Questions tagged [support]
A request for assistance with one of the site's features.
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Why is my score on this tag less than it should be?
I have just noticed in my profile that my calculus score is given as $36$. However, when I click on the tag, it takes me to this link, which shows all my posts (questions and answers) tagged calculus. ...
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Where does one go to find out the reasons for why a Meta Mathematics Page has been downvoted?
I have been trying to find out why a question I posted was closed. My understanding was to post on Meta Mathematics (which I did). This post was then heavily down-voted (link below).
Where does one go ...
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Unsure over why Question was closed
I had a recent question closed (link below) and the reason given was that it lacked detail...
Not exactly sure how anyone can read this as lacking detail?
Applications of Vector Spaces that are not ...
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In MathJax, how can one write a double underscript on a displayed summation sign?
Typically, summation is over some range, such as $k=1,...,n$, which might be written $$\sum_{k=1}^nx_k\quad\text{or}\quad\sum_{k=1,...,n}x_k.$$But suppose that the range is restricted by a further ...
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Help sought in finding a question.
Caveat: The following question is mistaken and wrongly posted here.
A question was posted asking for all natural-number solutions $(a,b)$ of the equation $\surd a+\surd b=\surd2009$. It was near the ...
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Mathematical symbols in Mathematica and Stack Exchange
How may I transfer mathematical text (with symbols, etc.) from Wolfram Mathematica into Stack Exchange?
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Are there any users who have invested more than what they presently have?
Are there any Mathematics SE users who have invested more reputation points in bounties than what they presently have? How can one find out?
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Is it possible to pay to get a quick answer? [closed]
Reading this section of the Stack Overflow site it seems that there are some payment services to have quick answers in any Stack Exchange community: is this true?
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What is just happening to my reputation?
I was at 1080 today in the evening and I suddenly saw that my reputation dropped down to 784 without any notification. I have been active only for 7 days. And even my individual daily reputations add ...
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Ability to bounty posts in meta posts [duplicate]
Sometimes you just like a post in meta so much that you want to bounty it and give it points. However it just sadly turns out this feature is unavailable, why?
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Can I make this little table of diagrams better than ASCII graphics?
In my question How can one recognize when two Coxeter diagrams represent the same uniform polytope?,
I have a simple table into which I want to put three little Coxeter diagrams.
Here are the three ...
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What is the minimum time difference between 2 questions?
What is the minimum time difference between 2 questions ?
Like I have recently posted a geometry question but I also got a FE doubt and I want to ask it as soon as possible, but if I post it ...
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Are askers notified of close votes on a question they've asked?
If I encounter a question that is, for example, missing context, so I give it a close vote accordingly, is the poster notified? Or should I copy the relevant blurb:
Please provide additional context, ...
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If not flagging, how to dispute incorrect answers?
I was browsing the top sequences-and-series questions for fun and stumbled upon this problem, where the only answer is incorrect (the user misconstrued the problem and tiled $[0,1]^2$ with rectangles ...
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Should we retroactively tag all relevant questions that are missing a relevant tag, or not?
For example, I've just now realized that,
When searching questions that contain the word "palindrome" but do not contain the appropriate tag [palindrome], ...
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How to delete your old username from the comment's section, after changing your username?
I had been using math.stackexchange with my real name. As I begun noticing that stackexchange community is SEO friendly, I decided for privacy reasons, to change my username to just my first name. But ...
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The new color of Blockquotes bothers my eyes
The new color of blockquotes (transparent gray) bothers my eyes? See the example:
This is some text to illustrate how blockquotes look like.
Is that my problem or all?
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Is it possible to view my own answer for a deleted question?
I was trying to remember a problem I answered a month ago but could not find it in my profile page answer list. I think it is safe to assume the question was deleted.
Is there any way I can look at a ...
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Why does it show 'No review queue available for you'
I was looking for some reviewing stuff and this happened
It shows no review queue available for you, why is that so and when can I expect them back?
Just for reference, I haven't been reviewing much ...
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Quicker command for fraktur letters than \mathfrak?
There is a shorthand way of writing letters in blackboard bold: instead of using \mathbb, we use \Bbb. This substantially sped up my time writing questions and answers on math.SE. In the course of ...
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Rendering MathJaX: cropped formulas
In my recent Question Limit without de l'Hôpital: $\lim _{x\to 0\color{red}{\boldsymbol -}}\left(1+x^3\right)^{\frac{1}{\left(x^2+1\right)^4-1}}$ there is a problem of visualization. I have ...
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Uploading an image from local computer in a post is not working.
Uploading an image (40kB) from local computer in a post is not working.
Failed to upload image; couldn't reach imgur.
Update: Works now.
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Guidelines for context edits and rewrites
Suppose you come across a question that has been closed for lack of context, has high quality answers, and on its way to being deleted. Can you save the post by editing it to include more context?
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The “Private feedback for you” message.
Some of my questions have been closed. A box appears with the title "Closed". In it the message "Private feedback for you" appears. In my email box no message from Stack Overflow ...
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request help erasing part of my old answer
Find a solution: $3(x^2+y^2+z^2)=10(xy+yz+zx)$
Recently I had to make some impromptu updates to my computer, in order to be able to use zoom for doctor appointments. This introduced some side effects; ...
