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How come some links in comments don't get hyperlinked?
The Markdown code wikwocket references is as follow:
The markdown code for creating a link is as follows:
[Text-to-Display](URL-goes-here)
Like so!
This works in questions, answers, comments, an …
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When does the day reset?
Stack Exchange runs on UTC (GMT +0:00).
This means if you're in EST, all Stack Exchange sites will roll over at 19:00 or 20:00 EST (dependent on DST)
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What do we do about reporting vandalism?
Report it as spam (or reject suggested edits as vandalism) and move on.
A mod or a cadre of 20kers will be along presently to delete the content.
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Accepted
Do I get my reputation refunded if a bad answer gets deleted?
Yes.
If the answer gets deleted, all votes on it are null and void (both for answerer and voter)*, so you will get your rep back.
*There's some caveats about deleted answers with postive score, but …
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Is there a way to see Meta Participation?
So I noticed the moderator election thread today, and I noticed the nifty little info boxes they had down at the bottom (this is Fabian's):
meta participation
questions: 7 / +13
answers: 9 / +38
Is …
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answer
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What is flag weight?
I noticed this today on my user page:
20117
reputation
556 views
flag weight 180
What is flag weight? I mean, I have an understanding of what it should be, but why would certain flags be more meani …
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Did something change with the mod tools for high-rep users?
I've been getting notifications of proposed edits for several months now, but today I found a little yellow box where the orange "suggested edits" button usually is. Upon clicking it directed me to th …
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What if my gravatar already is a hat?
Hat-wearing knows no bounds.
If you choose to participate in Hatdash, you'll make Xzibit proud for sure.
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Why was my edit rejected?
I've taken a look at your edit, and the only reason I think your edit might be rejected is because someone wasn't familiar with some of the game term clarifications you used (i.e., "No-Lane rule" (whe …
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How do we know if we won something from the diablo 3 contest?
If past contests are any indication, you will get an email notification and the contest meta thread will be updated to include the winners.
Don't expect this to happen for a few days, as CHAOS is ver …
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When did SE invent Skynet?
What you can't see about that protected question is the three deleted "answers" by 1-rep users that myself and the other mods have converted to comments.
I'm going to make a logical guess that there' …
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Accepted
Is it possible to have another QA event?
Word from on high was that the events themselves didn't increase traffic enough to justify their expense.
So due to high level of effort and low return, you're unlikely to see anything like these eve …
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What causes the 'Community' user to protect questions?
Two ways:
A mod or 15k+ user manually selects a question for protection (this is an uncommon occurrence, and is not done lightly)
When a mod deletes or converts an answer (usually because they were …
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The Memes of Arqade and its Chat
Meme: Questions that are absurd without context
Originator: Various
Cultural Height: As Often as Possible
Background:
How can I get my wife to stop nagging about a few murders? fable-3
Can I pass ou …
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Tag Synonym Request: [PS1] -> [Playstation-1] ; [PS2] -> [Playstation-2] ; [PS3] -> [Playsta...
In doing research for this question, I found out that the Playstation console tags have a bit too much redundancy in the curent tagging system, with their abbreviated forms not being attributed to the …