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Is it acceptable to write in memoriam posts on per-site metas for people with strong ties to the site's subject matter?

I was browsing the Science Fiction & Fantasy Meta site, when I saw this 'question.' It is a short in memoriam for the creator of an incredibly popular anime (Dragon Ball Z). Should such types of ...
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Why does Meta get more votes than Main? [closed]

I usually take a look at certain questions on both Stack Overflow and Mathematics Stack Exchange, and what's interesting is the vote counts. They usually have around 0 - 2 votes. Now I go to meta, I ...
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How should we treat "axe to grind" X.Meta questions?

I've noticed a couple of "axe to grind" X.Meta.SE questions recently. You can tell because the OP is critical of other users' behaviour, the answers going against the question get highly upvoted, and ...
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A main-page question that can also be interpreted as a meta question. What to prepare before asking it?

(An alternative title for this question is: Is it fine to give meta advice on the main page?) In one site, there is a question (let's call it question 1) in the form "how do I achieve X?". I give ...
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Do Meta questions count in Beta site stats?

I have read a number of posts that give the target number of questions per day for a site to graduate from Beta status as ten. (Another said fifteen but apparently that is out of date.) I do realize ...
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How can I move a post from Meta Stack Overflow to Meta Stack Exchange?

I already post some question on Meta Stack Overflow here and here, but I think this two question should be here on Meta Stack Exchange, because they are related to winterbash-2016. So how can I move ...
Youcef LAIDANI's user avatar
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Does there exist a question that hovers somewhere between on-topic and meta?

More specifically, does there exist a question (or possible question) on any StackExchange site for which it's not obvious or it's arguable whether or not the question should be on its respective Meta ...
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Is this is a duplicate?

I think these questions are duplicates. MSO question: How many Stack Overflow accounts are banned from asking questions? MSE question: What happens to folks who get question banned, by and large? ...
HopefullyHelpful's user avatar
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Create a mechanism to host more open-ended questions from the main sites [duplicate]

There should be a way to shift an open ended question into a meta and link to it from the main site, or at least have it come up in searches there. Or maybe Stack Exchange is just too inflexible and ...
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Are poll-style questions ever acceptable on meta sites?

On proper Stack Exchange sites, poll-style questions are not considered acceptable. They typically would serve only to measure users' opinions in aggregate, which is not constructive. However, meta ...
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When cleaning up tags, please use one post per tag so that real community input can be given

Please Don't Let This Happen To Your Site A recent problem surfaced on Meta Super User, where they have one question that they use for tag burnination/cleanup, and they just edit the question every ...
Lance Roberts's user avatar
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Show question suggestions of MetaSO on per-site-Metas [duplicate]

No, this is not a duplicate:I'm talking about all MSO questions in the suggested questions list, while @MadScientist wants to be able to view the faq posts on all per-site metas. That's a difference. ...
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Should MSE related questions be allowed on independent meta.SE sites? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which meta am I supposed to post on? Support, feature requests, or bug reports for the core Stack Exchange engine that powers all Stack Exchange websites are asked on MSE. I ...
Somnath Muluk's user avatar