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Post-mortem on "The 'e' in apple"
I posted a puzzle, The "e" in apple. If I remember correctly, initially it received 11 upvotes and 0 downvotes. Then another user posted an answer that I accepted, and soon after I posted my ...
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Why does this question about the maximum number of visible cube faces have close votes?
I recently posted this puzzle on puzzling stack exchange and I just realized that there are 3 votes to close it.
Since I lack experience on this site, I don't understand the reason for this. ...
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The image I posted wouldn't load on my computer
The image I posted here wouldn't load. It just became regular URL.
The image showed up after I clicked "Edit", but was gone again after I clicked "Save".
The image was gone again ...
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Why is my this question being kept closed for long?
Is there any specific reason, why this question has been kept closed?
Smallest square with pentominoes
I would like to educate myself regarding the fact that, since it has been already two days and ...
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Why is my question so poorly received?
This question of mine was very poorly received, getting 5 downvotes. However, it is totally suited for this site, as evidenced by the fact that there are no close votes. Why was my question "...
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Why is "Just Some Lines To Me" closed?
Just Some Lines To Me
It says, the question does not appear to be about creation and solving of puzzles.
How? Why?
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Why was "Sum of digits of numbers" not well-received?
Sum of digits of numbers
I recently posted this puzzle, I'm not sure why it is not well received. How can I make sure that this does not happen next time?
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My question has been closed even with huge views and upvotes? "1 moderator is no better than 10K users"
My question "https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/40586/i-have-three-fingers-what-is-this"
Question link
has been closed because of jealousy of upvotes and views.
There should be ...
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How to proceed with "Airline tickets puzzle strategy"
Today I asked Airline tickets puzzle strategy, which has been closed now. The reasons I received were:
I was alleged to be cheating
In response to that I would like to cite where I took this question ...
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What to do with "What is the best method of scrambling a rubik's cube?"
The question in question is this one: What is the best method of scrambling a rubik's cube?. The gist of the question is this:
... what is the best, most random way, to scramble the solved cube?
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What can I do in this pressuring situation?
I posted a well-received puzzle the other day where users needed to find out what word goes into the blank spaces in a few sentences, and the first user to post an answer got it right.
I didn't want ...
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Why is this question considered a math problem? [duplicate]
I have asked this question recently. It's more likely a puzzle; because I have seen it in a puzzle quiz. Also, a math problem isn't asked in this way! It's a puzzle that challenges the IQ.
Compare it ...
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Is it allowed to "insult yourself"?
The original poster of this question "insulted himself/herself".
I'm not sure if it's allowed.
Can you tell me?
A super smart rebus
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Why was this edit to clarify a chessboard rejected?
In https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/46838, I replaced a weird pseudo-3D chessboard that was hard to read with a more readable one from the replayer that chess.stackexchange....
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Please can "How to get to an island with a tree in the middle if all you have is rope" be undeleted and historically locked?
This question is one of the most important and memorable parts of Puzzling.SE history:
How to get to an island with a tree in the middle if all you have is rope?
Oh, sorry, maybe you can't view that ...