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This tag is aimed for discussions about etiquette: how to behave on the site and the chat.

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RFC: Social norm about 'not an answer, just too long for a comment' and community wiki

Suppose you see a question which is very interesting and you spend some time thinking about it, and you have something to say about it. You start writing as an answer, because you have several points …
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Should experienced users be held for higher standards when posting questions?

There are many discussions about whether or we should close questions which include only a short statement of the problem. But these threads are often concerned with new users, less familiar with the …
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Where is the fine line between using and misusing?

Disclaimer: I am fully aware that we have a no-names policy on the meta. However due to recent events I am sorry to be the one to break it on such a delicate topic. Willie tried to do it without resor …
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Retagging after an answer is given

What should be the proper etiquette regarding retagging the question? …
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Tag wikis and answers

What should be the proper etiquette regarding copy&paste of the answer into the tag wiki? …
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Approving Suggested Edits

I think we should write some guidelines for approving edit suggestions. Of course that constantly editing posts is a good thing, but we need to be less hasty in approving edits. It can be quite hard …
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Cross posting, or flag for migration?

Should we accept people cross-posting still, or should be consider it better etiquette for the OP to flag and ask for migration? … Question: What should be considered the proper etiquette in the case where a user wants to have his question asked on MathOverflow? …
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