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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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Show User's Vote on List of Posts

Since Codidact shows + and - votes on the list of posts, would it be possible (practical...) to show if the currently logged in User has voted on each post? When displaying an individual post, ther...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  edited 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Can't post image

I can't post a new answer when that answer contains an image. Clicking Post Answer makes it turn gray, but it then just sits there. I removed the image from the post, and it worked. See https://...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Allow block quotes in comments

When commenting on a post, sometimes I want to comment on a specific paragraph, or similar section. The most natural way to me is to block quote it, however using Markdown to do it doesn't work (it...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Make the editor's textarea bigger (full screen?) and with a side-by-side preview

Can we improve the editor? Currently, the textarea is, IMO, too small (even a short post like this one requires some scrolling when editing). For larger posts (like this one) it's even worse. When ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by hkotsubo‭

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How can an SE refugee help fix encoding problems?

"Scoring System for Trust Level Requirements" by Mithrandir24601 states that at some point, interaction with the site will be gated behind trust levels, as described in "User Privileges" on the Git...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by PinoBatch‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by luap42‭

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How can one remove their account ?

I haven't found the option to remove/delete account in neither "Account" tab nor "Edit" one. I don't want to do it but I think it should be possible anyway. The Q what should happen to content that...

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

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Tag updates, including tag hierarchies

We have just pushed some updates related to tags. You will now see a "tags" link in the category bar (next to "posts"), which leads to a searchable list of all tags. Selecting an individual tag t...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 4y ago by pnuts‭

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"Follow" option [duplicate]

Will there be a "follow" option in the future (to follow certain questions, that is)?

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Harel13‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Let mail addresses be confirmed

I've successfully signed up for Codidact with a mail address. However, the mail address I used didn't receive a confirmation mail so Codidact can't know if the person operating this account and th...

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

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Can we get a page with links to all of the top level posts from across the network as they are created?

Currently in order to check for new posts on the sites I am interested in, I have to visit the sites individually. Since the posts are stored in one DB would it be possible to get a page here that...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Category dropdown list hides behind the modal form when changing a posts category .

When I use the tools to change the category of a question, the drop down list of categories to change to is showing behind the modal form. Steps to reproduce, Click the tools option below the que...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 3y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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How should we approach a programming site or sites?

We have a suggestion for a site for professional coding, and software engineering and computer science also have some interest, and there are overlapping suggestions for cloud technologies and sin...

10 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Deleted posts should be accessible to the creator *or* there should be a warning

I started writing an answer on Scientific Speculation and accidentally submitted it in a very incomplete state. Then my toddler came by and started making it hard to work on the stub. So, using my ...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by dmckee‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by luap42‭

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Style for [closed] (but this post is not closed)

While [closed] is clear and unambiguous, it really doesn't stand out in a list of posts. Can we have a colored background (like the reddish background for a deleted comment or answer when viewing a...

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

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Is there a way to view all subscriptions in one list?

If I navigate to my list of question subscriptions, all I see is my subscriptions for the current community. The user profile syncs across all sites; is there a way to combine all of the question s...

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

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Remove separate search page and put a search textbox directly in the top bar

Would it be possible to change the search so that you don't end up on a separate page? It feels a bit clunky to not be able to search directly. Replace the search button with a text box for the que...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by klutt‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by sau226‭

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What is the difference between the subdomain forum.codidact and the rest of the communities?

I just noticed that the account I created for the subdomain forum.codidact.com doesn't work for the rest of the community websites. Given that, I had to create a new account. Is this supposed to ...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by goncaloperes‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Some user avatars are referenced over HTTP when the page is loaded over HTTPS, triggering mixed content handling

I noticed that visiting Using accents while staying legible on Writing triggered a mixed content warning in my browser. Another example is How to train readers in Argot or Slang (full disclosure: I...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭

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Triggers for cognitive biases for non native English speakers in this site as web-accessibility issues

I dedicate this post to ArtOfCode and Monica; this is my "I welcome myself" post and I wrote it also based on seven years of experience with StackExchange. I admit I was a bit lost with the site...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2mo ago by meta user‭

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Bug in Indicator

I was looking at some random questions on Outdoors, and I noticed that some of the "Upvote Downvote indicator"/"Green Red thing" was off on a few questions. Here are 5 examples. (This may have happ...

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

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Why is there a voting limit?

I was just informed I've reached my daily voting limit. I didn't know Codidact had a voting limit. Why is there a voting limit?

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Harel13‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by luap42‭

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Problem with adding images to answer

I was writing an answer, which included two images. Something seems to be broken with the markup text generated by clicking the image icon. I clicked the icon, and entered the pathname of the imag...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Post action links that cannot be used should be hidden

When I'm signed in, I see a set of post action links such as the following (this is from a question): Permalink | History | Suggest edit | Close | Delete | Flag The "Suggest edit" changes to ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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How is Codidact financed?

With the network constantly but surely growing, I wondered how Codidact is financed. I think that this question is highly relevant as it's emphasised that Codidact is run for the community from the...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Zerotime‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Mithical‭

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On mobile browser, notification list goes off the screen

Problem On mobile browser, notification list goes off the screen. How we got here Login to codidact.com Click on the Notifications button on the top bar. Screenshot

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Masked Man‭  ·  edited 4y ago by luap42‭

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What should we do about tagging in Site Proposals?

We need to figure out tags in the "Site Proposals" category. I noticed that some proposals were tagged "suggestion" and some "new-communities" and started to replace the former with the latter, an...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by Michael‭

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Markup documentation?

Where is the documentation for the markdown codes used on these pages? I'm trying to RTFM, but can't find the M. I did look in HELP, but it's not there. Below where I'm typing this, there is a b...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Show me the rep!

Now that we are getting some activity on the EE site, I'm discovering features I used more than I realized on SE. On SE, you could go to your activity > reputation and see all the recent votes y...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Canina‭

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How do I notify users with a space in their username via comments?

I know that I can notify users that I wrote something regarding their comment by adding them by using @Username, for example "@Username That's a nice idea!". How do I notify users who have a space ...

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

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What kinds of data import can QPixel support?

How granular can data-import be for QPixel (I realize the answer might be different later for Codidact), and can it be done more than once? We know it's possible to import "everything", but which ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by meta user‭

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How does rep work here?

I see there is a number next to each users' name, which in some places is even called "rep". That makes sense. What is mysterious is how it's calculated. My rep makes no sense. I started out wr...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Sigma‭

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Can we have second-factor sign-in authentication via e-mailed one-time codes?

I realize that this might be a bit of a niche use case, but I'm going to put it out here anyway. The availability of 2FA via an authenticator app is a great boost to account security. However, th...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Linking with Stack Exchange gives error "couldn't parse client_id"

Problem: I see the following error when I link my account with StackExchange: Couldn't parse client_id How we got here: I click on my profile picture -> Click Edit -> Scroll down to Li...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Masked Man‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Masked Man‭

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Need a better way of finding unanswered questions

As of right now, the only real way to see that a question has no answers is to go off the answer count, which is small and not real easy to see. On Outdoors where I am not interested in writing an...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by luap42‭

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Meta Codidact is missing a favicon.

meta.codidact.com is missing a favicon! Is it possible to use the meta logo for its favicon?

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Bhargav Rao‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