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[ "4762: <p>There are times when certain standardised comments are called for.</p>\n<p>Here are some examples (the links go to the various sections below, under the Answers):</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-305\">General comments</a></li>\n<li>Prompting user to accept an answer - <em>in order to clear the unanswered question list</em></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-304\">Problems with comments</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Answer posted in comments - <em>Solutions to the question posted in the comments, do not show up in searches</em></li>\n<li>Limiting comments - <em>Additional information, that <strong>may or may not</strong> have been requested is posted in comments, rather than as an edit to the question</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-402\">Poor quality questions</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask a good question</li>\n<li>Unbounded questions</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-393\">Poor quality answers</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Short answer - <em>An answer lacking detail, no explanation provided</em></li>\n<li>Repetition - <em>No new information, the contents of a previously posted answer is repeated by a different user</em></li>\n<li>Link only answer - <em>Only a link is provided, with no summary, or content, of the link included</em></li>\n<li>Question posted as answer - <em><strong>Another</strong> question, (possibly) related to the OP's question, is posted as an answer</em></li>\n<li>&quot;Me too&quot; answer - <em>&quot;I <strong>also</strong> have this issue&quot;</em></li>\n<li>Edit to a previous answer - <em>user posts second answer with additional information, not realising that there is an edit button for their first answer</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><em>et cetera</em>...</p>\n", "4762: <h1>Questions</h1>\n<p><em>Please note that if a user is new and has shown some research effort in composing the question, gently guide the new user in completing the question rather than using some of the statements below. If a question needs some more information or an image, use comments or flag for moderator attention if you don't have enough reputation to post comments. We welcome every new member, but not everybody is acquainted with the SE Q/A style (frequently it is assumed that it is similar to a forum of threaded messages).</em></p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>New user, forum style question</h2>\n<p>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your question is more\na forum style question where you ask for help to\nstart a discussion. Please read the help section, accessible through the button\nwith the question mark at the top right menu.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your question is more a forum style question where you ask for help to start a discussion. Please read the [help] section, accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Ask a good question</h2>\n<p>I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted questions to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/asking\">asking</a> questions, in particular <a href=\"https://3dprinting.com/help/how-to-ask\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">How to ask a good question</a>, and take the <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> for more information on how stack exchange works. Thanks :-)</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted questions to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to [asking](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/asking) questions, in particular [How to ask a good question](https://3dprinting.com/help/how-to-ask), and take the [tour](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour) for more information on how stack exchange works. Thanks :-)\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Unbounded questions</h2>\n<p>Welcome to SE 3D Printing &lt;username&gt;, but I'm afraid that Unbounded Design Questions are off-topic because there are many ways to solve any given design problem, so questions that ask for a list of approaches, a subjective recommendation on a method (for how to build something, how to accomplish something, what something is capable of, etc.) or shopping selection are off-topic. We prefer <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask\">practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face</a>. Take a look at <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask\">How to Ask</a> &amp; <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> for more information on how Stack Exchange works.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Welcome to SE 3D Printing &lt;username&gt;, but I'm afraid that Unbounded Design Questions are off-topic because there are many ways to solve any given design problem, so questions that ask for a list of approaches, a subjective recommendation on a method (for how to build something, how to accomplish something, what something is capable of, etc.) or shopping selection are off-topic. We prefer [practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask). Take a look at [ask] &amp; [tour] for more information on how Stack Exchange works.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Too localised (?)</h2>\n<p>As it stands this question is unlikely to help future visitors and may get closed as <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/closed-questions\">too localized</a>. While it is useful to have all of the background in one place, could I suggest dividing this up into a series of <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask\">practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face</a>. See <a href=\"http://meta.3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/153/is-it-ok-to-ask-for-opinions/154#154\">Is it ok to ask for opinions?</a> for more background.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>As it stands this question is unlikely to help future visitors and may get closed as [too localized](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/closed-questions). While it is useful to have all of the background in one place, could I suggest dividing this up into a series of [practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask). See [Is it ok to ask for opinions?](http://meta.3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/153/is-it-ok-to-ask-for-opinions/154#154) for more background.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Bad fit questions/Questions by new users for closed for other reasons</h2>\n<p>Welcome to 3D Printing.SE &lt;username&gt;, but I'm afraid that questions like this really aren't a good fit for a stack exchange site. We prefer <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask\">practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face</a>. Take a look at <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask\">How to Ask</a> and <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> for more information on how stack exchange works. Also, the <a href=\"http://meta.3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/1302/3dprinting-stack-exchange-question-checklist\">3D Printing question checklist</a> has good advice on how to write a good question. If you <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">edit</a> your question to fit our community guidelines we can reopen it for you.