Questions tagged [deleted-questions]
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Why was this question about handling the fallout of a crass joke deleted?
Why was this question (not mine, although I answered) deleted? It's currently at net +4 (with one favorite), and several constructive answers, but it was deleted by Shog9. Per the FAQ,
Generally we ...
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Delete votes and you!
I've noticed a number of our users have enough reputation to delete posts so I thought I'd write up a little primer.
When can I vote to delete posts?
Why would I vote to delete a Question?
Why would ...
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Cleaning Up Bad Answers on Popular Questions
Due to graduation, privilege levels have dropped to the point where most of us can no longer delete answers making this less productive. We can revisit it in the future when we have more 20k+ users.
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Recent string of trolling questions
Recently we've had a large number of questions deleted because they were clearly trolling. Some examples (sorry, this is going to be all 10k+ links): New coworker demanding $10k, Autistic teenager, ...
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Let's try to work with users before chasing them off
The Workplace gets a lot of questions whose initial versions don't fit. We correctly close those. Our closure rate is around 50% (I can't find an exact number in the tools), so this is a widespread ...
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I do not agree to re-licensing my content
today I will be deleting all questions and answers I have written on this site before the 5th of September 2019. This is due to the re-licensing effective from the same date. This post serves as a ...
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When flagging to delete your question, please tell us the reason
We frequently receive flags where users ask us to delete their own question. However, if the question has received upvoted answers, we will usually not delete the question. Doing so would be unfair to ...
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This question seemed fair. What was wrong?
What was wrong with this question?
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/q/154592/437
The text of the question was:
I prefer competition to collaboration. Is this compatible with a career in ...
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Why was the question on eating coworkers' lunch deleted?
The question Should I tell coworkers I have been eating their lunch due to a misunderstanding? has been recently deleted. I did call that question a "troll" in the past, but I changed my attitude ...
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Why was a HNQ deleted?
The question coworker made unsolicited comments about appearance has been deleted. The 404 page directs me, and others, to the deleted question help center page. But that page doesn't seem very ...
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How was this question rude or abusive?
This question was deleted because it was "rude or abusive":
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/posts/164134/revisions
How?
This was a very educational case of a professional meeting a ...
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What happened to the manager poaching question?
I posted a question (https://workplace.stackexchange.com/q/140813/107097) that got deleted. Why was it removed?
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Delete answers not visible; neither is their delete vote
Since I have > 10k rep I can vote to delete questions.
I have noticed several time on page https://workplace.stackexchange.com/tools?tab=delete&daterange=last2days that some delete votes click ...
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Why did an answer stating reasons for the questions eventual deletion get deleted & earn negative reputation?
I answered to the question below pointing out the exact reasons why the question got put on hold and deleted eventually.
My answer had 10 upvote events, 2 downvote events and a comment with the same ...
