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Is there a way to download all of a user's answers?
It would be nice if it were possible to easily download all of a users answers, along with the question they are answering, in a nice format.
Is it possible?
Is it something that needs to be coded up ...
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Right aligning text (for Hebrew)?
Is there any way to right-align (flush right) paragraphs in Mi Yodeya? Specifically for Hebrew.
I.e. I wish to be able to produce content that looks like this:
Rather than this:
Related but not the ...
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How to bring a question from Biblical Hermeneutics for answer here?
I have seen a question on Biblical Hermeneutics to which a Jewish answer would be interesting to me. How do I introduce it here? It is https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/95610/how-are-...
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How is this question opinion based?
B"H
Why do some frum Jews go to college, even though the Lubavitcher Rebbe writes that it's completely forbidden for all Jews forever?
This question is clearly NOT opinion based because it is ...
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Addressing Ashkenormativity
A recent question asked about Jews doing Sujood, the Arabic word for prostration. And while it is acceptable to ask about the meaning of this word for clarity, or to ask how it relates to Judaism, ...
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Policy Regarding Karaite Sect [duplicate]
This question Karaite prostration minhag different? includes the wording:
Is the Karaite prostration minhag uniform to that preserved by other Jews or are there differences?
Does Mi Yodeya have a ...
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Deleted Comments
As far as I can tell, a number of my comments have been deleted in recent days. There does not appear to me to be any notification to me of the fact that this has happened nor any explanation of why ...
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Locked Out & Confused!
I recently got locked out of my Mi Yodeya account - Shalom L'olam! I created this new account to ask this question. I tried Mi Yodeya Exchange - but you need a 5 reputation to ask on that site & ...
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Upcoming Events: Yom Hashoah
I see that the upcoming events sidebar seems to believe Yom Hashoah is occurring today (May 5th, 27th Nissan).
The actual date of observance in Israel this year is 28th Nissan (so starting at sunset ...
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Is it Mi Yodeya's job to vet the Moshiach?
I vote no. In my year and a half here, I've come across at least half a dozen people coming claiming to be, or know, the Moshiach, and asking us to vet, help or learn from such individual. E.g
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What to do if you suspect somebody is using Chat Gpt?
Pretty much what it sounds like: what to do if you suspect somebody is using Chat Gpt?
I've seen many answers which seems very much like an A.I. answer - but I don't know what to do about it!
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Are ChatGPT answers allowed on Mi Yodeya?
Does the policy of banning ChatGPT answers on StackExchange sites exist here as well? If so, what to do when a user seems to be using ChatGPT?
I ask because a recently-joined user (3 days ago) has ...
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What is the magical tree in this SE site's logo? [duplicate]
Finally my curiosity got the best of me, after seeing the icon for Mi Yodeya appear in the "Hot Network Questions" sidebar so many times. I joined this community just to ask:
What is the ...
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Policy on historical Jewish controversies
There have been controversies in the past (and some still live on in certain circles). E.g.:
Kabbalists vs. Philosophers
Chassidim vs. Mitnagdim
It is important to note that we have many many fine ...
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Plagiarism policy?
Does Mi Yodeya have a standing plagiarism policy?
For example most of this answer, including the material out of the blockquote, is lifted from a letter by English-American revolutionary Thomas Paine ...
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Moderator on another site removes B"H from question. Is this acceptable?
Here's the question. The moderator edited out B"H from the body of a user's question. He made a snarky comment about the site not being religious, and I commented a couple of times explaining ...
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Limit to amount of questions asked daily
Lately, it seems that some users ask countless questions in succession. Is this something that is encouraged? I believe that if there was a question limit ,users would be forced to think over their ...
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Can we create a shulchan aruch, mi yodeya
I am curious, is it possible for us on mi yodeya to create a Shulchan Aruch Ha Mi Yodeya? Basically, the way it would work is that it would be a clickable feature on mi yodeya which would be ordered ...
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Scholar badge fit with this site?
I just happened upon the scholar badge, which seems to be an inherited badge. To get it, one must ask and answer a question. With our rich tradition of venerating our scholars, who are our elite, our ...
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Is reposting a closed question considered to be spam?
A new user recently posted the following question:
What does the Rebbe mean by "{the sixth Rebbe} will redeem us", in his first discourse?
Some community members associated the post with ...
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2023: a year in moderation
It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here might be ...
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I don't believe my question is a duplicate. Anything I can do?
My question here was deemed a duplicate but i don't agree that it is. The question is similar but the answers there didn't address my question.
Question that was closed:
How can He reign over no ...
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Drop the p'sak halacha closure rule
It seems that certain individuals vote to close down questions on this site by claiming that the question is asking for a practical ruling (p'sak halacha).
There is also a message that says to consult ...
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Can mi yodeya have a live chat feature with rabbis
I’m curious if it is possible for mi yodeya as a site to partner with say a rabbi or posek to create a live chat feature with a Q&A, similar to how Aish.com has, but maybe full time? I hope this ...
