suited for
Question may get migrated to a site you ...
4
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1answer
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Which came first, Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange?
Just out of plain curiosity, which came first, Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange? I'm led to believe it was Stack Overflow, simply due to the similarities to Stack Exchange, but I may be wrong. So, ...
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1answer
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Tags on different Stack Exchange sites overlap
I have posted a question with fftw tag on Stack Overflow. It turns out there are are loads of useful Q&A fft(w) there. But, then I scroll through the stack exchange menu in the upper right corner ...
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Why are the “Trilogy” Stack Exchange sites the only ones that display ads? [duplicate]
I noticed that, as far as I can tell, the "Trilogy" Stack Exchange sites,
Stack Overflow
Server Fault
Super User
are the only ones that display non-Stack Exchange ads (i.e. ads for other Stack ...
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0answers
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How to SE do its reputation notfications [duplicate]
I was sent here by the people on SO, even though this is kind of a programing question.
Whenever I get reputation(A very glorious but rare event), A wonderful little green box appears at the top of ...
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How do I access my previous StackExchange myOpenId account? [duplicate]
I've an existing StackExchange account with the following myOpenId:
sidharth-panwar.myopenid.com
But I'm not able to log in with this account. Whenever I try to log in it gives me the following error ...
3
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0answers
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Bug: Careers 2.0 - Connect stackoverflow (incorrect account)
I'm trying to build out my Careers 2.0 profile by connecting to a Stack Exchange account with 200+ rep. My Stack Overflow account has more than 200 rep, but the area where I can connect the account ...
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1answer
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What is the relation between Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange?
Although this question is related:
What is the difference between Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange?
it doesn't answer the question of whether or not questions can be moved between these two areas. I ...
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0answers
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Login via Google or Facebook to Stack Exchange using Stack Exchange APIs
I am looking for creating a login for a Stack Exchange app using Facebook and Google.
Please suggest what APIs I may use here.
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0answers
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What is the difference between differnet background colors of questions in StackExchange? [duplicate]
As you can see in the following sample picture some questions have a white background and some a bright cream-ish color. I wanted to know the difference between these two.
I am also wondering about ...
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0answers
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Please direct me to https through hot network questions if I am browsing securely
I noticed that the Stack Exchange sites are now browse-able in https mode. All the links from the top-bar are also linked as //someplace.stackexchange.com etc.
But, this is not the case for the Hot ...
44
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1answer
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The Denver office violates the trademark guidance
According to Stack Exchange's trademark guidance:
The website domain name is always written stackoverflow.com (no CamelCase, single word capitalization rules apply).
However in the semi-recent ...
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0answers
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Official diagrams for Stack Exchange data center setup?
From time to time I've found various diagrams for the datacenter setup of the StackExchange setup in NYC. Are these kept anywhere in an official capacity? Are there more up to date versions than the ...
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2answers
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What is story behind the edX stackexchanges?
Specifically
http://edx-cs169-1x.stackexchange.com/ and
http://cs50.stackexchange.com/
I just saw these in the top menu bar, and I'm confused about how these were able to get into public beta on ...
5
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0answers
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Still able to edit posts with pending edits
I've noticed a inconsistency in my ability to edit posts that have a edit pending:
The normal edit button is disabled as it should be.
However, if the post has an edit history, I can open it, then ...
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0answers
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Read-only mode status message, Request to add links to official status pages
When the site is in read-only mode, I get a message like this:
This site is currently in read-only mode.
Would it be possible to update that message to provide links to these resources on SE's ...
2
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0answers
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“How to edit” scroll bar doesn't reach the top [duplicate]
The vertical scrolling "How to edit" section doesn't scrolls up the top when editing a post here on meta-stackexchange. Take for example
They should reach the top so that we can refer it if ...
12
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2answers
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Is it legal for users to make their SE posts native? [duplicate]
If a site uses content originating from a Stack Exchange site, is the user who owns the content legally permitted to make his post "native" to the non-SE site?
Here's what I mean. Some non-Stack ...
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1answer
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How does Stack Exchange work around the lack of Redis clustering?
I read that Stack Exchange uses Redis for caching and Redis doesn't have clustering support yet. So I was just wondering how Stack exchange works around this lack of an important feature? Does it use ...
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0answers
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I can't login to chat.stackexchange anymore
When I try to go to chat.stackexchange. I get this:
As you can see, I don't have the option to click on "log in using Google" anymore like on other stackexchanges sites:
I don't think this is a ...
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0answers
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Ctrl + click in Stack Overflow [closed]
When I do a ctrl + left click in Stack Overflow, the page gets filled with a few rectangle boxes that outline the div structure.
This doesn't appear to be a browser implementation as it doesn't ...
0
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0answers
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Is it possible to exclude your user profile on one of SE sites from copying to “all sites”? [duplicate]
When editing your profile info on one site; it's possible to click "Save And Copy Profile To All Stack Exchange Accounts" button and have it copied to ALL SE sites.
Is it possible to exclude a ...
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2answers
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Site to ask any question that will be moved to appropriate network site by reviewers
The Problem - The Stack Exchange network has so many sites with more being added all the time, a user probably doesn't know that a Stack Exchange site exists to answer a question they might have. In ...
