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Site-Policy is the way the main site is run and managed - processes, procedures, and routines that should be followed. Use this tag when you believe site-policy has not been applied correctly to a main-site question, or when you believe existing site policies should be modified, or new policies added.

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I tend to disagree with point #2 on the Help Center: Did I write that code? I believe any code, written by one self or anyone else should be eligible for code review. Many a times, you're reviewing ...
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As all of us I'm sure are aware, ChatGPT has induced a plethora of discussion network-wide. Specifically with this site, we could very well see an influx of questions about reviewing ChatGPT generated ...
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It often happens that people post a question that is not suitable for the site they posted it on, but should rather go to another Stack Exchange site. Sometimes this is made easy using some of the ...
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What should we do with: Short answers (for example, "I suggest you use [hyperlink to this standard API] instead.") Code-only answers (for example, an improved version of the code in the OP) Such ...
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Here is a great example of this. Granted, that was that user's first post, but this is still common. UPDATE: That example has since been updated, so consult the original version. This type of ...
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What is the way to provide large code for code review at the codereview.stackexchange.com? I do my best cutting the code into pieces which could be reviewed separately as components. I started from ...
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Note: Due to my position as a moderator I can't comment or point to specifics, which greatly obfuscates the validity of my question. The moderator team has been brought aware of certain irregularities ...
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In this answer the OP of the question presented an alternative solution from github. The github repository shows that it uses the MIT license: ... Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any ...
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Sometimes I stumble upon follow-up questions, where code is being posted again after having gone through a review (or two). Examples of possible sets of follow up questions: Find missing numbers - ...
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I know my code doesn't have to be complete. However, in my specific case I have a project where I'd like to focus on performance improvements. Some optimizations are obvious, where others require ...
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We typically treat c and c++ as mutually exclusive. We don't tag the same question with both c and c++. I feel we should do the same for TypeScript and JavaScript. TypeScript needs to run through a ...
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In this question of mine, the one answerer so far has only reviewed a part of my code. However, I've made changes on other parts of my code, but I don't want to somehow invalidate that answer. Would ...
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My most recent question hasn't received any answers in the 24 hours it's been up, and I've made a couple (IMO small but not negligible) changes since asking it that I would like feedback on. Can I ...
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I skipped reviewing this answer because I am not sure what to do with it after I read the comment posted below it: Welcome to Code Review! You have presented an alternative solution, but haven't ...
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On this site, we have a well-known policy on editing code in questions: Don't do it. After all, that code is up for review, in all its glorious ugliness and buginess. But clearly, such reasoning ...
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