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blacklist the Judaism and Jewish tags
I request that the jewish and judaism tags be blacklisted. This is the Judaism Stack Exchange site: every question on it is "Jewish" in some sense. The tags are thus meaningless.
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Why was my question “ Kiruv and outreach arguments” closed
Why was this question Kiruv and outreach arguments which was originally closed, then re opened, closed again and all the comments were moved to private chat rooms?
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Translation tag definition
Do generic questions regarding the translation of Hebrew phrases, with no relation to scholarly (i.e. torah related) text — such as this question, fall under the scope of the translation tag ?
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Mi Yodeya Chat \ Discussion room?
This is for the moderators, is there a chat or discussion area where members of Mi Yodeya can share and exchange ideas in torah learning?
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Do we want to be a community again? How?
Mi Yodeya used to be a vibrant community. We had an active chatroom (with scheduled Parsha Chats for a period), an active Meta, publication projects, milestone celebrations on launching out of beta ...
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Comment posts record
Is there a way to see one's comments in the same fashion as questions and answers are visible in one's profile ?
If not, is there any way to make that possible ?
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Please come support the new Noahide.SE proposal
Update: Unfortunately, the proposal has been closed for failing to meet Stack Exchange's minimum activity requirements. But thanks to those of you who followed it.
I recently created a proposal for ...
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Mi Yodea Series on numbers
Where can i find the series of Mi Yoda that goes through the significance of numbers?
(somewhere on this website, not sure how to locate the complete list)
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Should I delete my answer? [duplicate]
I recently answered a question, and as I posted the answer I realised someone else had "beat me to the punch" and had posted (almost exactly) the same answer as I was wording mine.
What's ...
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Can I only read the title?
A question post on Mi Yodeya has both a title and a body. When determining if an answer addresses the question asked, is it sufficient to look only at the title or must the title be taken in the ...
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Can I ask this question on templates used for layout in seforim?
There are some questions on formatting seforim, what programs to use etc.. but I was wondering if I could ask the following question:
I am writing a sefer with my own chiddushim on the parasha, and ...
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Questions that are Non Factual or Damaging
There was recently a question in which someone makes it clear they accept the Gemara's notion that women can't get pregnant during their first time. Not only has this factually disproven many times, ...
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OP no longer highlighted
I have noticed that the OP's name as it appears when they write an answer or make a comment is no longer highlighted differently from everyone else answering/commenting.
Here is an example of a ...
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Law of doubles - some things don't work right on the site
I noticed 3, but at time of writing I can only remember 2:
If you are in the editor and writing a question or answer, and "undo" (CTRL-Z), it undoes 2 steps. If you then redo, it only goes ...
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Questions regarding figures associated with Judaism
I had a question a while back about two contemporary Jewish figures that got closed for being about Jews not Judaism (Did R Aaron Feldman and R Lichtenstein ever meet before the latter's death?)
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Is there a shu"t mi yodea
Has anyone made a shu"t mi yodea?
Something like organizing the questions here in order of the shulchan aruch?
Not sure if this question is on topic in any way but I had to ask.
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What does the Mi Yodeya tree represent?
What does the Mi Yodeya tree pictured on this site's banner represent?
Is there any Jewish symbolism involved?
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Tips and best way to web scrap Mi Yodea
BS"D
I need to scrap the Mi Yodea site, to parse it as one Question and one Answer.
I am part of ravgpt.ai, which refers in it's answer to the source.
Should I use the title as the question, or ...
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Is this the most searched for tag on the site?
See a screenshot of what a search of "mi yodeya" yields.
This search was done in Incognito mode.
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Rules for Comments that speak negatively, suspiciously, accusatively about, or delegitimize generally accepted Jewish groups
There is a user here who regularly makes comments that are similar to:
"This answer comes from a Polish Jew and it should be known that the Poles are actually a group
who have produced an ...
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Non-Jewish missionary on Mi Yodeya [duplicate]
Recently I noticed that there's a user "Rabbi Michael Tzadok" on Mi Yodeya, who doesn't seem to have been active for a good number of years, but nevertheless appears to be the same person as ...
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Why is my question closed as off-topic?
I asked this question a couple minutes ago, and it got closed within less than a minute after its publication without any reason noted. It is closed as off-topic, but this is a historical question (...
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Is confirming a ChatGPT answer on topic here?
I just saw the first question quoting ChatGPT and asking whether the quote is accurate.
Is this or should this be an ongoing feature of MY?
The ChatGPT does give references; perhaps the OP should just ...
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red circle near the ikon for "Review Queues"
There is a red circle near the ikon for "Review Queues" and when I click on it, it shows a red circle for "low quality" posts. When I click on that, it indicates that the Review ...
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OMG I accidentally posted my question to the wrong place so now it is marked "Closed. This question is off-topic." How do I move it & apologize!
My original question was (and still is):
Lighting Shabbat candles is a holy obligation for me. Have a scheduling conflict w-leading services for Seniors @ an assisted living facility. HELP! [closed]
I ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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