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What is a “protected” or "highly active" question?

support faq terminology protected-questions asked Jun 7, 2010 at 5:09

meta.stackexchange.com

151 votes

Table overflowing outside of div

html css html-table asked Feb 13, 2010 at 21:50

stackoverflow.com

136 votes

Testing if jQueryUI has loaded

javascript jquery-ui asked Feb 14, 2010 at 5:42

stackoverflow.com

125 votes

What does the variable $this mean in PHP?

php class oop this asked Oct 6, 2009 at 3:45

stackoverflow.com

117 votes

Declaration of Methods should be Compatible with Parent Methods in PHP

php methods standards-compliance asked Jun 25, 2010 at 3:37

stackoverflow.com

66 votes

Scaling Images Proportionally in CSS with Max-width

javascript jquery css asked Jan 16, 2010 at 5:18

stackoverflow.com

53 votes

How is software used in critical life-or-death systems tested?

testing asked Jan 29, 2011 at 0:44

softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

45 votes

Can the achievements dialogue say more than just "+2 tag wiki"?

feature-request suggested-edits tag-wiki achievements-dialog asked Mar 27, 2011 at 5:24

meta.stackexchange.com

43 votes

Can I use an "if" clause without "then"?

grammaticality conjunctions asked Dec 13, 2010 at 16:06

english.stackexchange.com

42 votes

Full Name Requirement of Commit Phase

support area51 commitment-phase asked Jun 14, 2010 at 20:16

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193

When should I use "a" vs "an"?

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136

How should I refer to a friend who is a girl but not a girlfriend?

ell.stackexchange.com

132

How can I propose a new site?

meta.stackexchange.com

130

What is a “protected” or "highly active" question?

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122

Is visiting HTTPS websites on a public hotspot secure?

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"You are paid to answer my questions!" - how to handle silly questions?

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"Time zone" vs. "Timezone"

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Is it "a uniform" or "an uniform"?

english.stackexchange.com

"Status" vs. "state"

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"An hour" or "a hour"

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If I had a question with Excel, which site would I use?

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How is a' in mathematics pronounced?

english.stackexchange.com

How does the Announcer badge work?

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Is there a word for a change so small that it doesn’t seem to be a change at all?

english.stackexchange.com

"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"

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How can I cancel an edit I made on another user's question or answer?

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Is the Sportsmanship Badge Broken?

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Are there any man-only places in the world?

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Why don't they build airplanes from 3D printer plastic?

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Can I republish my SO answers as a copyrighted work?

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Why is "primer" pronounced with a short "i" sound?

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Which is correct: "he don't" or "he doesn't"?

english.stackexchange.com

Who is responsible for Twitter integration?

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Why didn't Melody Pond know who River Song is?

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Please don't migrate low-quality questions to other sites

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Am I allowed to take alcoholic beverages from the US in my luggage, if I'm under 21?

travel.stackexchange.com

Comment reply @ name with space

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Why was the Bugger Queens of Second Invasion so close (in Solar System)?

scifi.stackexchange.com

Can we get flair as an image?

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What role does Glitch (formerly Fog Creek Software) have in the ownership of the Stack Exchange Network?

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