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Welcome to Codidact Meta!

Codidact Meta is the meta-discussion site for the Codidact community network and the Codidact software. Whether you have bug reports or feature requests, support questions or rule discussions that touch the whole network – this is the site for you.

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Following the "sign out" into a new tab results in 404 Not Found

I'm honestly not sure what is going on here. Once I'm logged in to a Codidact site, if I click "sign out" in the top right corner of each page, I get signed out -- which is exactly what you'd expec...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Cancelation prompt is unintuitive

After hitting the "Cancel" button when writing or editing a post, a prompt shows up that says Any unsaved changes will be lost. Are you sure? [Okay] [Cancel] Hitting [Okay] will kick you out...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Broken link on abilities page.

On the abilities page, I noticed that there is one broken link that leads to a 404 error. It's the edit tags ability. Here is the link markdown: https://meta.codidact.com/abilities/edit_tagd. I t...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by 10 Rep‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by sau226‭

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Link in notification for new comments doesn't include the community in url [duplicate]

I recently got a notification for a comment on Math. However, when viewing the notification on Meta, the link to the comment was wrong. A quick inspect element shows that it is just pointing towar...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Profile editor missing preview

When editing my user profile, the preview is missing.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Dani‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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What's the limit on the length of a post?

Is there a limit on the length of a post (either question, answer, article, etc) on Codidact sites? The current UI only shows this limit for comments, but not for posts - this is not a feature req...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by hkotsubo‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭

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Missing history

This is possibly a more extreme case of a bug reported by fedorqui: a Software Development question on regexes shows as having been edited, but its history contains neither the edit nor the origina...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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"User Profile" should be more informative.

I think the current information in a user profile is very limited . In my opinion, the following information should be added: Visible to all users The number of questions and answers The number...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by MathPhysics‭  ·  edited 3y ago by MathPhysics‭

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Always display who asked a question in question lists

Basically, I'd ideally want something like "asked 3 days ago by A, last activity 1 day ago by B". Having just the person without the question creation date would be significantly less useful but...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Derek Elkins‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭

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Trying to edit an answer results in internal server error; edit gets recorded, but not promoted to current revision

This is a bit weird. I spotted a typo in an answer of mine, and figured I'd fix it. I was able to edit the answer, but when I tried to save the edit, I got a page telling me there had been an int...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Mention is red when comment is edited [duplicate]

I noticed that after you edit a comment mentioning someone, the comment has the mention marked in red, indicating that the mention failed, instead of the proper blue color. Refreshing fixes it, but...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Moshi‭  ·  closed as duplicate 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Does downvoting someone else lower your own reputation?

On Stack Exchange, downvoting a question or answer —2 your reputation. What about here?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by DNB‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Kevin M. Mansour‭

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Change not listed in question

The question list for Q&A on the Electrical Engineering site shows this entry: However, in the question (https://electrical.codidact.com/questions/279739), there is nothing indicating the qu...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Can't upload images (clicking upload button does nothing)

The image uploader seems broken. Clicking on the upload button does nothing. Cross ref: bug report posted over at Photography Meta. Also, I just noticed while making the link above, clicking the "l...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by scottbb‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Deleting a question that has answers that were deleted by System, transfers the answer deletion to the question deleter

This was definitely unexpected, and possibly a bug. A question was flagged over on Scientific Speculation that hadn't been acted on in any way on Codidcat and had no non-deleted answers (they were ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Please add tooltips for admins / moderator "icons" (characters) in the user list

Just a tiny cosmetic stuff easy to fix. Please add tooltip for the characters used for admins and moderators in the user list. Note: I know these already exist in the actual user profile.

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Mithical‭

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Filtering non SE questions?

Is it possible to filter for non stack exchange questions? On communities that have opted to sync, I've found it quite frustrating that I'll find a question posted "recently" I think is interestin...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Cazadorro‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Discrepancy between abilities and privilege page

On the abilities page for a moderator/admin (ex. Monica Cellio), there is a differnce between the abilities list which shows all privileges with a check mark and "yes" under "Earned", and the indiv...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by luap42‭

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Is there a Codidact community fitting for this question (or one emerging)?

Is there any Codidact network website in the horizon to accept this question? Perhaps with some edit or conceptual change the question would be a good fit for scientific speculation? Daily life...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by Trilarion‭

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Multi-colored bookmarks

We'll want to have bookmarks, eventually. It would be nice to have bookmarks with some kind of categorization. For example, favorites/bookmarks with different colors, because I want to come back ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Nick Alexeev‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Derek Elkins‭

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Sign In vs. Sign Up

Sign In and Sign Up are two different functions, with different buttons & pages, and they should remain separate. However, there should be consistency in how they reference each other, as well ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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Featured link title doesn't update across the network

The featured Meta post UPDATE on: Abilities update coming today (some downtime, update beginning 2020-11-24 20:00 UTC) was recently retitled, and the Meta featured posts widget reflects this update...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Moshi‭

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Tables in posts

Can we have the ability to create tables? Right now, according to this answer tables are not on the list of things allowed in posts, which is a shame because I can see many uses for them, such as t...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by fedorqui‭

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Adding a comment to an existing thread results in Internal Server Error, but the comment gets added

I added a comment just now to an existing thread to a question on Power Users. Clicking "Add reply", the response was a "500 Server Error" page with the page title "Power Users - Internal Server E...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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When not logged in, the "Abilities" link on the profile page leads to a Not Found [duplicate]

The user profile page right-hand column has an Earned Abilities block, which has an Abilities link at the bottom. When logged in, that link takes the user to their own abilities summary at /abilit...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Canina‭

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Is it possible to delete account community-wise?

