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Web Applications Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for web applications enthusiasts and power users to solve their issues related to web applications usage. A web application (or webapp) is application software that is accessed through a web browser. This community works quite different than others, please read carefully the guidance provided on each page.
Note that most questions about using installable apps of online services like Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc., are generally off-topic. Questions about installable apps for Mac and iOS devices might be on topic in Ask Different, questions about apps for Android devices might be might be on topic in Android Enthusiasts, questions about apps for desktop computers might be on topic in Super User.
Note that questions about web application administering / development are generally off-topic, but feel free to peruse our community-curated resource on the meta site to find which sites are more suitable: Where can I ask a question about developing web applications?.
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Asking
- What types of questions should I avoid asking?
- What topics can I ask about here?
- What does it mean if a question is "closed"?
- Why do I see a message that my question does not meet quality standards?
- Why and how are some questions deleted?
Our model
- Code of Conduct
- Expected Behavior
- How do I use tags to find topics I'm interested in?
- Why can people edit my posts? How does editing work?
- How does the User Card popup work?
Reputation & Moderation
- Who are the site moderators, and what is their role here?
- Why is voting important?
- What is reputation? How do I earn (and lose) it?
- Moderator Agreement policies
- Who are the staff, and what is their role here?
Answering
- How do I write a good answer?
- What does it mean when an answer is "accepted"?
- Why are answers no longer being accepted from my account?
- How to reference material written by others
- Can I answer my own question?