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3,497	In [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/77827/what-rights-do-students-in-the-u-s-have-re-gender-pronouns?noredirect=1#comment190504_77827), Cape Code says: > > I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's about the legalese of a specific geographic region and not about academia....	[ { "answer_id": 3498, "author": "Davidmh", "author_id": 12587, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12587", "pm_score": 4, "selected": false, "text": "I think it is not too localised. The particular example is regulated by US federal law, which makes it exactly...	2016/10/05	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3497", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12587/" ]
3,499	A [recent Meta question](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/q/3484/73) noted: > > One of the community members has approached the moderators with a concern about gendered pronoun usage amongst our Academia members. Specifically, this individual felt that calling out gender in discussion—e.g., "he said…" or "as s...	[ { "answer_id": 3500, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 4, "selected": false, "text": "Suppose I am the hypothetical User B in this scenario. I have not previously indicated any gender preference, I ...	2016/10/05	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3499", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,504	Few days ago my advisor shared on social media this platform, and also recommended for everyone at my uni to use it as a source of information and how something should be done in academia. I am wondering how safe my private data and locations are here? do I need to delete my account? Is someone with experience in CS c...	[ { "answer_id": 3505, "author": "quid", "author_id": 42813, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/42813", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "> \n> I am wondering how safe my private data and locations are here? \n> \n> \n> \n\nYour private data should be...	2016/10/06	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3504", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/41198/" ]
3,516	I have used (stalked?) the StackExchange family of websites, and until recently, couldn't find a need to register: I usually found a similar question to mine, with an answer much better than I could think of. MUCH better. I recently asked a question [How can I get the key to my professor's lab? [closed]](https://acade...	[ { "answer_id": 3520, "author": "tonysdg", "author_id": 36315, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/36315", "pm_score": 4, "selected": true, "text": "I won't profess to know how to \"master the art\" of asking questions on SE. But I will answer based on my expe...	2016/10/24	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3516", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/63352/" ]
3,517	A user is experiencing high anxiety about an academic issue. He has expressed clearly, multiple times, that (a) he is in agreement with everyone who has tried to reassure him, but that (b) his anxiety persists and is acute. He states that he has posted his question and deleted it twice and now here it is again for the ...	[ { "answer_id": 3518, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "[Here](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/78826/11365) is your answer. You have [enough reputation to see dele...	2016/10/27	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3517", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,532	We've had a few cheating-related questions lately ([this](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/79732/73), [this](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/78853/73), tangentially [this](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/73597/73)). Almost all of these end up yielding a number of answers to the effect of "I think X, becau...	[ { "answer_id": 3533, "author": "eykanal", "author_id": 73, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73", "pm_score": -1, "selected": false, "text": "I suggest that Yes, these questions should be closed. \n\nMy primary motivation here is that the voting-based n...	2016/11/17	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3532", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73/" ]
3,544	Here's a specific example: I wrote an answer to this question: [How to professionally handle sexist remarks by a student?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/80561/would-you-call-a-student-out-on-being-sexist/80565#80565) The OP only included one tag. I can think of at least one more tag but I'm hesitating t...	[ { "answer_id": 3545, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 1, "selected": false, "text": "Adding an answer makes the question jump to the top of the front page. That means this is a great time to edit t...	2016/11/28	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3544", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,549	I find the reaction to [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/80561/10643) quite unreasonable. The responses were overwhelmingly negative and focused on trying to prove that OP is wrong in assessing whether a given situation was possibly sexist or not. The reaction was similar to what happened to an [olde...	[ { "answer_id": 3550, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "> \n> What is happening with that question about handling a potentially sexist behavior?\n> \n> \n> \n\nBriefl...	2016/11/29	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3549", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/10643/" ]
3,561	In 2016, Stack Exchange will continue its tradition of the ["Cultep Besh"](http://winterbash2016.stackexchange.com). Cultep Besh is an annual event that can run on any Stack Exchange site that chooses to participate. Users earn “hats” for their gravatars by completing certain tasks (analogous to badges). Certain action...	[ { "answer_id": 3572, "author": "einpoklum", "author_id": 7319, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7319", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "I'm voting yes because there don't seem to be any downsides and the hats are funny. But frankly it seems targe...	2016/11/30	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3561", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365/" ]
