guidelines

A friction point in the promotion workflow — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps…

Revisiting: What to include when your question involves arithmetic — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…

The question in the title: The topic list is dense — is that deliberate? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.…

On the subject in the title: A friction point in the promotion workflow — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic…

Reading order for a first week here, and what to skip until later Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion.…

Scheduled maintenance and what will be unavailable Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The…

Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What happens after your first post: likes, trust levels, and why none of it matters much I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion.…

Introducing myself and asking whether my planned first topic belongs anywhere Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…

How to tell whether your question is already answered on a maintained page I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I…

The topic list is dense — is that deliberate? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The…

Why the Start Here categories exist, and what they are not for — one year on I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I want to check my reasoning rather than…

New subcategory: rationale and scope — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being…

The question in the title: What this community means by "a source", in practical terms I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…

Revisiting: Moderation log format change Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…

The question in the title: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…

Revisiting: Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Question in the title. Context below, and I…

Revisiting: A staff appointment, and what the role involves — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…

Guidelines revision: what changed and why Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…