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The Book of the Month is: "Good Question Good Answer"
Someone suggested that one good way to use this site can be to study books together, and post any questions from those books that we may have.
Bhante Yuttadhammo suggested here that, this month, we ...
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How to get more experts on the site
Certain Buddhism related topics maybe connected to other areas of expertise. We need to have a way to attract people who have a good knowledge in Buddhism and also other areas. Any thoughts in getting ...
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Bug report; "suttas" tag is automatically changed to "suttras" after posting
As titled. There are two tags to choose from but when i choose "suttas" it is changed to "sutras" after posting.
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New SE site for vegetarianism and veganism
There's an Area 51 site for Veganism & Vegetarianism. I figured there would be a fair amount of vegetarians and vegans here, so I thought I'd post it here for those who may be interested! It's ...
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Update on Moderator Issue
So... we have now finally got word back from all three moderators; we are all in agreement to step down and allow for a process similar to the original pro tempore moderator selection.
Once/if the ...
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Is it permissible to answer your own question by synthesizing answers from others?
According to the rules of this site as I understand it, we are encouraged not to post questions and then answer ourselves. However, I wonder if it is permissible to provide an answer which is a ...
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Should we have weekly or fortnightly topic challenges?
As suggested by Suminda in this answer, I think a weekly or fortnightly topic challenge might be interesting, though I'm not sure how much participation would be generated.
Please read: How do weekly ...
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Political content
I see that Politics.SE has this policy -- to "protect the site from propaganda posts":
What measures are taken to protect the site from propaganda posts during the ongoing war between ...
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Should we scale the severity of an infraction by the experience/reputation of the user?
Generally speaking in most societies we don't scale the severity of punishment for violating the law with the experience/status/importance/reputation of the person committing the law breaking. In ...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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What about comparative questions that require non-site specific expertise?
I have found a somewhat similar discussion here;
'Comparative religion' questions
Can we ban "comparative-religion" questions?
However i want to direct attention to a broader range ...
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Whom would you like to ask to help moderating here on BSE?
Since it's a tradition where task are asked by those who grateful like to make use of others sacrifices, and not a marxist tradition, good householder are possible good encouraged to ask and invite ...
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Site-specific post notice -- "this answer is unrelated to buddhism"
The software would support our having a "site-specific post notice".
A "post-notice" is something which looks like this:
The current posts which have a notice, on the main site, are listed here.
A ...
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Should content the from a Buddhist POV or Perspective or presented in relation to Buddhism
This answer is more generic advice than Buddhist specific advice, as it was originally written. In the comments the OP ties hard to rationalise by making an analogy (similar to writing an essay about ...
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What to do when someone doesn't answer your question but only what they think you are asking?
On this thread I tried to go to some lengths to ask a specific question, and it was assumed that I was asking the exact question that appears in a sutta, despite my saying otherwise.
I did quote that ...
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What's the purpose and policy of this site?
Do we need, can we have, a topic which describes or summarizes the purpose and policies of this site?
Most people (including new users) don't seem to need one, i.e. they contribute questions and/or ...
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Leading by example and requesting feedback/collaboration
In this question I recieved several answers that were far from what I asked, and had very little effort put into them.
After having one bounty expire unrewarded, the user Ryan put a second bounty on ...
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"resource" or "reference" tag?
Searched for a super-category for various reference materials and resources on information about Buddhism which covers podcasts, books, videos, retreats, etc., didn't find one. Not sure if this is the ...
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What's difficult about moderating this site?
This question is addressed mostly to moderators, hoping you don't mind the question.
What's difficult about moderating this site?
Gives you a lot of trouble?
Costs you a lot of time?
Impossible to ...
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RSS feeds not working
I would like to mix https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/feeds with other RSS feeds for my website, so I put it through http://www.rssmix.com/
Unfortunately, none of the Buddhism questions appear in ...
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Increase level of participation and user engagement
If you look at the rate we are attracting new users and their participation, we need to explore ways a means to get more users and also get them to participate. Any suggestion to increase number of ...
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New General Chat Room
Not really a question but I've just created a new general chat room called Buddhism Chat (not original sorry) to replace the general chat room that got frozen. Someone was asking about it on another ...
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Are followup (e.g. asking for further details) questions OK?
