Questions tagged [discussion]
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Should Arqade opt-in to the 1 reputation voting experiment?
Stack Exchange is currently looking for volunteers for their 1 reputation voting test. The Arqade mod team has decided that we’re fine with opting into this experiment, but we believe it’s a decision ...
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Minecraft Wiki Migration - Link changes
The Minecraft wiki's management has moved from Fandom (https://minecraft.gamepedia.com) to an independent wiki (https://minecraft.wiki) and it's likely going to become out of date.
Is it possible, to ...
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Screenshot of the Week #99 [Submissions Closed, Vote Now!]
Submissions Closed, Vote Now!
Hello and welcome to the 99th edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
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Please rename all [oculus-quest-%] tags to [meta-quest-%]? The name Oculus has disappeared, right?
Please rename all oculus-quest-# tags to meta-quest-#? The name Oculus has disappeared, right?
It should be clear to users that Meta (formerly Facebook) is behind this platform. Some will decide ...
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Screenshot of the Week #98
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Screenshot of the Week #97
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Are Steam media (avatars, profile backgrounds, banners, etc.) made in celebration of an event valid artifacts for game identification?
I've recently posted a question: Which visual novels are represented by the animated avatars in the 2023 Steam Visual Novel Fest?
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I don't know if these .gifs qualify ...
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Best of Arqade: 100,000 Questions on Arqade!
Sometime last week, Arqade reached a major milestone. The site has reached 100,000 questions!
Arqade was established a bit over 13 years ago, and currently ranks 25th in question count across the ...
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Community Moderation Strike - The Return of the Arqade Mods
After nearly two months, significant advancements have been made between Stack Exchange and those who are/were leading the Community Moderation strike. For those who didn't know, on June 5th of this ...
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Petition to slightly alter how we handle early Pokémon game tags (Gen 1 and Gen 2)
As established in Pokemon tag problems (Gotta Tag 'Em All), we handle Pokémon main series game tags in the following manner:
Generation Tag: pokemon-xxxxxth-generation - for questions about the ...
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What to do if a user keeps posting low-quality answers to questions?
This user has 1 reputation on multiple sites, and all of his questions have a negative score. His activity on this site consists of two answers, and while they answer the question, they are needlessly ...
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Users asking (and self-answering) in blocks
I've been going through the feed a bit recently, and I've noticed that one particular user has been asking a lot of questions, and most of the time answering them. These questions often get asked in ...
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Screenshot of the Week #96
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Screenshot of the Week #95 - Shiny things!
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The Gfycat animated image hosting platform is shutting down
Piggybacking off Scifi StackExchange
The Gfycat service for gifs is being shutdown.
The Gfycat service is being discontinued. Please save or delete your Gfycat content by visiting https://www.gfycat....
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Would this question about Binding of Isaac inner working be good for the site?
I just wanted to get some insight on this question I was thinking about, as I fear it may be too hard to answer. Yet we know similar mechanics for games like Pokemon, so it is not technically ...
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Screenshot of the Week #94 - Weapon customization
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How to tag Xbox account related questions?
Do we have a tag for Xbox account-related question?
Today this question was asked, and OP wants to send Xbox friend requests after connecting their Xbox account to another service.
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Is it ok to ask "what is the best ___" question?
Is it alright to ask this kind of question? E.g. what is the best sword in Hypixel Skyblock Minecraft? Or no because it can be subjected to different opinions?
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Solidarity: what does it mean to us?
I am posting this here instead of the main meta site, because I believe it will receive less traffic, and maybe provide some intelligent practical answers. I've spent more time in this community than ...
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Screenshot of the Week #93
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Community Moderator Strike
Update: Effective August 2nd 2023, the Arqade Moderators have concluded striking.
Effective June 5th 2023, Arqade Moderators are on strike.
An open letter from the community moderators can be found ...
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Why were my edits rejected?
On this post, my edit was rejected for reasons that are not clear to me, because they don't match reality.
I added a couple sentences in the same vein as what the OP was talking about to make things ...
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Screenshot of the Week #92
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Screenshot of the Week #91 - Achievements!
