Linked Questions
32 questions linked to/from How is the community doing? [2018]
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Are "is this balanced" questions on-topic?
Before I start: I thought about the matter when reading this answer to the How is the community doing? [2018] post, which claims a larger percentage of negative reactions towards homebrew questions ...
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What is the correct way to treat new users of the site?
The reason I posted the https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1590/then-dd-is-not-the-game-for-you question rather than as a comment, or flag on the comment as I saw this as indicative of a ...
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Pre-made comments: A resource-gathering & workshopping thread
Pre-made comments are awesome. They're also super powerful tools. Let's workshop some new ones and improve the old ones!
You've probably seen pre-made comments[i] used across the site by moderators, ...
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Why are voting habits so different on RPG.SE in comparison to other SE sites?
I've been wondering about this, as I have since I first arrived here all those centuries ago.
Voting habits on RPG.SE are very different than on other StackExchange sites. Very rarely do we see ...
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Keep my homebrew stuff secret in order to avoid biased answers
I asked a question about a subclass feature from an Unearthed Arcana article. I know that Unearthed Arcana stuff is playtest material and therefore might not be balanced. That’s why I wanted to ...
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Where should I ask discussion questions?
I've been wanting to ask a few questions that are focused less around getting a ruling or asking for help with a problem, and I'm not sure where I should ask them.
I know Meta is for questions ...
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We could use some more pro-forma comments
I'd like to brainstorm some possibilities for the modal comment-interventions that we tend to do:
Welcome to the site, but your question needs work because reasons
Welcome to the site, but your ...
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Handling new users with bad answers
When I see answers like this - low-rep users with uncommented downvotes, I try to address them with a comment. It's my way of trying to gentle the slap in the face from the downvote. A downvote ...
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The site's availability to newcomers seems startlingly low
I'm new to this site and to RPG Stackexchange where I have been spending my time so far. I only have a moderate experience with DND and most of my friends have none. I've been looking for a reliable ...
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Downvoting first questions - can we be more welcoming?
I feel as though I've seen a lot of new-member questions that are (not that surprisingly) less than amazing, and therefore get close votes. I think that's pretty logical, and usually the close votes ...
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How to handle "assuming this Jeremy Crawford ruling on [X] to be true, how do I apply that ruling to [Y]"-related questions?
Since WoTC have officially stated that Jeremy Crawford's twitter posts are no longer official and that published sage advice is still just guidance, I've seen a couple of recent questions pop up ...
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How can we effectively measure user retention?
I'd like to see an answer on the 2018 community survey about user retention, as it's clearly an important issue. Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with (or lack access to?) the various tools to put one ...
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Asking for advice, looking forward to answers, questions closed, now disillusioned. Is it just me?
I was wondering if this is just me or if others feel that the remit of rpgse is too narrow and too tightly controlled. I only post generic questions because I don't play D&D and few will know the ...
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Which metas should we draw more attention to by featuring?
Meta is the part of the site where we figure out what's going on with the other, "main" part of the site. From an individual question's closure to electing a new moderator to figuring out ...
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The role of chat at RPG Stack Exchange
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Meta is where consensus happens.
Questions and answers have to be good questions and answers without requiring "context" from chat.
Any Stack Exchange site has three realms for interaction: ...
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