Linked Questions
24 questions linked to/from Question Close Updates
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I can no longer see the close reason I chose [duplicate]
In the past, we used to know the exact close reason we chose when voting to close a question.
However, in the new close dialog, it's no longer possible:
In the above, I chose "A community-specific ...
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The flagging dialog should not put all the custom close reasons under the heading of "needs improvement" [duplicate]
Reality is that lots of irredeemable questions get asked. There are lots of questions which can't be improved in order for them to become acceptable. The flag dialog should not have been changed to ...
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Make radio buttons disappear in close dialog if I have an active close vote on a question [duplicate]
Note: This feature-request has been posted as an answer to the announcement of the close UI changes.
Earlier when I used to cast a close vote, the dialog would look like this:
That is, the radio ...
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New dialog doesn't display radio options properly in the mobile view [duplicate]
The radio button is on its own line instead of being aligned with its label.
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New close/flag dialogs have much smaller draggable title areas [duplicate]
The new close/flag dialogs have much smaller draggable title areas. We used to be able to click between the dialog title and the top border in order to move the dialog, now clicking in that area will ...
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Recent feature changes to Stack Exchange
This is an unofficial list/changelog of new features and various changes to Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network.
It is maintained by the community, while a Stack Exchange employee changes ...
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New Post Notices are live network-wide
For further issues, bugs and feedback that have not been covered by existing answers here please feel free to ask a new question.
A few minutes ago, new Post Notices were launched across the Stack ...
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Changing the question reopening experience
Now that the Public Platform team is actively working on updating review queue workflows, it’s time we address the feedback and feature requests related to the question reopening experience.
How it ...
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Community Asks Sprint Announcement - March 2025
Update - April 21, 2025
The results of the March 2025 Community Asks Sprint have been posted here!
Update - April 3, 2025
Last week, we completed our Community Asks Sprint! There are still some ...
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Community Asks Sprint Announcement and Results - September 2024
Update - October 9, 2024
We were able to work on quite a few issues during this sprint, some we previously told you about in the original post below, and others that were left over from the first ...
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Close the loop on "Too Broad"; make the close reason's actual intent reflected in its message
As inspired by this particular answer by Shog9, I'm calling for a change in wording to the "Too Broad" close reason.
Presently, the close reason reads as thus:
There are either too many ...
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Can we rename the off-topic close reason label on the primary screen?
When you click on the button to cast a close vote, you get a list of options: duplicate, off-topic, unclear, too broad, and primarily opinion based. These appear to be consistent across every site. ...
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Upcoming initiatives on Stack Overflow and across the Stack Exchange network - January 2025
Update February 4, 2025
I've added links to the initiatives that have previously been communicated. I'll be adding links to other initiatives as they are announced and rolled out so you can look for ...
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How do moderators make changes to the site-specific closed question reasons?
There are changes rolling out the week of June 17 2013 to add custom close reasons.
Closing changes: on hold, unclear, too broad, opinion-based, off-topic reasons, bye-bye to Too Localized
What (and ...
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New UI for modifying community-specific close reasons (for moderators) – bugs, feature requests, etc
With recent changes to the closing system, there is also a new interface for moderators to change and create site-specific close reasons. This is generally great, since it allows us to set different ...
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