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Unpinning the accepted answer

answered Sep 15 at 3:14 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Should there be a question about the UAF WTC7 study?

discussion scope

answered Sep 14 at 17:13 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Reinstatement as a moderator

discussion moderators

modified Sep 9 at 10:38 Mad ScientistMod 39.3k

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Why was the veal q removed from HNQ?

discussion specific-question hnq

modified Sep 6 at 23:01 CommunityMod 1

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How should we handle claims that are strictly true but generally misleading?

discussion answers

modified Sep 3 at 16:15 Fizz 43k

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Those edits from me flooding the feed

discussion editing

answered Aug 29 at 20:25 Laurel 21.7k

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What's the probability that if a POTUS name appears in the question title, it will reach HNQ?

discussion hnq

answered Aug 29 at 20:08 Laurel 21.7k

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Is anecdotal evidence sufficient for answers?

discussion answers

modified Aug 28 at 22:45 Fizz 43k

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The "Welcome to New Users" page (linked to from the Tour page) makes Chrome complain that "Your connection is not private"

bug

answered Aug 27 at 5:31 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Is there any policy about revisiting old questions?

discussion exact-duplicates

answered Aug 26 at 21:29 Fizz 43k

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Some basic skepticism tips when reading the news, and applying this to answers

discussion answers tips

modified Aug 12 at 10:27 Jerome Viveiros 2,342

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users down vote with bad faith

discussion feature-request bad-user-behavior

answered Aug 11 at 21:18 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Are we ignoring quality problems blissfully if we see a chance to fight some strawmen from 'the other camp'?

discussion questions editing quality hnq

answered Aug 9 at 21:15 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Has there ever been a notable claim that justifies a question that starts with "Has there ever been"?

discussion notability

answered Aug 9 at 3:59 Fizz 43k

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Is a private communication from a celebrity notable?

discussion notability scope

modified Jul 1 at 0:17 fredsbendMod 10.3k

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Is a notable discussion/debunking of a claim enough notability to ask a question about the claim itself?

discussion asking-questions

modified Jun 23 at 16:41 Giter 11.1k

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What was wrong with this edit suggestion?

discussion suggested-edits

modified Jun 21 at 19:17 Giter 11.1k

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Why is my goverment-whatsapp-eavesdrop question "subjective"?

discussion flags

answered Jun 12 at 14:03 Laurel 21.7k

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Is this question based on a straw man argument?

discussion

answered Jun 2 at 12:01 SIMEL 28.5k

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When do we consider questions not useful?

discussion down-votes

modified Jun 2 at 0:03 CommunityMod 1

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Disinformation! Quote taken out of context in Google Snippet

discussion search

modified May 13 at 1:03 Laurel 21.7k

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Handling Push Questions

discussion

answered May 11 at 16:48 Fizz 43k

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Closed because it lacks focus. But there's only one question. What to do?

discussion close-reasons vote-to-close

answered May 11 at 2:13 OddthinkingMod 128k

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If a claim is commonly accepted, does questioning it require a notable counter-claim?

discussion notability

modified May 6 at 11:24 Laurel 21.7k

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How do I counter inadequacies in answers to my question if more than a comment is needed?

discussion answers

modified May 1 at 6:11 Sklivvz 77.7k

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Way to retract bad edit in review queue?

support editing

answered Apr 8 at 15:12 Laurel 21.7k

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Are newspapers considered to be notable/reputable sources?

discussion

answered Mar 14 at 14:40 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Does applying basic maths needs a citation from a reputable source?

discussion sources

answered Mar 13 at 16:07 LangLаngС 40.3k

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What is the right way to format a mathematical formula?

discussion formatting

modified Mar 10 at 5:45 fredsbendMod 10.3k

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If I adjust my question this way, would it be on topic?

discussion

modified Mar 4 at 18:39 vivek 1

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Do moderators edit people's questions and answers here?

discussion

modified Feb 24 at 16:59 fredsbendMod 10.3k

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Should we have a post notice warning against political downvotes?

discussion

answered Feb 23 at 17:22 David Hammen 10.9k

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Is this valid syntax?

bug

modified Feb 17 at 13:03 CommunityMod 1

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May I question the past findings of a tribunal or investigative body?

discussion asking-questions off-topic scope

modified Feb 10 at 3:02 CommunityMod 1

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Why does spam have to "not disclose the author's affiliation"?

discussion

answered Feb 1 at 18:15 fredsbendMod 10.3k

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Is asking "was the typo in the headline on this picture of a news site genuinely made" on-topic?

discussion off-topic scope

modified Jan 29 at 20:54 Giter 11.1k

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Should questions asking to verify a disproportionate statistic be allowed without meeting certain criteria?

discussion asking-questions

answered Jan 28 at 4:31 fredsbendMod 10.3k

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Why are/should questions about the verification process itself be out of scope?

discussion

answered Jan 26 at 0:40 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Should we distinguish between "Did a person make a claim?" and "Is the claim true?"

discussion

modified Jan 23 at 3:14 mmmmmm 641

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2020: a year in moderation

discussion moderation statistics

modified Jan 21 at 11:52 JNatStaffMod 101

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What does it take to prove that statement on a data website is notable?

discussion notability

answered Jan 18 at 13:06 Schmuddi 7,422

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Should we edit old answers to include minor updates?

discussion editing

modified Jan 16 at 19:04 CommunityMod 1

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Applicability of economics, politics, and business tags

discussion tags

modified Jan 16 at 18:02 CommunityMod 1

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Is notability a sufficient (not just a necessary) condition to ask a question here?

discussion notability off-topic scope

answered Jan 14 at 23:53 OddthinkingMod 128k

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Should we limit [quote] questions?

discussion scope questions quotes

answered Jan 14 at 11:00 Fizz 43k

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