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Welcome to SE.3DP, but I'm afraid that questions like this really aren't a good fit for a stack exchange site. We prefer *[practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask)*. Take a look at [ask] and [about] for more information on how stack exchange works. Also, the [*3DP* question checklist](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/q/340) has good advice on how to write a good question. If you [edit] your question to fit our community guidelines we can reopen it for you.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Old question, no accepted answer - With multiple answers available</h2>\n<p>Have you found &amp; fixed the problem? If any of the answers helped you to get an answer to your question or come to your own conclusions then please do vote &amp; accept an answer (using the tick button next to it). This helps us reduce the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered\">unanswered questions list</a> &amp; stops the question from being bumped once in a while. If you found another answer (than those already posted), please add that answer (&amp; accept after 48 hours) to share your experience with the community. If you have not been able to address the problem please update your question.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Have you found &amp; fixed the problem? If any of the answers helped you to get an answer to your question or come to your own conclusions then please do vote &amp; accept an answer (using the tick button next to it). This helps us reduce the [unanswered questions list](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered) &amp; stops the question from being bumped once in a while. If you found another answer (than those already posted), please add that answer (&amp; accept after 48 hours) to share your experience with the community. If you have not been able to address the problem please update your question.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Old question, no accepted answer - With multiple answers available (alternative)</h2>\n<p>Hello @[UserName], I noticed your question has been up for a while\nnow. Have any of the answers below been able to solve your question?\nIf so, would you mind accepting the appropriate answer. If not, what\nis missing so that we may help you further? Also, if you have figured\nit out on your own, you can always answer and accept your own\nsolution. Thank you.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hello @[UserName], I noticed your question has been up for a while now. Have any of the answers below been able to solve your question? If so, would you mind accepting the appropriate answer. If not, what is missing so that we may help you further? Also, if you have figured it out on your own, you can always answer and accept your own solution. Thank you.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Old question, no accepted answer - If there is only one answer</h2>\n<p>Have you found and fixed the problem? If so, has the answer below led\nyou to the solution? Please vote to accept the answer so this question\nis not bumped up once in a while and can be removed from the\nunanswered question list. You may even add your own solution and\naccept that after 48 hours! If you have not been able to address the\nproblem please update your question.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Have you found and fixed the problem? If so, has the answer below led you to the solution? Please vote to accept the answer so this question is not bumped up once in a while and can be removed from the unanswered question list. You may even add your own solution and accept that after 48 hours! If you have not been able to address the problem please update your question.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Old question, no answer</h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, up to now, no answers are given on your question! Have\nyou found an answer yourself? If so, you may add your own solution and\naccept that after 48 hours. If you have not been able to address the\nproblem please update your question so other people may help you find\nan answer. You can even decide to delete the question. We need to\nreduce the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered\">unanswered questions\nlist</a> to graduate\nfrom the Beta stage.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Unfortunately, up to now, no answers are given on your question! Have you found an answer yourself? If so, you may add your own solution and accept that after 48 hours. If you have not been able to address the problem please update your question so other people may help you find an answer. You can even decide to delete the question. We need to reduce the [unanswered questions list](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered) to graduate from the Beta stage.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Self answered but not accepted any answer</h2>\n<p>Good to see you solved the problem and took the time to share it with\nus! Please accept your answer so that it does not pop up to the top of\nthe queue once in a while. This also will help us reducing the\n<a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered\">unanswered questions list</a>.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Good to see you solved the problem and took the time to share it with us! Please accept your answer so that it does not pop up to the top of the queue once in a while. This also will help us reducing the [unanswered questions list](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/unanswered).\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Multiple questions post</h2>\n<p>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your question contains\nmultiple questions which makes it more difficult to answer as there\nare multiple answers. Please read the [help] section, accessible\nthrough the button with the question mark at the top right menu and\nread [ask]. Please split up your question by adding the other\nquestions in a separate question!</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>C&amp;P ⎘</p>\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your question contains multiple questions which makes it more difficult to answer as there are multiple answers. Please read the [help] section, accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu and read [ask]. Please split up your question by adding the other questions in a separate question!\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Cross-posted question</h2>\n<p>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! I\nsee that you have cross-posted this question on another Stack Exchange\nsite. Cross posting is frowned upon, please see <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/64068/is-cross-posting-a-question-on-multiple-stack-exchange-sites-permitted-if-the-qu\">Is cross-posting a\nquestion on multiple Stack Exchange sites permitted if the question is\non-topic for each\nsite?