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Questions which have no answer

I think "not possible" is a valid answer as well. I would recommend answering your own question and accepting it. If anyone discovers a solution later, they can always add that information. P.S. I th …
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Is it ethical to downvote competing answer?

You should vote down an answer if it is incorrect.. not because it is someone elses. Further reading: The answer to tactical downvoting problem? Is the “down-voting (most) all answers that aren’t …
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To make as a community wiki or not to make as a community wiki?

Polls, lists, or extended discussion questions should be community wiki (or closed.. though we are usually lenient :D ). …
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Can someone please turn off 'Highlander mode' in our chat room?

I think it was lumped in with Gaming.SE :/ It should be used for extended discussion. For example, use chat when... …
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Edit old question?

Definitely yes! A question is helpful not only to the person who asked it but also the people who are searching for that answer in the future. I always edit questions as I come across them to make t …
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SharePoint 2013 - Questions while in preview mode

I think these questions are definitely on topic here. That being said, we should try to avoid questions that are relevant to only a specific moment in time. The inaccurate information could definitel …
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SharePoint 2013 Tag Addition

Anyone with more than 300 rep can create a new tag. If we create a new tag it should Be just "2013" Only be used for questions that apply ONLY to SharePoint 2013 Read more here: Should we tag qu …
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Acceptance Rate And Unanswered questions

IMO, accept rate is there to be used as a gentle reminder to get you to accept answers to your questions (seems to be working :P). In your case, you answer questions way more than you ask questions ( …
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good site and impressive design ... how to subscribe to notifications?

You can also subscribe to specific tags via email. The easiest way is just to hover over a particular tag and click the "subscribe" link.
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What should be done about competing duplicate answers?

It is fine to keep both answers. Usually one answer is clearly better and will attract the upvotes or the "accepted answer" check mark. In the event that both answers are very similar, you should con …
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What's Going On With TimeToShine and almostSharepointMaster?

Yes. They couldn't keep their hands to themselves so they each got a timeout. I would encourage everyone on the site to be professional. I hope both of them take the time to cool off and come back r …
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Reporting users who just creates noise on SE?

Just flag one of their posts or comments. If you are noticing a pattern of abuse, you can always choose the "other" option and give us the details.
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Unreasonable over editing

I would recommend these editing guidelines. Make sure your edit is a substantial improvement. 1 Fix capitalization and formatting. Make sure the title is clear and represents the content of the post …
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Should we tag questions with a SharePoint version?

I think we should keep these tags for major SharePoint versions. They provide helpful contextual information when they are present. Additionally I don't think the presence of the tag completely invali …
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What’s the “elevator pitch” for our site?

SP Overflow: We have all the answers for SharePoint.
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