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Do we want accepted answers to be pinned to the top?

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Should the E-ELT tag get "sent to the cornfield" and replaced by extremely-large-telescope?

discussion tags specific-tag tag-synonyms tagging

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Should we close an unclear question with acceped answer?

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answered Sep 1 at 14:30 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Why does SE hide the "stellar-dynamics" tag from us when we type "stella..." and leave a blank spot instead? ("stellar..." behaves differently)

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How old is our Astronomy SE?

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answered Aug 26 at 14:42 called2voyageMod 6,084

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New to Stack exchange. What is Meta and Beta in Astronomy SE?

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answered Aug 25 at 4:03 Nilay Ghosh 2,504

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What exactly count as a "hypothetical question"?

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answered Aug 24 at 12:27 ProfRob 102k

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How to attract real-world radio telescopists to radio astronomy observational techniques questions?

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modified Aug 19 at 13:31 uhoh 30.4k

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How to write and format tweet-based questions in Astronomy SE?

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Congratulations to @ProfRob for reaching 100k reputation!

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modified Aug 17 at 0:33 uhoh 30.4k

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What to do when engaged in a never ending discussion

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answered Aug 14 at 22:50 StephenG 5,199

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Thought experiment questions that aren't completely scientific?

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modified Aug 14 at 22:42 uhoh 30.4k

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Let's make an attempt to answer old, unanswered questions

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modified Aug 14 at 5:49 Nilay Ghosh 2,504

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Too many downvote on questions recently?

discussion privileges

modified Aug 13 at 23:45 uhoh 30.4k

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Why don't question-askers accept answers?

discussion questions answers accepted-answer

modified Aug 8 at 1:19 uhoh 30.4k

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Should we make the [starspot] and [sunspots] tags synonyms?

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Is there a useful distinction between the DIY and the telescope-making tags? Should they be somehow merged?

discussion tags specific-tag tagging retagging

modified Jul 30 at 12:46 uhoh 30.4k

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Towards defining the tags "electromagnetic-spectrum" and "wavelength"

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modified Jul 22 at 19:03 CommunityMod 1

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I think that we have no good tags for solar-system-evolution or asteroid-formation or asteroid-evolution. Should we?

discussion tags specific-tag tagging

modified Jul 17 at 4:09 CommunityMod 1

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Why do so few users suggest edits?

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answered Jul 10 at 5:02 Chappo Hasn't Forgotten Monica 1,170

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Stop the off-hand "this sounds like a homework question" comments that offer no guidance and raise false flags?

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answered Jun 19 at 16:55 David Hammen 24k

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Science stack exchanges helping other science stack exchanges!

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Did this question get closed too quickly? Doesn't it actually have a good answer that's now impossible to post?

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answered Jun 12 at 15:41 HDE 226868Mod 32.7k

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Interest in Photo of the Week?

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asked May 29 at 15:04 fasterthanlight 4,504

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Where did the "Is this object Mars" question go?

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Do we need a tag for merging? I struggled to find something suitable for supermassive black hole mergers in galaxy collisions

discussion tags specific-question specific-tag tagging

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Threshold for site graduation?

discussion questions answers graduation

answered May 12 at 21:36 HDE 226868Mod 32.7k

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What are "recent hot answers"?

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answered May 9 at 14:58 HDE 226868Mod 32.7k

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Should a few more users vote to accept the csst tag wiki and excerpt quickly to ensure that nobody else follows my lead and rejects them?

discussion tags specific-tag tag-synonyms tagging

answered May 9 at 4:08 uhoh 30.4k

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Do we need/want a 3-vote closure?

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2021 Community Moderator Election Results

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answered Apr 30 at 15:34 John Davies 309

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Difference between resource and reference-request tags?

discussion status-completed tags specific-tag tagging

modified Apr 29 at 12:14 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Is it a good idea to create a much-needed tag and retag (almost) every post related to it to include this tag?

discussion tags specific-tag retagging

answered Apr 28 at 14:11 called2voyageMod 6,084

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What exactly are the tags [ebinary-star] and [tbinary-star]?

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modified Apr 23 at 3:36 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Why did I see the following pop-up message only now?

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answered Apr 21 at 13:28 HDE 226868Mod 32.7k

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Changing the question based on new evidence or asking a new question?

discussion asking-questions

answered Apr 16 at 23:46 uhoh 30.4k

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Regarding the state of our chat room

discussion chat

answered Apr 16 at 23:40 uhoh 30.4k

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Do we need a tag [agn] or is [active-galaxy] enough?

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modified Apr 15 at 17:13 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Are there any IAU members on the astronomy stack exchange?

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modified Apr 14 at 20:17 fasterthanlight 4,504

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Reviving the Astronomy SE blog

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asked Apr 13 at 21:05 fasterthanlight 4,504

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Are my comments being poorly received?

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answered Apr 10 at 3:57 Connor GarciaMod 10.6k

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Should we delete this closed, cross-posted Spaceflight question and get rid of the Kerbal Space Program tag at the same time?

discussion tags specific-question specific-tag scope

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2021 Moderator Election Q&A - Question suggestions

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How could I calculate my (theoretical) candidate score automatically?

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Announcing a Pro Tempore election

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modified Apr 6 at 14:23 called2voyageMod 6,084

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2021 Community Moderator Election

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modified Apr 6 at 14:23 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Let's congratulate Connor Garcia on becoming our next moderator!

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modified Apr 6 at 13:10 called2voyageMod 6,084

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Congratulations Astronomy Stack Exchange for 10k questions!

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