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May 26, 2024 at 16:09 comment added wjandrea Just to mention regarding "inconsistent use of tabs and spaces", SO converts tabs to 4 spaces when rendering a post, however they can still be accessed by viewing the source (clicking edit or via revision history > Source button).
Dec 17, 2023 at 9:30 comment added Thom A Mod 1 row, or many, @Jacob , all the points apply, including to your suggestion.
Dec 17, 2023 at 2:36 comment added Jacob I feel like this is true in most cases, but might not cover ALL scenarios. I've just had a suggested edit denied for converting a few lines of CSS from an image to text and directed here, but in that specific scenario this doesn't really apply IMO. Although it would have been better had the OP included the code as text, it doesn't mean another person (myself) can't do it as well. Perhaps we should be a bit more lenient with regards to this.
Jun 21, 2023 at 21:33 history edited Connor Low CC BY-SA 4.0
I is already personal
Apr 9, 2023 at 11:17 history edited Ry-Mod CC BY-SA 4.0
not code
Mar 21, 2023 at 9:17 comment added Thom A Mod I'm sure of your point. If the question contains an image of code, then transcribing it is the wrong action; close/down voting and (if needed) education is the answer. It's up to the OP to paste the code into Stack Overflow; if they don't do that then yes, the question will likely be closed and probably later deleted (by Roomba).
Mar 21, 2023 at 9:13 comment added moken Seems self correcting; If the image is transcribed the answers may not work but also may not be affected by the error. If it doesn't work the poster will mention that, then the reason is stated, "this is what's in your data, fix it if its incorrect" and we'll review. Most user's who do this are new and if they don't get a answer in 1 or 2 days or their question is closed, even when explained why, they are gone. Do we want to take advantage of the question and have it answered for others to make use of or just have it sit their gathering dust?
Jun 30, 2022 at 11:18 history edited Thom AMod CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 5, 2022 at 0:22 comment added idk wut to put here If someone transcribed an image of code, this question might not have been solved.
Jan 4, 2022 at 11:28 history edited Thom AMod CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 4, 2022 at 11:22 history edited Thom AMod CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 4, 2022 at 11:10 history edited bad_coder CC BY-SA 4.0
Ease of reading edit. Made punctuation regular.
Jan 3, 2022 at 6:50 vote accept VonC
Jan 2, 2022 at 12:31 comment added Thom A Mod And those people that don't want to learn or change end up with question bans, @PeterMortensen , because they continue to receive downvotes and their questions are closed with a <=0 score.
Jan 2, 2022 at 12:23 comment added Peter Mortensen Yes, we should never ever give up. But I am pessimistic about the learning part. Most people don't want change or learn. Only an actual school setting (or the equivalent) that "forces" them to learn can change that.
Jan 2, 2022 at 12:22 comment added Nick is tired Who needs unicode @Zoe, what about people who mix tabs and spaces in python
Jan 2, 2022 at 12:21 comment added Thom A Mod Yeah, those are just a couple of examples, @Zoe , the list is (unfortunately) far larger. :(
Jan 2, 2022 at 12:17 comment added Zoe - Save the data dump Mod "Might not replicate original code (due to similar ASCII and Unicode characters)." -- not to forget about zero-width characters, and other fun unicode stuff
Jan 2, 2022 at 11:53 history answered Thom AMod CC BY-SA 4.0