</a>.\nPlease delete one of copies of the question.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>C&amp;P ⎘</p>\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to 3D printing.SE! I see that you have cross-posted this question on another Stack Exchange site. Cross posting is frowned upon, please see [Is cross-posting a question on multiple Stack Exchange sites permitted if the question is on-topic for each site?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/64068/is-cross-posting-a-question-on-multiple-stack-exchange-sites-permitted-if-the-qu). Please delete one of copies of the question.\n</code></pre>\n", "4762: <h1>Answers</h1>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>New user, Me too answer</h2>\n \n <p>Hi &lt;username> and welcome to SE.3D Printing. SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style \"Me too\" comment to another question where you ask for help to start a discussion. This is not what the answer section should be used for. Please read the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help\">help center</a>, accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to SE.3D Printing. SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style \"Me too\" comment to another question where you ask for help to start a discussion. This is not what the answer section should be used for. Please read the [help], accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the [about] and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works.\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>New user, Thanks answer</h2>\n \n <p>Hi &lt;username> and welcome to SE.3D Printing. It is great that the provided answer helped you. However, SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style \"Thanks\" comment to another answer. This is not what the answer (nor comment) section should be used for. Please use the voting buttons instead, as it is votes which drive the community. Please read the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help\">help center</a>, accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to SE.3D Printing. It is great that the provided answer helped you. However, SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style \"Thanks\" comment to another answer. This is not what the answer (nor comment) section should be used for. Please use the voting buttons instead, as it is votes which drive the community. Please read the [help], accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the [about] and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works.\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>New user, answer as comment</h2>\n \n <p>Hi &lt;username> and welcome to SE.3D Printing. SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style comment to another answer. This is not what the answer section should be used for. Your answer has been converted to a comment. When you gain enough reputation (50) you will be able to comment directly on an answer. Please read the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help\">help center</a>, accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to SE.3D Printing. SE websites are driven by questions and answers, your answer is more a forum style comment to another answer. This is not what the answer section should be used for. Your answer has been converted to a comment. When you gain enough reputation (50) you will be able to comment directly on an answer. Please read the [help], accessible through the button with the question mark at the top right menu. Please take the [about] and also have a look at the questions and answers to understand how SE works. \n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Poor quality - Short answer</h2>\n \n <p>Hi &lt;username>, and welcome to SE 3D Printing! Whilst your answer may be technically correct, it <em>is</em> lacking detail, and, as such, it has been recommended for deletion, unfortunately. If you could expand it then you may get a more positive response. I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted answers to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/answering\">answering</a> questions, in particular <a href=\"https://3dprinting.com/help/how-to-answer\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">How to write a good answer</a>, and take the <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> for more information on how stack exchange works. Thanks :-)</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt;, and welcome to SE 3D Printing! Whilst your answer may be technically correct, it *is* lacking detail, and, as such, it has been recommended for deletion, unfortunately. If you could expand it then you may get a more positive response. I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted answers to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to [answering](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/answering) questions, in particular [answer], and take the [tour] for more information on how stack exchange works. Thanks :-)\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Poor quality - Repetition</h2>\n \n <p>Hi and welcome to SE 3D Printing! Whilst your answer may be technically correct, it <em>is</em> lacking detail, reiterates a previous answer and, as such, it has been recommended for deletion. If you could expand it then you may get a more positive response. I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted answers to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/answering\">answering</a> questions and take the <a href=\"http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a> for more information on how stack exchange works. </p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to SE 3D Printing! Whilst your answer may be technically correct, it is lacking detail, and reiterates a previous answer and, as such, it has been recommended for deletion. If you could expand it then you may get a more positive response. I would recommend that in addition to reading some highly voted answers to gauge the standard expected, that you take a look at the help section relating to [answering](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/answering) questions and take the [tour](http://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour) for more information on how stack exchange works. \n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Poor quality - Link only</h2>\n \n <p>Thanks for your answer but we are looking for comprehensive answers that provide some explanation and context. Very short answers cannot do this, so please <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">edit</a> your answer to explain why it is right. Additionally, we prefer answers to be self contained where possible. <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8231/\"><em>link only</em></a> answers are frowned upon (as links <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_rot\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">tend to rot</a>) &amp; will be rendered useless if the linked-to content disappears. If you add more context and detail from the link, it is more likely that people will find your answer useful.