I was scrolling through Meta and saw this:
However, the only posts in the sidebar widget (from Meta, and Main) are these posts:
I wonder if closed questions, even if they are tagged as featured, cannot show up at the sidebar widget.
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1$\begingroup$ I can’t find the relevant Meta Stack Exchange post right now, but it’s true that a post tagged featured is not displayed on the community bulletin if it is closed, as per the algorithm that selects posts for the bulletin. $\endgroup$– The AmplitwistDec 10, 2021 at 7:16
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$\begingroup$ @TheAmplitwist Martin Sleziak sent this to my room: Do featured, closed questions show up in Featured in Meta? although it does raise another question or I don't understand it. $\endgroup$– souplessDec 10, 2021 at 7:18
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1$\begingroup$ Found the relevant link: see Shog9’s answer to ‘What criteria are used to select the links that appear in the community bulletin sidebar block? ‘. $\endgroup$– The AmplitwistDec 10, 2021 at 7:20
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2$\begingroup$ In particular, the fourth bullet point: “If there are still fewer than four total items listed, then (non-closed) per-site meta posts tagged featured are linked; these are termed Featured on Meta.” $\endgroup$– The AmplitwistDec 10, 2021 at 7:22
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1$\begingroup$ Ah, I understood what you meant after checking your room transcript. (The link in your comment redirects to this very post, so I got confused.) So, Martin shared the same link that I later found. Since you mentioned that "it does raise another question or I don't understand it", perhaps you can update your post to mention what you find unclear. $\endgroup$– The AmplitwistDec 10, 2021 at 8:09
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$\begingroup$ @TheAmplitwist Adding my question to the body will cause it to stray from the original content. Is it that the featured on Meta shows only four posts? $\endgroup$– souplessDec 10, 2021 at 15:39
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$\begingroup$ Not always. The rules are a bit complicated, as outlined in the Meta SE post... $\endgroup$– The AmplitwistDec 10, 2021 at 15:57
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