Questions specifically about the process of asking questions on this site.
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Why I cannot ask further questions?
My profile can be be found in
http://math.stackexchange.com/users/53124/ze1
I cannot ask further questions. It seems that this option is blocked or damaged in my PC. How I can resolve this ...
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How often can I ask a question?
I wonder what is the time limit of how often can one ask a question on Math Stack Exchange?
I tried to ask a new question shortly after I posted one, and the Ask Question link always referred me back ...
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“Is this correct?” Questions
Recently, I have seen a lot of questions that essentially ask, "Is this proof correct?" or "Can you verify my work is correct?" like this one.
Often, especially when the asker's work is in fact ...
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Problems with posting a question: “please enter at least one tag”
I am posting this on behalf of user Mehdi. He mentioned in chat that he is able to post neither on main nor in meta, so I am asking instead of him.
The problem he has is that when he asks a question, ...
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Could “Ask Question” dialog be more helpful?
The Ask Question dialog has an appropriate faint overlay text in the Title input area:
what's your math question? be specific.
(Aside: this seems to suggest ...
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Beginner Questions.
As a beginner who has experiences of vBulletin forums, I have some questions:
1) what is difference between a forum and stackexchange?
2) How can I recognize moderators?
3) is there any PM system?
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why Mathematics meta doesn't allow me to ask this question?
prove that , if x is rational number then , tan(x) is not rational number.
i tried to ask this question , it says , " ops! Your question couldn't be submitted because:
•It does not meet our quality ...
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I have a question that has been asked and answered, but I am not satisfied with the answers provided.
Generally, I have been very satisfied with the stack exchanges, but on occasion I run into a problem like this. I am trying to understand the significance of the transition functions of a manifold ...
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Will split question feature be useful?
I often encounter situation when a new user is posting several absolutely non correlated questions as a single quetion. As the result we get a bunch of non-enlightening answers which are very short ...
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Multiple Choice Questions in Advanced Topics
If this question is more appropriate in main (perhaps tagged "education"), please let me know and I will relocate it.
Every so often, I see a multiple choice question pertaining to advanced ...
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Repost from a past life?
I posted a question awhile ago on StackExchange before I deleted my account. Some time later, I decided to get a new account. While doing this, I discovered that my old account was still alive ...
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Etiquette in posing questions
I am often seeing questions which are phrased as commands or how to solve. As if it is the duty of members to respond.
I am not suggesting a load of obsequious verbiage. But just something that gets ...
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How do you search for specific questions?
I have noticed that a lot of times people ask a question and a duplicate is instantly found. It's not necessarily true that the person hasn't tried to look up the question, but it is just hard to ...
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Removal of upper limit of questions you can ask
I've just hit the 50 per month limit. As you can see from my profile, the majority of my question gets upvoted, that is, they are of a quality standard that is welcome on the site.
At the moment I ...
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Should one write motivation in a question?
It seems to me that one of the reasons that I recently got downvotes is that I didn't write motivations for some of my questions(here and here are examples).
I think writing motivation helps, but I ...
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When are two questions too close?
I have a dilemma. Case in point: I asked for an example of ring with some property and got an (interesting) answer. Now I'd love an example of such a ring without zero divisors but the question is ...
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Should we ask for Question Quotas like those that have been available for the big three?
Our site is growing quite rapidly: currently each day there are
about 150 new questions asked
about 250 new answers posted
about 150 edits made to posts.
Each of the above actions changes the ...
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Posting solutions to textbook exercises
I am fairly new to Stack Exchange, starting with stackoverflow.com. I added a math.stackexchange.com account to ask questions about my current self-study in Categorical Type Theory. Today, I posted a ...
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Why is (MathJaX help) not there, when you need it?
I was asking a maths question and I don't know how to write the integral. So I'm starting to look for the MathJaX from Faq page but not there, I go to main page not there, I go to about page not ...
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Reference Requests Regarding Names of Particular Objects (functions, theorems, et al.)
I'm interested in knowing if there is a name to the solution I found for a particular functional equation. What is the best (most considerate / practical / efficient) way of asking such a question on ...
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Best way of asking “check my proof” questions
I am trying to learn proof based math on my own and once I construct a proof, I often have a gut feeling that it's not airtight.
