Indicates that a feature request has been implemented, a bug has been fixed, or another type of request has been processed.
2
votes
1answer
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Please re-open, this is NOT a duplicate. 3D discussions are OFF Topic in Graphic Design SE site
Please re-open, this is NOT a duplicate. 3D discussions are OFF Topic in Graphic Design SE site.
See Meta discussion below:
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1
vote
1answer
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Should not the title be “Hobby Modeling?”
...Or "Hobby Model Making," or something.
"Hobby" seems to me to imply that the site's subject matter is everything that is a hobby, which it is obviously not. The SE platform prides itself on ...
15
votes
5answers
415 views
No, really: what part of this isn't already on-topic for Stack Overflow?
Proposal: Laravel
Update - Laravel will not be launched as a separate site at this time
Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave feedback here. The team discussed this extensively, and we all ...
6
votes
1answer
22 views
First Aid category
Proposal: First Aid
Why the First Aid proposal are in Recreation?
Wouldn't be more suitable to Science or Life?
3
votes
0answers
36 views
“VISA” shouldn't be in all caps
"Visa" is not an acronym. Don't put it in all caps. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/visa#English
Proposal: VISA & Immigration
0
votes
1answer
39 views
How do I start a “reopen community” voting process?
Proposal: CopyrightX
On this page, I read about a democratic process for closing and reopening a proposed SE community.
That seems not to have happened in the case of my proposed community which ...
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votes
1answer
172 views
Why has CopyrightX been closed?
Proposal: CopyrightX
About 2 hours ago, Robert Cartaino closed the proposed CopyrightX SE community with the comment/announcement:
"I'm sorry but we cannot create a closed-group site. Instead ...
3
votes
1answer
42 views
Civic Duty badge isn't awarding
I passed 300 votes cast a few days ago, and the Civic Duty badge hasn't been awarded yet. Is there some sort of bug in the process that generates this badge? It just says voted 300 or more times, ...
4
votes
1answer
97 views
The reputation of this user is wrongly calculated
On the page for the English Language Learners proposal, the reputation of Mark Robinson is wrong. The reputation for Stack Overflow is added twice: once as 1444, and once as 1090.
The ...
1
vote
1answer
18 views
Could “music producers” be a little too specific-sounding?
I'm thinking a name like "music producers" might scare people away. Even changing it to "music production" might make things sound less exclusive. Does it sound too specific?
Proposal: Music ...
1
vote
1answer
30 views
Area 51 Chatroom
The Area 51 chat room is frozen. Could it be unfrozen or is there an alternative? It seems like it hasn't been used since it was frozen, but that kind of makes sense. It did have some activity before ...
7
votes
6answers
257 views
“expert” instead of “professional”?
Proposal: Genealogy & Family History
The current description is:
Proposed Q&A site for professional genealogists and people interested in genealogy or family history
Stack Overflow ...
12
votes
5answers
271 views
New proposal description is too restrictive/uninviting
Proposal: Genealogy & Family History
The new description does not reflect what this Q&A site should be about. It is far to restrictive.
Proposed Q&A site for genealogists who study ...
16
votes
1answer
174 views
Change Stack Overflow (in Portuguese) proposal description
Proposal: Stack Overflow (in Portuguese)
I'm suggestting a minor change to the Portuguese version of the proposal description, from this:
Proposta de site de perguntas e respostas para ...
2
votes
1answer
32 views
How do I download data from a closed betal?
How do I download the questions and answers I submitted to the personal manufacturing Beta that has since been closed?
Proposal: Personal Manufacturing
9
votes
1answer
133 views
Missing creator on Islam proposal
The Islam proposal is about to go live, but the creator of the proposal is missing!
Perhaps the user who proposed Islam no longer has an account, but shouldn't it show something a bit more... ...
2
votes
0answers
41 views
Problems in proposal summary
Proposal: Software Development (in Portuguese)
Could someone with editing privileges please fix the proposal's summary? (if there are means for suggested edits here, like the other sites have, I ...
