Questions tagged [discussion]
For questions designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.
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June 2023 photo competition: Road and water crossing
The theme for the June photo competition is "Road and water crossing" (proposed by Willeke). This covers any photo of all kinds of ways for roads to cross a waterway, bridges, tunnels, ...
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Moved by a month: July 2023 photo competition, suggested theme 'pets traveling'
Just before the start of July I want to replace this text with the real competition text but I would like your opinion on the theme and this seems the best place to get it.
The theme I propose is '...
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May 2023 photo competition: Places of worship
The theme for the May photo competition is "Places of worship" (proposed by Dirty-flow). This covers any photo of all kinds of holy places, buildings people come to pray, open-air religious ...
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What is wrong with "What should I not do in [country] to avoid getting arrested?"
Examples: USA China. Both are closed as off-topic, opinion-based. (I note that voters are much more accepting of the idea of unreasonably harsh punishments happening in China than in the USA, but that'...
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Is there a version of this website for digital nomads or perpetual travelers?
Is there a version of this website for digital nomads or perpetual travelers
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April 2023 Photo Competition: Fountains
The theme for the April photo competition is "Fountains" (proposed by Willeke). This covers any photo of something designed to pour or jet water for artistic effect.
You may make your ...
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What can we do to increase participation in our photo competitions? Should they be retired?
Since September 2018, we've had monthly photo competitions on this meta site.
However, in recent months, after a year of them being very popular with over a dozen submissions each, the ones held this ...
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Can we close some identify-this questions for being stalkery?
Some identify-this questions are interesting and answerable.
Where did I take this picture in Similkameen Valley in 2010?
Where are these cliffs?
Others are weird and not valuable.
Where's this ...
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February-March 2023 Photo Competition: Renovated
This month's competition will be run combined with next month's competition. The theme for this competition is "Renovated". This means any piece of travel infrastructure that was previously ...
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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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Why was this question on understanding what services self-service transfer kiosks at Amsterdam Schiphol provide closed as unclear?
The question Can the self-service transfer kiosks at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport be used even if one hasn't missed a flight or lost one's boarding pass? was closed because "needs details ...
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Are questions about receiving social security benefits while abroad on topic?
I have a question I would like to ask regarding eligibility of receiving social security as a citizen of the USA while abroad in Sweden for a given period of time. Are such questions on topic for the ...
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January 2023 Photo competition: New
The theme for the January photo competition is "New".
Acceptable are all photos that show something new.
Think baby animals (human babies only if you have their legal guardian approval to ...
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Do we want to do a 'promotion'?
Eg pick some of the top most valuable questions and share them on social media, news sites and the like. It'll drive awareness, get some people some gold badges, and even bring in more visitors.
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What kind of questions about vacation can I ask on StackExchange?
It looks like I asked two questions on 20th December 2022, and both of them were closed. And then, I have tried editing my question and none of my edits worked. I feel that I have to ask some travel ...
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Should we point people to non-Stack Exchange sites?
Some people ask questions that are against the Stack Exchange rules, like asking for touristic information, hotel prices and recommendations for whatever.
We can and should close the questions as they ...
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Photo Competition Theme List to vote on
After reading these posts:
Upcoming 2022 photo competitions, themes not decided yet
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Possible topics for the photo competition
I was wondering, how to present the most appealing competition ...
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ChatGPT on Travel.stackexchange
On StackOverflow, the use of ChatGPT is not allowed.
I was wondering if we shouldn't do the same here.
I came across these and although the text is nicely written, I would think a simple "yes&...
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December 2022 Photo Competition: "Borders"
The theme for the December photo competition is "Borders". This covers any photo that shows a demarcation between any two borders, political or physical. The border may be anything, such as ...
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Safety of third parties identified in questions
The question Friends girlfriend's parents preventing her from returning to UK from the UAE (Abu-Dhabi) is asking for advice on extracting an individual (not the asker) from a situation in which ...
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Is it safe to mention flight numbers in questions?
While browsing the questions about short connections, I noticed that few if any gave flight numbers.
From an identify theft perspective (such as someone wanting to steal my flight), is there a risk ...
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November 2022 Photo Competition: "Lights"
The theme for the November photo competition is "Lights". This covers any photo that involves large displays of lights (e.g., electric Christmas lights, large displays of candles, etc.). I'm ...
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Why did a mod close this question on indemnity forms as opinion-based?
A mod closed the question What is the point of indemnity forms if the ICAO rules state the airlines can recover the costs for removing inadmissible persons? as opinion-based. The accepted answer shows ...
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Should we add a indian-passport-damage tag?
We should consider adding a indian-passport-damage tag, since questions about this topic regularly occur.
Mainly:
smeared official stamp on cover page (with photo)
This may make it easier to find ...
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October 2022 photo competition: Yellow
This month's photo competition theme is: Photos highlighting real world examples (natural or man made) of various shades of yellow, a variation on a suggested theme by jcklopp in reaction to this ...
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September 2022 Photo competition: Photos showing three or more different forms of transport
This month's photo competition theme is Photos showing three or more different forms of transport.
All motorised wheeled road vehicles count the same but rail traffic is distinct. Human-powered ...
