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Welcome to the staging ground for new communities! Each proposal has a description in the "Descriptions" category and a body of questions and answers in "Incubator Q&A". You can ask questions (and get answers, we hope!) right away, and start new proposals.

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Questions, answers, and articles tied to current proposals. Ask questions and post articles as you would post them on the "live" site. This "incubator" is how we develop proposals and their scope.

Because some proposals include article-based categories alongside Q&A, we've enabled them here. This means you'll need to choose question or article when posting in this category.

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Do you play with all the cards in a two-player game of Splendor?

I'm used to four-player games of Splendor, with high competition for the cheap, engine-building cards in tier 1. I've now played a couple of two-player games, and with cards much more plentiful, t...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Tsumogiri vs Tedashi when drawing a duplicate

When discarding a drawn tile that already exists in your hand, is it better to discard the draw (tsumogiri) or discard from hand (tedashi)? Assuming that you're not planning to riichi (open hand o...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Moshi‭

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Quiet dice on a budget

I'm designing a board game that involves rolling several dice simultaneously each turn (usually between 1 and 20), and in testing I found that this is surprisingly loud. I'm aiming to keep the gam...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by trichoplax‭

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What does suji mean?

In riichi mahjong, the term suji is often thrown around when deciding what tiles to discard. What is suji, and how does it factor into mahjong strategy?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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How can I quickly introduce players to the crayon rail games?

I like the crayon rail games. I've played a lot of Iron Dragon, some EuroRails, and a smattering of others. I'd like to introduce acquaintances who aren't already experienced gamers to this cate...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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What security best practices are applicable to any public website?

Let's say I want to host a public website, for use by anyone on the internet. I am deliberately leaving the exact nature of the website vague, because I want to ask for general things that are appl...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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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 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How do I make new cities?

How do I create new cities (white labels on the map)? I saw the "Make City" tool, but I can't figure out how to use it. How does it work?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How do I make money in early game?

On harder difficulties, it's easy to run out of money in the beginning and get stuck with no way to progress. How can I create a positive cash flow early on?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How to prevent power outages when rebuilding power lines?

When I want to extend my power lines, I first have to delete some so I can add a power switch. Sometimes I also have to delete entire power line sections so I can move them further out. But in real...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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How do I construct my first buildings?

In Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, the realistic mode requires bringing workers to construction sites and paying money to instantly complete is not allowed. But how will I build my first...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Is wordpress.com the official hosting site for the WordPress content management system?

I've been told that I should get a WordPress website. Looking into it, there is an open-source content management system available from wordpress.org and hosting available for it from wordpress.co...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by manassehkatz‭

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How do I back up a WordPress website?

I'd like to have a backup of my WordPress website. It looks like I'll need to back up the database, some settings, and some uploads. How do I create backups for my site?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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How do I implement a redirect in JavaScript

My web host only lets me upload static files. They don't support .htaccess or dynamic scripting. As such, I can't implement 301 redirects between pages. I should be able to put some JavaScript in...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Can I use a domain name I already own with my AWS-hosted website?

I'm hoping to move my website to cloud hosting using AWS. Can I use my existing domain with AWS, or do I need to buy a new domain at AWS? If I can use the domain I already own, how do I transfer ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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How do I configure Cloudflare to redirect my alternate domain name with HTTPS support?

I have several alternate domain names that I would like to redirect to my site: misspelling.example -> example.com longer-domain-with-hyphens.example -> example.com old-brand.example -&g...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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When choosing a domain name, is it more important to have keywords in the domain name, or to brand my website?

I'm building a company with a website about widgets. The .com domain name with just "widgets" is already taken, and so are a lot of other keyword related domains. I could get a domain on an alter...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Rewrite rule or mod_proxy config for reverse proxy in Apache?

I looks like either RewriteEngine on RewriteRule (.*) http://localhost:8080/$1 [P,L] or ProxyPass "/" "http://localhost:8080/" ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://localhost:8080/" would allow...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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In which order should the brand name and article title appear in the page <title>?

I've read that for usability and SEO, the the <title> tags on your pages should contain both the article title and your brand name. I'm wondering which order is better for them? Which of th...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Which search engines crawl, render, and index content from single page applications that rely on client side JavaScript rendering?

It would be much easier if our website could use a single page application (SPA) framework such as React or Angular without relying on server side rendering (SSR). I've heard that some search engi...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Should I truncate my long page titles with ellipsis for SEO?

I've seen SEO advice that the ideal length for a page title is 50 to 60 characters and that the maximum length is 80 characters. Our site relies on user generated titles for our content and our us...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question Webmasters title seo
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Why is a self-referencing hreflang required?

