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Writing an answer in hopes that it helps the algorithm to make this question network famous
Success!
6/7/23 (after close and reopen of this question):
Still available on 6/8/23, the puzzling ...
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I'm posting to point out at this writing that @StrongBad's question is the top network hot post. Plus, thanks to @StrongBad's return, they immediately became the #1 top network asker. So, well done ...
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Moderation strike
There once was a site StackExchange
Which did well-writ answers arrange
A corps of free mods
Would even the odds
Against porn and spam and 'net rage
One day to the website did ride
The Large Language ...
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Thanks @StrongBad for bringing this to the main page by these means, an excellent idea! I am very sad that a few people on top are making such bad decisions that are so disruptive for a great ...
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IMO this is an excellent idea and I think this development has potential to greatly improve the site.
Is there a chance the strike could spread to other sites on the network as well, so that they ...
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Should we relax our policy on profanity (e.g., when quoted or used in an anecdote)?
A French perspective on this predominantly US site, but also used by non-US users.
Our perspective on profanity and pornography is wildly different than in the US. We commonly use words such as "...
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Controversial question getting worse
Upvote this answer if you agree we should close (for any reason); downvote if you strongly disagree.
Close the question. This "depends on individual factors": if all these details are really ...
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Complaint about Academia Stack Exchange
Yours is a rather unique case.
Of your 26 questions, more than 15 reference the same conflict, and 14 had a negative total score.
You have a received a cease-and-desist letter from the institution in ...
cag51Mod
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OrangeDog wrote, Here we go again. I can't help but get a feeling, even if remote, that perhaps the approach to the new AI policy was a smokescreen for 'another' #purge
Inbtw, I'm not a mod but I ...
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How does one appeal an account suspension?
When a user is suspended, they receive a message (a "mod message") in their Stack Exchange inbox giving the reason for the suspension. They can then write a response to that message. If they believe ...
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My answer on “Writing ads to attract female PhD candidates” was deleted; why?
"Don't bother trying" is a valid answer to "How do I [do thing]"
In general, I agree with you. An answer that questions the premise of the question is a valid answer.
But that’s not what your answer ...
WrzlprmftMod
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Is a question about the Nobel Prize committee/awardees on-topic here?
My two cents....
To the title question: yes, absolutely. When in doubt, we should try to accept questions, not try to close them.
There are many a number of Nobel prizes, some of which are only very ...
cag51Mod
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Why are the moderators on this website so anal?
Why can't the moderators etc. just let the people ask and answer the questions peacefully and without censoring unless there arises a serious problem?
Most content that is deleted on Stack Exchange ...
WrzlprmftMod
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Close questions on cheating as "primarily opinion-based"?
should questions related to students cheating (where the answer isn't explicitly defined in their academic integrity policy) be closed as "primarily opinion-based"?
No, this is far too general and ...
WrzlprmftMod
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Dealing with the "diversity question" answer
I think it's likely that the voting on this particular Q&A has been tilted by exposure to the Hot Network Questions, and the answer is by someone who hasn't participated on Academia.SE before. I ...
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Is there something more radical than "protecting" a question?
The next level would be to lock the question but this seems extreme. The real problem in my opinion is that the question is on the hot networkquestion list. We need better control of that. I proposed ...
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Dealing with the "diversity question" answer
The OP's post talks about "how" questions posed in the interview. "How" do you support X. That implies that the decision is already been made that X should be supported.
In that sense, the ...
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Is there something more radical than "protecting" a question?
I sometimes leave this comment on answers that don't add anything new:
It's not clear what this adds over existing answers that suggest the same approach, such as [link to answer that suggests same ...
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Should we relax our policy on profanity (e.g., when quoted or used in an anecdote)?
A slightly stricter option.
Proposal: Profanity should generally be edited out of posts; however, it may be retained as needed to facilitate unredacted quotes (actual or hypothetical), or discussions ...
cag51Mod
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Should we be more welcoming of "technical" questions?
My feeling is No. There are a couple reasons I think this way:
Academia is, in many ways, a site about the practice of academia, the process of being an academic, etc. rather than highly technical ...
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Complaint about Academia Stack Exchange
It was a complex issue; thus, it's not something that can be fully
addressed in one post.
Stack Exchange sites are repositories of well-defined and virtually independent questions and answers. They ...
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Why were my comments deleted?
The comments in question stated:
You: Step zero — pick your ancestors wisely.
OP: Can you explain what it means?
You: The thinking castes are not merely educated, they are the result of centuries ...
cag51Mod
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What does consensus mean if there is no action?
The question "Should this question on the OSF system be reopened?" only has 4 positive votes. The original question has, in its lifetime, received reopen votes from 4 unique users.
It doesn't seem ...
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Dealing with the "diversity question" answer
At the moment I'm writing this, it is the highest voted answer. To me, that's the community's answer.
Deciding what to do about it in meta, is not what "the community wants" but rather what a the ...
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What is the impact of the moderation strike on Academia.SE?
A little bit of all, I think.
Many flags have been handled by regular users and the AutoMod. I would guess this is the most significant factor -- what normally happens is that the first flag brings ...
cag51Mod
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What is the best way for high rep users to support the moderation strike?
The strike letter has a list of activities that are "officially" part of the strike:
https://openletter.mousetail.nl/
These include both raising and handling flags, closing/deleting posts, ...
Bryan KrauseMod
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Why has this controversial answer been deleted by a moderator?
This answer is not nice to:
the asker, who is implied to be insecure and lack social skills:
Furthermore, there are some pretty trite geek clichés here, that are just silly on their own, but make ...
WrzlprmftMod
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How do I announce the new subreddit "Indian Academia" here, as nothing other than questions seem to be allowed here?
You don't "announce" anything on the main board. Stack Exchange is explicitly a Q&A forum, so such links are considered to be spam, and are therefore always off-topic.
You may mention it in the ...
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