0
votes
1answer
19 views
What is the purpose of the “proposal” tag?
On this site there is a tag for which its purpose is not clear to me: proposal. Isn't this site about proposals? If the question doesn't use area51-meta, the question is about a proposal.
Is there ...
1
vote
1answer
54 views
Voting to revive dead beta sites
I have noticed, there are a few dead beta sites that I thought were really good ideas, but just didn't have enough of a community to support them.
The problem with dead beta sites though, is that it ...
0
votes
0answers
54 views
Please can a moderator delete my “unregistered user” commitment so I can register using my StackExchange account?
Proposal: Chemistry
I accidentally committed to the above proposal as an "unregistered user" (see this question). There seems to be no way for me to undo this. Since this proposal will likely go into ...
4
votes
1answer
27 views
Inconsistent vote requirement info for definition phase in Area 51 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When/why did the # of questions required to get out of Definition increase to 40? FAQ inaccurate
In the Area 51 FAQ it says this about the definition phase:
The goal ...
2
votes
2answers
158 views
“Personal Manufacturing” or “Desktop Manufacturing”?
Proposal: 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, & Personal Manufacturing
It's time to establish a final site name for this proposal. The current name ("3D Printer, Laser Cutters & Personal ...
7
votes
2answers
107 views
What is “CoWorking”?
Proposal: CoWorking
Am I missing something here? As far as I can tell, it's just working together with other people, as in co-workers. Is there some alternate term that this is meant to get at and is ...
2
votes
1answer
20 views
Long proposal text overflows on top of the “Create Your Proposal” button
When you type in a description that is within the character limit, but still a little long, the text appears to overflow onto the top of the button below it and the image to the right.
21
votes
3answers
280 views
Change the Islam proposal description
Proposal: Islam
The Islam proposal description/tagline is:
Proposed Q&A site for the Muslim community who have questions about
Islam.
Is this meant to exclude people who are not Muslim?
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4
votes
1answer
50 views
Why is Gavin listed twice on the “Top Beta Users” list?
The Top Beta Users List shows gavinandresen twice.
Is this a bug?
5
votes
1answer
84 views
Why isn't each proposal given a chat room?
One of the advantages of the Mathematica proposal was our ability to regularly communicate within the StackOverflow Mathematica chatroom. This allowed us to build and maintain a core group of users. ...
-2
votes
1answer
66 views
I disagree with the decission to make Scuba Diving part of sports
Please tell me how the topic of Scuba Diving fits the definition of sport from dictionary.com is:
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as ...
22
votes
1answer
230 views
Windows Phone Developer questions should stay on StackOverflow
Proposal: Windows Phone
As per the comment in 'Announcements' from Mick N, this site should not be targeting developers and WP developers should continue to leverage Stack Overflow.
Can the site ...
19
votes
3answers
679 views
Computer science: the audience description is now wrong
Proposal: Computer Science
The title of the computer science proposal is now presentable, thank you. The site description has also been edited, but that edit threw out the baby with the bathwater. ...
11
votes
1answer
107 views
Title of Library Proposal
Proposal: Library & Information Science
There has been some discussion about the naming and scope of what used to be the Libraries proposal (and is now the Library and Information Science ...
9
votes
2answers
246 views
User is using two accounts to commit to the proposal
Proposal: App Stores
A user has submitted twice to the proposal.
It's clearly the same user, or the avatar would be different.
I don't think it is allowed to do that, even though the user doesn't ...
1
vote
1answer
45 views
Lock out followers from making announcments on Area51 proposals
Is it possible to stop followers from using the announcement section in proposals (at least in the initial stages)
I've noticed that @RobertCartaino is running around asking people not to post ...
1
vote
1answer
38 views
Uncommit didn't work
I uncommitted from Biology but got invited to the private beta anyway. And now it appears under "current commitments" in my user info, even though it disappeared from there when I uncommitted
What's ...
