Is the new Code of Conduct over the top?
From the new banner I saw pointing to the new Code of ConductI feel like this is asking moderators to be babysitters, "Now be nice, children!"I also feel like it's great to have a community rooted in...
View ArticleLetting go of SO
Stack Overflow has been a major part of my Internet and professional life for the last six years. Over the last two months, my visits to SO have increasingly made me wonder "what unpleasant surprise...
View ArticleWe-are-not-a-code-writing-service comments. Are they the good, the bad, or...
There's a lot of "We are not a code writing service" comments being flagged. The flag rate for them is increasing and there's now some custom flags complaining about users who write this in their...
View ArticleAbout people suggesting alternate methods or services for helping out
Premise: I've limited experience about SO and SE in general, so I don't know if this is a common issue; also, this is a matter I find difficult to find out about in here, as its description might be...
View ArticleIterating on Inclusion: What does this mean for me?
I'm a casual member of SO and am not a moderator, although some algorithms do seem to have granted me certain priviliges over time.I have read a recent blog post by Sara Chipps titled "Iterating on...
View ArticleWas I too harsh in my comment on this post?
Recently I stumbled upon this question. The content of the question was:need to sign a pdf file by certificate file (.cer/.p12) with python instruction : everyone have a private key and certificate...
View ArticleIs an answer calling for downvotes against the question Rude?
I was alerted to this answer in a chatroom:Please note that this is a take home-exam question for the Algorithm Analysis and Design Course at IIIT-Delhi which is still going on. I am the instructor for...
View ArticleDeclined flag: Is this a subtle put-down?
I recently had an "Unfriendly or unkind" comment flag declined on a comment on this post that was something to the effect of:Start with using a spell-checker.This appears to be a sarcastic shot at the...
View ArticleShould there be a higher standard for moderating election-related content?
I came across this thread (now deleted), https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/399436/why-was-this-comment-chain-removed-from-the-moderator-questionnaire/399460, about a chain of comments removed by...
View ArticleIs this answer insulting the developer who wrote a piece of code really ok?
I flagged this answer:Its an abomination that works. So you are correct in assuming that when you do a join function call. You pass a empty string so that there is nothing put in between the resulting...
View ArticleTo what extent would offensive content be considered "repairable"?
Just now a question containing offensive and vulgar words was caught by a moderation bot. We had some divergence about whether that question is "repairable". That is, some people think the question...
View ArticleShould friendly language and remarks be removed from answers? [duplicate]
Stack Overflow has often been characterized as a challenging platform to contribute to, sometimes seen as unfriendly. This notion has been ameliorated with a new Code of Conduct that includes...
View ArticleDiscussion on discriminatory user behavior
I would like to bring SO Community's attention to one critical issue, that I'd noticed on thisthread Deletion/undeletion battles - should moderators step in? where one user (I would not prefer...
View ArticleWhat should you do with users who won't help unless you upvote?
I googled a problem and came across a relevant question with an accepted answer by user A. User B pointed out a better way (in their opinion) of solving the problem in a comment, which was also...
View ArticleIs it okay to give one's under-rep chatbot special access to their chatroom...
I've been told in Stack Overflow chat that it's not okay to give one's chatbots without enough rep special access to their room just so that it could chat. I took that advice and kept it at Meta Stack...
View ArticleA user said they awarded my answer by mistake, and asked me to award a bounty...
Okay, so weird situation:A user said they accidentally awarded me a 100 rep bounty, that they intended to give it to the other answerer. They asked me to give a 50 bounty to the other answerer, and I...
View ArticleIs it fair to close a question based on off-site interactions?
Background:For over a year, I was a member of the Julia Discourse site. After some time my relationship with the forum deteriorated and I decided to leave, in not the best way. I was verbally abusive...
View ArticleHow are "botted (i.e. using bots)" inappropriate conducts handled by moderators?
First of all, this is a hypothetical situation, which I thought of the other day.We now have chat rooms (one, in which I chat frequently) that use some sort of bots to relay messages between the room...
View Article"Be Nice" Code of Conduct vs Dijkstra style and Psychological Safety [closed]
True experts can be harsh and direct but often for valid reasons. Edsger Dijkstra is a classic example of such character in Programming and Computer Science. Generic Stack Exchange could be a better...
View ArticleIs this comment asking for code fine?
I'm wondering if this comment is fine:post code/Code's you have tried...It was the first comment on the question, IIRC, but many more better comments were posted later. Context: this is the...
View ArticleIs there an objective moderation standard regarding political messaging in...
As already discussed here or here on bringing up politics on Stack Overflow profiles, I noted @Brad-Larson's remark on the difference between what's acceptable on profiles vs. what's acceptable in...
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View ArticleCan we have some site approved canned comments to match the new CoC and...
There's so much confusion and debate over what is welcoming and what is expected of users with the Code of Conduct changing. There's a fine line we step between being frank in our discourse and what...
View ArticleWhat changes were made to the Code of Conduct on May 31, 2023?
There is no clear delineation of what is new/changed and what is the same among the "updated" code of conduct announced on May 31, 2023. What was changed/added?
View ArticleWhat is the time limit for reporting CoC violations? Can past violations be...
A few years back I got attacked by someone with privileges that first vandalized (i.e. changed content to something quite different) one reply I wrote and then apparently with the help of a few friends...
View ArticleUpdate of the code of conduct should contain a diff of the changes [duplicate]
It makes it easier to understand the change when you are not a lawyer.
View ArticleWhere is the May 31, 2023 update to the Code of Conduct?
The Stack Overflow website is full of notices about a May 31, 2023 update to the Code of Conduct. However, it does not seem to have a link to this document.The notice in the header: links a blogpost,...
View ArticleHow can I flag an editor's defaming edit message? [duplicate]
I came across this suggested edit linked below. The edit itself is ok*. However, the edit message itself is defaming.Rejecting an edit could be bad for the post, and furthermore a reject would only be...
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