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Can't create proper tag?
Does the Item Collection Quest account for items in previous volumes in .Hack
I tried creating a tag for [.hack//g.u.] but it didn't come out right. How do we compensate, or what should the tag be?
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Can we pay more attention when voting to close questions?
Recently we've had a few questions closed that perhaps shouldn't have been, or should have been closed with a different reason. I don't want to dig up the obvious candidate here, that has it's own ...
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Tag synonym - [heart-gold] / [soul-silver] -> [pokemon-hgss]
Earlier discussion: Pokemon tag problems (Gotta Tag 'Em All)
(This post is to ask for a higher-rep user to take an action on something from that discussion.)
I already retagged all of the ...
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What do we do with historic question that no longer make sense?
Minecraft's new (as of 1.5) water physics mean that this question no longer makes sense as a question - the situation can no longer arise.
Should this question be closed/deleted?
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Gaming Stack Exchange Server List
We have an increasing number of Gaming Stack Exchange servers for things ranging from Team Fortress 2 to Terraria. I've posted a community wiki answer to keep track of all the servers.
Use the ...
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I think there is a flaw in the rules around time based questions
Most competitive games are updated and change over time. I play starcraft and I almost never ask questions here, because the rules make for a toxic environment. My questions get downvoted because I ...
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What are your thoughts on AR code requests?
I noticed that the action-replay tag was created recently having to do with what seems to be AR code requests. I know that we've always supported cheats or various console commands (aka skyrim) but ...
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Arqade Community SkyBlock
Notice: The server has been upgraded to 1.5.2
We're proud to announce that the un-official SkyBlock server for Arqade has launched into beta! This is a SkyBlock server, and each player has his/her ...
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Best Practices: Titles and Tags
So the new "suggested edits" bit is really neat, however I've been seeing a lot of edits that basically amounted to--
"Removed X from the title because it
was already in the tags"
Is this ...
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Are Minecraft questions about an unreleased feature too localized?
Minecraft releases weekly snapshots, which allow players to view upcoming features pretty much as the developers develop them. Since anyone can get their hands on these, they are not considered ...
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Red tags are displaying strangely
Got this on Chrome, Mac, 100% zoom:
Others have apparently been having similar issues with tag display.
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Should this answer stay?
Is there any difference between Cleanse and a Mecurial Scimitar?
There are two answers here. They are both correct and should be joined, but what are the official rules to this? Can the two answers ...
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Insert Coin, Feed Beast: mine.stackgaming.com
By popular request, we have reset the server, and now use the Ultimate mod pack.
This is a formal notification of our commmunity FTB (Ultimate) Minecraft server. It is a whitelisted server, so if ...
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New CSS featured tags change text colour when visited [duplicate]
The CSS tags for featured tags, such as status-bydesign and featured, when actually rendered in the page (instead of in a post body like that), have different text colours depending on whether they're ...
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What causes closed questions to appear (or reappear) in the 'Reopen Votes' review queue?
As I was reading this meta post: Why are moderators or high-rep users quick to vote-close a question on Arqade?, some of the comments there got me thinking: What causes closed questions to appear in ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2013
As it is December 2012, we are now going to reset our Community Promotion Ads for the new year.
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that ...
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Bounty button gone
Most beneficial loadout for the OTAS Boreas?
There is no more bounty button. Fix please.
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Can we unban GnomeSlice from chat.SE?
It has been many months since GnomeSlice was able to post in chat. This post isn't to discuss the why or the how that lead up to him getting banned, it is a request for the other half of his ban to be ...
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Are long titles bad titles?
Is there anything with long titles? I don't know what the community thinks. Should they be concise and short, to the point? Or can they be long, and explain more stuff?
For clarification, long, at ...
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World of Tanks on Chrome OS
I want to know whether the online game World of Tanks can be played on a Chromebook.
Is that on topic over here or should I ask that on Super User?
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Is there a difference between leave open/leave closed and skip
To reopen or close a question it needs 5 votes cast in favor of the suggestion (or a mod uses their cheat codes). When I review a question that has been nominated for reopen or to be closed, whether I ...
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Meta Lasers - Another Plea [duplicate]
Don't mark this as a duplicate, this is yet another plea for lazers!
On gaming.SE, the lazers zap cursors from asking bad or off-topic questions. Studies show main site lazers destroy 48% of bad ...
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Why is the reputation on meta and on main synchronized? [duplicate]
I know there seems to be two duplicated to this question but one points to the other and the other (which Jeff answered) fail to explain why it is like this. I approve the StackOverflow Meta ...
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What's bad in helping a person who bought legal version of a game move their save files from cracked copy?
See this question and the comments to it:
The Binding Of Isaac: move stats from pirated version to legal, steam-bought version?
