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Have rules changed at ux.stackexchange?
I don't see the trend that you're referring to. Some questions are borderline, and in those cases I weigh up whether I think it's possible to answer well, and whether or not the answers would be ...
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Annoying 'Body must be at least 30 characters; you entered 24.' for image answers
I fundamentally disagree with this, I'm afraid.
A picture is not an answer, it's just a picture. Other than the accessibility issues an image doesn't give any reasoning as to why it solves it.
An ...
JonWMod
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Is having view all option in pagination good in terms of User experience?
Firstly, I'm not sure why you're asking this in Meta, as this seems like a UX question, not a meta question.
Secondly, as you have stated it, your question would be asking for a site review on the UX ...
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Synonomize [google-materials-design] and [material-design]
16 of the 21 questions tagged with google-materials-design were also tagged with material-design. I've removed the google-materials-design tag from these 16.
The material-design tag appears to be the ...
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Should comments have reputation?
No. The point of giving reputation to questions / answers is to encourage people to submit them. We don't really want people to leave comments beyond when really necessary (requesting clarification ...
JonWMod
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This site belongs to.... fix request
Sites can potentially be added to the list if there's a clear need for them. We can see if there's really a need by looking at the stats for the past 90 days.
In the last 90 days there have been 8 ...
JonWMod
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Enable Stack Snippets on UX
I think this would encourage too many off-topic questions, or encourage users to answer in a more implementation-driven way.
For example:
Q: When should I tell the user their password is about to ...
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Proposal for the convention or structure for one type of question on UXSE and feedback
Interesting idea, I would certainly support a more consistent structure which supports posters thinking about these aspects when they post.
The area which most interests me in your proposal is the ...
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Propose "close as off-topic" option that suggests to post a question on a different Stack Exchange website
Actually, This used to be how Stack Exchange worked many years ago - the migration options were open and people could vote to migrate to a wide variety of sites. However this was reduced to a small ...
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Would providing a review type question be a useful add to UX SE
Those sort of sites are good, sure. But I would be really nervous about allowing such questions here. How much use would such posts be to everyone else? Sure, maybe they'll be interesting to read ...
JonWMod
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Slightly different answers
I’ll split the question into two answer sections, since I feel that they are related but needs different answers.
Answer in collaborative fashion
There is always the possibility to mark an answer as ...
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Badges for answering X and asking Y number of questions
I know this is an old question, but it hasn't been answered yet. For a few years, there is badges for asking X questions with a positive record. You need at least a total on +1 for each question that ...
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Feature Request: Add on perks apart from badges?
Well there are additional peaks over and above the badges. There are unlockable Privileges that come in at different reputation levels. They give you the ability to vote, review and even delete posts ...
JonWMod
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Visualization Plug-ins
This already exists. Balsamiq mockups are built into the post editor.
How do I add mockups and/or visuals to my questions?
That pencil icon drawing a wireframe - that's the launch for Balsamiq.
JonWMod
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Placement of the "Post your answer" field
Well you've answered your own question here.
"... because the user should go through the posted answers to see if anything new needs to be added"
But there's more to it than that too. If a ...
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Confusing position for the buttons
Note: I am a Senior Product Designer at Stack Overflow
You are not the first person to point this out. This is something we've wanted to address for a while, unfortunately this particular project has ...
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Is it possible to ban or flag an user rather than his posts?
I noticed all your flagging of spam today Devin. Thanks, that was helpful.
Mods can suspend or ban a user, but I only see the possibilities open to mods, not normal users. As far as I'm aware, ...
JohnGBMod
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Is there a mechanism for dealing with or discouraging malicious down voting?
So, for the sake of completeness, here's the answer.
There are automated scripts that detect this kind of behaviour and readjust the vote values within the next 12-24 hours.
More info here: What is ...
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Earning the 'Comment Everywhere' privilege
This is more of a global Stack Exchange policy than one specific to UserExperience.Stackexchange.com, and has been discussed in the past over on the main meta.stackexchange.com site
But in summary; ...
JonWMod
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Equivalent of 'bug bounties' for information security in UX: 'dark pattern bounties'?
I don't know how that would work within the confines of a Question and Answer site, to be honest.
Just because something is of value to UX community that doesn't really mean it fits within every ...
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