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The many usernames of SFF.SE

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Seeing as downvotes are used to signal that a question is not well written, should you upvote or downvote a poorly written question you've edited?

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Should questions in SciFi Stack Exchange about the meaning/use of Adverbs/Prepositions in Harry Potter start being deleted? [duplicate]

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Latest Blog Post: Orson Scott Card’s The Last Shadow

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modified Jan 17 at 15:56 TheLethalCarrotMod 137k

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Why was the XKCD 902 question closed as general reference?

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Propose future topics for SFF topic challenges!

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modified Jan 16 at 0:43 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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February 2022 topic challenge: R. A. Lafferty (held jointly with Literature SE)

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answered Jan 16 at 0:38 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Can speculations be accepted as answer?

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modified Jan 14 at 19:59 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Is there an alternate place to ask for story identification for non-sci-fi?

discussion story-identification site-rec

modified Jan 14 at 16:50 Laurel 16.8k

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Why is there a Disciplined badge as well as Peer Pressure?

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modified Jan 14 at 7:21 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Favorite Question and Answers from Fourth Quarter 2021

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2021: a year in moderation

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What's supposed to be the style for initials, as for instance HP Lovecraft?

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modified Jan 9 at 21:55 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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And the Best New User of 2021 is

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modified Jan 7 at 22:29 AncientSwordRageMod 79.1k

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December 2021 topic challenge: Elizabeth Moon

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modified Jan 6 at 9:20 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Which story ID question should we close as a duplicate?

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answered Jan 6 at 5:54 Valorum 589k

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January 2022 topic challenge: Walter M. Miller Jr

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modified Jan 5 at 14:28 Silly but True 10.5k

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Should Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman get its own tag?

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answered Jan 3 at 1:32 Silly but True 10.5k

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How do we deal with a situation where a Story-ID question is a duplicate of more than one work?

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modified Dec 29 '21 at 7:58 Valorum 589k

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Announcing a Topic Challenge program for SFF.SE

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modified Dec 22 '21 at 16:15 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Is it okay to edit a question to match the answers given?

discussion editing questions incorrect-answers

modified Dec 16 '21 at 14:55 Valorum 589k

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RIP Anne Rice - Interview with the Vampire

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modified Dec 15 '21 at 23:27 FuzzyBoots 177k

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Should the doctor-octopus tag refer to both Otto and Olivia Octavius?

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modified Dec 14 '21 at 20:43 Valorum 589k

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How far back should spoilers be marked for the Marvel Cinematic Universe? [duplicate]

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modified Dec 14 '21 at 8:51 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Is it okay to delete tags off of questions that the tags were created for if the tags will likely not become relevant?

discussion tags retagging

modified Dec 14 '21 at 7:55 Valorum 589k

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How to give a bonus to an answer that was not accepted after the question was closed

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answered Dec 12 '21 at 9:30 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Wording for fourth (custom) close reason - "Not about science fiction or fantasy"

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modified Dec 11 '21 at 18:43 Valorum 589k

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November 2021 topic challenge: Samuel R. Delany

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modified Dec 1 '21 at 6:06 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Are stories that contain crackpot science and/or pseudoscience on topic?

discussion scope

modified Nov 28 '21 at 10:16 Valorum 589k

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What constitutes the same answer for story-identification questions?

discussion closing-questions duplicate-questions story-identification duplicate-answers

modified Nov 27 '21 at 3:45 Laurel 16.8k

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Shouldn't a comment-only accept be considered equally much confirmation of an answer's correctness as a formal acceptance?

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answered Nov 25 '21 at 11:02 user14111 139k

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Does SFF want to keep accepted answers pinned to the top or not?

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modified Nov 24 '21 at 15:24 Nicolas ChabanovskyStaffMod 101

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How should we tag M.A.S.K?

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How can we improve this question about critical analysis of closed time loops?

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What does "Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations. This will help others answer the question" mean?

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How come there's no "rationale" tag?

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answered Nov 18 '21 at 20:17 NullMod 67.4k

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Should there be a higher reputation bonus for editing?

discussion feature-request reputation

modified Nov 16 '21 at 9:18 Clockwork 2,585

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Can you see your own questions or answers in a review queue?

discussion support review-queue

answered Nov 16 '21 at 5:31 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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What tags should be used alongside story-identification, and similar questions?

discussion tags story-identification

modified Nov 15 '21 at 20:41 FuzzyBoots 177k

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Why are the review queues always empty?

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answered Nov 15 '21 at 7:13 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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Should questions closed for lacking details be voted for re-opening even if the original issue hasn't been addressed?

discussion closing-questions

modified Nov 14 '21 at 23:02 user14111 139k

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Tip box for Story ID questions

feature-request tags story-identification questions tag-tips

modified Nov 11 '21 at 13:10 AncientSwordRageMod 79.1k

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Tag warning for story-identification

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Are we allowed to have questions about Sherlock Holmes (movies, books, BBC tv show, etc)?

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answered Nov 9 '21 at 20:32 Valorum 589k

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RIP - Dean Stockwell

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modified Nov 9 '21 at 20:24 b_jonas 31.2k

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RIP - Kit Berry

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asked Nov 8 '21 at 10:33 Rand al'ThorMod 130k

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What's our policy on questions about fantasy/sci-fi creatures that aren't directly related to a specific on-topic work?

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modified Nov 8 '21 at 3:10 Laurel 16.8k

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Does SFF have a high threshold for moving comment streams to chat?

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answered Nov 6 '21 at 23:22 Buzz 82.8k

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