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Bug: incorrect links in 'What topics can I ask about here?'
Since we were renamed from Programmers to Software Engineering, there was a mapping from the old domain name to the new one. But it looks like when the HTTPS rollout happened and they had to put the ...
Thomas OwensMod
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This question already has answers... where?
That's because that question has been closed a long, long time ago, when the duplicate notice was added in the question body itself. It needs a ♦ moderator (or a gold tag badge holder, but there are ...
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a tale of two Stack Exchange groups
Why do you want to compare how we handle an off-topic question with how another community handles a question that may or may not be on topic? Every community is free to decide (to some extent) their ...
Thomas OwensMod
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Where does one ask questions about a specific programming problem?
If you have a question about a specific programming problem or tools commonly used by programmers, the right place to post this is on Stack Overflow. See their description of what is on-topic, how to ...
Thomas OwensMod
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What happened to my bounty?
Your bounty is gone since it's not awarded manually and there are no answers that are qualified to get auto-awarded.
From the FAQ, How does the bounty system work?:
What happens if I feel my ...
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This question already has answers... where?
I fixed it. Thanks for pointing it out.
Thomas OwensMod
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Why was my question deleted which was closed within the past 48 hours
I think the reason is that some users have the privilege to vote to close questions under certain conditions
... can vote to delete closed questions within 48 hours of being closed,
so long as they ...
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Closed as dupe. Can't see duplicate link
Closed as a duplicate, but the duplicate list is empty?
Yes: this is definitely an issue, and No: it does not seem to be
related to the duplicate questions not having any answers (an issue
that ...
Thomas OwensMod
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Please remove this question from my "failed review" list
I am not a moderator, but if I am correctly informed, moderators don't have the power to change your "failed review counter", which is managed by some automatisms of the site.
However, I ...
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Having 3 or more images in a row shows "Unformatted code"
Turns out we never updated the code that detects unformatted code to take linked images (vs plain embedded ones) into account. I have a fix in a PR that should go live some time tomorrow barring any ...
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Badges and tag "X" buttons misplaced
Thanks for reporting it. There was some issue with our SVG sprite file for icons. For some reason it was off by few pixels - probably there was some issue with file export.
Anyway, fix for this is ...
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The very first question if deleted cannot be retrieved until 2nd question is added
Thanks for reporting this. Should be fixed as of about 3 hours ago!
See also: Why does "deleted recent questions" not appear for users who have asked only one question?
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"more" link in footer is hardly viewable
Thanks again for reporting this issue.
I've fixed that by changing background position for this image. It (doodle) will now be attached to right edge of the screen and disappear for smaller screen ...
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Is it a bug or deferred execution? -3 + 1= -1?
There are currently two downvotes and one upvote on your question. This could have happened if someone removed their downvote, or if someone flipped their downvote into an upvote.
Usually, votes are ...
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Post notice for duplicating question does not show the duplicated question
This is a legacy issue caused by the old way of handling duplicates versus the new way. I resolved it by reopening and voting to close.
Thomas OwensMod
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Please remove this question from my "failed review" list
Rather than worry about a meaningless stat might I suggest that if the difference between "primary" and "secondary" buttons was clear to you then an edit to make it clear to the ...
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21k rep but "Not enough reputation to answer or unprotect"
Looks like this is a PEBKAC interface error. My mind read "you do not have" when it says "you have" I guess it just didn't occur to me that I'd be getting an alert saying I can do something :)
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