4
votes
2answers
92 views
Sharing on Facebook adds wrong description
When I share a link to my proposal it grabs the wrong "text" to share in the description box.
Recommend that Area 51 use the Facebook Open Graph tags og:description or at least the <meta> ...
7
votes
4answers
163 views
Opinions about merging Business Intelligence proposal with the DBA site
I've had a conversation with one or two of the folks at the DBA site about merging Business Intelligence into that site. I've just put a question up on the DBA meta site as well, link here.
The ...
15
votes
2answers
197 views
The Computer Science proposal should be in the Science category
Proposal: Computer Science (Non-Programming)
I don't know how Computer Science ended up under Professional, but it clearly belongs to the Science category.
8
votes
2answers
317 views
The title “Computer Science (Non-Programming)”
Proposal: Computer Science (Non-Programming)
AFAIK “Computer Science (Non-Programming)” is the proposed title.
Writing “Non-Programming” sounds a bit absurd. Every branch of computer science is ...
4
votes
8answers
112 views
Pre-launch Requirement: What's our name?
Proposal: 3D Graphics, Modeling & Applications
This site is nearly ready to launch, but before that happens we need a short, clear name for it. Site naming is always a balancing act between ...
8
votes
4answers
109 views
Pre-launch Requirement: What's our URL?
Proposal: 3D Graphics, Modeling & Applications
This site is nearly ready to launch, but before that happens we need a short, obvious URL for this site in the format *.stackexchange.com
I'll post ...
7
votes
2answers
117 views
Windows Phone proposal would be similar to Android Enthusiasts
Proposal: Windows Phone
Windows Phone should be similar to Android Enthusiasts where it is not developer focused, but more questions about use of the phone, finding applications, help with updates, ...
2
votes
1answer
107 views
What is “Bro Code”?
Proposal: The Bro Code
Does "Bro Code" refer to the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, "a
list of rules frequently referenced by Neil Patrick
Harris' character, Barney Stinson, on how men ...
6
votes
2answers
78 views
“Update commitment” button
As everyone knows, old commitments count less than new commitments. The logic behind this is presumably that old committers may have forgotten about the site. The solution that people have found is ...
5
votes
1answer
48 views
The Area 51 Discussion users profile page has a bounties tab?
I noticed that the user profile page has a bounties tab with a link to the area51 faq (which does not mention bounties). I suspect the bounties tab is not supposed to be there.
1
vote
1answer
39 views
Invitation email has extra period at end of proposal description
When you "share" a proposal with someone via the email link, the body of the email says something like:
I'm hoping that a site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical ...
6
votes
0answers
67 views
Looks like people do not understand what “not a good example” ACTUALLY means [closed]
I understand the difference between NAGE and Off-topic, and I notice it has already been pointed out that many people do not, and vote randomly one or the other option. Fine.
There are lengthy ...
1
vote
1answer
50 views
I accidentally registered a new account when trying to commit to a proposed site. How to undo?
I committed to the "health" proposal while signed out, so Area51 automatically created a new account for me. You guys should offer the chance to log in first, not just create a new account.
the ...
7
votes
2answers
60 views
Shareware Authors: Duplicate, not a real proposal, or? [closed]
Proposal: Shareware Authors
When I look at the recently created Shareware Authors proposal and read its description:
Proposed Q&A site for software developers who want to learn how to sell, ...
3
votes
2answers
51 views
Adventures in Odyssey [closed]
Proposal: Adventures in Odyssey
First, StackExchange is not for discussion, it's only for Question and Answer, an issue that can be fixed with a simple change of the description.
Second this ...
2
votes
2answers
59 views
Is Ethical Consumption a duplicate of Sustainable Living? [closed]
Proposal: Ethical Consumption
Is Ethical Consumption a duplicate of Sustainable Living?
