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| Comment | Post #277072 |
It would help to have a "poll" category type. This is where each page is a single question that presents a series of options, and users vote on those options. The question would have to specify whether options are mutually exclusive, or cumulative (vote for your top pick versus vote for all you fav... (more) |
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Can't post images on Outdoors I can't post images in answers on the Outdoors site, like for example here. When I click on the image button, nothing happens, or a little text pops up above the button too quickly to read. However, the exact same thing works fine on other sites. I tried it on Photography, Electrical Engineering... (more) |
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Should be allowed to vote on answer to own question I wrote a question on a site I hadn't been to before, and got an answer. I tried to upvote the answer, but was shown: Image I only have 1 rep (should start at 0, but that's another matter), so I can understand why I wouldn't be allowed to vote all over the place. However, voting on an answer ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277020 |
@pnuts: Neither of those links are very relevant because they are about titling things to sell, where marketing and emotional appeal make a difference. Here we want to describe. In any case, I think I understand your thought process, it's just that I disagree with it applied to this site. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277020 |
I also disagree that titles shouldn't repeat information in tags. Tags aren't content, and aren't available when all you see is the title. Your Google Sheets is a great example. I would want to know it's about Google Sheets (assuming that's relevant at all) before going into the question. Tags ar... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277020 |
But that's simply not how the thought process works when writing a question. I understand the goal, but trying to force an awkward process on those writing a question isn't the answer. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277015 |
I think you are talking about the order when writing a question, not when viewing. If that is true, you should be more clear about it. (more) |
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A: Why does the title come after the body when writing a question? This has bugged me too. To be clear, we are talking about when you write a question, not how questions are displayed. When I click on the button to write a new question, the first thing I want to write is the title. I remember the first few times thinking "What the...? Where do I put the title?... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276940 |
@pnuts, If you didn't get pinged, you should raise that as a bug. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276940 |
@pnuts: Since I'm not familiar with the term "minced meat", I took it on face value from the question that it means the same as "ground beef" here in the US. In any case, it was just an example to illustrate the point, with the example definition meant to be more humorous than correct. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276941 |
Escape doesn't close it either. (more) |
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A: Should tags be written in American or in British English? Most English speakers are aware of the difference on the other side of the pond, at least for common terms. As an American, I wouldn't be bothered by a Brit using "lorry" or "colour", although I might misunderstand "minced meat" at first glance. However, it would be very off-putting if I were for... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276937 |
I saw that, but there was no explanation what a "RSS feed" was, so I ignored it. Does that mean it will send me email? How does one go about receiving the content of a "RSS feed"? You mention "feed reader". That sounds like yet another app I'd need to keep running, which is not desirable. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276939 |
So this graph is really showing when users joined Codidact, who then also joined EE. That's rather unintuitive, and I'm not sure how much useful information it provides. I think this either should be properly explained, or just removed altogether. (more) |
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Subscriptions graph doesn't make sense On the EE site, Moderator Tools > Reports > Users yields the following graph: Image This can't be right, because it shows users joining before 7 June, the day the site was launched. It's also not clear what the real Y axis units are, since absolute numbers of signups is meaningless without a t... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276905 |
@Monica: I remember some things on SE having seeded text (voting to close for "other" reason was one of them, I think), and it was never ever useful. It was always something I had to delete to say what I wanted to say. If anything, it had the reverse effect from what was intended. Having to delete... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276908 |
@Zero: Nannyware is when the system nags you to do something, but it's really optional. It's a bunch of *other* people deciding what *your* choice should be, or second-guessing that choice. Perhaps cooking recipes need to follow a format so strictly that it's worth nagging others to follow it. I d... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276908 |
I don't know what problem you are trying to solve with these templates. I am familiar with the contests on Outdoors and Photography, things seem to be going fine. Let's keep the nannyware off the site unless there is a really solid demonstrated need. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276905 |
@Monica: The question then becomes where it is useful. My point is that it is so rarely useful that I'm worried about people thinking it's a cool feature and turning it on in places it would annoy me. (more) |
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A: Do we need templates for new posts? Please no, except perhaps for unusual form-like posts. I have never experience seeded text to be useful. It's actually a negative because it distracts and I have to delete it. Seeded text is never what I want to say. It also feels like an intrusion on my author's rights, and nannyish in general... (more) |
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@Art: I don't recall ever seeing such a message, so that may be a clue. However, I wouldn't want the site to be a nanny like that. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276833 |
@Monica: Rep is not a "flawed model", at least some aspects of it. It is the best measure of overall contributions a user has made to a site. SE used it for everything, including trusts. I can see the point of decoupling trusts from rep to some extent, but other aspects of rep are still useful. T... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276844 |
@Monica: I downvote questions that I think are annoying. I don't think I've done it since it is now more obvious that questions are imported. The little warning sign makes it less annoying. (more) |
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A: Is gaining rep based on SE content ok? Is it a problem if specific users harvest highly-voted questions on SE, then self answer, to farm a huge amount of rep? Eh, maybe, but it's not important enough to spend much time thinking about. If they actually add new content here, then I don't see a problem with it. Ideally, rep here onl... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276770 |
@mana: Maybe, but it shouldn't be required. Personally, I think the reasons you state aren't worth the bother. The surrounding text usually makes it quite clear what the general contents of the image is. Others can of course disagree, and should be able to add any alt text they like. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276833 |
I keep hearing this about rep being replaced by trust levels. Trust is only one part of rep. We still need a nice and handy single number to show users who has a reputation for lots of good answers, for the gamification aspect, and to foster competition among the top answerers. Trust levels don't ... (more) |
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@ArtOfCode: See addition to question. (more) |
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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://photography.codidact.com/questions/276303#answer-276768. The image uploaded normally, and shows up co... (more) |
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