I recently implemented hreflang tags in my website to tell search engines about content translations in several languages. I was very surprised to find that a self-referencing hreflang is required...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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

Codidact has tried importing questions from other Q/A sites like Stack Exchange. However search engines have not liked that. Those questions and answers don't usually get indexed on Codidact, and...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Can I ask Google to stop indexing every URL that isn't in my XML sitemap?

I have an XML sitemap containing all the URLs that I want search engines to index. Unfortunately Google is indexing some URLs that are not in my XML sitemap. Is there a setting in Google Search C...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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How do I set up DNS records for home hosting?

I've been hosting my website on shared hosting, but I'm tired of paying their monthly fee. I want to move my website to my home computer. How do I need to configure my DNS records to make that ha...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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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 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

Question Webmasters hosting
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Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

My web server is logging in combined log format and my host gives me SSH access to my server where the logs are stored. I see entries in the log file for 404 errors like: 10.10.10.10 - - [10/Jun/...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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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 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Loosen quality standards without losing our power users

Our website relies heavily on user generated content and power users that edit, curate, and moderate that content. Recently the amount of content contributed to our site has taken a nose dive. Loo...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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How do I draw a perfect circle on a square of plywood?

I'm working on a string-art project on a 3-ft square of plywood. It will have brass nails in a circle with different colors of string connecting the nails in a pattern. I'm trying to figure how I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Can I use Selenium to automate CLS testing?

I've been bitten several times by cumulative layout shift (CLS) issues with my website. I've found out about them when I view the reports in Google Search Console. We have a good set of tests for...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Can I get a list of broken links to my site from Google Search Console?

I've been looking through Google Search Console trying to find a place where it shows me broken links to my site, but it may be that the information I'm looking for isn't available there. I've fou...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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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 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Split articles into multiple pages to improve bounce rate?

My website has long articles. Many users click to a single article, read it, and leave our site. I want more of these users to engage more with our site. I have Google Analytics installed and I'm...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Can I redirect node/1 to my home page in Drupal?

In Drupal, I've configured my home page to be served from /node/1 as recommended in Setting up your home page | Drupal.org. However https://mysite.example/node/1 shows the exact same content as th...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Why isn't my .htaccess file taking effect?

My .htaccess files doesn't seem to be doing anything. I've created one in my document root directory and put a redirect into it: Redirect 301 / https://othersite.example/ However, the redirect...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Can I configure virtual hosting in .htaccess?

My website host gives me a single document root directory for all my domains. I'd like to separate out each of my domains into a separate subfolder. Can I use .htaccess in this directory to confi...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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How do I choose a priority for each URL in my XML sitemap?

The XML sitemap protocol defines a priority field that is says "... is relative, it is only used to select between URLs on your site." It doesn't give any guidance on how I should rank my URLs for...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Should redirecting URLs be included in an XML sitemap?

I have some old pages on my website that I now redirect to new pages: /old.html -> /new.html Should I include https://example.com/old.html in my XML sitemaps so that search engines find the re...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question xml-sitemap
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Will multiple dashes in a domain name look spammy to search engines and hurt SEO?

I'm trying to choose between domains with and without multiple dashes: my-awsome-company.example myawesomecompany.example The dashes make it much more readable to me, but I've heard that sea...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question seo domains
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What is the end-of-life date for Google Universal Analytics?

I've been using Google Analytics on my site for years using the universal analytics tags. Google emailed me and said that I have to upgrade to Google Analytics 4 because universal analytics is goi...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Google AdSense application: insufficient content

I applied to Google AdSense to be able to use their system to put ads on my site, however my application was rejected due to "insufficient content." Googles help page is pretty vague about how muc...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question google adsense
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Domain or prefix property in Google Search Console?

When signing my site up for Google Search Console, I see I can add a "domain property" or a "prefix property?" Which should I choose? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the oth...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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How do I add a consent management platform that has been certified by Google to my website?

I recently received and email from Google AdSense that says: Starting later this year, Google will requiring all publishers to use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) that has been certified by ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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How can I create a carousel on the home page of my WordPress site?

I'd like to add a rotating banner (known as a carousel) to the home page of my WordPress site. I've looked through the settings in WordPress and I don't see an obvious way to do this. I've seen o...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Is the TITLE tag or the H1 tag more important for SEO?

I've heard that for good SEO you need both a <title> tag and an <h1> tag on each page. I have pages that are very visual, think full screen map or full screen images. I'm not sure that...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question seo html