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hft

17.6k

answered Nov 29 at 14:11

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3 answers

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Thomas

2,426

modified Nov 21 at 22:31

3 votes

2 answers

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Etiquette for reposting a question deleted by original poster

hft

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modified Nov 19 at 2:51

7 votes

1 answer

627 views

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secr

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answered Nov 18 at 20:50

-2 votes

0 answers

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Not able to log in using Google

Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Nov 15 at 20:28

-5 votes

0 answers

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Feedback on improving a question

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2,352

modified Nov 14 at 18:11

2 votes

1 answer

153 views

Name changes don't get fixed in comments

Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Nov 11 at 4:07

-7 votes

1 answer

302 views

On assuming context of the reader in PSE?

Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Nov 1 at 15:46

3 votes

1 answer

56 views

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ACuriousMindMod

123k

modified Oct 31 at 10:40

6 votes

0 answers

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101

modified Oct 30 at 19:21

1 vote

1 answer

111 views

Request to reopen an old closed question

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86.3k

answered Oct 26 at 13:01

1 vote

0 answers

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How to properly ask for help on a complicated Question?

QmechanicMod

196k

modified Oct 26 at 7:39

4 votes

1 answer

89 views

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ACuriousMindMod

123k

modified Oct 19 at 21:02

6 votes

1 answer

223 views

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Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Oct 14 at 23:12

-1 votes

3 answers

165 views

Why was this Q&A closed?

ZeroTheHero

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answered Oct 14 at 16:26

-2 votes

1 answer

109 views

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QmechanicMod

196k

modified Oct 13 at 16:35

0 votes

0 answers

78 views

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QmechanicMod

196k

modified Oct 13 at 7:09

5 votes

1 answer

319 views

Should questions with obvious answers on the web be closed?

gandalf61

47.6k

modified Oct 12 at 8:45

6 votes

1 answer

149 views

Users > Voters on Meta Page: I cannot be the only one voting this month!

ChrisMod

17.1k

modified Sep 23 at 15:20

-1 votes

2 answers

141 views

If the current system of closing questions functions well, why are there particularly well-received questions that are closed?

Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Sep 22 at 18:27

10 votes

1 answer

209 views

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ACuriousMindMod

123k

answered Sep 21 at 9:59

3 votes

1 answer

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QmechanicMod

196k

modified Sep 19 at 11:53

2 votes

1 answer

49 views

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robMod

86.3k

modified Sep 15 at 22:47

8 votes

2 answers

152 views

How do I make png files display smaller?

benrg

25.4k

answered Sep 5 at 15:52

3 votes

1 answer

115 views

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ZeroTheHero

45.1k

answered Sep 1 at 21:56

3 votes

1 answer

87 views

Isn't convention tag meant to allow discussion on opinions?

QmechanicMod

196k

modified Sep 1 at 10:02

14 votes

0 answers

130 views

How to resolve multiple open duplicates of essentially the same question

David Bailey

8,489

asked Aug 30 at 18:02

1 vote

0 answers

27 views

Help finding a question about charged metal block expanding in volume

Sidharth Ghoshal

2,472

asked Aug 30 at 17:49

7 votes

0 answers

84 views

Shortened links to PSE posts generated by the "cite" feature don't seem to be added to the Linked tab (as of August 27, 2023)

V2Blast

103

modified Aug 30 at 16:34

2 votes

2 answers

170 views

Question closed as homework-like even though it clearly isn't

QmechanicMod

196k

modified Aug 27 at 9:31

4 votes

1 answer

82 views

Mainstream Physics: Unconfirmed Particles

BuzzMod

15.6k

answered Aug 26 at 23:18

1 vote

3 answers

153 views

Is it valid to ask for a brief translation for a paper in a foreign language?

Urb

2,578

modified Aug 17 at 23:35

1 vote

1 answer

76 views

How can I know which is the oldest tag of Physics Stack Exchange?

Urb

2,578

modified Aug 17 at 23:32

3 votes

2 answers

295 views

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ZeroTheHero

45.1k

modified Aug 14 at 16:08

-1 votes

2 answers

142 views

What is the definition of fringe science/was someone like Bruno Augenstein a fringe scientist?

BuzzMod

15.6k

answered Aug 12 at 16:49

-2 votes

1 answer

82 views

How can arrows connecting verbiage in an incorrect sequence to diagrams be edited?

John Rennie

351k

answered Aug 9 at 7:01

2 votes

1 answer

159 views

What is this question lacking?

ZeroTheHero

45.1k

answered Aug 5 at 14:44

0 votes

2 answers

70 views

Why haven’t I got this badge yet?

ChrisMod

17.1k

answered Aug 3 at 15:28

2 votes

1 answer

84 views

Question disappeared

anna v

232k

answered Jul 28 at 12:13

0 votes

2 answers

81 views

Why was this question about the recent superconductivity experiment closed?

Peter Mortensen

2,352

modified Jul 28 at 7:53

7 votes

1 answer

119 views

Am I alone or the font of the site is changed?

ChrisMod

17.1k

answered Jul 25 at 20:54

2 votes

0 answers

130 views

What is wrong with this question?

ChrisMod

17.1k

modified Jul 19 at 22:57

-2 votes

1 answer

124 views

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BuzzMod

15.6k

answered Jul 17 at 0:37

4 votes

2 answers

151 views

Is this "serial downvoting"?

QmechanicMod

196k

modified Jul 12 at 7:15

0 votes

0 answers

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AlphaLife

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modified Jul 11 at 12:16

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