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Whatis the intent of the 'world' tag?

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modified yesterday Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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Is it OK to ask for the religion of a specific person?

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answered Apr 2 at 7:45 Denis de Bernardy 13.5k

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Standard comment situations: suggestions for close votes and down votes

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modified Mar 18 at 20:31 Pieter Geerkens 41.6k

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Why did I get an upvote?

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modified Mar 18 at 17:25 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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Why did my question get a downvote?

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answered Mar 14 at 11:56 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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How to graduate from Beta

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answered Mar 6 at 8:48 Kentaro Tomono 813

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What's wrong with this question that asks if there was slaves that were treated well?

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modified Feb 26 at 15:41 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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Is it allowed to ask what's the origin and how a certain stereotype expanded?

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modified Feb 14 at 15:13 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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How to enforce much stronger standards for answers touching Nazi/Holocaust topics?

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modified Feb 13 at 10:16 LangLangC 26.8k

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Is the “How things work” analogy valid?

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modified Feb 2 at 20:01 Community♦ 1

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What should be our policy on requests for sources or references?

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asked Jan 21 at 23:01 Tom Au 77.7k

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Are questions about data sources acceptable here?

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answered Jan 14 at 16:27 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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How should we deal with answers reading the question a bit differently than OP intended (frame challenge)?

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answered Jan 14 at 8:14 Semaphore♦ 77.5k

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Are there new rules for autodeletion?

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modified Jan 11 at 20:04 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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2018: a year in moderation

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asked Jan 1 at 3:33 Shog9♦ 101

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Unilateral closure of quotes

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answered Dec 5 '18 at 2:34 Semaphore♦ 77.5k

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Is it improper / unethical to post a question on H:SE, to which I already know the answer?

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answered Nov 16 '18 at 0:22 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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What is the typically preferred length of an HistorySE answer and what factors influence that?

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modified Nov 12 '18 at 12:23 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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How should H:SE deal with questions about race?

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answered Oct 30 '18 at 12:32 LangLangC 26.8k

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Can anyone offer suggestions on how I can improve my answer regarding Soviets handing over Jews to the Nazis?

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modified Oct 22 '18 at 15:51 justCal 19.5k

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May I request canonical resources?

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answered Oct 12 '18 at 20:23 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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What to do with closed question about phobias

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answered Oct 6 '18 at 5:42 Samuel Russell 10.8k

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What is the mysterious “TL;DR” that appears at the top of many Questions and Answers?

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modified Oct 5 '18 at 0:03 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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Markdown formatting - anchor tag syntax here?

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modified Oct 4 '18 at 21:17 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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What can be done to best provide appropriate help to students?

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answered Sep 27 '18 at 6:24 Semaphore♦ 77.5k

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How can i make a question “not on hold”

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answered Sep 26 '18 at 21:19 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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(How) can I make a request for movie recommendations on topic?

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modified Sep 22 '18 at 20:02 Mawg 238

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Why have I got many downvotes on my second question?

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modified Sep 16 '18 at 15:30 Lars Bosteen 43.4k

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Is there a Question Coach team, or discussion area available where one can get help framing a difficult question?

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answered Sep 11 '18 at 8:20 LangLangC 26.8k

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Still banned from asking questions

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answered Sep 8 '18 at 18:20 Pieter Geerkens 41.6k

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How could I have asked my question better?

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answered Sep 7 '18 at 13:25 LangLangC 26.8k

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Is there a guide for adding appropriate tags?

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modified Sep 3 '18 at 21:05 LangLangC 26.8k

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How to improve feedback?

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modified Aug 30 '18 at 16:47 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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Suggesting improvements to the “Citation needed” label or post notice

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modified Aug 24 '18 at 19:48 LangLangC 26.8k

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Can't close duplicate questions now?

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answered Aug 23 '18 at 19:40 Laurel 320

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Remove “add citations” label from answer

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What is the best way to link to google books?

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modified Jul 20 '18 at 9:11 Mark C. Wallace♦ 23.8k

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Consistency of quality standards and Hot Network Questions

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modified Jul 16 '18 at 14:56 LangLangC 26.8k

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What is so awful about my question about Hawaii?

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answered Jul 12 '18 at 15:43 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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Was my question on a quote by R. G. Collingwood deleted?

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answered Jul 7 '18 at 18:12 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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Make History participate in the Suggest Improvement experiment?

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answered Jul 2 '18 at 18:09 LangLangC 26.8k

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Deleting a comment which then makes nonsense of a response

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answered Jun 30 '18 at 20:21 sempaiscuba♦ 53.2k

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Can movies be considered usable for reference?

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modified Jun 22 '18 at 13:48 T.E.D.♦ 77.3k

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Overload of research themed tags

discussion tag-synonyms tag-merge

asked Jun 20 '18 at 18:34 b.Lorenz 1,939

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Change 'vikings' tag?

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modified Jun 11 '18 at 17:46 Semaphore♦ 77.5k

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Holocaust/Nazi/WW2 trivia questions - what to do?

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modified Jun 5 '18 at 21:42 Ne Mo 5,216

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Is recent history on topic?

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answered Jun 4 '18 at 15:21 reirab 572

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