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Clarify meaning of "No action needed" in review queue
However, I thought it might be a good idea to explicitly settle this confusion with a discussion on meta. …
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On an answer containing pre-formatted text
I just came across an answer by a new user which looks very unusual to me: https://mathoverflow.net/a/139275/21095
Specifically, there is very little mathjax in this answer. Instead the vast majority …
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What subject specific tags could replace the tag 'divisors'?
A few names are used in different subjects in mathematics with completely distinct meanings. A couple of common examples are "spectrum" and "regular". Sometimes, this creates problems with tags on Mat …
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Voting on suggested tag synonyms
I created a suggestion for the tag synonym 'mg.metric-geometry' <--- 'classical-geometry' two weeks ago. However, it appears to have received no votes yet, up or down. Is this delay to be expected? If …
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Usefulness of longer tags
In case this discussion leads anywhere and there is support for increasing the maximum length of tags (say, to 30 or even 40 characters), then this could be turned into a feature request. …
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Appropriate procedure for removing little used tags which are too specific
What is the correct procedure for removing tags which only have a single question, and would be better off with a less specific tag?
My example is a question which was tagged 'relative-entropy'. Sinc …
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How to avoid prepending a blank line or indenting the first line of a post when using \newco...
$\newcommand{\test}{\text{test}}$Here we have no space at the start, and the source is slightly easier to parse.
To achieve this, we use html comments.
Source:
$\newcommand{\test}{\text{test}}$<! …
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Explicitly pointing out math.stackexchange when (new?) users ask a question
I have recently flagged several questions for migration to math.stackexchange which were fairly clearly not about mathematics research and related topics. It was clear that in some cases these new use …
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Frequently asked questions about tagging on MathOverflow
Ideally, the result of this discussion would either be added later to the documentation, or it would be turned into a FAQ thread. I hope I am not overstepping my bounds here. …
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Frequently asked questions about tagging on MathOverflow
Here are some comments to start off on question 3. Feel free to edit.
What are top level tags, and why should I try to use them?
The top level tags are tags like nt.number-theory and at.algebraic-to …
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When reviewing suggested edits, cancel rejection and approval votes
As such, I would like to submit for discussion the feature request in the title:
When reviewing suggested edits, cancel rejection and approval votes. …
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Remove substantial tag score requirement for suggesting tag synonyms?
Preliminary question 1: How much, and what kind of discussion is required before creating a tag synonym? This question is relevant for discussing the main questions below. … On the other hand, it would impose a minimum level of discussion before creating a tag synonym. …
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Tag scores, tag badges, and CW answers
I have a couple of questions concerning the score for specific tags, and the corresponding tag badges.
It appears that community wiki (CW) answers do not count towards tag badges, even when they answ …
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List of recurrent technical problems involving MathJax
Edit: I have retagged this question 'feature-request' in an attempt to expedite action on these issues. I request that the MathOverflow developers implement an automatic fix of the issues in the an …