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Post with zeroes in all windows. [closed]
Hi: Would you mind looking at this post:
Let $N$ be an abelian minimal normal subgroup of $G$. Then $N$ has a complement in $G$ iff $N\not\leq \Phi(G)$.
In it not only the question but all three ...
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There is a MathJax command for the GCD. What, if any, is the command for the LCM?
There is $\gcd(a,b)$, written as $\gcd(a,b)$. How I can write lcm(a,b),
the command $\lcm(a,b)$ gives an error.
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Can I eliminate an answer after its deletion?
I know that users with 10k reputation can view other user's deleted answers.
My question: Is there a way to completely eliminate an answer so that no one (including myself) can view it?
Background: I ...
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Merging questions with multiple duplicates (not a duplicate)
21 days ago from August 15, I asked my first question which looked like
$ a_1=1 ,\space a_{n+1}=a_n+\dfrac{1}{a_n} $
The question was marked as a duplicate by me undisputedly. But as being observant ...
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Marking Cross-Posted Questions
I have come across several questions which have been cross-posted to MO with no clear indication, such as this question cross-posted here, or this question cross-posted here (note the second example ...
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Is there a functioning tracker for the number of questions that need review in the close queue?
Recently, the number of items that need review in the close queue stood at $10$, nearly into the single digits. Here is a screenshot:
I was curious and searched for a way to track the number of ...
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Why are some New Contributors placed into the Low Quality Posts queue, instead of the First Posts queue?
With some frequency, I see posts that I would say could have been in either queue.
Is it decided
somewhat randomly?
with one of the queues in priority?
by some maybe indirect trigger?
in a ...
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How can I delete some of my old questions?
I want to delete some of my old questions that are off-topic and received downvotes. Frankly, they were bad questions because I was not so mature 3 years ago.
Can someone please tell me what I should ...
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How to make and paste an image of a graph in graph theory questions?
I saw references in meta to an app known as TikZ but I also found the statement that TiKz does not work yet. So I am left wondering how to generate images of graphs that I can paste into my questions.
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Why have I been blocked from posting questions?
I was about to post another question, but for some reason, I am not allowed to. I haven't received any down votes in the last few months, my last post hasn't had negative feedback, why am I not ...
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Find posts that were in a specific review queue
In another Meta question, the OP wrote that posts in the Late Answers queue are "fun to read". Personally, I have never reviewed a post in this queue, partly because they get reviewed before ...
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Deleting a community wiki answer to repost it as a normal post?
I have accidentally tapped on the community wiki button in one of my answers. I want it to be deleted and I will repost the answer. The link to that answer is this
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Doubt regarding what kind of questions I can ask on meta
Suppose in the actual math stackexchange site, I got my answer down voted.
I actually was pretty satisfied with my answer and was pretty down on not getting any upvotes, and then I got a downvote.
Is ...
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What should I do to chat successfully?
Due to firewalls I have to use VPN to visit all of the stackexchange network.
Today I'd like to chat with another user on a specific math problem. However, I cannot access to the chatroom since it's ...
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How to remove the pink edit box?
When editing answers and questions on Math Stack Exchange, I always see a pink box in which it is written 'How to Edit'. Now the problem with this box is that it hides the "Save edits" ...
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Bug in mobile version of the site.
Today, when I was going through the feeds, there was no option to go to the next page like it usually has. However, earlier I was suggested to use full site version instead, where all features work ...
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Why is there no edit option below the question?
This is not the first time but many times I've encountered this problem. There is no 'edit' option below the question as it usually is. Here's the screenshot:
What might be the reason for this?
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Can we know who voted on our answer?
Just curious: can we know who voted on our answer in Mathematics Stack Exchange?
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What are the Moderation/Editing/Participation badges?
For each candidate for the election, the number of badges Moderation/Editing/Participation are listed.
Going the badges section of the help center did not help in figuring out exactly which badges ...
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How does the voting in the election work?
How does the voting in the elections work?
I know that we elect one moderator and I have heard there are three votes to be cast.
How does this work exactly? What are the implications of casting more ...
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Is it possible to search past answers of a deleted account?
I've recently come across a couple of answers that I've found really useful. Usually I'd like to view other answers by the same user. However this account has been deleted, which makes it difficult.
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Apology about my (unawarely) wrong doings on one of my question: [closed]
I have a following well received question on MathStack:
Towards a new proof of infinitude of primes ( with possible unified application to other primes of special forms whose Infinitude is unknown):
I ...
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Private information known to moderators
With the up-coming moderator election, I was wondering what sort of knowledge a moderator can obtain. Obviously we should aim to vote in a respectable and honest person, but in the event that we get a ...
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What is the difference between following a post and bookmarking a question?
I'm a bit confused about the difference of following a post or bookmarking a question: Isn't they are of similar use?
I've only used the bookmarking part before, it seems enough for me since I can ...
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Writing Math equations in MSE. [duplicate]
How do I write the mathematical equations in a question, here on stack exchange?
When I try to write a question which involves equations, I get stuck as I don't know how to input those equations...
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