Questions tagged [asking-questions]
This tag is for questions specifically about the process of asking questions on Stack Overflow.
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"similar questions" seems to ignore assigned tags
When asking a question (like How to use code (`(?{ ... })) in right side of substitute?), it seems the proposed "similar questions" ignore any tags assigned, mostly using the title of the ...
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Why is this comment inappropriate? How can I ask a question or request clarification without risking deletion? [closed]
I'm new to Stack Overflow, and I'm trying to learn how to properly phrase my questions and comments. Recently, I replied to a question asking for clarification because the author had done something ...
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How can we improve the question asking process on Stack Overflow?
A lot of questions that get asked on Stack Overflow simply don't do well on the platform. 20% of questions that get asked today get deleted, 22% are closed, and 36% survive but don’t get answered. ...
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How can I write this title that includes the word "code" without triggering the title quality filter?
It seems I cannot post questions now. No matter what I write I get blocked with
Please provide a title that summarizes your question. For assistance, see: How do I ask a good question?
Even though I ...
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New user claims they can't add code in Staging Ground
A new user added the following image to a new question in Staging Ground:
The question is verbose. Between the lengthy post, the OP claims not be allowed to add code
*NOTE: Stackoverflow will not ...
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Understanding question quality vis-à-vis question difficulty
This general topic seems to come up constantly on Meta Stack Overflow as a major point of contention, yet there never seems to be a really proper reference to direct people towards. Existing Q&A ...
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Can the question below be posted on Stack Overflow?
I would love to know the answer to this question:
Is there any recognized good design scheme for inter-process
synchronization of desktop applications written in PySide?
That is to say, for example, ...
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Why does Stack Overflow enforce "What did you try and what were you expecting?" when asking a question?
In this edit history, you can see an experienced user removed the "What did you try and what were you expecting?" section from my question minutes after I posted. I kind of agree with them ...
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What details do I need to add to question about C++ in Arduino?
What details do I need to add to question about C++ in Arduino: What modern C++ libraries/functions does Arduino C++(Arduino IDE 2.3.2) have and does it depend on the performance of the ...
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The new and "improved" tag page doesn't show the [ask question] button unless the tag is being watched
The Ask Question button is missing on tag pages when one is not watching that specific tag.
For example, when I'm watching c# I can ask questions:
But not when I'm not watching that tag:
In case it ...
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The new question wizard is flickering when writing text [duplicate]
When writing a new question on ask wizard (don't forgt the check the "The Ask Wizard" at top of page), I found a disturbing issue.
When typing on 2 main boxes ("What are the details?&...
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How can I create a minimal reproducible example for an Excel-related question? [duplicate]
I've seen quite a few Excel-related questions that insert an example spreadsheet as an image. (Most recently, this one, but almost every question tagged with excel seems to do this.)
To me, this makes ...
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Add "contains"/"overlap" checks in the ask-wizard to prevent duplicate content
With the implementation of Can you prevent users from using same content in ask question wizard? last year it is not possible to add the same content in the two textareas on the Ask Wizard. You get ...
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Table containing array/list errors as "code that is not properly formatted as code"
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The following table fails formatting checks when I attempt to include it in a Stack Overflow answer. I am not sure how to format this table to avoid an error from Stack Overflow.
Expected ...
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Staging Ground - Unable to paste images into editor
On Staging Ground, when editing/creating a question, using the editor, there seems to be a bug, with regard to pasting images. When clicking on the image button/icon in the toolbar, and the "...
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