On receiving an answer to a question, it can sometimes be useful to ask for more details or clarification from the responder. Is that OK, and if so where should that be done? Example (silly, for ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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List of the "Greatest Hits"
I just discovered there's a "Greatest Hits" feature build into the site software:
https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/greatest-hits
I find it remarkable because I don't remember ...
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How are such non-answers ok? Flag declined!
I recently reported this answer and to my surprise the moderator saw no problem with this answer.
The reason for declining the flag was that "flags should not be used to indicate technical ...
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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2020 Community Moderator Election
The 2020 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks, ...
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Is it OK to introduce your answer by asserting your wisdom?
Is it OK to introduce your answer by asserting your wisdom?
It sounds a bit crazy; not to laugh at anyone here, but -- especially given I disagree with a lot of material on this site [both the ...
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Looks now as if comments are reserved for what they shouldn't and shouldn't for what they should be used, or?
Of course, like always a "free to make of it what ever" obervation...
If looking through the comments one would find long, long talks where mods are involved, or main feeders, while, if critic or ...
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Who keeps deleting my answer?
First answer
I saw Little Buddha. Who is going to become a pet again?
Second answer
Did you watch Little Buddha? I did when I was young.
Third answer
Maybe there’s a chance the directors will ...
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A big thank you to buddhism stackexchange
I have all the scholastic answers I need now, and stackexchange has really helped me formalize -- verbalize -- those questions.
So thanks: wish me luck in meditation.
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2019: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, ...
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I propose the tag [film-analysis]
There are several questions asking for interpretations of a movie. For example:
In the movie Spring Summer Fall Winter and Spring, why does the master cry?
Are the movie Fight Club, and Project ...
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Referring to an Answer of One's Own
I added in a previous question a hyperlink to an answer
from a question which was also mine. Is this a kind of self-referencing? I wondered if this was discouraged.
Thank you
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Deleting answer on Jhana without knowledge of the Dhamma
You cannot delete this question as others have invested time and effort into answering it. For more information, visit the help center.
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Transparency and information in regard of visitors origin suggestion, use of site per origin
Valued community caretaker and Brahmas of this realm,
Not out of reason SE (of course for the most out of interest in merely low gain and interest in business) supplies with statistics of user origin....
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Collection of abandoned accounts
Mrs. Chatherine, your community manager, collected some of the found previous accounts and merged them. Thought that she might busy in many things, here as well shared if wishing to assist her or ...
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Introduce your self to the BSE-community, it's caretakers and visitors and say "hello" here
(draft to be modified for use as featured meta topic to be seen here when in desktop mode. Also good, if wishing for such, if the moderators create a new question, copy it if fine modified, and delete ...
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"Please stop posting rhetorical questions" valid arguments for wrongdoing?
Those in charge, feeling in charge or wishing to assist for better or own, as beneficial seen, interests, or that of others,
Obvious not pleased by question, no pleased by answer, a moderator in ...
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You are posting too many questions. Please slow down!
Householder Andrei, those who feel in charge or wishing to assist, those who wish not to burden for no long term benefits,
"You are posting too many questions. Please slow down.", was said by ...
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Content appearing on other places for commercial purpose (possible other purposes as given by contributors)
My person is not sure in how fare you might like to investigate that matter, only telling that this, if for such purpose, might possible limit the possibility of Dhamma-share here in a good manner.
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Community topics at meta
{note that meta was posted here since not able to post (steady error) in eta area, may the moderators pardon the additional work arising from it and may it be of benefit anyway for all your welfare}
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Bug in meta badges
When I visit my profile in this meta site, the badge area notifies me that I should take the tour to earn my first badge (as normal on all SE sites). However, taking the tour neither grants the badge ...
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2018: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, in ...
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Using an answer/response re: boredom
I am writing a book, a memoir and a manual.
In it a plan to discuss the self-sabatoging strategy/experience of boredom as it pertains to exercise adherence. The first reply here is awesome, was ...
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What are comments underneath answers for?
This is to try to explain why some comments (posted underneath answers) are permitted, while others are not; and why some "discussions" or "debates" are permitted, and others are not.
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Posting links in answers
What are the rules or guidelines about posting links -- especially in answers?
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Essay requests and sermon invitations disguised as questions
I think the questions that sort of expect answerers to write an essay or give a sermon on a given topic without containing a clearcut question might not be ok for this site. What do you think?
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