3,577	Regarding: [Am I being a "mean" instructor, denying an extension on a take home exam](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/80951/am-i-being-a-mean-instructor-denying-an-extension-on-a-take-home-exam) Discussion has been extensive and the tone has been ramping up. But that's not what motivates my Meta question....	[ { "answer_id": 3578, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 3, "selected": true, "text": "I have not followed the question in question very much, but I think a more general answer is more useful and de...	2016/12/05	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3577", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,582	Stemming partially from this meta thread: [Why are we challenging the premise rather than answering the question (question on potential sexist remarks)?](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3549/why-are-we-challenging-the-premise-rather-than-answering-the-question-question) And especially this comment by...	[ { "answer_id": 3583, "author": "Community", "author_id": -1, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "On meta.SE I proposed a mechanism to opt-out specific questions, either by smarter algorithms that watch out for p...	2016/12/05	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3582", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/118/" ]
3,590	For this question, [When referring to races, should 'black' and 'white' be capitalized? (MLA)](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/81218/32436), please restore the "ethnicity" tag which a moderator removed. As my answer shows, this question will be viewed and answered in different ways depending on the reader's racial...	[ { "answer_id": 3591, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "I removed the [ethnicity](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ethnicity \"show questions tagged ...	2016/12/08	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3590", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,594	This question is motivated by an interesting [answer](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3562/32436) to another Academia Meta question. My question is, if I see "dogpiling" going on, i.e. more and more people are jumping on a bandwagon, ganging up on a user, may I flag the answer? If so, for what reason? Perhap...	[ { "answer_id": 3595, "author": "eykanal", "author_id": 73, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "Flags are intended to alert moderators that they need to take action. In that case, there isn't really anything that...	2016/12/09	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3594", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,600	A controversial [question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/80561/32436) was substantially rewritten, but not before a number of answers were posted and discussed at great length. Is it appropriate now to flag the existing answers that don't answer the question in its rewritten form (i.e. flag as "not an answer")? ...	[ { "answer_id": 3601, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "There has not been a strong consensus on the linked meta post on what to do with the existing answers. Many peop...	2016/12/09	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3600", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,611	I've noticed that there are two tags: [code](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/code) and [software](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/software). Could someone please explain what is the difference between them? Wouldn't it make sense to merge them?	[ { "answer_id": 3612, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 5, "selected": true, "text": "The tag wiki excerpt for [code](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/code \"show questions tagged ...	2016/12/14	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3611", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/18124/" ]
3,614	On [my answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/81220/12454) to the question [When referring to races, should 'black' and 'white' be capitalized? (MLA)](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/81218/12454), another user has posted an up-voted (5 at present) [comment](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/81218/...	[ { "answer_id": 3615, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 5, "selected": true, "text": "Yes, you should incorporate information from comments into your answer if you think it will improve the quality o...	2016/12/21	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3614", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12454/" ]
3,616	Allow me to ponder on the future of Academia(.SE): I don't claim to be an integral or representative user of this site, but I've noticed I personally haven't been using Academia as much lately. This is probably a natural phenomenon for many users across the SE sites, and isn't necessarily a problem for the sites if th...	[ { "answer_id": 3617, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "Some of these questions are probably answerable with the [data explorer](https://data.stackexchange.com/). Moder...	2016/12/23	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3616", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/19607/" ]
3,627	As you probably have noticed, the question [What to do with a student coming to class in revealing clothing, to the degree that it disrupts the teaching environment?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/83082/what-to-do-with-a-student-coming-to-class-in-revealing-clothing-to-the-degree-t) has attracted 16k vie...	[ { "answer_id": 3628, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 4, "selected": false, "text": "The next level would be to lock the question but this seems extreme. The real problem in my opinion is that the ...	2017/01/14	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3627", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/958/" ]
3,631	Following up [a recent meta post](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3616/how-sustainable-is-academia-se) wondering about the direction this site is taking, I wanted to discuss the possibility of changing one of our current habit, which is to close "technical" questions as off-topic. While some are cle...	[ { "answer_id": 3632, "author": "Massimo Ortolano", "author_id": 20058, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/20058", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "In principle I agree with you, and I upvoted your proposal.\n\nIn practice, I'm worried about how we ...	2017/01/16	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3631", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/10643/" ]
3,634	How can someone ask a question regarding research in academia without being accused of "shopping"? To my knowledge, academia is a broad category that covers many topics with education. Dedicated to research, education, and scholarship. So it would seem to be a reasonable conclusion to post a question asking for article...	[ { "answer_id": 3635, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 5, "selected": true, "text": "Like all sites in the Stack Exchange network, this community focuses on the subset of questions that we believe...	2017/01/17	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3634", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/67819/" ]
