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Meta What should the "webmasters" site name and url be?

When SE's webmasters community was just starting out, they had a Meta discussion about what the site name should be. Although they settled on "webmasters", some of the arguments given at the time m...

4 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Wicket‭

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Incubator Q&A Alternative to ironing seams

I sometimes do small sewing projects, like changing the hem of some trousers (made of cotton). For a good looking finish, I would normally need to iron the new hem to create a nice crisp edge. Thi...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Is it a good idea to host my website at home?

I have a physical machine available and I don't want to pay hosting fees. What if I just host my website on my home server? What are common pitfalls of doing so?

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A When importing Creative Commons licensed content from another site, how to ensure that search engines won't penalize my site?

Search engines don't want to index multiple copies of content. They prefer to index content at its original and official URL only. Search engines use shingling algorithms to detect duplicate and ne...

posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta Tagged "Webmasters" vs "webmasters" — tag sometimes hidden

Some of the posts in Incubator Q&A are tagged [Webmasters] (with a capital W) and some are tagged [webmasters] (with a lower case w). The posts with capital letter in the tag have that tag sh...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta How to tell that a proposal is ready for launch?

Incubator Q&A is meant to be the same as it would be on the launched site -- ask real questions, write real answers, discuss scope questions on Meta. When a community launches, it will take it...

posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Tag collision between proposals

Definitely a problem I don't see this as a problem for filtering posts. If I filter by the proposal tag and the clashing tag, then I will only see posts with the clashing tag for that proposal, no...

posted 11mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Meta Should the game name be included in the title?

When questions in Video Games are about a specific game, should we expect askers to put that game's name in the title? Or is it enough to merely tag it with that game.

2 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta Should the game name be included in the title?

The name of the game should go in every question title. The tag isn't always shown with the question, so it isn't enough context. When I look at the video-games tag I see the following where the ...

posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta Tag collision between proposals

Or maybe share the tag description? If a tag has overlap, use sections labeled by proposal. This avoids the cognitive load of mixing in the proposal name only on some tags. When a community launche...

posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Add article type posts to the incubator

The recent Tabletop Games proposal proposes a Game Review/Blog category for non-Q&A-format posts. Could we add article posts to the Incubator to test this idea out?

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Video games: site scope

Please use this question for the discussion about site scope (on-/off-topic) for the Video Games site proposal. Answers below should make an argument regarding whether something should be on-topic...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Lundin‭

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Incubator Q&A What is this electrical/ethernet conduit on the wall and how do I repair it?

My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs (actually it also has RH...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A How to finish a wood while preserving its natural scent?

Port Orford Cedar is a type of lumber which naturally emits a pleasant aroma. I'd like to make some wooden crafts with this wood, because the wood itself seems nice and I really enjoy the smell. ...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Electrical switches: Does it matter which wire it's on?

The switch will work either way. However, there are significant safety benefits to installing switches on the hot wire. For residential AC in the United States, only one wire actually has a potent...

posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Electrical switches: Does it matter which wire it's on?

Most everyday electrical wiring has two wires Well, no. Nowadays you usually get hot, neutral (or "return"), and ground. At least here in North America where houses get power from the secondary ...

posted 11mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A Electrical switches: Does it matter which wire it's on?

This answer is from a US/Canada perspective. Other countries vary in wire colors (exception: bare (uninsulated), green, green/yellow are always ground) and standard practices. Below is a full "how...

posted 11mo ago by manassehkatz‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by manassehkatz‭

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Incubator Q&A Will an XML sitemap improve SEO in terms of crawling, indexing, and ranking?

I've heard that I should create an XML sitemap containing all the URLs from my site for SEO. My site needs to improve: The number of URLs that get crawled by search engine bots The number of U...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta How many tags should incubator Q/A questions get?

Should we tag question in the incubator Q/A with all the tags we expect them to have when used on their own site, or just with a tag for site. For example, I created the question Will an XML sitem...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Moshi‭

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Meta Should we replicate proposals from Site Proposals?

There are a couple proposals in Site Proposals that haven't been launched. Should we re-create them here on this new community, or should we avoid duplicating the content and just link questions he...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Moshi‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Reduce the number of characters needed in description titles from fifteen

Oops! Thanks for catching this. I have a great many site settings available to tweak, but I don't seem to have one for this. I'll need to get a developer assist -- on our list now. I'm sorry fo...

posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Will incubator Q/A questions get moved to the site once it is launched?

Yes! In the incubator you're building an initial set of questions, not doing throwaway work. We'll move questions at launch and redirect from here (so people with the incubator URL aren't out of ...

posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A Is digest authentication more secure than basic authentication over HTTPS?

Apache has modules for both digest authentication and basic authentication. I've seen recommendations to use digest authentication because it doesn't send the password in clear text. However, if ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How accurate are the browser usage statistics at caniuse.com?

I want to exclusively use webp images on my website. I haven't used a browser that doesn't support them in years. However caniuse.com reports that over 3% of users globally can't load them. If...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta Image upload broken in Incubator Q&A

Sorry for the poorly-timed disruption! I've been told that this is due to a migration of S3 storage causing a caching problem that should clear up soon. (Sorry, I'm the messenger not the technica...

posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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