Is it possible to delete account community-wise (wise or, wide I don't know)? I just want delete my account in some community.

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Improvements to "Recent Comments"

Recent comments (e.g., https://meta.codidact.com/mod/comments ) could use some improvements. Five specific things that come to mind: 1 - A reference above each comment showing the post title. This...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Moshi‭

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Comments don't like multi-line code :/

I was in the middle of doing something in Software Development CD and I've decided to make a comment thread regarding something from the answerer's quote. I went writing a comment and added a mult...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by General Sebast1an‭  ·  edited 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Allow licence change when there's only one contributor

I wrote a post without realizing I was using the default licence CC BY-SA instead of the licence I wanted to use (CC0). I wanted to amend my mistake; I wasn't able to. Other similar (but closed sou...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by .                                                .‭  ·  last activity 23d ago by Mithical‭

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Show tooltip for tag when hovering over it

It would be nice if hovering on a question tag, a tooltip containing the whole HTML formatted usage guidance is shown.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Alexei‭

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Request to add view counter for every question. [duplicate]

Whenever I post a question it takes a long time for someone to answer it. I do not know if someone is atleast active in the community or not. I know this community is to help each other's problems ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by aditya98‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Community Rules

Was reading this Post and I certainly agree with the general differences like open source and non-profit that differentiate Codidact. But the Community vs Repo point leaves some questions. Sure eac...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Culyx‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Lundin‭

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flagging as duplicate without any details shouldn't be allowed

I was reading this question. I was trying to flag something as duplicate. When I tried to flag as duplicate with no details, I got the message Thanks! A moderator will review your flag. That m...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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What is the "tools" button for? Is it meant to do anything?

I was just looking at one answer of mine, and I noticed a "tools" button with a spanner next to it. When I tried clicking it, however, nothing seems to happen. I've looked through the abilities pag...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by 10 Rep‭  ·  edited 3y ago by luap42‭

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A floating field for saving some lines for easier reference

When we write an answer we always have to take some lines from questions, comments and, other places. I was thinking if we could add some kind of floating button to the right bottom. When we expand...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user

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Is there a privacy policy for Codidact?

Is there a privacy policy for Codidact? As I'm a resident within the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation pretty much dictates how websites have to present their activities around...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Zerotime‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Trilarion‭

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Could "last activity" link to where it happened (e.g. specific answer)?

On a list of questions or posts, each entry has a "last activity" indicator showing who last changed it and when. Would it be possible to have "last activity" be a link to the post that changed? ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Mod tools - Flags - Duplicate - make it a link

I received a Mod notification for a Duplicate Flag. In such flags (and anything similar where a Post reference is included), the referenced possible duplicate target should be a link instead of pla...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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UI isn't looking well in Android

When the title becomes bigger than as expected than UI in android don't look good. So, UI should updated for Android. I have faced the problem for User list also. Screen width is 480 and heig...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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More social media/online communities to link to profile.

As of right now (date of posting), you can only link one website and a Twitter account. I have a few ideas of accounts you can link to your profile here on Codidact: LinkedIn More website slots f...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by KingDuken‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Canina‭

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Initial tour fails at tagging the initial question [duplicate]

One just signed up (in Languages & Linguistics) and received a notification to take an initial "tour to find out how this site works". A friendly Codidactyl invites one to create a question but...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by viäränlaenen‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Comment Changes

Popup vs. Inline The box that pops up when starting a new Comment Thread is in the middle of the page and it is not movable. When writing a comment, unless it is very short, I often want to be...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Sefaria Linker bug

If I go to: https://judaism.codidact.com/questions/276449#comment-1676 the Sefaria links work fine. However, if I click on "Show 3 more comments" below the Question, the Sefaria links all disappear.

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Limit of flag comment

What's the limit of flag comment? I was testing by flagging in Dev server. I had flagged a comment using more than 30000 characters. I think it should be limited (maybe, 500 characters)

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by deleted user

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Let us have a transparent review system.

Issue According to the answers provided by the community staff to this post, I conclude that one of the Codidact policies is empowering moderators to take some required actions in some situations a...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by MathPhysics‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Lundin‭

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Promoted posts image renders Hebrew ℵ as "?", but Greek "Α" correctly [duplicate]

In this case, an image really is worth a thousand words: That links to the question What sound did the letter ℵ encode in ancient Hebrew, and why did it morph into the greek vowel Α? The origin...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Add an icon for verification (for mods)

Context for images: I know that Monica is a staff member of Codidact, which also makes her a mod, so if there's a question you have about the images, here's the context. I have recently learne...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by General Sebast1an‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Canina‭

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How granular should network communities be?

What are (y)our principles for deciding how granular Codidact network communities should be? The Other Place seems to lean towards more granular communities—one for software development, one for se...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by r~~‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Lundin‭

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Can we have an error if the to be uploaded image is too large?

I tried to upload an image and wondered why I didn't work. So I tried again and again until I noticed that my images were barely larger than 2 megabytes. Can you please add a warning if images are ...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Zerotime‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