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1answer
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Too many Opinion Based exchanges
There seems to be a never-ending supply of new exchanges cropping up... however many of them have crossed into the realm of speculation and opinion, not fact based and absolute (like the original ...
2
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1answer
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Should we categorize / group site tags with similar intent, and how? [duplicate]
I desperately want to avoid asking "do we need tag tags". Many of the SE sites have tag pages inundated with titles; most notably Arqade and to a lesser extent Movies & TV, Sci-Fi and RPGs.
I am ...
3
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1answer
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How does StackExchange chain its subdomains?
I'd like to know how StackExchange works? Is it just one installation which is divided to different parts or they use a separated installation for each subject?
Askubuntu.com, tex.stackexchange.com, ...
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0answers
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MS[OE] activity (before the split and after)
A request for stats (or something to look at).
One of the perceptions (it may be correct or not) is that smaller SE sites have things shouted down by Stack Overflow regulars who are unfamiliar with ...
24
votes
1answer
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Stack Exchange using Windows XP?
A recent tweet by @StackStatus reads:
Stack Exchange will be offline for a few hours tomorrow while we
upgrade our web servers from Windows XP.
This can't be accurate?
This post seems to ...
37
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2answers
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What is cs50 and why can't I access it?
I just stumbled over this page in the Stackexchange dropdown (top left corner).
cs50 - For students of HarvardX CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science
When I click on it I get the following ...
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1answer
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Querying for reputation of the commenter and its addressee using SEDE
How can I modify this Data Explorer query for the case when user of the comment is same as the poster, then the query should look for the tagged user in the comment and print the tagged user ...
3
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1answer
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What is CompletedByReviewTaskId in the ReviewTasks table?
Could someone clarify what is the field "CompletedByReviewTaskId" in the "ReviewTasks" table in the stackexchange schema? Is this the userId of the user who completed the review?
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3answers
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Is there a URL that gets you to a random Stack Exchange network site?
Sometimes I feel like I want to use some sort URL like that =) For the purpose of discovering new, interesting and useful Stack Exchange network sites.
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0answers
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Too many login options and too many different accounts
Is there any reason why we can't just have one set of login details, to get into one account, to access all Stack Exchange sites? I often go away from the site simply because I can't be bothered to ...
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1answer
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Stack Exchange site for discussing international standards
I'm interesting is discussing and asking questions relating to various international and national standards. Is there currently, or is there any plan to create, a Stack Exchange site for standards?
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0answers
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Account delete link
What determines the visibility of the delete link?
I have noticed that some accounts I have, that I have never voted or posted on, do not have the delete link as mentioned in How can I delete my ...
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Notification of tag existence on other Stack Exchange sites during tag wiki editing
After reading Synchronize tag wikis across Stack Exchange sites I wondered: when editing a tag wiki, would it be possible to notify the user of other occurrences of the same tag on other Stack ...
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0answers
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Can't join a different stackexchange site [duplicate]
There are a number of Stack Exchange sister sites. I have a hard time signing up with them. I'm presented with three options:
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Stack Exchange
...
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0answers
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Encourage OP to post a self-answer when they vote to delete their question
There are times when a person has a problem, searches, does not find a solution and proceeds to post a question somewhere on the Stack Exchange network, only to soon after figure out what the answer ...
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How much more bandwidth was eaten up in 2013 compared to 2012?
A year ago, I asked the question How much bandwidth does SE eat up?
Nick Craver gave a detailed answer, and the short of it was a whopping 60TB of data per month!
I'm wondering, a year on, how has ...
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1answer
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Is there a Stack Exchange community in which one can ask subjective and possibly open-ended programming questions? [duplicate]
I am working on a Web application, and I was looking for a reasonable implementation for one of its backend services. I wanted to ask the community if they have done something similar and if so how ...
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“Attribution Required” misses requirement to reference the license. Update/replace it?
The license info in the footer of every Stack Exchange page contains a link to the blog post Attribution Required. In this post, Jeff Atwood explains what the attribution is required to contain.
...
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3answers
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Is there any dedicated Stack Exchange site for iOS devices and iOS applications?
Is there any dedicated Stack Exchange site for iOS devices and iOS applications, like Android Enthusiasts for Android?
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5answers
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What is the right site to post a question about why a particular language does or doesn't support certain features? [duplicate]
What is the right site to post a question about why a particular language does or doesn't support certain features, for example:
Why doesn't GoLang support inheritance? What were ...
5
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1answer
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iOS StackExchange app doesn't handle non-ASCII correctly
The iOS StackExchange app doesn't handle non-ASCII characters correctly, see city name in the screenshot below.
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1answer
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Stack Exchange Android App - What are the technologies and protocols used
I was wondering what is the architecture behind the Stack Exchange Android app. I was wanting to know what type of services are on the backend, what is the authentication principle being used, how are ...
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1answer
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Is Stack Exchange part of the OpenID Foundation?
As I post this, I don't see the Stack Exchange logo on the OpenID Foundation's sponsoring members page. This means Stack Exchange is not a member of the OpenID Foundation, right?
If so,
does that ...
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1answer
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Is it up to each site to decide which kind of questions go on main vs meta? Or is meta only for questions about the site?
My understanding about meta sites on Stack Exchange is that they are for asking questions about the sites themselves. "Meta questions".
But I've noticed that some site allow three kinds of questions:
...