How is it suddenly not a good idea to help a person move their ...
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Since Arqade does not allow questions with the same titles, should I put the game name of a same-title question at the start or the end of the title?
Consider that:
Arqade does not allow questions with the same titles (even if they're about different games and are tagged differently). See this meta post: Disable the "question with the same ...
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Looking for a way to conveniently view Vanilla Minecraft questions
As a player of Vanilla Minecraft, many of the Minecraft questions here would interest me. I usually navigate to that tag every time I visit this site.
One unfortunate navigation obsticle I have found ...
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Question 116391 is closed as “not a real question”, what do I need to add?
Question 116391, What are the differences between the palm, claw, and fingertip mouse grip styles?, has been closed as not a real question, despite my efforts to make the question more specific. What ...
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I have modified this question is this now okay?
What's the official in game explanation (if any) on why we get town portal when we get the crown?
Before I asked why we get town portal when defeating skeleton king. What I mean is if there is an ...
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Why do we have a wifi tag?
Yes - I understand what Wifi is.
My question is, why do we have a tag for it? As a gaming website, supporting networking technologies is outside of our scope, and the closest we're ever really going ...
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Do “game files” encompass all files of a game?
Inspired by kotekzot's correction.
What is a term that encompasses both "saves" and "game files", as kotekzot sees it? How else would you define "game files" as kotekzot sees it as mutually ...
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Make the meta mothership shoot its lasers on hover
The main site does it, why not the meta site?
Related:
Make the mothership shoot its lasers on hover
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Answer Swarm Winners
It is my pleasure to announce that the following users won our Answer Swarm challenge! Winners will be contacted shortly for fulfillment information.
To everyone who participated: thank you so much ...
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Got an achievement that was meant for another user
I think there's a bug in the StackExchange achievement system. I received an announcer badge for a question that I've never seen before. What makes it even more look like a bug is the fact that my ...
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Why was this question closed when there are plenty of similar questions open?
What is the origin of the term "game trainer"?
This question seems legit to me, the poster, as there are plenty other questions about the origins of a certain gaming term. I'd like to know ...
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Why was this question closed (and also why not migrated)?
Why do console games require a button press before showing the main menu?
Seems like a perfectly fine question, but it may be a bit development-themed, so if it is considered really off-topic, it ...
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Where to ask questions about the “Wesnoth markup language”?
I have a question regarding the Wesnoth markup language. But I am not sure where to ask:
Gaming SE
Gamedev SE
Where should I ask my question?
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Why isn't arqade.com the root site? [duplicate]
I've been pondering why arqade.com isn't the root site directory, and gaming.se redirects to the domain.
Why is this?
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Can we keep the lazers after the ME 3 promo? Please?
How about if I say Please 40 times?, What about then?
Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please ...
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Posting cheats/easter eggs
I think I found a cheat/hack/easter-egg in some game.
Is it OK to post them as my own question and answer? ( http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions/ )
Or ...
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Are people flagging as NAA or VLQ when they really should be flagging as spam or offensive?
I've seen a troubling trend of bad answers remaining on the site far longer than they should. And by bad, I mean really bad. Stuff that not only isn't an answer, but also contains swear words, ...
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Left hand of first tag looks funny after committing an edit
Yet more troubles with the left hand edge of the new tags. This only happens to me after committing an edit. Chrome, Windows.
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My number of rep-capped days is strange
In my /reputation:
days represented 627
rep cap was reached via rep from upvotes *only* on 15 days
earned at least 200 reputation on 13 days
earned 242 reputation from suggested edits
Surely the ...
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Using game sub-tags but not using the game tag
This issue came up recently after I retagged a pair (1, 2) of questions to add the dwarf-fortress tag. Both of the questions only had the dwarf-fortress-adventure tag.
A while later the changes were ...
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Why must users have a certain amount of reputation to simply view review queues?
I can understand why users would require a certain amount of reputation to, for example, approve and reject edits. I do not, however, understand why users would require a certain amount of reputation ...
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The Great British Arqade Meetup
The other post was getting a bit long and convoluted so let's have another stab at this. This is for the London meetup. You don't actually have to be British, but it helps.
Some people have suggested ...
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Is a question about how to deal with XRaying as an admin on Minecraft Multiplayer on topic?
Would a question like this be considered on-topic for arqade? I want to know if it's on-topic before posting it.
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Graphical glitch with new tags
Aside from being ugly, there's a graphical glitch with the new tag design:
A white line down the left hand side when on a blue background.
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Netflix Questions
There seems to be a few (not a lot, but a few) questions about Netflix and how it relates to various video game systems.
I understand that Netflix is not a video game, and therefore I understand why ...
