You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Dispute on a now-deleted question
A question was closed/delted because of a dispute?
This post has been locked while disputes about its content are being resolved. For more info visit meta.
With:
this question has been ...
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1answer
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I spent a couple of votes. Why am I not showing up in the “voters” page?
In the Users section there's a page that shows the top voters for the week.
I asked a question and voted on the best answers I got, but I'm not showing up on the voters page.
Why is that? Is this a ...
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2answers
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How to add new tags to Code Review?
I see that there are not so many tags, and the available tags are not comparing all the technologies. For example, there is no tag for play-framework, ejjaberd and of course many others as well.
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1answer
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PowerShell syntax highlighting bug with backticks
Refer to PowerShell Active Directory Browser
Backticks are incorrectly interpreted as some sort of string, instead of a line continuation character.
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2answers
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Unable to move a question to meta
I came across a question. I think this should be moved to meta but I was unable to flag it.
EDIT
The reason I added this question was that it seems to be on topic on Meta Code Review than the main ...
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1answer
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Do new CR users who are trusted elsewhere on SE go through the First Post Queue?
This question is in regards to users who have 100 rep points. When we come here from another SE site, we are awarded 100 rep points to get us started.
What I'm wondering is, do those users go ...
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4answers
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How can I replace tabs with spaces in code?
The code in my post appears to have improper indentation, but the indentation in the editor differs. There is usually a different amount of indentation between the two, which must be so because there ...
2
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1answer
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MathJax feature requires external JavaScript for SE’s editor/preview
After MathJax got enabled,
the editor buttons (for "Strong", "Emphasis" etc.) are hidden and
the preview function does not work anymore
… when JavaScript from http://cdn.mathjax.org/ is blocked ...
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2answers
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What questions are suitable for migration to Code Review, and how does the process work?
Consider this situation:
There is this question on another site which I think would be a good
candidate for migration to Code Review. What should I consider before
flagging the question, or ...
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1answer
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Meaning of 'invalid flags' and 'disputed'
Just as an example, this question was auto-flagged for being "too long".
I tried to dispute that using the moderation tool, by selecting the "invalid flags" option (which means, I thought, that it ...
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1answer
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Would my Haskell Game-of-Life be too long to review?
I have written a small application in Haskell and I wish to get a code review. Since I'm inexperienced, I cannot really write a bullet list of things I'm not satisfied with in my code. It would just ...
2
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1answer
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Flagged post without flagging
This question has been closed by votes: Rounding with a variable
I was the last close vote on this question. Does that automatically flag this post when there are no comments?
Will it count ...
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1answer
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What is this “anonymous moderator comment”?
On this answer, there is the following comment:
But there is no username associated with it, nor is there any option to vote on or flag it. I've been a member on Stack Exchange for a while, but ...
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2answers
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How can I prepare my code so that I can paste it formatted?
If I paste C++ code with many functions/classes (braces), I have to indent all of them, including their content. I've replaced tabs with spaces in my editor, but still no improvements. What's the best ...
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vote
1answer
24 views
Why is no reputation given upon selecting a best answer?
On SO, you get 2 rep when you select a best answer. Why is there no such thing on Code Review?
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2answers
53 views
Is my question off-topic?
C# with Oracle ODP.NET. CommandText alternatives
I was told in the comments that it is off-topic, and someone has also downvoted it without any explanation.
I have shown code that works fine and ...
2
votes
2answers
57 views
Is there a way to force the review of a suggested edit?
I've made this suggestion that fixes an error in a question. It's pending since about 15 minutes, but maybe this delay is normal for this site? If not, is there a way to stimulate the review process?
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1answer
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Need formal definition for “question that has no upvoted answers”
In all likelihood I'm missing something about the notion of what exactly an answered question actually is, ..or there seems to be a bug in the counter.
Go to Questions/unanswered, you get 996 ...
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2answers
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Tag-request [overall-review]
I don't quite understand how the process of tag-creation works.
In JavaScript text editing webapp, I've added overall-review to the tags list and thought that I would be able to edit the wiki and ...
3
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1answer
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How do topics get pinned to the Community Bulletin?
Basic information-gathering in this post.
Where is the Community Bulletin?
Is there a bigger board than what is floating on the right-hand side of the screen?
How do you put a post/thread there?
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2answers
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Is anything wrong with this question?
I know the voting is a little shy on CR, but I'd have thought this post would have generated more views/votes... at least a couple comments... but almost 60 views now, and still nothing.
...
2
votes
1answer
68 views
What is a non-wiki question?
On my CR profile, I have seen a number of tags related to questions I have asked. When I hover over these tags, it says "asked non-wiki questions." What is it?
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2answers
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What to do if someone is downvoting my answers without explanation?
Getting a downvote now and then isn't a problem but what if someone is downvoting answers without explanation and it seems it is just for the sake of downvoting? I got three downvotes on answers ...
4
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1answer
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How to handle flagged posts
I have started getting yellow notifications of flagged posts. For example, this one:
simplepie - The data could not be converted to UTF-8
When I look at the original post I see that it has been ...
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0answers
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Does this question belong to stackoverflow or programmers?