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Thanks for your answer but we are looking for comprehensive answers that provide some explanation and context. Very short answers cannot do this, so please [edit] your answer to explain why it is right. Additionally, we prefer answers to be self contained where possible. [*link only*](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8231/) answers are frowned upon (as links [tend to rot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_rot)) &amp; will be rendered useless if the linked-to content disappears. If you add more context and detail from the link, it is more likely that people will find your answer useful.\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Question posted as an answer</h2>\n \n <p>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Unfortunately, your answer does not answer the question. Without wishing to sound harsh, StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. I know that this might seem a pain, but can you repost your question using the <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ask Question</a> link at the top of the page? When you repost your new question, please feel free to refer back to this original question using the URL, seeing as it is the reason why you posted in the first place.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Unfortunately, your answer does not answer the question. Without wishing to sound harsh, StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. I know that this might seem a pain, but can you repost your question using the [Ask Question](/questions/ask) link at the top of the page? When you repost your new question, please feel free to refer back to this original question using the URL, seeing as it is the reason why you posted in the first place.\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Clarification comment posted as an answer</h2>\n \n <p>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Unfortunately, your comment posted as an answer does not answer the question. StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. Your post may be deleted and converted to a comment, but please do not let this discourage you. Hang around, <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ask Question</a>, post an answer containing a solution, make some constructive edits and earn some reputation, and with a reputation of 50 you will be able to leave comments.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Unfortunately, your comment posted as an answer does not answer the question. StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. Your post may be deleted and converted to a comment, but please do not let this discourage you. Hang around, [ask a question](/questions/ask), post an answer containing a solution, make some constructive edits and earn some reputation, and with a reputation of 50 you will be able to leave comments.\n</code></pre>\n\n<p></p>\n", "5740: <h1>Comments</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Question in a comment</h2>\n<p>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Please do not ask new questions in comments. Without wishing to sound harsh, StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. I know that this might seem a pain, but can you repost your question using the <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ask Question</a> link at the top of the page? When you repost your new question, please feel free to refer back to this original question using the URL, seeing as it is the reason why you posted in the first place.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hi and welcome to SE.3DP! Please do not ask new questions in comments. Without wishing to sound harsh, StackExchange is a Q&amp;A site, and not a forum of threaded messages. The reason for this is to aid the search for answers to issues, and provide it in a structured Q&amp;A way. I know that this might seem a pain, but can you repost your question using the [Ask Question](/questions/ask) link at the top of the page? When you repost your new question, please feel free to refer back to this original question using the URL, seeing as it is the reason why you posted in the first place.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Answer in a comment</h2>\n<p>Comments are not recommended for any of the following: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment\">Answering a question or providing an alternate solution to an existing answer; instead, post an actual answer (or edit to expand an existing one)</a>. Feel free to post an answer instead. Thanks.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Comments are not recommended for any of the following: [Answering a question or providing an alternate solution to an existing answer; instead, post an actual answer (or edit to expand an existing one)](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment);. Feel free to post an answer instead. Thanks.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Limit Comments</h2>\n<p>It is better to <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">edit</a> your question to add information requested in comments, rather than adding more comments. Comments are for helping to improve questions and answers, and are distracting, so we try to keep them to a minimum. All of this information can be edited into your question to make it easier for people to answer your question. If all of the information is contained in one block then people don't have to read all of the comments to discover all of the information. Once all of the information needed to answer the question is contained within it, the comments can be tidied &amp; deleted.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>It is better to [edit] your question to add information requested in comments, rather than adding more comments. Comments are for helping to improve questions and answers, and are distracting, so we try to keep them to a minimum. All of this information can be edited into your question to make it easier for people to answer your question. If all of the information is contained in one block then people don't have to read all of the comments to discover all of the information. Once all of the information needed to answer the question is contained within it, the comments can be tidied &amp; deleted.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><em>Self</em>-answered in a comment - Initial request</h2>\n<p>Did any of the posted answers solve your issue? If so, please mark it as the accepted answer. If not, then either refine your question or please post your comment above (which appears to contain the solution) as an answer, and then mark it as accepted in 48 hours, in order to remove your question from the unanswered queue. Answers are not allowed in comments, and may be deleted. If your answer is posted as an answer then it becomes searchable and may help others with the same issue.