Questions tagged [status-completed]
Indicates that a feature request has been implemented, a bug has been fixed, or another type of request has been processed.
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Badge count on Discuss.Area51 is hard to read
The contrast for the badge count is really low, the text color should really be the same color it is on the main site (which is also the same color as the Rep count in the image).
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Why is Gavin listed twice on the "Top Beta Users" list?
The Top Beta Users List shows gavinandresen twice.
Is this a bug?
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Why isn't each proposal given a chat room?
One of the advantages of the Mathematica proposal was our ability to regularly communicate within the StackOverflow Mathematica chatroom. This allowed us to build and maintain a core group of users. ...
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Why didn't I get my reputation for following through on a commitment?
I didn't get any reputation for recently following through on the smugmug site. Why?
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I disagree with the decission to make Scuba Diving part of sports
Please tell me how the topic of Scuba Diving fits the definition of sport from dictionary.com is:
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing,...
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Windows Phone Developer questions should stay on StackOverflow
Proposal: Windows Phone
As per the comment in 'Announcements' from Mick N, this site should not be targeting developers and WP developers should continue to leverage Stack Overflow.
Can the site ...
user23436
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Computer science: the audience description is now wrong
Proposal: Computer Science
The title of the computer science proposal is now presentable, thank you. The site description has also been edited, but that edit threw out the baby with the bathwater. ...
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Title of Library Proposal
Proposal: Library & Information Science
There has been some discussion about the naming and scope of what used to be the Libraries proposal (and is now the Library and Information Science ...
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Shouldn't Filibuster say "vote to delete a proposal"?
This badge seems to be awarded when you vote to delete a proposal, yet it says:
First vote to delete a question.
Maybe this should be corrected?
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User is using two accounts to commit to the proposal
Proposal: App Stores
A user has submitted twice to the proposal.
It's clearly the same user, or the avatar would be different.
I don't think it is allowed to do that, even though the user doesn't ...
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Lock out followers from making announcments on Area51 proposals
Is it possible to stop followers from using the announcement section in proposals (at least in the initial stages)
I've noticed that @RobertCartaino is running around asking people not to post ...
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Uncommit didn't work
I uncommitted from Biology but got invited to the private beta anyway. And now it appears under "current commitments" in my user info, even though it disappeared from there when I uncommitted
What's ...
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Sharing on Facebook adds wrong description
When I share a link to my proposal it grabs the wrong "text" to share in the description box.
Recommend that Area 51 use the Facebook Open Graph tags og:description or at least the <meta> ...
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Opinions about merging Business Intelligence proposal with the DBA site
I've had a conversation with one or two of the folks at the DBA site about merging Business Intelligence into that site. I've just put a question up on the DBA meta site as well, link here.
The ...
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The Computer Science proposal should be in the Science category
Proposal: Computer Science (Non-Programming)
I don't know how Computer Science ended up under Professional, but it clearly belongs to the Science category.
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The title “Computer Science (Non-Programming)”
Proposal: Computer Science (Non-Programming)
AFAIK “Computer Science (Non-Programming)” is the proposed title.
Writing “Non-Programming” sounds a bit absurd. Every branch of computer science is ...
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Pre-launch Requirement: What's our name?
Proposal: 3D Graphics, Modeling & Applications
This site is nearly ready to launch, but before that happens we need a short, clear name for it. Site naming is always a balancing act between ...
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Pre-launch Requirement: What's our URL?
Proposal: 3D Graphics, Modeling & Applications
This site is nearly ready to launch, but before that happens we need a short, obvious URL for this site in the format *.stackexchange.com
I'll post ...
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Windows Phone proposal would be similar to Android Enthusiasts
Proposal: Windows Phone
Windows Phone should be similar to Android Enthusiasts where it is not developer focused, but more questions about use of the phone, finding applications, help with updates, ...
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What is "Bro Code"?
Proposal: The Bro Code
Does "Bro Code" refer to the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, "a
list of rules frequently referenced by Neil Patrick
Harris' character, Barney Stinson, on how men ...
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"Update commitment" button
As everyone knows, old commitments count less than new commitments. The logic behind this is presumably that old committers may have forgotten about the site. The solution that people have found is ...
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The Area 51 Discussion users profile page has a bounties tab?
I noticed that the user profile page has a bounties tab with a link to the area51 faq (which does not mention bounties). I suspect the bounties tab is not supposed to be there.
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Invitation email has extra period at end of proposal description
When you "share" a proposal with someone via the email link, the body of the email says something like:
I'm hoping that a site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical ...
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Looks like people do not understand what "not a good example" ACTUALLY means [closed]
I understand the difference between NAGE and Off-topic, and I notice it has already been pointed out that many people do not, and vote randomly one or the other option. Fine.
There are lengthy ...
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I accidentally registered a new account when trying to commit to a proposed site. How to undo?
I committed to the "health" proposal while signed out, so Area51 automatically created a new account for me. You guys should offer the chance to log in first, not just create a new account.
the ...
