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How do I write fancy equations in a question, answer, or comment?

I've seen people using fancy equations in ham.SE. How can I do that?
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Serial Upvoting: Should I be concerned?

Not that I complain, but I gained > 200 pts through upvoting within a couple of minutes today. Is that just an enthusiastic user, or something systemic?
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Is this edit working?

Ok, let's settle something here. I would like the people who closed my question to come to state their case. I would like the people who have closed my question on wattage to copy and paste the ...
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Please create tags for BNC connectors and N type connectors

Ham-in-training and new members here. I've been frequently asking questions and getting great feedback here. I asked PL-259/SO-239 vs N Type vs BNC when to use which? and found that while the tag for ...
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Bounty will not let me give less than 100 points

Why when setting a bounty here in this SE the minimum is 100 rep whereas on other SE sites they have a 50 reputation option?
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Where is this site's scope formally documented?

I though I'd mention this site as an alternate answer to https://dsp.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1226/are-questions-about-vhf-antennas-off-topic-here and wanted to quote what is/isn't on-topic ...
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Is there a Logout/Off procedure ?

I like to log out/off of a site when I leave it. I don't see a way to do that. Can it be done?
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Why is the subdomain ham.SE?

I am wondering why the url is ham.SE instead of amateurradio.SE or ar.SE. Is there a reason for this?
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Tag deletion request

By mistake I created the 14th-wave-antenna. I did not realize that the tag box would not accept the / that I inserted, and so it created ...
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Please fill out the help center

Moderators, I request that you fill out the What topics can I ask about? page. We have already started a discussion about it, which did not attract very many opinions; I believe that Phil Frost's ...
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Why do I care about a count of unactionable posts in the top bar?

There's always been a counter at the top of the page, and it seemed to indicate that there was something that needed to be reviewed, with the color indicating what. However, shortly after the roll-out ...
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Primer on MathJax

Since we have MathJax enabled, it might be a good idea to advertise that it is on and point to a primer on using. Amateur radio is so full of math, it's an important tool. I know my way around the SE ...
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Changing the naming of a Tag

I attempted to edit the question here Can X-rays be used for communication? to have the proper naming for the Tag "x-ray", but it failed and told me to raise it on meta. Can an moderator edit the ...
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Older questions with no selected answer

What happens when a question is answered, but the asker doesn't choose a solution? (or doesn't even return to the site since the question was asked). Is there a way to override this and mods can ...
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Do SDR questions belong here too?

A LOT of (or maybe a few of) ham operators these days also use Software Defined Radios to gain more than what the physical hardware gives, or to monitor multiple devices simultaneously, or to modify ...
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What is the best strategy to migrate the members of my ham-related Yahoo!Group to ham.se?

I am the "moderator-owner" of the Windom Antenna Yahoo!Group. I have been longing to move that Yahoo!Group to a more "mature" Q&A site like ham.stackexchange.com. What would be the best strategy ...
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How can I promote ham.se on my personal website?

I have a relatively well-known ham-related personal website. I am currently modernising its design and would like to promote ham.stackexchange.com. What is available to do so? Can I gain some ...