I asked this question a few days ago and I started a bounty also but I am having confusion about this question. Is it better suited on programmers or stackoverflow?
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1answer
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Can this question be improved?
I have asked this question about Python. I am not getting any comments/answers on this. I think I might have missed something leading to this.
What can I improve in the question (like details, more ...
0
votes
1answer
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My question was closed without any explanation
My question Verify collection as a method parameter was closed.
I havent found any explanation why it was closed.
According to FAQ http://codereview.stackexchange.com/faq we can aks the question ...
2
votes
1answer
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Was my answer deleted? [duplicate]
How can I tell if my answer was deleted?
There's no evidence of the answer on my profile page, except for the fact that I have the Teacher badge.
I haven't recieved ...
5
votes
1answer
115 views
Confused between posting on Code Review, Programmers, or Stack Overflow
I have this questions that fits the FAQ of Code Review, Programmers, and Stack Overflow. It contains a couple code snippets for one platform and I'd like to know the recommended practice between them. ...
3
votes
1answer
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Two approvals for suggested edits
It seems to me that currently a suggested edit needs two approval (or reject) reviews (as suggested edits on Stack Overflow) while a week ago they required only one approval/reject. Why? What is ...
5
votes
1answer
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Does creating a new wiki summary without description count in the Research Assistant badge?
Recently I was awarded a Research Assistant badge but I would not think that I've edited 50+ tag wikis. If I'm right creating a new tag with only an excerpt creates an empty tag wiki description too.
...
2
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1answer
61 views
Why was this answer deleted?
Why was Travis Parks' answer deleted on the Multi-tiered sorting using custom IComparer question? Is there a place on the site where we can see the reason of a delete?
3
votes
1answer
54 views
Consecutive days reset for no reason
Yesterday, I looked at my profile and it said I had 25 consecutive days. Today I look and it has 1. That's wrong.
I'm also active on SciFi.SE. There I have 69 days consecutive. I check the two sites ...
3
votes
1answer
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Why haven't I received my rep back after a bounty?
I posted a bounty on a question and received no answers within a week. The bounty ended, but I still have 66 rep.
Why is this? It says in the Bounty Part of the FAQ that:
If you do not award ...
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0answers
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Grammar problem in close reason
Our "off topic" close reason has a problem.
It should read either "generally relate to a code review request" or "generally relate to code review requests." Can we get it fixed before anyone from ...
12
votes
3answers
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Why don't people on code review use the SE chat system?
Here is the old room which was frozen due to inactivity.
And the new room which noone is ever in?
Why is that?
This has been sort of asked before ( Role of the Chat in Code Reviews ) but it was not ...
2
votes
1answer
57 views
How do you highlight code in a <pre> block?
Is there a way to highlight code syntax in a <pre> block?
In this post, I had originally inserted my code using a ...
2
votes
1answer
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Flagged questions aren't showing up in my flagging summary
I'm noticing this more recently where flagging off-topic questions aren't being listed in my flagging summary. Consequently, my flag weight is also not updated -- it remains stagnant regardless of how ...
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vote
1answer
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Should font-size for question text and code blocks be the same?
On StackOverflow the the font-size for text and code appears to be the same, but on CodeReview they're noticeably different.
It's a bit of an annoyance, because when the text font size is set to my ...
4
votes
1answer
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No replies and expiring bounty
I currently have a question up here: Optimizing Python Image Viewer and General Code Format Advise. Currently there are no answers, and the faq states "In any case, you will always give up the amount ...
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1answer
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There's a question offering +100 reputation, but the user doesn't have this amount of reputation
Is this a bug? or is this entirely possible?
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1answer
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Accepted two answers, earned twice the reputation
In question Is there anyway I can improve my implementation of this C function at code review I accepted one answer, then a better one came along and I changed it. I earned reputation from both ...
4
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1answer
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Can't suggest an edit: “edit” link missing
I was going to try editing this question, but there are no edit/retag links available:
At the same time, the link is there on other questions. For example:
I've run into another question where ...
13
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1answer
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Best practice questions
I wanted to ask a question at Code Review, so I visited the FAQ. It says this is ok:
Code correctness
Best practices and design pattern
usage in your code
Application UI
Security issues in a code ...
5
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to merge questions?
Is possible for two questions to be merged?
This user posted the same question identically here and on Stack Overflow. Both questions got good answers. And now the Stack Overflow question was ...
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1answer
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This question appears to have been migrated from programmers.SE twice
First as:
Is it better to put more logic in a for loop condition, or to use a while loop?
And then again as:
Is it better to put more logic in a for loop condition, or to use a while loop?
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votes
1answer
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5
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1answer
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Lisp symbols not highlighted correctly
Exhibit A:
The symbol d_n+1 is highlighted as the variable d_n, operator+, and 1. This is incorrect; the symbol should be all ...
7
votes
1answer
82 views
Redundant tag: review
Since this site is about reviewing codes, review is redundant and should be removed.
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1answer
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Where do high-level architecture and design questions go?
The FAQ states this:
your question is not about …
Higher-level architecture and design of software systems
So, where should a high-level design question go?
