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Found a serious bug in my question after posting it
If the question has been answered, you must not edit it in a way that would invalidate the answers; that is not permitted on Code Review.
If the question is still unanswered, and the bug is easily ...
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What Site Policy should we have for code written by ChatGPT?
As you say, that would be posting code not written by the asker. However, we do allow code that is maintained by the asker, and it would seem to fall into that category. That's not quite enough, as ...
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What Site Policy should we have for code written by ChatGPT?
Update:
Since February '24, the policy has been more explicitly written out in the help center.
A growing number of users are posting content that violates policy by including ChatGPT generated ...
MastMod
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Is a changeset reviewable?
I'm not asking to review the code
This alone dismisses the idea of a meta-review as invalid, for me. We only review code. The OP could easily just post the new code and receive valuable feedback ...
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May I post a question whose code is written in a programming language about which nothing exists in Code Review Stack Exchange?
Yes, as long as it's clearly a programming language, and not purely configuration or markup. From your description of Asymptote, it sounds that it is fine in this respect.
As a new user (less than ...
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Good format to post code for review
We actually have a few guides on how to ask good questions:
How to get the best value out of Code Review - Asking Questions
Checklist for how to write a good Code Review question
Simon's Guide for ...
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Can you post code that works on one version of a interpreter (ex:Python 2) but not on another (ex:Python 3)
Can you post code that works on one version of a interpreter (ex:Python 2) but not on another (ex:Python 3)
Yes, we currently tag questions with python if it runs in a version or both versions of ...
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Given CR's question title policy, how to title a second question about the same program?
Creating different titles for follow-ups is difficult, so most follow-up questions tend to have very similar titles which is perfectly fine. Some options for naming a follow-up question is:
XYZ ...
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Asking questions on evolved code
We allow this, and have called them iterative reviews. Here's the original meta post that asked if they're ok, and if you have any queries about the specifics then we have a tag on Meta for them: ...
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Code following bulleted list not formatting
This is kind-of working as intended. What you observe, is the code being taken as a point in the bulleted list.
If you want this, add another 4 spaces of indentation and the code will be formatted ...
MastMod
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Titles that reference external resources
Should these titles be edited to summarise the problem statement?
Yes. Peilonrayz has already quoted the relevant text here, but came IMO to the wrong conclusion. The relevant FAQ talks about a ...
MastMod
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How can I explain my code in Code Review
I'll try to answer your question line by line.
But the problem is that I have to put hours commenting out little things in my code.
Please refrain from making modifications to your code. Your code ...
MastMod
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Why vote for Code Review questions?
On other Stack Exchange/Stack Overflow sites, voting is used as a form of quality control. High quality questions get lots of votes and are seen by many, low quality questions get negative scores and ...
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Is it ok to post code that didn't work out as intended?
Sorta.
So, here's the thing about your question: it sounds like a case of a A vs. B problem, that is very subjective as to whether it's on-topic or not, but, generally, we lean towards the side of on-...
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How many questions with same script can I ask, if code not only merged reviews but adds new functionality
How many questions with same script can I ask, if code not only merged reviews but adds new functionality?
If it has new functionality (or even when it doesn't but it has been rewritten significantly ...
MastMod
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Hot Network Questions Policy
What do you think? When should moderators use their powers to move a question out of the HNQ list (knowing it can't get back on afterwards)? Should moderators intervene at all?
Well, I think you ...
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Should a question poster include the Boost Software License?
I am not a lawyer, blah blah blah....
There is no problem, per se, in including the details of the Boost Software License in the post. Note that if the Boost folk feel there's been a copyright ...
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Is a changeset reviewable?
We have a tag comparative-review. I believe this indicates that we do support these kinds of reviews. The user went one step further by including the git diff; I don't see that as a problem.
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Offering a Bounty for a long unanswered question; is it good practice?
If you want a review, and the question hasn't had enough attention (both of these seem to be true, given your question here), then adding a bounty is exactly the right way to draw attention to it.
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Offering a Bounty for a long unanswered question; is it good practice?
Is this okay? Frowned upon?
There are many reasons why you'd want to bounty a question and most of them are okay. The only questions not okay to bounty are the kind of questions that aren't okay on ...
MastMod
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Why did this js Fizzbuzz question get so many more views than others?
I don't have access to any mod tools, but looking at the Edit History does have one detail:
Generally, questions that are tweeted are approaching, or have gone, HNQ status. Chances are that activity ...
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The character threshold for editing questions needs redressing
The reason you see this 'restriction' is due to the fact that Stack Exchange employs some 'trust' requirements before you can go unilaterally editing other person's questions/answers, regardless of ...
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How to prevent people from answering off-topic questions?
Personally, when I see that happen, I down-vote the answer (and the question). Well, let me clarify, if the answer is about fixing the problem I downvote it. If the answer appears to be a legitimate ...
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How to prevent people from answering off-topic questions?
I basically follow this reasoning when dealing with "broken code":
First of all, you must never fix a bug in the question just by editing the question. This is Code Review, not GitHub hack fest. (...
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Why vote for Code Review questions?
As you surmise, the quality of the description plays a large part in deciding how to vote on a question:
Is the requirement (problem statement) clear and concise, with appropriate mention of any ...
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Hot Network Questions Policy
I'm not sure I agree with giving the green light to what you've posted:
IMO posts that don't reflect the high quality of the site, [...], should be kicked off the list
\$\therefore\$ HNQ should ...
PeilonrayzMod
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Titles that reference external resources
I will only address the question "Should titles reference external resources", to which I believe the answer is:
Yes. It's perfectly acceptable to reference external resources in titles.
If I see ...
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Titles that reference external resources
No, they are fine as is
The comment you posted was:
The current question title isn't useful without the external resource. Please edit to summarize the requirement in your own words. Please see ...
PeilonrayzMod
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The character threshold for editing questions needs redressing
@Ebrown gives a good answer to your main questions, but I just want to add this.
You say:
why should a person asking a question who forgot two pairs of parenthesis get their question flagged or ...
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Found a serious bug in my question after posting it
As others have already said, the correct answer is to delete it or edit it if there are no answers. (Or delete it, write up the edit, undelete it, and then edit it if the edit would take a long time.)...
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