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Screenshot of the Week #90
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Imgur TOS change on May 15, 2023 may result in the loss of many media files in Arqade
Imgur announced new Terms of Service that will go into effect on May 15, 2023, with one of the changes being:
removing old, unused, and inactive content that is not tied to a user account
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Screenshot of the Week #89
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Screenshot of the Week #88: Easter (Eggs)
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Use full titles for Telltale's [the-walking-dead]
I propose renaming the tags for Telltale's The Walking Dead series to use the full titles.
the-walking-dead -> the-walking-dead-season-one
the-walking-dead-2 -> the-walking-dead-season-two
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Rename [forza] to [forza-motorsport]
I propose renaming the tags for the Forza Motorsport games from forza to forza-motorsport. This would help prevent confusion with forza-horizon.
forza-3 -> forza-motorsport-3
forza-4 -> forza-...
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Rename [ultimate-mvc3] to [ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3]
I propose renaming the tag for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 from ultimate-mvc3 to ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3.
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Rename [poochy-yoshi-wooly-world] to [poochy-and-yoshis-wooly-world]
I propose renaming the tag for Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World from poochy-yoshi-wooly-world to poochy-and-yoshis-wooly-world.
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Rename [lego-star-wars-3] to [lego-star-wars-3-the-clone-wars]
I'd like to propose renaming the tag for Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars from lego-star-wars-3 to lego-star-wars-3-the-clone-wars.
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Rename [metroid-prime-3] → [metroid-prime-3-corruption]
I'd like to propose renaming the tag for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption from metroid-prime-3 to metroid-prime-3-corruption.
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Rename [world-in-conflict-sa] to [world-in-conflict-soviet-assault] or [world-in-conflict]
I'd like to propose renaming the tag for World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (an expansion pack for World in Conflict) from world-in-conflict-sa to world-in-conflict-soviet-assault.
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Rename [dungeons-dragons-online] → [dungeons-and-dragons-online]
I'd like to propose renaming the tag for Dungeons & Dragons Online from dungeons-dragons-online to dungeons-and-dragons-online. Presumably the tag was created back when tags were limited to 25 ...
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Should there be a separate tag for questions on the Tiny Tina Assault on Dragon Keep standalone?
There are a few tag synonyms for DLC4 of Borderlands 2, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep. However, in 2021 Gearbox released a “standalone” version of the DLC, which includes changes to the leveling ...
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Screenshot of the Week #87
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Is it acceptable to re-ask an unanswered question I posted on another site?
Around a month ago I posted a question on a different site (GameFaqs). Since then the question has gone unanswered. Would it be acceptable for me to re-ask the question on Arqade?
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Screenshot of the Week #86: How Fashionable!
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What Minecraft tag do I give to a post when editing if I do not know which edition it is?
So I was editing someone else's question (this one) to try and un-close it, and I removed its only tag as it was not relevant. It would not let me post it without a tag, so I thought of adding a ...
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Should we add a tag warning to [minecraft-commands]?
I often see minecraft-commands-tagged questions where the OP doesn't specify which Minecraft edition they are playing. These questions almost always end up being closed as "needs details or ...
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Is it off topic to ask about building game consoles?
A bit of background here: You may remember me from the main site as the PS1 user and possibly KSP player. What you don't know is that I am a total tech whizz who among my friends is notorious for ...
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Screenshot of the Week #85
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Is Arqade.SE a (relatively) good place to ask Linux gaming questions?
I noticed there is a Linux tag on Arqade.SE, as well as many Linux gaming-related tags. How would an experienced user rate this site for Linux gaming questions, including installation, graphics ...
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Are questions confirming 100% completion possibility on topic?
Before sinking the time into properly developing such a question, I wanted to confirm if questions asking about the possibility of 100% completing a game is on-topic for this site. With complex games ...
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Shouldn't [hogwarts-legacy] be renamed to [harry-potter-hogwarts-legacy] and/or a synonym be created?
As stated in the title: Shouldn't hogwarts-legacy be renamed to harry-potter-hogwarts-legacy or do we consider it a separate game in the same universe, but not a "true" Harry Potter game, ...
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Screenshot of the Week #84 - Love Declaration/Valentines
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Should we allow an identification question for a game CD or game bundle that lacks a media or screenshot of the game CD or game bundle itself?
A game-identification question was recently asked to identify a game bundle in a game CD but lacks a media or screenshot of the game CD or game bundle itself. I've voted to close it but it was left ...
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