Unanswered Questions
595 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Changing the expectation of going from Private Beta to Public Beta
On the Bitcoin proposal (currently in Private Beta) it currently says:
"The site's Public Beta will begin in 5 days."
How about modifying this text to something like:
"If the Private Beta goes well, ...
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How can I see the list of closed proposals I once followed?
I used to follow a bunch of proposals and I'm guessing they were nixed with the recent batch. Is it possible to see a list of these (now closed) proposals I once followed and committed to? It's hard ...
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Internationalization 'State of the Stack'
For those I haven't yet met, I'm Tim Post, the Director of Stack Overflow Communities here at Stack Exchange.
When we said we planned to reverse our previous stance on localization some years ago, we ...
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The Closing of Humor
Proposal: Humor
This was a tough one. It really was.
The proposal suggests this will be a site about the subject and nature of humor, but even the proposal author does not believe there is enough ...
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Don't allow votes as duplicates of closed proposals/beta sites
Proposal: Economics
I noticed that the economics proposal was marked as a duplicate of Economics (Update: no longer listed as a possible duplicate), which seems reasonable if you don't check the link,...
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Why isn't there a comprehensive list of failed/closed proposals and their history, including merges, merge requests, reasons for closure, etc.?
Backstory: 18 months ago I committed to be a supporter of a proposal. I was never notified of the success or failure of the beta so I'm assuming that the proposal was eventually closed or merged. Now ...
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**Instructions for ALL Private Beta Members**
Thank you for deciding to commit to using Embedded Programming and Design. We are asking you to ask and answer at least 10 questions to fulfill your commitment. Also, please check the meta site of the ...
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On proposals soliciting reviews, recommendations, comparisons, etc
Sites soliciting other types of research and advice (beyond our traditional Q&A subjects) were created in a time when the sheer size of our software developer audience allowed us to give sites ...
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Merging and linking user profiles between StackOverflow and Area 51 should be more automatic
It would be great if there was more automation in linking existing users to their other profiles on StackExchange.
For example, this user on Area 51 is this user on StackOverflow, but his reputation ...
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Notifications for closed proposals?
A site proposal I have been following for most of it's first year is coming to the twelve month mark (still in definition phase), the proposal has gathered 54 questions and more than 100 followers.
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Could this be the "Official" site for the Open Source Initiative?
Proposal: Open Source
The OSI (Open Source Initiative, http:opensource.org) was contacted regarding the use of the OSI logo (http://opensource.org/files/osi_standard_logo.png) as part of this site ...
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I have fought Area 51's signup system, and won... but at what cost?
I'm a Stack Exchange user of a few years and was recently pointed at the Area 51 proposal for a Programming Language Design SE. So I tried to sign up to express my interest in supporting such a site. ...
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Vota por las preguntas de ejemplo que tengan menos de 10 votos netos - Vote for the example questions with less than 10 net votes
Lo que nos falta al día de hoy para completar la fase de definición son votos por las preguntas de ejemplo que aún tienen menos de 10 votos netos.
Puedes escoger entre las que ya están propuestas, y ...
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Show more (or all) questions on the page for definition stage Proposals
As I understand it the main reason for answers being split into pages on SE's Q&A sites is to limit noise; the answers not in the top 30 voted answers are probably not the most useful. That makes ...
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Lee las Preguntas Frecuentes de Area51 en Español - Read the Area51 FAQ in Spanish
Estimado visitante: ¡Gracias por tu interés en la propuesta!
Visita Area51 – Preguntas Frecuentes (FAQ), donde encontrarás información en tu idioma sobre el funcionamiento de Area51 y de la red ...
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