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Is it better to remove spam links when editing or to flag them for moderators?

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Biased downvoting because I told the truth to the answerer

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answered May 26 at 20:31 Laurel 44.8k

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Holding or Closing Questions

discussion moderation

modified May 25 at 23:20 Isabel Archer 2,331

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What's the general consensus on “Grammarly”?

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answered May 22 at 11:48 bobtato 1,299

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Are questions better if they contain the actual words they reference?

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answered May 22 at 8:15 Matt E. Эллен♦ 27.6k

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English as a computer language : research links needed

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What are good sources of ielts essay proofreaders/proofreading? [closed]

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modified May 14 at 13:23 Glorfindel 12.6k

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Allophones and Intonation transcripts

discussion american-english pronunciation ipa

May 14 at 7:26 PandoraU.U.D 101

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Resource for grammatical rules pertaining to mid-17th century English

discussion resources online-resources

May 13 at 16:21 Vincent Grim 251

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How to reference a specific named version/edition of a work like the NIV Bible? [migrated]

discussion reference quotes

modified May 13 at 14:23 Machavity 386

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Why can't a user delete their own question that was just asked and has had no activity?

support questions

modified May 13 at 5:59 Jason Bassford 31.6k

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delete a question on here [duplicate]

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May 13 at 5:36 bes 1

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Why was “Is there a specific verb for when a person goes “um” and “ah” while they are thinking what to say?” locked?

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answered May 9 at 17:28 Andrew Leach♦ 85.3k

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Looking for list of attributive adjectives [closed]

discussion american-english resources

May 9 at 9:37 Nealesh 101

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question ban not lifted even after 6 months

support closed-questions banned

modified May 7 at 6:35 Andrew Leach♦ 85.3k

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Difference between [look-alikes] and [confusables]

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asked May 5 at 20:34 choster 40.4k

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I'm sometimes unsure about whether to answer a simple grammatical question or to suggest that it is more appropriate for ELL. What are the criteria?

discussion support on-topic-off-topic

modified May 3 at 11:56 Isabel Archer 2,331

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Error changing email address as suggested

modified May 1 at 6:41 Andrew Leach♦ 85.3k

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Revised: Is a question about the Economist's article “Silly Sausages” on topic, or are we too serious to enjoy a linguistic laugh?

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modified Apr 30 at 20:08 Community♦ 1

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Where can I find a book about the whole grammar? [duplicate]

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answered Apr 29 at 4:21 Jason Bassford 31.6k

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Why is this abusive answer not deleted?

discussion deletion

answered Apr 15 at 19:12 Laurel 44.8k

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Can I ask for the “identification” of a word depending on a meaning? [duplicate]

discussion on-topic-off-topic appropriate-questions asking-questions

answered Apr 15 at 13:33 Matt E. Эллен♦ 27.6k

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Why did my rep and impact drop?

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answered Apr 11 at 15:01 tchrist♦ 118k

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I'm speechless: how could this question by an English learner get misinterpreted as a serious linguistics topic?

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answered Apr 4 at 8:18 Greybeard 5,746

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Proposal for narrowing the scope of the “reference” close vote

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modified Apr 4 at 0:45 phenry 17.3k

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Does the system track and chastize a user after a certain number of NAA flags?

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answered Apr 4 at 0:17 Laurel 44.8k

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english.yoda.stackexchange.com belongs on this question does

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asked Apr 2 at 9:37 CJ Dennis 4,426

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How did this bizarre edit come to be approved?

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modified Apr 1 at 21:33 Rattler 1,009

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Does Lexico have dictionary entries in American English?

discussion resources

answered Mar 30 at 0:20 Nardog 886

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What's an example of a good proofreading question?

discussion close-reasons questions

asked Mar 28 at 0:55 CJ Dennis 4,426

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Suggestions about books after assessing the level of English I stand at

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Is philosophy of language on-topic?

discussion tags on-topic-off-topic

modified Mar 25 at 17:46 jsw29 2,113

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As a single-word enthusiast, what links/blogs should I follow?

discussion resources

modified Mar 20 at 5:24 Sven Yargs 128k

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What is the current policy for answering questions?

discussion answers policy

answered Mar 20 at 2:48 CJ Dennis 4,426

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Can we stop voting to close word request questions as opinion based?

discussion vote-to-close

modified Mar 16 at 4:52 CJ Dennis 4,426

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Are requests for analyses restricted to single sources (eg McCawley, CGEL) acceptable on ELU?

discussion resources

modified Mar 14 at 16:43 Edwin Ashworth 56.4k

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Why is my reputation getting smaller?

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Can anything be done about mean-spirited requests for terminology?

discussion on-topic-off-topic single-word-requests courtesy community-building

answered Mar 13 at 22:31 CJ Dennis 4,426

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Why was this highly on-topic question closed as “off-topic” and downvoted?

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answered Mar 12 at 11:40 Mari-Lou A 80.2k

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How does the ELU community define a century? When did this century start 2001 or 2000?

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answered Mar 12 at 11:30 Greybeard 5,746

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Community Promotion Ads — 2020

discussion community-ads

answered Mar 11 at 17:38 Rand al'Thor 4,408

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How did a 1 rep user post a comment?

bug comments reputation

answered Mar 9 at 4:23 tchrist♦ 118k

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Move “dont ask” list out of the “do ask” help page

feature-request help-pages

answered Mar 8 at 22:27 Andrew Leach♦ 85.3k

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Coming soon: improvements to close-voting

discussion closed-questions

modified Mar 8 at 14:04 Lawrence 34k

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Style guide for questions, answers, and comments

discussion style

modified Mar 6 at 15:43 choster 40.4k

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Changes to block quotes in the pipeline

discussion design formatting

answered Mar 4 at 16:24 Marthaª 30.7k

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Tools for parsing (diagramming)

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modified Feb 26 at 17:02 Ahmed Ashour 101

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What emphasis to use when referring to words?

discussion faq style

modified Feb 23 at 19:01 tchrist♦ 118k

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