3,644	I would like to know why there is intense focus on not offending people? Sure, people should not go about intentionally offending people, but someone will be offended by something somewhere, someday, even if we don't intend it. I have seen this occur in everything from questions ranging from professors asking how to d...	[ { "answer_id": 3647, "author": "eykanal", "author_id": 73, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "*I'm in the same boat as those commenting that I don't fully understand the question, but I'll hazard an answer all ...	2017/01/23	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3644", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/63231/" ]
3,652	A particular old [question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/77464/32436) was bumped to the homepage by Community. Was this done automatically by the software? Was it a person? Why was it bumped? It makes no sense to me. I read a Meta [outline](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1272/32436) of reasons for b...	[ { "answer_id": 3654, "author": "Shog9", "author_id": 78, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/78", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "Visible on the question right now:\n\n[![bumped to the homepage by Community 13 hours ago](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1...	2017/01/27	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3652", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,661	It is a bit late into this new year, being that we're already in the second month, but we are now cycling the Community Promotion Ads for 2017! ### What are Community Promotion Ads? Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the right sidebar. The purpose of thi...	[ { "answer_id": 3662, "author": "Grace Note", "author_id": 72, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/72", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "[![Help this community grow -- follow us on twitter!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wLQrl.png)](https://twitter.com/S...	2017/02/02	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3661", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/72/" ]
3,672	The question ["How to deal with instructor forcing me to do an uninteresting optional exercise?"](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/84437/how-to-deal-with-instructor-forcing-me-to-do-an-uninteresting-optional-exercise) has been locked recently. The question is kind a of mirrored question to [How to deal with...	[ { "answer_id": 3673, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "It says in the lock notice:\n\n> \n> This post has been locked due to the high amount of off-topic comments gene...	2017/02/06	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3672", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/529/" ]
3,688	Academia gets quite a few questions from people in academia who want to communicate something to someone, but are just not sure how to say it. Often this is a student trying to tell something to a professor. * [What sentence is suitable for thanking a professor?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85417/what...	[ { "answer_id": 3735, "author": "Niko", "author_id": 23257, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23257", "pm_score": -1, "selected": false, "text": "Most of these questions should be closed as off topic.\n\n\"How to write an email\" kind of questions are not ac...	2017/02/21	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3688", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1010/" ]
3,690	The [March for Science](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52641/scientists-march-on-washington) is an event/protest/rally being held on April 22 2017. The main march will occur in Washington DC, but there will likely be marches all over the world. There is an [SE chat room](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/52641/s...	[ { "answer_id": 3691, "author": "gerrit", "author_id": 1033, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1033", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "Yes, we should.\n\nIt is somewhat political in nature, but it has been endorsed by major organisations, such ...	2017/02/24	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3690", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929/" ]
3,703	Probably half of the question have some sort of bickering on what's appropriate. There are questions as open ended as "What should I do with my academic career" being up voted, when there's an infinite number of potential answers, and no one can guarantee that the response is going to be helpful. Then there are other s...	[ { "answer_id": 3704, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "### Your examples\n\n> \n> For example [Should I prefer PhD programs with \"higher quality\" students?](https:...	2017/03/20	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3703", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/70350/" ]
3,707	We get a considerable amount of questions, where the asker submitted a paper to some journal and gets impatient because it appears to be stuck at a some stage: * [What to do when you have not received a response three weeks after submitting minor revisions?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/86742/7734) * [Article ...	[ { "answer_id": 3710, "author": "Mick", "author_id": 23580, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/23580", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "I think that a canonical Q&A should refer to the field. \n\nFrom what I have seen the amount of time the review p...	2017/03/25	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3707", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734/" ]
3,722	Recently, [my question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/88915/which-academic-conferences-have-more-4-000-attendees) was closed for shopping. However, how shopping is [described](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2038/defining-shopping-questions) on meta does not seem to match my question. T...	[ { "answer_id": 3723, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 3, "selected": true, "text": "I agree that this question is not a shopping question as no reasonable person would choose conferences by t...	2017/05/03	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3722", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8101/" ]
3,726	The question [How do academics with teaching responsibilities, etc. find the time to do research?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/89362/) was originally asked on mathoverflow in the context of the working life of a professional mathematician, and was then migrated to academia.SE. (I am not wholly convince...	[ { "answer_id": 3727, "author": "Mad Jack", "author_id": 11192, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11192", "pm_score": 2, "selected": false, "text": "I edited the question to its more \"generic,\" current form. Full disclosure: I am an engineer, not a mathema...	2017/05/12	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3726", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/52718/" ]
