Unanswered Questions
85 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Are moving or transport questions on topic?
Bizarrely, this isn't the first time I've seen a question asking how to build a custom hoist. That's not the approach I'd take in the first place, so it's something of an XY question. It's also not ...
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Add "delayed close"?
Some of our close reasons include a request for additional information, with the implication that this might allow them to reopen. That strikes me as somewhat off-putting to newcomers, so I tend to ...
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Tags for things that aren't on topic?
I asked this question - How to get rid of tiny brown ants?
Simple question, chose ants and pest-control as tags.
Then was told that question is off-topic? What? How can a question be off-topic if ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Are tool identification questions appropriate?
Noticing that there are no tool-identification or identification tags, I found this meta discussion where consensus was that such a tag wasn't needed or appropriate.
However, nothing in that question ...
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Why was this question deemed "off-topic?"
This recent question was closed as off-topic. The question asked for help in removing a bathtub strainer, which seems to me a reasonable plumbing-related question.
I agree that the question is not ...
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iOS App bug uploading pics from iPhone 7 asked me to post to Meta
The iOS App got stuck uploading a photo. I was getting this error:
It wouldn’t upload from the originals (2) in-spite of trying several times.
So I tried a joined layout and it worked. Maybe because ...
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Can't edit tags following migration
I just migrated this question from EE.SE, and as frequently happens, the tags didn't carry over. So I tried to edit it to add the wiring and switch tags — something I do regularly on other sites ...
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What are "those oscillating tools"?
This question asks about oscillating tools, using off-site links to describe what they are. Since those links are long-since broken, there's no real indication of kind of tool they're talking about ...
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2013 Community Moderator Election
The 2013 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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Social Media plugins for WordPress
It would be useful to have WordPress plugins for FaceBook and Google+, so when new blog entries are posted readers could be informed through their chosen social media provider.
These plugins should ...
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Can we prevent (or at least steamline) certain tags of questions
I see people in this stack create questions asking if something contains asbestos and the response is always the same. No one can tell if it doesn't contain asbestos over the internet.
The tag already ...
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Duplicates that are a new view of an old question
This one Plumber drilled through exterior 2x4s - that's bad, right?
I kind of like, because it's new detailed pictures of an old problem.
It's like the answer is common but the question is unique ...
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Is it ok to provide link-only answers on duplicate questions that are not closed as duplicates?
It seems like there is a hesitancy here to close questions as duplicates. I don't know if people are after more reputation or do not want to scare off newcomers, but it seems like even questions that ...
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New Tag Line: Pictures Before Removing Wires
I am only half-joking with this suggestion:
Can we have a tag line on the home page of "Always Take Pictures Before Removing Wires"?
Yes, that is (a) crazy and (b) electrical specific, which ...
