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Let's get critical: Aug 2014 Site Self-Evaluation
We all love Arduino Stack Exchange, but there is a whole world of people out there who need answers to their questions and don't even know that this site exists. When they arrive from Google, what ...
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We need a way to create symbols in the Arduino meta [duplicate]
I posted a question to the EE stack Exchange on how to put a horizontal bar above a character.
The answer I got was to use MathJax, which I had never heard of. The markup in that post works ...
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Why is Arduino.SE different? [EE.SE redux]
I realize this has been discussed in the Area 51 proposal and in the old site before it died, but I think that it would be a good idea to set this straight on Meta for the future's sake, so we have a ...
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What to do with my question which contained a wrong premise, as shown later?
I have asked a question:
What happens to the sketch / memory when Arduino is powered off?
In one comment a likely solution was found (DS18B20 returns 85 deg C after power up), which mostly turns the ...
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Why isn't our Twitter account tweeting?
So we have a Twitter account, @StackArduino. However, it hasn't tweeted, has no profile picture, and isn't linked to anywhere. Why is this, and can the account be "activated"?
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Halp! The favicon is faceless!
I have a Retina display, and the favicon is faceless, plain, and depressing everywhere I go. Can we please fix this?
Easy Repro Steps:
Open Chrome (haven't tested it on anything else)
Zoom in (...
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Can you use Circuit lab in the Arduino forum [duplicate]
The Electronics Stack Exchange has a built-in button to a free version of Circuit lab. It's not a bad little tool for creating simple circuit diagrams. I don't see a way to do that in the Arduino ...
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Questionable question: book recommendation
I just came across this question:
Can anyone tell me the best books for studying UAV?
It's kind of hard to get full guide from the internet. I just wanna buy a book for UAV guide. I gotta make ...
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Tracking Area 51 site stats. How are we doing?
Area 51 provides a snapshot of site stats averaged over a two week period. How are our stats changing and progressing over time?
Moderators have aggregated analytics available to them via the mod ...
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Redesigning Help Docs/Tour - Part Two: Full Site Scope Definition
This post is on behalf of all of the mods.
This is designed to be a sequel to this post:
Let's customize our tour section!
To be a successful Stack Exchange site, we not only have to ask good ...
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When should we close electronics questions?
One question that has paticuarly caught my eye is Using multiple laptop battery packs to power everything. It seems more like about batteries than Arduino. The OP doesn't even mention if he's using an ...
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Wire tag vs. wires tag
Wire is useful. "Wires" as a tag is not. I've edited the question that has wires and removed it (admittedly its replacement, wiring, is almost as bad a choice) but I still can't attach wire to a ...
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What is the status of Arduino.SE Public Beta
Now we've been in Beta for 90 days.
If we take a look at the latest metrics, we are still far from SE expectations on almost all aspects.
So what's next?
Is the Beta going to be extended (how is ...
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What went wrong the last time, and how can we avoid the same mistakes?
This was the the closing announcement from the previous incarnation of Arduino:
The future of Arduino on Stack Exchange
After a week and a half in private beta, Arduino Stack Exchange has
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Expiring 3rd party content
Check this question: How to compile code for the Arduino Due?
Now look closely at the referenced pastebin documents:
http://pastebin.com/EK9bmc1Q expires in 6 days
http://pastebin.com/2GCXP0L1 ...
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How can we encourage new users to narrow down their problem? Could we improve the help center to fix this problem?
We've been getting a lot of questions recently when users dump hundreds, or even thousands (yes, this has happened) of lines of code into their question without even narrowing it down. This is simply ...
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Are questions that are only related to Arduino by the parts used on topic?
Mainly referring to this question: Which voltage regulator should I use? [on hold]
Currently it's put on hold (by me) and has 3 re-open votes from the community so it's obviously worth a discussion ...
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Do something about [optimisation] tag?
I just noticed the optimisation tag, and two possible problems with it.
"Optimization" is far more common than "optimisation" in both American English and British English, so it should probably be ...
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How relevant is Arduino SE?
I know this may seem as a troll, while the beta is going on and the community is building up, but I'm sincerely wondering how relevant is a site such as Arduino SE (same question applies to the ...
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How to handle bad language?
I've noticed a couple of instances of minor profanity on the site, mainly in comments. It's not been directed at anyone, nor has it been particularly vulgar. However, it's definitely into territory ...
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Why aren't we in public beta yet?
I thought the private beta was only supposed to last 7 days. We have been in for 9 days at the time of writing, and we are still in private beta. What are the condidions needed to reach public beta?
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Are there any guidelines/limitations for someone that promotes the company he works in?
I noticed today this reply which seemed like a biicode promotion, and after checking the user profile I saw another answer referring to the same company.
A look in the profile details of the user ...
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When does a question ask for too much information/too specific, making it useful to a limited number of users?
This Arduino SE community has a more laid back scope than most sites. We have a fair number of shopping questions, which aren't allowed on most other sites. However, that doesn't mean that we shouldn'...
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Should we ban "how to hack XYZ" from our site?
I can picture questions like this popping up everywhere:
How do I hack a treadmill?
How do I hack my alarm clock?
How do I hack my garage door opener?
Some of those things aren't really meant to be ...
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What is the elevator pitch for Arduino.SE?
