Questions tagged [etiquette]
Questions regarding etiquette and proper behaviour in relation to other users, SE posts, etc.
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On the use of log tables in [no-computers] questions
Consider the question:
Without using a calculator, find the value of n, given the value of n + (n+1)^2 + (n+2)^3 + ... + (n+63)^64
The comments on this answer say:
It's not expected for solvers to ...
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Want to upvote an answer that has been deleted by its author
I found a question that had what I considered to be a good answer. I wanted to upvote the answer but it had been deleted by the person that posted the answer.
Is there any issue with me temporarily ...
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When is brute force acceptable?
I was wondering if a question does not specify. "No Brute force" or have the "No Computers" Tag, is there a easy what of know whether it is acceptable to use brute force or not.
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Double standards, inconsistent lines and unwritten rules when downvoting
So, I got downvoted for my answer here:
Are these colored sets closed under multiplication?
According to a commenter, it wasn't really wrong, but it was a bad answer and my reasoning wasn't clear, yet ...
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Is it rude to wait until precise answer is given?
If an answer that is very close to what the puzzle maker has in mind has been given, but the answer is not quite there still, what is the best way to proceed?:
Wait until the 100% correct answer is ...
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Is there some etiquette on reverse image search?
There are some puzzles on this site that involve images and recognizing what is on the image is a significant part of the puzzle, for example here. One can start solving puzzles like this in two ways. ...
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Is it ok to edit an incomplete answer before accepting it? [duplicate]
I recently posted a question on PSE which only answer is quite good but a little bit incomplete.
You can see by yourself that the user who answered did almost all the passages right but there is ...
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Could we schedule a regular 'checkmark amnesty'?
In the past we have seen questions on Puzzling Meta about what to do when an OP hasn't accepted an answer and similar. However, these questions tend (just by their nature) to end up being answered ...
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Is there an appropriate way to advertise a puzzle question from MathSE here?
Suppose there's a question over on MathSE under the tag [puzzle] that, among all questions tagged puzzle, I think would especially be of interest to the users here on PuzzlingSE. Also, it's a ...
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If I have an idea to solve a riddle, but it isn't fleshed out, should I post my brainstorming as an answer?
The puzzle I have in mind is this one.
I have an incomplete idea to solve a riddle, but I want to share it so that other puzzlers might have an epiphany and come up with an answer. My incomplete idea ...
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The etiquette on necro-ing
Points:
+ it is my own post with no solving attempts
+ it is a little over a month old; certainly not too much of a necro, but I believe it will age further.
+ I'm unsure when I will put a bounty on ...
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Is it good for Puzzling to post a solution without appreciating the puzzle?
Time and again we have puzzles with
no upvotes — or
with downvotes — that have answers with upvotes.
This seems to paradoxically imply:
Solvers do not ...
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Are chat games with a prize allowed?
I'd like to know whether I'm allowed to start games involving a bounty prize in chat rooms (specifically in The Sphinx's Lair). For example things like
The first person who solves my chat user ...
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Is it OK to make a puzzle which requires distinguishing fairly similar colours from each other?
I was playing with some puzzle ideas this morning, one of which involved messing about with different colours in a way which might be impossible for someone colour-blind. I won't go into details (...
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Do we have to clarify that the story of a puzzle is not real?
Let's say a puzzle has a story that might seem real to some people. For example, a puzzle could have a story like "So my friend sent me a message". Do I, as the puzzle creator, have to clarify ...
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