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How is my question opinion-based?
This question of mine:
Where have people gone when CouchSurfing became subscriber-only?
has been closed as opinion-based. But - it's a factual question and I explicitly said I'm not interested in ...
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What is our stance on questions asking whether traveling to some area is safe?
What is our stance on questions asking whether traveling to some area is safe? Are they on-topic or off-topic?
Example of closed question:
Is it safe for a foreigner to travel to Russia these days?
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Moderator again abusing the site for propaganda
In this question, a moderator has repeatedly claimed, including in comments and the answer he posted, that Russia is safe for Westerners.
Not only this is factually not true, but the moderator ...
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August 2022 photo competition: Things (far) out of place
This month's photo competition theme is Things (far) out of place.
That could include things like a souvenir that now goes on your travels with you, or something completely unexpected like a piano on ...
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Should the road-trips tag allow for other modes of transportation than by car?
The tag description for road-trips states:
Road trips are long journeys by car.
Should this be rephrased to include motorbikes? Motorbikes use the same roads as cars, so I'm not sure why road trips ...
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July 2022 photo competition: Photos highlighting real world examples (natural or man made) of various shades of purple
This month's photo competition theme is: Photos highlighting real world examples (natural or man made) of various shades of purple, as suggested by jcklopp in reaction to this question.
You can post ...
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Why is this question not closed as too broad?
Can I skip the first leg of a journey, on a two way flight, on a low cost carrier?
I suggested closing it:
We can't answer a question this broad. Yes, some/most LCCs are selling you point to point ...
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Upcoming 2022 photo competitions, themes not decided yet
As there is very little feedback about the competitions before they are posted and I am running out of inspiration, I wonder if you regulars are willing to post comments or edit into this question ...
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Should "esta" and "us-visa-waiver-program" be synonyms?
Should we merge the esta and us-visa-waiver-program tags? While there is a technical sense in which they are not exactly the same thing, many questions about "traveling to the US on an ESTA" ...
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June 2022 Photo competition, Statues and other pieces of Art or 'art' that decorate fountains, streets, squares or the middle of a roundabout
This month's photo competition theme is Statues and other pieces of Art or 'art' that decorate fountains, streets, squares or the middle of a roundabout.
You can post up to three photos of the same ...
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(Closes in one day) Updating our "price-shopping for specific goods or services" close reason to use the new close reason system
As I stated in a prior discussion, our current community-specific close reasons (off-topic sub-reasons) haven't changed much at all since they were defined in 2013, and since then, the closing system ...
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May 2022 photo competition, Doors, Gates and other Portals
I will be hosting this month's photo competition. The theme chosen for this month is Doors, gates, or other portals, suggested by choster
The following rules apply:
Please do not post photos until 00:...
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Updating the "immigration or moving for extended periods of time" community-specific close reason to use the new five-field close reason system
Our community-specific close reasons (off-topic sub-reasons) haven't changed much at all since they were defined in 2013.
Just last year, a massive revamp took place to the closing system. As part of ...
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April 2022 Photo competition, Signs of change of season
I will be hosting this month's photo competition. The theme chosen for this month is Signs of change of season. This theme has not yet been suggested so it is by Willeke.
Here is a further description ...
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March 2022 Photo Competition, Unusual modes of transportation
I will be hosting this month's photo competition. The theme chosen for this month is Unusual modes of transportation, as suggested by JJJ.
Here is a further description of the topic:
A photo of any ...
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Before migrating questions to expat.SE, please check they were not asked there already
I am a moderator of expat.SE, and I am sorry that I have to ask this again. Last time I asked was in Jun 2021, but it just happened again.
Please can you check before migrating a question to expat.SE ...
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Historical answers: Is historical (but now offensive) language allowed?
This post relates to How do hotel housekeepers know if a room is in use?, which underwent an “edit war” regarding the term “maid” before being locked. I noticed that a “historical answer” to that ...
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February 2022 photo competition, Foreign Food
I will be hosting this month's photo competition. The theme chosen for this month is Foreign Food, as sugested by Mark Mayo.
Here is a further description of the topic:
A photo of any form of food, ...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange ...
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January 2022 Photo Competition - water-based modes of transport
I will be hosting this month's photo competition. The theme chosen for this month is water-based modes of transport! This theme was suggested by me in chat.
Here is a further description of the topic:
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Would a question on how to clean/maintain scuba goggles be on topic?
My question is along the lines of how to properly clean and maintain scuba goggles so as to avoid them fogging during use.
I considered asking here on Travel, Home Improvement, and over on sports.
I'm ...
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Why was this question about early check-in closed as opinion-based?
The question What's the point of checking in several days before a flight? was closed as opinion-based. Why? The existing answers show there exist objective reasons, e.g. seat selection or ...
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Too many questions in close vote queue
Since last couple of days, I have seen too many questions in the "Close Votes" queue.
Many of these questions are old, have multiple upvotes, lenghty comments and no answers. E.g
US visa ...
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How do we create a canonical "pitfalls of booking with 3rd parties" for airline tickets?
This is a very common question.
People use a search engine, find an attractive price, book, looks great.
Then things happen -- from a pandemic to a broken plane -- and then they have the textbook ...
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