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Should we get rid of programming-language related tags?
Remove those programming-language related tags because we don’t really need them
They are useless (until counter example is provided).
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Welcome message on the tour page
How about this (emphasis added to highlight the change, would be removed before posting)
Cryptography Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for cryptographers, mathematicians, computer ...
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Required vote count for closure has been lowered to 3
We currently have 10 questions with 3 or 4 close votes on them. Lowering the threshold to three will allow us to have the community handle more close votes and leave less to the mods - who may also ...
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Our site logo's broken :(
We just optimized a bunch of our SVG images, and it introduced a few artifacts. I've replaced the Cryptography sprites. It should be fixed in the next build.
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Do we need the license-key tag?
No, we do not need this tag.
It is specific to a use case and doesn't indicate any particular kind of cryptography.
Copy protection is narrow enough for so few questions.
(reasons filled by the ...
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Should we merge [hybrid] and [hybrid-encryption]?
Yes, merging hybrid into hybrid-encryption is adequate.
I suggest a definition: Hybrid encryption combines secret-key and public-key cryptography into an encryption scheme. It is kept the distinctive ...
fgrieuMod
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What topics can I ask about here? needs an update
I agree that the help page was a bit out-dated in that regard.
Anyways, that section wasn't intended to give authoritative ruling on whether a question was on-topic or not, meta is the only place ...
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Use MathJax / $\TeX$ within Cryptography META
Normally, we do turn the setting on for a meta site when we do it for a main sites. I'm not sure why that didn't happen here, but as of a minute ago:
$$ MathJax \Rightarrow enabled $$
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Moderator strike due to SE forcing AI-moderation policy - RESOLVED
Currently the strike organizers (which we were in contact with through discord) have issued a result, which has now been officially backed by StackExchange in an answer. This answer will not include ...
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Should we disable automatic question protection on our site?
I propose we disable automatic question protection. Moderators will still be able to manually protect questions as needed, but the system will not automatically lock questions anymore.
Many good ...
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Required vote count for closure has been lowered to 3
We've implemented this change - Crypto SE now takes 3 close and reopen votes, instead of 5. This isn't a super complicated change but there's a bit of reasoning that might be good to share... and, I ...
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Do we need the noise tag?
The below has now been carried out. If there's a feeling that random-noise should be merged into randomness this will always be possible to be done later (possibly after a meta discussion).
As it ...
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Is a two word answer to a complex question really acceptable?
Solution
Include a post notice that says the following:
We're looking for long answers that provide some explanation and context. Don't just give a one-line answer; explain why your answer is ...
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Is a two word answer to a complex question really acceptable?
I'd propose another solution: lock the answer. This is often done for questions that are historically significant and popular, but don't meet guidelines in the present day.
I'd also recommend either ...
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How can delet a bad-tag from Tags list or inform the moderators?
What is the procedure for a case like this, that there is a "bad tag" and should be deleted, or should inform the moderators to investigate it?
It depends. Asking on Meta about it as you ...
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Should we disable automatic question protection on our site?
I took a look, and after reviewing the request and some of the numbers on the site, I did increase the threshold from 5 to 6 for automatic question protection. This should ensure that it virtually ...
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Flagging error (resulting out of a HTTP ERROR 500)?
This bug (later reported on Meta Stack Overflow) has been fixed. I've successfully closed the question linked above by casting a ninth close vote. If any other questions were affected here, casting ...
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Is a two word answer to a complex question really acceptable?
Solution
Mod-delete the answer
Problem(s)
The answer has been present for years and has ~50 up votes on it. The user that posted it stands to lose a significant quantity of rep from it being ...
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Is a two word answer to a complex question really acceptable?
More seriously, I tend to agree that it's worthwhile to ask people to give more information than a yes or no in answer to a question. On the few occasions where it seemed amusing to me to be a ...
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Do we need the noise tag?
No, we don't need this tag.
Fill reasons the community.
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Backticks showing in fenced code
As a workaround, simply add a newline at the end of the final backticks for now...
I guess we have to fence off the fence :)
Test
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Welcome message on the tour page
No, we shouldn't change it at all. It is just fine the way it is.
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