From The 7 Essential Meta Questions of Every Beta
Imagine you’ve just gotten on an elevator with a friendly stranger. You
have precisely one floor to describe your community to them. What
would ...
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Find us on social networks
Social networks are a great way to get the word out about our site, and hopefully attract some more interest. To that end, I've setup a Facebook page for us here:
http://www.facebook.com/arduino.se
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Project Showcase '14 Winners!
Thanks to everyone for submitting a project to our first Arduino Day Project Showcase. With 14 submissions we think it was a success! Here are the winners:
Energy saver for the absent minded PC user -...
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Do we want a blog?
Many Stack Exchange communities maintain site-specific blogs like
Sci-Fi
Information Security
DIY
These are intended for topics that are part of the domain but don't fit well in a Q&A format. I ...
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Let's customize our tour section!
The Arduino Stack Exchange Tour Page
There are a few fields that we can update and change in that page. Here are the things we can change:
1.)
Arduino Stack Exchange is a question and answer site ...
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Would a Tag for Arduino IDE version be helpful?
I've only been playing with the Arduino for a relatively short time, and until recently, it's been very sporadic. I asked a question recently which got the response to try out the latest Arduino 1.5.x ...
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Project Showcase '14 is coming to Arduino Stack Exchange! (Updated 3/19/14) [duplicate]
Its been a month since launch and we have had a fair bit of Q&A. We have solved a fair number of problems, and now, its time to see where that has gotten you and us!
To celebrate 10 years of ...
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Vote Early, Vote Often!
This is an observation based on mine and others' experiences across Stack Exchange.
We should vote positively as often as possible! Also, we should encourage others to do the same!
Every Stack ...
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Can we get a way to accent Yún?
The Arduino Yún board, has an accent in it's name.
Unless you're using a modified/Spanish/Italian keyboard, it's hard to add the accent. It obviously isn't a huge deal, but I thought it might be ...
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New favicon doesn't show up in many places
We got a new favicon almost two days ago that looks like an infinity symbol. Unfortunately, this isn't showing up in a lot of places, including the dropdown:
chat (including the icon on the tab):
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What should we do for Arduino Day 2014?
From the official Arduino site:
Arduino Day is a worldwide celebration of Arduino’s first 10 years. It's 24 hours full of events – both official and independent, anywhere around the world – where ...
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Who are the notable bloggers in the Arduino community, and how can we get them involved?
We have established a repository having some excellent questions. Its now time to get the word out about Arduino. There are many people in the online world who manage very active and productive blogs. ...
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Are "code review" style questions allowed?
The beta Code Review stack exchange is doing rather well, with a lot of visitors and questions. It's an in-demand service:
http://codereview.stackexchange.com
Are "code review" style questions ...
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Does anyone know anybody on the Arduino Blog?
We've already looked at Who are the notable bloggers in the Arduino community, and how can we get them involved?. One blog not mentioned was the Arduino Blog itself, which is a big influence in the ...
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What are some interesting feeds for the chat room?
Chat rooms allow setting up RSS feeds which show up in the room as chat messages or in a ticker (overlay). I think setting up feeds from interesting sources would help towards generating interest in ...
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What should the chat room be called?
To make the chat room interesting both for visitors of Arduino.SE as well as other users within the Stack Exchange network, I think the chat room should be renamed.
The (new) name should be something ...
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Blog / Project of the month?
It might be a bit early for things like this, but (since there are so many interesting and surprising things being done with Arduino) how about some kind of rolling community interaction and ...
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Using board names as tags
Given that the site's focus area is Arduino, creating tags such arduino-uno does not seem to me, as ideal. I think that just the board name without Arduino prefixed to it is sufficient, as the Arduino ...
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Q&A Series Ideas
We had a discussion in the Pin 13 chat room after this question was posted about starting a Q&A series.
This question is asking a very broad question that can't (and shouldn't) be covered in one ...
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What should we do with the Arduino.cc promotion link?
A while ago, when i proposed this site, i put up a link on the Arduino playground to the Area 51 proposal of Arduino:
Now that we're public, should i change it to link to he actual site? Should i ...
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When to close a question or to give it a chance?
I was reading this question (Arduino as USB HID) and was surprised that it already had two votes to close as being off-topic only after a few minutes of being asked.
I started discussing with @...
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Should we have events in Pin 13?
Hi everybody! I'm the owner of the chatroom Pin 13 (formerly Arduino). It was automatically assigned to me after my record of high activity on the chat room. Anyway, there is a option to add new ...
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Provisional Community Moderator Nominations [closed]
We already decided some attributes that the moderators should have, now let's start actual nomination.
Actually, knowing Arduino too well is far from necessary. They should
be knowledgeable, yes, ...
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Tag by board or by chip?
The issue of using board names as tags has already come up in meta, but I was wondering about chip numbers? E.g. the ATmega328 at the heart of the Uno.
There is technically a definite distinction ...
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User reputation leagues broken?
It looks to me as if the user reputation leagues are broken. To access them, one would go to the user list and hit the link labelled "weekly / monthly / quarterly reputation leagues" at the bottom.
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Are questions about serial communication using third party software on-topic?
The serial interface provided by Arduino can be utilized by many software packages that feature serial communication libraries. Are questions on setting up the serial connection, from such software ...
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