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17 questions linked to/from What are the Frequently Asked Questions on meta?
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Best of MathOverflow, or papers inspired by MathOverflow
This is a place to collect MathOverflow success stories!
Was some of your research inspired by something on MathOverflow? Do you know questions & answers that led to interesting research? ...
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How to write a good MathOverflow question?
How do I write a good MathOverflow question? Got any advice for me?
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History of MathOverflow
What is history of this site? When and by whom was it created?
What were the important milestones of this site?
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What shall we do with stone soup?
Sometimes, a question is asked that isn't up to the standards of MathOverflow. Maybe it's worded vaguely, maybe it's too open ended, or maybe the asker fundamentally misunderstood something important.
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Who owns MathOverflow?
Is MathOverflow a subsidiary of Stack Exchange? Did MathOverflow lose its independence when it migrated to the Stack Exchange network?
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How is this site different from Mathematics Stack Exchange?
I've just spotted this site on the blogs. At least that's where I think I saw it first.
How is this site different from math.stackexchange.com?
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Who owns my MathOverflow posts?
Does Stack Exchange or MathOverflow own my posts? Can I reuse my posts elsewhere? Do I need to cite MathOverflow if I want to reuse my posts elsewhere?
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Frequently Asked Questions: MathOverflow FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for MathOverflow
What kind of questions can I ask here?
What kind of questions should I not ask here?
What about open problems?
Where's the rule that says I have to wear ...
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What do moderators do?
What do moderators do? Is it just a matter of dealing with posts flagged for moderator attention, or are there other things too?
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Frequently asked questions about tagging on MathOverflow
Due to several discussions on the main site, I am asking this question concerning the best practices for tagging questions on MathOverflow. Unfortunately, the relevant documentation page https://...
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Editing etiquette
What are some general guidelines for editing a MathOverflow post? Are there some "do"s and "don't"s I should know about?
(The material that was previously in this question box has been moved to an ...
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Where's the old meta?
Where's the old meta.mathoverflow.net?
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Who are the MathOverflow moderators?
Where can I find the list of MathOverflow moderators? How can I contact them?
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Best way to post graphics to MO
What is the best way to include graphics in a question or an answer on MO?
I searched the help but could not find instructions about how to post graphics. I also looked at a couple of Joseph O'...
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How should I use the meta-tags [feature-request], [bug], [support], and [discussion]?
On meta, each post must be classified into one of four classes. Which should I use?
Note that in addition to these four classes there are numerous other tags on meta that can and should be used in ...
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How to (re)tag such that migration works?
As discussed elsewhere it is crucial that a question that should be migrated has a matching tag on the target site (otherwise the migration is rejected and the question closed on the source site).
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Might featuring some FAQ posts on meta be useful?
Among the things on the site which can be directly influenced by the site moderators (without any involvement of Stack Exchange staff), probably the community bulletin has the most visibility. The ...