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Yes there is a way: Users with more than 1250 reputation and a total answer score of 5 or more on the tag, can suggest tag synonyms. Users with a total answer score (total upvotes minus total down …

According to the blog post at http://blog.stackexchange.com/post/518474918/stack-exchange-2-0, things are changing for all stackexchange sites. How will this affect mi.yodeya?

To add to jake's answer: I think the best way to treat this is to look at our FAQ: What kind of questions can I ask here? Jewish Life and Learning - Stack Exchange is for students and teachers of Jew …

This is actually one of the things that changed when we migrated to SE2.0. Here's the why given on the blog: While we value good questions (and asking a great question is absolutely an art), we want …

A closed question is just that: a question that was closed. Closed questions do not always represent bad (especially in the case of a duplicate). In some cases it's a good thing to have closed questio …

The beauty of a flag is that you don't have to make the decision. The moderator who sees it will (that's by the way, what they're there for). Obviously you shouldn't go flooding, but flagging is for …

It's hard to speak of a general case. Each case should should probably be evaluated separately. But a general rule-of-thumb is that if you think exact copy-pasting will work, it might be a good idea t …

Ignoring the tempting comment on your last name...... It seems to me we already are recommending people to do this (at least inadvertently). There are two "entry-points" into our system: A user pos …

Done. For future reference, you too can "delete" such a tag [assuming you have editing privileges]. Simply remove the tag from the single question they were on. They will then be removed at midnight. …

Editing a question (or answer) is also a way to get questions bumped to the top. As Jeff Atwood once said: we encourage people to revisit and edit their old posts to include better and more up-to …

I don't believe either option makes sense. "Cleaning up" - Just because they haven't been around doesn't mean they should be deleted. What if they come back in 5 years? Besides, we don't gain anythi …

After reading this. Are there any specific rules for accepting answers on Jewish Life & Learning? Like how to deal with two answers that are actually a Machlokes? Also, I noticed that mi.yodeya (a.k …

When writing questions should I write them in first-person or third-person? or When writing questions should one write them in first-person or third-person? Which of the above to is the best prac …

See Please add a spell checker to the markdown editor. Essentially, as of now it's best to keep the spell checking in the browser. If you're using Chrome or Firefox, spell checking is built-in. And …

See here: The progress/stats pages on Area 51 are updated hourly. Something to note, though: the progress is averaged over a period of time (that's how we can get fractions of questions). So, wh …