What is the best way of asking such questions?
My findings till now:
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Have the limits on number of questions per month/day been increased (or cancelled)?
As I have read here and at meta.SO, user should be allowed at most 50 questions per 30 days and at most 6 questions per 24 hours.
See e.g. here:
Is there a limit on how many questions I can ask?
50 ...
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Is better to provide ample context or just get to the point of a question?
I enjoy writing well-written questions that provide plenty of context, but I'm becoming worried that it may be too much. When asking questions, is it good to provide context to your question, or ...
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Can I change the existing question to a new one?
I have previously asked a question and got the answer but I not got another question which is based on the previous question. How do I post that, should I post another new one or edit the previous ...
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Is it advisable to avoid titles that are colorful or consisting of wordplays?
Of course when authors write papers they make the title intentionally colorful to generate interest (e.g. Let's get deranged! by John C.Baez). Should this practice be avoided in main even if the user ...
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How to ask questions in context?
I'm used to provide the context before asking the real question. However, I noticed that this writing style leads to very poor automatically generated previews on the main page:
Convergence of ...
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failure to submit a question
I have tried to submit the following question on the math exchange:
I need to prove that:
$$ 27x^2 < x^{\log_3x} $$
can any one please explain how to solve this type of equation?
I have no ...
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edit and rephrase or ask new question?
If neither the commentators nor I (meanwhile) are happy with my question, should I edit it completely or post a new one? (how do I close the fist one then?)
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How self-contained should questions be?
Every once in a while, someone posts a question that relies on an image or a Wolfram|Alpha link with a formula or the like. In the case of images, it's often because they don't have sufficient ...
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Question Limit Per Month
Just to clarify, hypothetically if I asked 50 questions on the last day of a month would my quota of questions reset to 50 the next day?
Edit. Suppose I had asked 44 questions. On the last day of the ...
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question edited to change meaning
The question Example of function which is not computable. was recently edited by the original poster to completely change the meaning. In particular, the accepted answer is no longer reflective of ...
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“How to ask” page on math.SE
On MathOverflow there is a link on the top bar "How to ask", giving a very detailed guide for formatting and asking good questions.
It is of no doubt why a question needs to be good, especially in ...
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What should we do with poorly posed questions?
This is regarding Bill Dubuques post. After reading the discussion, I agree that the community should be more welcoming and friendlier. I personally am not sure what to do when someone asks poorly ...
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Asking an amusing, but only very loosely on-topic question?
I've got a question which is only loosely related to mathematics, and I don't know the proper place in which to ask. While it's a question I've previously posed on Twitter (in 2009); I think with it ...
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Is it possible to “bump” a question?
Hello,
I recently asked a question asking for the help of the community in my preparation for grad school. However, I only got one answer to the question and I fear it has now faded into oblivion. Is ...
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On the inclusion of pages-of-text-as-images in questions
This is to ask if there is and if there should be an official position of math.SE about the inclusion, as images, of pages and pages of printed documents in questions. For a recent example of the ...
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How to ask a question which is based on your attempt to answer another question?
I was trying to solve a question on math.SE. I arrived at a solution whose validity I am not sure of. I do not wish to post it as an answer, even with caveats, as I believe it is ethically wrong to ...
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On New Users Asking Questions Poorly
I think everyone knows what I mean, questions that immediately get comments such as:
"Please don't just copy your homework."
"If this is homework, please add the homework tag."
"Please don't state ...
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Add new stuff in the question or add a new answer instead
A question of etiquette.
I asked a question a while back to which someone offered a very good answer to part of the question. Nothing has happened since. However, recently, I've made some progress on ...
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How should I deal with asking questions in which I just want to have my work checked?
I have read this question and its answers, but it seems that no community consensus was made, and the only answer given doesn't really discuss verification.
My question is whether I should include ...
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How to get people to notice I added a comment which is a follow-up question
I recently asked a question about the beginning of a proof in a book.
Artudo Magidin helped me greatly, but it took me 2 days until I understood the answer and could accept it. Now I have another ...
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How can I ask a good question?
MathOverflow has an excellent guide on how to write a good question.
Another great guide exists on meta.stackoverflow.
We will probably want our own site-specific guide on how to ask good questions. ...
