Questions tagged [discussion]
Questions that may not necessarily have a clear-cut right or wrong answer and are often subjective. If your question isn't a bug report, feature request, or request for support, it's probably a discussion.
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Cleaning up our [activ*] tags
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I've been slowly working through the tag cleanup backlog. Next on my list was going to be activity (meta Q). Then I noticed active (meta Q). Then I noticed all the other "activ*" ...
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Does Stack Overflow Inc. receive anything of value from podcast guests in return for allowing them on the show?
Does Stack Overflow Inc. receive anything of value from podcast guests in return for allowing them on the show? I realized that for a while I had assumed thought that the podcasts were advertorials (...
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We’re hiring for the Community Management Department
In the AMA that Prashanth Chandrasekar (CEO) held earlier this year, he and Philippe Beaudette (SVP, Communities) shared that we would be hiring for the Community Management Department and that we��d ...
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What sort of comments would get me suspended? [duplicate]
What if I don't say anything bad to people, and don't violate rules on purpose but make a comment somewhere on SE literally "I do not care about the rules".
Will I be suspended just for ...
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Is there a 'native' way to flag a specific answer as spam via keyboard shortcuts?
I've made a few changes to my moderation and metamoderation workflow recently that improve quality of life for me. This includes using the standard SE keyboard short cuts (and macros for them) more. I ...
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How do I know in which forum I should post my question about Autodesk Fusion 360? [duplicate]
How does one know in which forum one should post its questions?
When I look into the list of subsites I think most questions about engineering or computer whatever should have its ad hoc site.
I have ...
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Under the rebrand, what is the role of non-technology Stack Exchanges and those who are not technology enthusiasts?
Stack Exchange has declared that a goal of the rebranding is to:
Expand the definition of Stack Overflow from programmers & developers, to all technology enthusiasts.
But what about those who ...
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Who are we rebranding for?
It's no secret that activity on Stack Overflow has been shrinking in recent years, so it is unsurprising that the company is looking at updating the branding and business model.
At the same time, it's ...
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2025 We Are Developers Event Summary
Earlier today, Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO of Stack Overflow and Jody Bailey Chief Product and Technology Officer, spoke at this year’s We Are Developers conference in Berlin. A key point in their ...
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Will you help build our new visual identity?
Update 15th July 2025: The poll is now closed, thank you for all that voted and participated in the spirited discussion. Option 1 was the preferred route with 49.65% (429 votes). Option 2 received 23....
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What happens to a user whose post is flagged and deleted as spam? [duplicate]
If a post is flagged as spam and is then deleted based on that flag, what consequences does the user face?
like a user get receive a warning, automatic suspension, or ban?
also are spam flags visible ...
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Have the necessary community consultations for the AI assist link been carried out, and could individual sites opt out?
I noticed an AI assist link on the side bar
Meta has an AI assist link. Meta also has a policy against the use of generative AI. (note - this appears to have been rolled back only on meta, but it ...
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New spam flag guidance text is unnecessarily restrictive
The new spam flag guidance text
Spam promotes a product, service, or website while failing to disclose the author's affiliation.
seems like a purposeful exclusion of previously covered posts. The ...
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Cloudflare captchas are making me use SE a lot less (and AI more)
Ever since the introduction of Cloudflare captchas, I hesitate clicking on SE links because of the captchas/proof of work. The proof of work step seems to require the tab being in foreground, so ...
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Results of the June 2025 Community Asks Sprint
The June Community Asks Sprint has concluded!
As noted in the announcement post, this Community Asks Sprint focused on addressing issues with community tooling and flagging. With this focus in mind, ...
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