What are Badge IDs and where can I find them?
Badge IDs are, especially on older sites, very random.What are Badge IDs?Where can I find these IDs?How can I reproduce this table in case of changes in the Badge system?Who is going to profit from...
View ArticleWhy are certain example URLs like https://site.com/ and https://mysite.com/...
Why is https://site.com/ and https://mysite.com/ blocked from the post content on the main site?I tried to make a sample URL and I had to use https://testsite.com instead.
View ArticleA Pronominal Proposal
The recent Code of Conduct change and, more specifically, the associated FAQ (now deleted; Wayback Machine copy here) have notgone downwell. (For the avoidance of doubt, linking to those does not...
View ArticleIn a chat room, what are the full mechanics of being "in the room"?
In a chat room, what are all the mechanics around being listed as "in the room" or not?The various states of being "in a room"I know of at least three states that a chat user can be in:Never having...
View ArticleShould posts be self-contained?
Should posts be self-contained; that is, should questions and answers avoid linking to outside material?For example, I recently edited to inline code the author had put in a paste bin. Was that...
View ArticleNew top bar quick reference guide / Where has the link to gone?
Since the new top bar has been rolled out - a number of different people, established and new users alike, have asked questions on where a specific link has disappeared to with the new top bar design....
View ArticleWhat site-specific post formatting settings are available?
Certain Stack Exchange sites have specialized support for non-standard types of post formatting.Tim Post briefly mentioned these when discussing site-specific configuration settings, but he didn't go...
View ArticleWhat are the details/implementation of the draft feature?
As per the title, curious about any implementation details that can be revealed.I don't see any details in the StackExchange Data Explorer that indicate how they might be stored.Particularly, I'm...
View ArticleDocumentation for Stack Exchange engine URLs?
I have found mentions of various Stack Exchange engine URLs (/question/NNNN, /question/NNNN/question-title-spelled-out, /answer/NNNN, /user/NNNN, /q/NNNN, /a/NNNN, /u/NNNN, etc.) scattered around in...
View ArticleWhy was my "shopping list" question closed?
My question was closed for being a "shopping list question", even though it was very much related to the topic of the site. Why?
View ArticleOur site just graduated/launched/left beta! Do we need to do anything?
A bunch of sites on the network are graduating and losing the "beta" designation. This also enables more features like establishing migration paths and community ads. As a mod on a newly graduated...
View ArticleWhat causes a question to be tagged as [untagged]?
I had thought that any question tagged untagged was as a result of migration. But What happened to the village in Contagion? was not migrated from anywhere as far as I can tell, so how did it end up...
View ArticleHow do I view the recent replies to things I have written?
How can I see recent activity, such as when someone answers one of my questions, leaves a comment reply to me, edits one of my posts, or votes on my posts?How do I see recent activity on my...
View ArticleWhat is the official etiquette on answering a question twice?
When is it okay to post two answers to one question?
View ArticleHow are "related" questions selected?
For almost every question there's a list of "related" questions on the right.How are those questions selected? Is it based solely on tags? Can I do anything if I see a question on the list that is...
View ArticleWhat is SE policy regarding potentially offensive screen names?
A user has chosen a screen name that could be construed as deeply offensive. Actually, aside from the possibility that it is intended as a joke (ie tongue-in-cheek), it can't be regarded as other than...
View ArticleHow soon should I "vote to close"?
When I see a poorly asked question, should I immediately vote to close, or should I comment, and give the OP a chance to improve their question?Waiting increases the chance that I'll forget, and never...
View ArticleEasier way to represent DB tables when asking DB questions
Just like there is code highlighting for languages when you ask programming questions, can you add a feature where you can enter table design information and it is visually shown in the question?Right...
View ArticleOn what sites are Stack Snippets enabled?
Stack Snippets is now a feature on some Stack Exchange sites. On what sites is this feature enabled? Where is it being discussed? And where has it actively been decided not to implement the feature?...
View ArticleAffiliate links (Amazon and others)
I've just read this question (now deleted). What is the policy on putting affiliate tags into Amazon links on Stack Overflow? What about other affiliate links?
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