Linked Questions
43 questions linked to/from Guidelines for new users answering questions
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Is “We don't believe in this theory or concept” a valid answer?
We have good guidelines on answering in our Frequently Asked Questions as well as in the default help center in How to Answer pages. A good answer should address the doubts raised in the question. It ...
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Was it reasonable to close this question as opinion-based?
Are both Shiva and Vishnu considered supreme as per Vedas?
This question has been put on hold as "primarily opinion-based" by a mod. The automatic reason stated in the banner is:
Many good ...
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Ways to reopen a question?
I want to understand the logic of collecting 5 votes to reopen a question!. For instance, I believe that I have a pertinent answer to the question posed here:
Do Nastika and Astika have direct ...
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Can we increase the number of votes to close a question?
I understand that currently 5 votes are needed to close a question. Can we all agree to increase this number? Or is this a fixed number that cannot be changed?
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Is it OK to solicit votes to close a question?
In the comments section for the below question , one of the users, Sarvabhouma is soliciting votes to close a question as duplicate -
Parbrahman was the real author of Bhagvad Gita and Krishna was ...
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Unsourced answers need more time before getting to VLQ queue
Background :
While reviewing Very Low Quality, I noticed that some answers which are answering questions or answering partially. What they lack is just a reference. This meta is about discussion ...
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Where is the Hinduism SE FAQ?
As a new user of any site I first have a look at the faq of the site. I could not find the FAQ for this site containing the rules and regulations of this particular site (like what questions we can ...
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Shouldn't Stackexchange change this website structure to Question-Opinion site?
I've seen most answers are opposite from each other. On a single question, multiple answers can be correct, although they are way different, different answer.
So shouldn't it be Question-Opinion ...
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Are questions about Shirdi Sai Baba and his teachings on-topic?
Should we allow these questions about Shirdi Sai Baba and his teachings on this site?
Did Shirdi sai mention anywhere that he will born again?
Why is Sai Baba worshipped on Thursdays in particular
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The tone of language does matter to the health of our site
What we're ignoring
The tone of language does matter to the health of our site.
Recently many rude/offensive comments and hatred posts have been observed.
Most of us might be aware about the issue of ...
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Are Sanskrit Subhashitas valid references?
Are Sanskrit Subhashitas valid references on Hinduism.SE?
Can they be considered as Hindu scripture when it comes to citing them in answers here to back up your views?
I didn't think they qualify as ...
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So can I use a comment as an answer to the question?
I have been going through the unanswered questions list of this SE and was surprised to see how many of the questions were actually answered in the comments. The commentator then virtually abandons ...
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Let the users know why a notice is put on their post.
You might be knowing that there is a policy on our site to add citations in answers. There is a list of valid references which are also added in the faq. When there are no valid sources in an answer, ...
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Can the mods go easy on declining flags on old unsourced answers?
Some of my recent flags asking for citation notice on a couple of old answers from 2014 are declined. In the decline reason, the mod is pointing me to an answer about deleting old unsourced answers ...
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Let's prepare the layout and contents for “Useful resources” at help center
After discussion on About providing useful resources at our help-center, Now it is time to create the layout and provide content for the section "Useful resource" at help center.
So, Let's build ...