Linked Questions
51 questions linked to/from CGCC Blog Post #2: The history of PPCG and CGCC
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Loopholes that are forbidden by default
There are a number of standard loopholes which experienced question-setters seek to explicitly close. However, inexperienced question-setters may unintentionally leave them open, or respondents may ...
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Default for Code Golf: Input/Output methods
It looks like we have a consensus that we want certain defaults for the format which answers are expected in for code-golf. On that poll, the question arose twice, which input/output formats should be ...
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We're not a Q&A site. But what should be done about it?
It has come up several times recently (more than usual) that PPCG differs from most of the other Stack Exchange sites in that it's not a Q&A site. People don't come here to ask a question because ...
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J and GolfScript suck all the enjoyment out of Code Golf
I have found code-golf a fascinating pastime for several weeks now.
However, I’m already losing interest because the contests allow any language, and because of that it is pretty much impossible for ...
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Best of PPCG 2015 — Call for Categories [duplicate]
At the end of each year, our nemesis friendly neighbours at Code Review vote for the best questions and answers from that year. I think that is a great tradition we should steal adopt here as well, ...
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Congratulations! Your site design is now live!
You may have noticed that the site got a bit less blue today!
Thank you so much for your input over the last few weeks. This has been a great process and I really hope you like your new theme. We ...
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Graduation Design Ideas
Programming Puzzles & Code Golf will someday graduate out of public beta, and it will get a new site design. Stack Exchange employees generally do all the design work and make the design decisions,...
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New "stock theme" roll out
We are rolling out the new "stock theme" to the Stack Exchange network. You all are the lucky first site to get the new theme. It is now live.
What new theme?
If you're like, "What the ...
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Community Promotion Ads - 2016
You've graduated... a while ago. This is quite overdue, but let us not wait any longer. We present to you, Community Promotion Ads!
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads are ...
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I'm stepping down
It's been an honor to serve as your moderator for the past four years. I would like to continue to do so, but after witnessing how Stack Exchange treats their volunteers, I decided that I'm no longer ...
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What should this site be called now that it's getting a design?
UPDATE: New site name chosen!
This site is now "Code Golf & Coding Challenges"
Thank you all so much for participating in this discussion!
As we're designing the site, we are considering the ...
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A farewell to moderation
If you're new around here, chances are you might not even know who I am. I'm Alex, and I'm a (soon to be ex-) moderator on this site. At first I was a user just like you, enthusiastic about the site, ...
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Congratulations, you're graduating!
It's a big day, and I know you folks have been waiting a reeeaaal long while. Double waiting, you might even say, since unfortunately we made you wait even longer after initial news. But, let's make ...
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Should we consider planning a move off StackExchange?
Should we consider planning to move Code Golf to our own site outside the Stack Exchange network?
Reasons to consider leaving
This post was spurred by recent events, but it's been in my mind for a ...
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Let's go on a mission
We've been in beta for 1129 days.
Don't you think it's time we get out?
We seem to be in a similar situation as Code Review. We don't have enough users with sufficient reputation to gain privileges ...
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