Questions tagged [status-declined]
Indicates that the feature request will not be implemented, or that a bug will not be fixed at the present time.
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Wrong rendering in narrow width in Safari
When I view the front page right now in Safari, I see: Notice that the question mark, which the poster properly placed at the end of the equation (see the question (before another edit removed the ...
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4 answers
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Should users be shown some basic information before posting the first question? [duplicate]
In an answer to another question discussing possibilities how to decrease the number of off-topic questions1 it was mentioned that: Perhaps we should force a person to read the rules before posting ...
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2 answers
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Should MathOverflow require registration to ask a question? [2017]
Probably anybody visiting this site regularly noticed that quite often there are posts which are not at MO-level and quite frequently also of very low quality. (Many of them are simply copy-paste of ...
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9 votes
1 answer
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I can't post comments on first generation iPad
I have a first generation iPad, with OS 5.1.1, and sometimes look at MathOverflow on it, in the Safari web browser. Recently, it seems as though posting comments has stopped working. I type the ...
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1 answer
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Adding "Academia.StackExchange" to the migration list
First, I hope that the request is appropriate and asked at the right place. If you have any issue with it, remarks are warmly welcomed. When flagging a question for "Off-topic > This question belongs ...
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6 votes
1 answer
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About the option of editing comments - a different algorithm?
There is a 5 minute limit on editing comments. Perhaps the idea is to keep the flow of the thread faithful (to avoid distortions--or even manipulations--of a discussion). However I happen to be quite ...
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17 votes
0 answers
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Booth at Joint Mathematics Meeting?
This is identical to my misplaced "answer" here, written while attending JMM. I am reposting a fresh question at François G. Dorais's request. I wonder if it make sense, at some future Joint ...
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3 answers
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Does Mathoverflow really want the 'Publicist' badge?
I enjoy the rewards system on the Stack exchange network. I learned some time ago that you can easily earn gold badges on all sites by picking the most interesting questions and using the "Share" ...
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5 votes
1 answer
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Wording of migration closure
When we close a question through migration to another SE site, it gets a box looking like The blue text to math.stackexchange.com is a link pointing to the newly created clone at the other end of the ...
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1 answer
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Diagrams in MathJax via xypic.js
Apparently, the Stacks project can load a MathJax extension called xypic.js (check the source code) and then has access to ...
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11 votes
1 answer
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Who should be allowed to create a new tag?
There is a recent post on MO that includes two new tags: Beer and Bet! The problems of these two tags aside, I don't think it is a good practice to add new tags unless it is absolutely necessary. Is ...
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13 votes
1 answer
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Sort by newest option
Is there any way to get back the option to sort answers in newest to oldest order?
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6 votes
3 answers
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A serif font for MathOverflow?
Wouldn't it be nicer to have a serif font on MathOverflow? As is done, say, on MSE. It seems to be much more readable, like a printed text. And I'd say making answers looking more like notes or even ...
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