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Seemingly redundant leading empty line at the beginning of a codeblock due to Copy-button's effect on the layout / different rendering in preview
If you have a code block, it looks like it starts with an empty line on Stack Overflow due to the way "Copy" is displayed at the top right.
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How can we stop failing the users who we actually want to join, and remain as, members of our community?
For context, please read this excellent answer by Scratte, one of the very users this question is concerned with.
What was your reaction to that answer? Sadness? Shame? Despair? Because those were ...
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Coding Challenges Feedback Post for 2026
Going forward, please use this post to give feedback or ask questions about Stack Overflow Coding Challenges. This can include specific concerns about individual challenges you are working on, as well ...
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Where do I go to ask for library recommendations? [duplicate]
Earlier today, I posted this question asking for a good C# equivalent to Python's "prophet" forecasting library. It was promptly closed, on the grounds that the site does not allow library ...
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Should we stop closing questions?
The primary reason for closing a question is to stop it from receiving new answers[1]. We are telling the question asker and potential answerers that the question is not ready yet to receive new ...
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Should Stack Overflow rebrand from a Q&A site to a FAQ site?
The graph. We should've seen it coming. There's been a disconnect between the curators and the masses. Can adding the word "frequently" resolve this misunderstanding?
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Why does Stack Overflow permit word-for-word duplicate Questions?
Java Programming language
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… are mostly word-for-word matches, except for swapping Java for PHP.
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All users on Stack Overflow can now participate in chat
As previously announced, all users can participate in public chat rooms on Stack Overflow, regardless of reputation.
Today (January 12, 2026), we’ve updated the reputation requirement. Later this week,...
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Stack Overflow now uses machine learning to flag spam automatically
Update: We've deployed machine learning auto-flagging
Given the positive reception, we've activated machine learning anti-spam's auto-flagging feature, as detailed below. Staff will be monitoring its ...
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Why should I not upload images of code/data/errors?
I am new to Stack Overflow, and I have asked about 5 questions so far. I make sure to always upload images of my code. On two separate occasions, two different users advised me not to upload images of ...
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Asking about problems of a CPU architecture
Would SO be a good place to ask which mistakes in the design of the RISC-V architecture Linus Torvalds means in the video at https://youtu.be/1Y82U450zcI?si=1CL-JmCjlvCoKpkJ when he claims all the ...
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use detector bots to check whether content was indeed human-generated [closed]
When I have coding questions and ask my large language model (LLM) of choice to help me get answers, I frequently see Stack Overflow and its affiliated Stack Exchange sites in the citations. It is ...
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How do staff officially reconcile AI Assist with the reasons of the generative AI ban, as given in Stack Overflow policy?
I would like clarification on Stack Overflow's current stance (as of December 3rd, 2025) regarding the reliability of LLMs.
The ban on posting AI content, according to the SO Help Centre, is motivated ...
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Appealing mod-deletion of an answer to my question [duplicate]
A moderator had deleted an answer to my question which I had accepted and bountied.
The question has no answers now. Timeline to the answer says "by Vote" but no information about delete ...
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Support running snippets in languages other than just JavaScript
From the Snippets Announcement
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Every question is better for having minimal, reproducible code.
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Similarly, answers that include runnable code are easier to use and understand, because you can ...
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