Unanswered Questions
156 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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RIP Ursula le Guin
Ursula K. le Guin, one of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Her writing career spans six decades, from 1959 right up until ...
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RIP Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle, the first author to write a novel on a computer, passed away September 8th, at the age of 84.
He has a long list of science fiction novels, and he has his own tag here on SFF: jerry-...
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What's next for chat
The Story So Far (tm):
The main chat for Sci-fi and Fantasy, Mos Eisley, has been slowly creeping out of line with the standard expected of all Stack Exchange chat rooms. This has meant that it has ...
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RIP: Adam West, star of Batman
Adam West, star of the 1960 Batman TV series has passed away at the age of 88.
A well-recognised actor who struggled to find regular employment after Batman, West never allowed his shortcomings as an ...
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Please avoid trivial edits during Winter Bash
We all love the hats,* and we covet the fashionable scarf of the Timey Wimey hat.
But please, make edits that you would be proud of during the rest of the year. Edits should be, as always, either ...
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Why was this flag (about a post containing religious slurs and anti-semitic content) declined by a moderator?
I spotted this gem of an answer to the question 'What do the symbols on the mummy's face mean?'
Highlights include;
Looks like the heretical language of Enochian (which has zero to do with ...
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RIP Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange
Comics artist Steve Ditko has sadly passed away. He began work as a comic inker in 1953 alongside Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, and worked for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics before retiring from ...
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Retiring as room owner
I am writing this post to announce that I am retiring as a room owner of our SFF chat room.
The reason is simple: I haven't been active in chat for the last 10 months or so. As some of you know, ...
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Resigning as Mos Eisley room owner
Well, it'll always be Mos Eisley to me, seeing as I chatted there from 2012 to 2017. Old habits are hard to break!
I am resigning as Room Owner of the current SFF chatroom -- it's just not the same.
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Futurama Week + Q&A Event on July 11th!
SciFi.SE has partnered with Comedy Central to promote Futurama's upcoming season. We're declaring Futurama the topic of the week for the next week and, after that, we're launching a special Futurama ...
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Scifi Stack Exchange is now “Science Fiction & Fantasy”
ANNOUNCEMENT:
This site has been officially renamed "Science Fiction and Fantasy". While both subjects were generally considered on topic, the fantasy genre is now explicitly integrated into this ...
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RIP Unshô Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor for Professor Oak, Jet Black, and Joseph Joestar
Unshô Ishizuka passed away on August 13, 2018. He was a prolific Japanese voice actor who voiced many popular characters in anime such as Professor Oak (Pokémon), Jet Black (Cowboy Beebop), and Joseph ...
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RIP Verne Troyer, star of Austin Powers
Verne Troyer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, has died at the age of 49. In addition to his iconic role, he also portrayed the original Griphook in Harry Potter and the ...
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Gorilla vs. Shark - a Longer Explanation
An issues that has come up recently, that seems to recur every so often, is the question of what constitutes a "Gorilla vs. Shark" question on SF&F. We know such questions are off-topic, but what ...
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RIP William Morgan Sheppard: Star Trek, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Max Headroom, many more
Genre actor W. Morgan Sheppard, veteran of several franchises, died yesterday. Just some of his better known genre roles:
Ira Graves (Data's grandpa), TNG: "The Schizoid Man"
The Klingon ...