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Shareware Authors: Duplicate, not a real proposal, or? [closed]
Proposal: Shareware Authors
When I look at the recently created Shareware Authors proposal and read its description:
Proposed Q&A site for software developers who want to learn how to sell, ...
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Adventures in Odyssey [closed]
Proposal: Adventures in Odyssey
First, StackExchange is not for discussion, it's only for Question and Answer, an issue that can be fixed with a simple change of the description.
Second this ...
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Is Ethical Consumption a duplicate of Sustainable Living? [closed]
Proposal: Ethical Consumption
Is Ethical Consumption a duplicate of Sustainable Living?
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Pokemon cartoons: subset of Anime? [closed]
Proposals: Pokemon and 4kids translations of cartoons, Anime & Manga
I'm not an expert in this area (or even a novice, to be honest) but my impression is that the Pokemon and 4kids translations ...
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Overly optimistic beta progress indicator
When a site's private beta lasts longer than the default 7 days, the progress indicator on the beta tab incorrectly reads “public beta”.
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Frugal: Is this a viable SE site? [closed]
Proposal: Frugal
I'm not convinced that Frugal could be a viable Stack Exchange site. Its description is:
for frugal people. Not interested in new gizmos and marketing spam. Happy with low budget ...
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Data Structure & Algorithms: Seems like a dupe to me [closed]
Proposal: Data Structure & Algorithms
Seems like this could go into SO, Programming, DBA, etc. It's also not defined well.
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Wouldn't most questions be subjective?
Proposal: Will my idea work?
And if not, wouldn't most of the answers be subjective anyway? What person A and B think might contradict C and D. It also doesnt' seem like it'd give any real value ...
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I think the search function needs some work
I just made the proposal Networking (which was closed as a duplicate). However, before i created it i did a search for network, networks, and networking, and didn't find anything. However, a ...
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Is Haiku a duplicate? [closed]
Proposal: Haiku
Seems like this proposal could be absorbed into Super User, Stack Overflow, Programmers, etc. In fact, there are questions on Super User, Stack Overflow, and Programmers concerning ...
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SE Moderators is a full subset of Meta Stack Overflow
Proposal: SE Moderators
Let's take a look at the top five on-topic questions right now:
A group of users in the chatroom "..." are speaking in a non-English language, and according to translation, ...
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Books is a bad organizational name for a proposal, overlaps with Sci-Fi and others
Ok, so Books right?
What about novellas, or short
stories?
What about
e-books?
What about Sci-Fi books?
If one went to a major university and asked to major in books, the counselors would ...
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Why isn't email validation working when I try to start a new site?
I'm here:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/create?category=technology
I See:
We sent an email to your email address Jan 25 at 20:29 (re-send)
I Click:
error: email verification was not sent
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Area 51 doesn't report how much consecutive days a user visited the site
In the user profiles on Area 51, it's not reported the number of consecutive days a user visited the site, but there are two badges that are related to that number.
Does that mean those badges are ...
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My user profile is not copied on Area 51
I changed my user profile on an SE site, but it is not copied on my user profile on Area 51, even thought I clicked on "Copy English Language and Usage Profile To Related Accounts." It seems a problem ...
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Please help me find a good title for this proposal.
Proposal: Hair, Make-up and good looks
I would like to find a shorter title that could be a good idea for the url of the site itself. If we find out of an opportunitn, will you
I welcome ...
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Wikis and Wikipedia chat room open [closed]
Proposal: Wikis and Wikipedia
Since it is now possible to create chat rooms for proposals in commitment phase, I have created one for this proposal.
You can use this e.g. to discuss how
we can ...
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Project deleted- committals not removed
Why are committals not removed when a project is removed?
I am unable to commit to any other proposal as I am maxed out. One of these is no longer in existence but I am still committed to it. This ...
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Already covered by Server Fault?
Proposal: iSeries
Server specific topics should already be sufficiently covered on serverfault.com
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Adobe <- Dare I say close, yet again?
Proposal: Adobe
Like the Cisco site, it clearly doesn't make sense to make a site that focuses on a particular company.
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How to help move SharePoint Overflow to beta.
I believe we have a problem of lack of Reputation in this Area51 world. The Meta topic about Area51 Commitment Phase scores suggests we have enough people committed to this proposal but not enough ...
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Does "Flight Simulation" mean games? [closed]
Proposal: Flight Simulation
Proposal: General Aviation
Proposal: Flight Simulation
The Title says "Flight Simulation" but the description only refers to flight simulation games. If it's intended to ...
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Please support this proposal as a means to split robotics from the Electronics site [closed]
Proposal: Robotics research
As an electrical engineer, I have played with robots, and I can help a lot of people who have simple robotic questions revolving around electronics, which are widely used ...
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Does Gardening and Landscaping only include outdoor plants or indoor plants aswell?
Proposal: Gardening and Landscaping
I was just wondering if this only includes outdoor plants. As "gardening" is usually reserved for outdoors and landscaping definitely is. Would it be acceptable to ...
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