3,737	Here's a [question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/90483/32436) written by a newcomer with a small starting rep. It currently has a total negative score of -7, and four close votes (including the one I just cast). It was written 13 hours ago and has not yet been closed. Jeesh! Granted, the question has *problems...	[ { "answer_id": 3738, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 4, "selected": false, "text": "We definitely should be nice to new users. This includes welcoming them and explaining what can be improved abou...	2017/06/06	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3737", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/32436/" ]
3,745	the question came up to me when seeing following answer: <https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/90807/74774> This is edited by the mod Eykanal, removing over half of the (I admit, quite funny) post. I do understand the reasoning, as the sarcasm didn't add anything and last portion of that post looks like an answer. Bu...	[ { "answer_id": 3746, "author": "eykanal", "author_id": 73, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "Thanks for posting this question. This is a constant struggle on these sites.\n\nOn the one hand, people in a commun...	2017/06/14	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3745", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/74774/" ]
3,752	In this question, [How to withdraw an under review manuscript from a journal when you decide you want to submit to another journal with a higher impact factor?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/90898/how-to-withdraw-an-under-review-manuscript-from-a-journal-when-you-decide-you-wa), the asker is told pretty ...	[ { "answer_id": 3753, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 6, "selected": true, "text": "I do not consider this answer acceptable because it violates [be nice](https://academia.stackexchange.com/help/...	2017/06/17	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3752", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12461/" ]
3,756	Perhaps this is a meta meta question, but I wonder whether experience and reputation on other SE sites should not be taken into consideration when granting certain privileges, such as those to review close votes, for example. Consider, for the sake of argument, a relatively new member of Academia SE who is a long serv...	[ { "answer_id": 3757, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 4, "selected": true, "text": "I like to think of the [privileges](https://academia.stackexchange.com/help/privileges) granted by reputation fal...	2017/06/22	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3756", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/41302/" ]
3,766	Following on from this [answer](https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1499/929), I think a discussion of our custom close reasons would be helpful. We can currently only have 3 custom close reasons. If we want more we would have to ask/beg the SE team to [create more](https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/6994/can-w...	[ { "answer_id": 3767, "author": "StrongBad", "author_id": 929, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929", "pm_score": 1, "selected": false, "text": "Close Reason:\n\n> \n> This question appears to be off-topic because it seems to seek specific advice for a ...	2017/07/07	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3766", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/929/" ]
3,775	In academia.SE the upvotes of the questions and answers have some points associated. However, there are no points associated with the comments on the questions or the answers. Why am I asking this question? * Few answers just combine the ideas mentioned in the comments and those answers keep getting upvotes there by ...	[ { "answer_id": 3776, "author": "eykanal", "author_id": 73, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/73", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "[Comments are often abused.](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/292011/drop-not-constructive-combine-noisy-rew...	2017/07/18	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3775", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/53762/" ]
3,779	Subject line says it all -- I do not recall seeing any questions here about K-12 education here, but I also do not know if there is a better Stack Exchange site for that purpose.	[ { "answer_id": 3780, "author": "ff524", "author_id": 11365, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11365", "pm_score": 4, "selected": true, "text": "No. Per the [help center](https://academia.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic), only university-level education is w...	2017/07/21	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3779", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/17928/" ]
3,781	I have seen multiple questions and comments deleted, closed, and moved without much justification. Why can't the moderators etc. just let the people ask and answer the questions peacefully and without censoring unless there arises a serious problem? Just let people talk. Look at how the New York Times publishes pretty ...	[ { "answer_id": 3782, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 4, "selected": false, "text": "> \n> Why can't the moderators etc. just let the people ask and answer the questions peacefully and without ce...	2017/07/23	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3781", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/68458/" ]
3,783	### Statistical background The following is extracted from the [question close stats](https://academia.stackexchange.com/tools/question-close-stats) (10 k only). In the last three months: * the undergraduate close reason¹ was used 18 times (that’s only about 3 % of all closures). * 84 questions were closed with ...	[ { "answer_id": 3784, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "As a wording for the new close reason, I propose:\n\n> \n> This question is not within the scope of this s...	2017/07/24	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3783", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734/" ]
3,789	An ad that one of my advisors shared contains a sentence that is against law and working ethic, and I am surprised to see an associate professor request from a postdoc to stay more than 10 h per day. I need advice how to report this behavior and what legal consequences this professor can face. Is this a suitable place?	[ { "answer_id": 3784, "author": "Wrzlprmft", "author_id": 7734, "author_profile": "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/7734", "pm_score": 3, "selected": false, "text": "As a wording for the new close reason, I propose:\n\n> \n> This question is not within the scope of this s...	2017/07/31	[ "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3789", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://academia.meta.stackexchange.com/users/41198/" ]