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It seems like an OK idea, with two flaws: Sending people email is annoying. Part of what I like about Stack Exchange is the only email I get is the stuff I sign up for - when sites start sending me …

I don't think you should have to register to ask questions. Frankly the speed bump of registration (especially for the developer types, who probably already have a Stack Overflow account so they …

This has been proposed before, and is status-declined by Jeff. Personally I agree with you, and so do the majority of folks commenting on the original Meta discussion. If you think the issue should b …

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RTFM is (was) an actual product - It is entirely conceivable that we would encounter questions about this product (as a component of the relatively common RT ticketing system), and there are parts of …

Your question is worded in such a way that I think you don't understand the point of downvoting questions. On the main site downvotes indicate that a question does not meet the community's standards. …

Short answer: Because the guy who asked the question didn't make them links. Long answer: Stack Exchange sites resize images to fit as best they can. If your image is huge and you want a link you hav …

Re: notifying people when an edit is rejected/accepted - I can certainly see the value in that. Definitely something I think should be happening (I thought it was but I could be wrong). Re: "being …

Bear in mind that the purpose of the faq tag on Meta is to clarify questions about the site and how it works - It is "Frequently Asked Questions ABOUT Server Fault", Not "Questions Frequently asked ON …

I think having the close vote be a binding act is an important way of regulating its use (much like the limited number of close votes available) -- you know you're sentencing a question to death, and …

I don't think these add any value: There is no (practical) limit to the length of a question or answer: You can post a URL that's as long as you want and not hit a character limit. As such I don't th …

This seems like a Bad Idea to me - at least if it's intended to replace the existing code block format. My main objection is it breaks the ability to cut and paste from a code block to your terminal: …

I think you're (implicitly) asking three questions at once, so I'll address them individually. The question in your title Q: Is it possible to search sister SE sites before posting a question? A: …

It seems that the correct thing to do here is to retag things out of sge, not merge the two. the questions currently tagged sge are not specific to Son of Grid Engine SGE also works as an expansion …

In the name of cultural sensitivity let's update it to be the OSX Panic Screen, which helpfully says "You're screwed!" in 6 languages: