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Closed as “exact duplicate” due to significant overlap
Is it okay to close a question as an "exact duplicate" when it is not in fact an exact duplicate? I'm not suggesting that word for word identical questions should be required, of course.
My question ...
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Waiting time before accepting answers
I usually wait one day before assigning a correct answer to my questions. I think that accepting correct answers too quickly is a mistake because
It may demotivate other users to answer
A new better ...
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Vote early, vote often!
An essential point raised in another StackExchange beta I participated in was that at launch a community pretty much sets the "level" of voting that occurs. For example, on some sites a good question ...
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Should we allow question about the developers?
Should we allow question about the developers?
Where do we draw the line?
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Promotional Ideas?
So how should we go about promoting the site, once it's live? I recognize some faces from the forums so obviously the links in our forum sigs worked, and I'm sure the link we placed on the Wiki did ...
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What should our logo and site design look like?
Another one of the The 7 Essential Questions of Every Beta. Quoting the blog post:
.5. What should our logo and site design look like?
This one is pretty straightforward. Solicit contributions,...
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What characteristics should our moderators have?
Time to get started on The 7 Essential Questions of Every Beta. So, what should our moderators be like? See this question for more info on moderators. Here's a quote from the answer:
Shortly after ...
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How do we capitalize Bitcoin (or BitCoin, or bitcoin)?
In this question (where the topic includes the word "BitCoin") eMansipater writes the following in regards to capitalization:
The capitalisation thing is my own arbitrary convention to
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Are questions about other crypto-currencies on-topic?
Originally in Area51 the proposal was for Bitcoin, but then it was suggested to enlarge the scope to all crypto-currencies. This idea seemed to have gained some traction, and the name and description ...
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What does the 'basics' tag mean?
We now have 7 questions tagged 'basics'. What does this tag actually mean? In my opinion, it is too ambiguous and we should remove/change it.
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Should these two questions be combined?
lemonginger asked What happens when I make a typo?,
and I also added the question Can a transaction be reversed? since it's fundamental to the bitcoin network.
Is it desirable to combine these ...
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Should questions that are about a specific alternate blockchain be tagged alternative-blockchains?
E.g. should questions about Namecoin all be tagged alternative-blockchains as well?
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How were the initial moderators for Bitcoin Stack Exchange chosen?
I found this question on how moderators are chosen for public beta and "open site". How were the moderators chosen for the private beta?
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Are questions on how much Bitcoin does a person/business have fair game?
Should questions like "How much revenue Mezza Grill generated?" and the yet to be asked "How much Bitcoin does Mt. Gox have?" fair play?
I did ask the question about Mezza Grill, but in second ...
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How should duplication between sites be addressed?
The question "Is BitCoin future-proof?" is a duplicate of the Stack Overflow question "Is bitcoin protocol future-proof?" with only a slightly different slant, and the same answer. How should inter-...
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FAQ needs correction
What kind of questions should I ask here?
bitcoin - Stack Exchange is for people who like playing board games, designing board games or modifying the rules of existing board games..
I don't ...