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    I second this request. Line numbers if implemented properly should not make copying code difficult as the other comments seem to suggest. I am sure you have seen plenty of other sites with copy-safe line numbers. google search for "code show line numbers blog" gives akomaenablog.blogspot.com/2009/05/… which is pretty copy-safe Commented Oct 2, 2010 at 10:31
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    This request may be more relevant for the new codereview.SE site. Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 21:55
  • How do you request it ? Commented Jun 21, 2011 at 13:49
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    @BenV: disagree. SO questions require us to link a compiler message or exception trace to a specific line in the code about half the time. This sucks since the line numbers never match. Giving self-numbering code blocks will aid the asker in explaining what line is involved Commented Jul 4, 2011 at 13:55
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    10 PRINT "Send me teh codez " 20 GOTO 10 - your error is on line 20, much easier! Commented Nov 4, 2011 at 10:50
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    Somebody asks a question about a feature he needs. Then another one tells he thinks it is unnecessary. Then the question owner marks this answer as the accepted answer. This is the most interesting question/response I ever see on StackOverflow. I think that this is a disrespect against the people who marked this question as useful/favorite. Commented Jan 21, 2014 at 7:49
  • @Rancs fixed that Commented Jan 21, 2014 at 11:25
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    @Rancs - I don't think accepting an answer is a disrespect against the people who marked this as useful/favorite. It simply mean that the OP has accepted that this feature is not useful/viable. Those people can downvote the answer if they disagree. E.g. see this answer Commented Jan 21, 2014 at 12:00
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    I found a userscript :) Commented Mar 7, 2014 at 8:55