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Are questions about the effect of upgrading iOS out-of-topic
Generally those get closed due to practicality issues. What one person sees as acceptable, another wouldn't put up with. Also, since you can't really ever downgrade an iOS - you're stuck so that makes ...
bmikeMod
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Can, and if yes, should posts be bumped?
You should never bump. Community (the Stack Exchange bot) automatically and randomly (fairly) bumps older unanswered questions (questions with zero answers or questions with no answers with a score >1)...
grgMod
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After 3 years I posted an up-to-date answer and got some bad feedback — What should I do?
Thanks for bringing your question here to discuss.
As I commented on your question (done after your screenshot above), it wasn't that I "wasn't very happy", it's that the answer you added and ...
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Is asking a “list-like” question regarding incompatible 32-bit apps in macOS Catalina off-topic?
Thanks for bringing this up in Meta first!
IMHO such questions are a bad fit for Ask Different even as a community wiki
Compatibility information people post in Ask Different may get outdated, with ...
nohillsideMod
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Restore from backup?
I disagree with creating a canonical question for this. With each one of those cases, whilst ‘restore from backup’ is a suitable answer, there are other answers which apply to specific cases. For ...
grgMod
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Restore from backup?
Meta hat? Quite possibly. Would be diabolical to make you self Ask anD self answer on meta and on main for a pixel overlay.
I endorse the clear canonical question - especially if it helps get people ...
bmikeMod
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Thoughts on OPs deleting questions
The main countermeasure against this is that Stack Exchange prevents the asker from deleting their question if it has an upvoted answer or if it has multiple answers.
Unfortunately, due to the low ...
grgMod
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App to lock phone
Here is general guidance.
How should I ask about getting a software recommendation?
What exactly is a recommendation question on Ask Different?
So absolutely you can ask one or both questions. They ...
bmikeMod
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How should we manage questions that have very different answers per version of macOS?
I think finding a solution for somebody is more relevant than hunting all (possible) duplicates down. I'd rather find two complete different answers for a quite similar question than finding a closed ...
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Migration rejection followed by repost on original site closed as duplicate, how do I proceed?
Sorry, the locking was my mistake. I was handling the flag while on the commute back home and didn't realize that the question was both deleted and locked. It's unlocked now.
nohillsideMod
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Could my question(s) be reopened?
These questions will, unfortunately, remain closed, for two reasons:
Both are shopping questions and shopping questions are off topic for Ask Different. You're asking for a purchase recommendation in ...
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Close bug-report type question or leave answer?
It's still a worthwhile question. Many bugs have workarounds which make for good answers to such questions. I'd recommend leaving the question up and updating the answer if it is fixed or providing ...
grgMod
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Should I delete my question?
You should leave the question. It's a good objective question which has been received well and has good answers which may help other users in the future. Removing it would be viewed negatively by ...
grgMod
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What's a 'wall of text' question here?
The Wall of Text
The (official?) definition of a Wall of Text as per Wikipedia is as follows:
A wall of text is an excessively long post to a noticeboard or talk
page discussion, which can often be ...
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Accidentally submitting comments by tapping the return button on iPad
I’m not aware of any automated penalty, but I find I like to do editing of things that are needing thought in another app like drafts or notepad and then past it in here when I don’t have the full ...
bmikeMod
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I posted a long question. Part of it is Apple-specific; part is not. Should it be kept open, or should it be closed?
Just throwing in my 2¢ so there can be a clear understanding of my reasoning for the initial close vote, the subsequent editing and the close retraction.
There was two main problems with the question:...
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How can I get more answers to my question?
Since you didn’t link to your question in the body, I’ll assume you want general advice. The people that have been here for a long time have assembled our collective wisdom in the help section on ...
bmikeMod
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Cross-post to Apple Developers forums - what should I do?
We can‘t hinder people from posting their question all over the Internet, discuss it with friends, ask their dog about it etc., so basically there is nothing to do.
What we sometimes see are questions ...
nohillsideMod
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Dupe question... but answers are extremely different
I don't have a Touch Bar model, so using the menu bar as equivalent.
Your question has a mismatch between the title and the concluding question. The title invites questions in "Linked" items which ...
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Should a Question Ever be Removed from Hot Network Questions
I hold the strong opinion that policy should be defined based on experience. And as we don‘t have any experience with that new functionality yet it‘s too early to define a policy.
I probably would ...
nohillsideMod
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New filter control for questions?
Yes, this is the so-called Custom Filters feature, which has been released today after being alpha-/beta-tested for almost a year as Custom Question Lists. You can find most information you're looking ...
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Should answers which are not forward compatible be edited for compatibility, or new answers created for new versions?
The old solutions are not broken; the new operating systems are :-)
The posted solutions are still quite valid for computers running the operating systems for which the answers were written. I don't ...
DanielMod
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Sales Figures are Off Topic?
I thought I voted to put a hold on this - but others beat me to the punch. My initial thinking combines two reasons we close questions:
Asking about how Apple does it's business isn't the core ...
bmikeMod
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How should we manage questions that have very different answers per version of macOS?
we should have all the answers for all the versions in one question,
rather than a separate question for each version of macOS
In short, yes.
TL;DR
Apple changes things with each revision of their ...
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I can't answer anything on Apple.SE so there is no way to gain reputation now
You can answer questions, except for a tiny percentage which are protected.
The question in your screenshot was protected automatically since there were many answers posted to that question which did ...
grgMod
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How to get a question migrated?
You can use the ‘flag’ link under the question, choose ‘in need of moderator intervention’, then describe the problem including which site you would like the question migrated to and why.
In general ...
grgMod
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Is the preferred SE site for AppleScript questions Ask Different (as opposed to Stack Overflow)?
I wouldn't want to choose a best site or speak for a different set of moderators and pool of people that could answer AppleScript questions (a.k.a. Stack Overflow). Clearly, Apple designed the ...
bmikeMod
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Why was this question not closed?
To my reading and understanding, the OP was asking a hypothetical question
I agree that the situation could be hypothetical, but the implications are real.
I voted to close the question as 'too ...
Nimesh NeemaMod
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What's a 'wall of text' question here?
Writing good questions is hard, probably even harder than writing good answers. So thanks for bringing this up on Meta.
For me a „wall of text“ question is a post which requires me to read a lot ...
nohillsideMod
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I posted a long question. Part of it is Apple-specific; part is not. Should it be kept open, or should it be closed?
Just to reiterate, this isn’t really a good question as shown by how many comments it has generated and no answers whatsoever. Let’s get up some answers to the question or close it in favor of a much ...
bmikeMod
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