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Did any of the posted answers solve your issue? If so, please mark it as the accepted answer. If not, then either refine your question or please post your comment above (which appears to contain the solution) as an answer, and then mark it as accepted in 48 hours, in order to remove your question from the unanswered queue. Answers are not allowed in comments, and may be deleted. If your answer is posted as an answer then it becomes searchable and may help others with the same issue.\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><em>Self</em>-answered in a comment - Second request (citing comment - obviously replacing the <code>blah blah blah</code>!)</h2>\n<p>Hi, could you post your comment <code>blah blah blah</code> as an answer (maybe expanding upon it as well, if possible) and mark it as accepted. That way your question will no longer be in the unanswered list. Thanks</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hi, could you post your comment `blah blah blah` as an answer (maybe expanding upon it as well, if possible) and mark it as accepted. That way your question will no longer be in the unanswered list. Thanks \n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><em>Self</em>-answered in a comment - Final Reminder (also citing the comment)</h2>\n<p>Hi, <em><strong>please</strong></em> could you post your comment <code>blah blah blah</code> as an answer (and expanding upon it as well, if possible and a photo as &lt;username2&gt; says) and mark it as accepted. That way your question will no longer be in the unanswered list. Thanks. (1) Comments do not show up in searches, (2) Your answer may help someone else (3) As we are a beta site we <em>really</em> need to keep the number of unanswered questions to a minimum, if we are to continue as a site (4) You will earn more reputation from votes and accepting your answer. Thanks in advance</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hi, ***please*** could you post your comment `blah blah blah` as an answer (and expanding upon it as well, if possible and a photo as &lt;username2&gt; says) and mark it as accepted. That way your question will no longer be in the unanswered list. Thanks. (1) Comments do not show up in searches, (2) Your answer may help someone else (3) As we are a beta site we *really* need to keep the number of unanswered questions to a minimum, if we are to continue as a site (4) You will earn more reputation from votes and accepting your answer. Thanks in advance\n</code></pre>\n", "4762: <p>Frequently you'll find that you type similar comments, but depending on inspiration and time, the comments differ. It would be an excellent idea to maintain a standard comments reply list on some sort of platform (GitHub, GitLab, community wiki on meta, etc.).</p>\n\n<p>Note that an automatic standardized comment already exists for marking a duplicate topic; the system will post a default duplicate comment message for you which you can change within 5 minutes after posting.</p>\n\n<p><em>Where applicable, replace <code>&lt;username&gt;</code> with the actual user name of the poster being addressed</em></p>\n\n<p>Each standardised comment below is shown in two formats:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>As <em>block quotes</em> for readability</li>\n<li>As <em>code formatting</em>, for ease of copy and paste (<strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong>)</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>There are four sections:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-305\">General Comments</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-304\">Comments</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-402\">Questions</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-393\">Answers</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3>Note on shortcuts: <em>Magic links</em> and Relative paths</h3>\n\n<p>It is possible to reduce the length of the comments, so that they fit, by using <em>shortcuts</em>. Note that the <code>[help]</code>, <code>[ask]</code>, <code>[answer]</code> and <code>[about]</code> tags (in the C&amp;P) expand into <em>Help Center</em>, <em>How to Ask</em>, <em>How to Answer</em> and <em>Tour</em> links, respectively - so the entire URL does <em>not</em> need to be specified. </p>\n\n<p>For example:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[help]</code> => <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help\">help center</a></li>\n<li><code>[ask]</code> => <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/how-to-ask\">How to Ask</a></li>\n<li><code>[answer]</code> => <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/how-to-answer\">How to Answer</a></li>\n<li><code>[about]</code> => <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a></li>\n<li><code>[tour]</code> => <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tour\">tour</a></li>\n<li><code>[chat]</code> => <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/\">3D Printing Chat</a></li>\n<li><code>[edit]</code> => Edit the post link</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>N.B. <code>[tour]</code> and <code>[about]</code> are equivalent.</p>\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/editing-help#comment-formatting\">comment formatting</a> for more information, or <em>better still</em>, see the <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/242306/369403\">Complete list of help center magic links</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Also worthy of mention are <em>relative links</em>, so you can skip the <em>absolute URL</em> part (i.e. <code>https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com</code>). For example:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[Ask Question](/questions/ask)</code> => Ask Question link (at the top of the page)</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Just copy the relative part of the URL (to the page that you want to point to) from your browser.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<h1>General comments</h1>\n\n<h2>Welcome to Stack Exchange</h2>\n\n<p>Please use these in conjunction with other necessary/constructive comments - not as a stand alone comment, as these tend to add <em>noise</em></p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to Stack Exchange!\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or </p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to Stack Exchange 3D Printing!\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or shorter (given the limited number of character) and more precise</p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to SE.3DPrinting!\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>or even shorter</p>\n\n<pre><code>Hi &lt;username&gt; and welcome to SE.3DP!\n</code></pre>\n\n<blockquote>\n <h2>Post to be deleted</h2>\n \n <p>Unfortunately your post will be deleted, but please do not let this discourage you. Hang around, <a href=\"https://x\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">ask a question</a>, post an answer containing a solution, make some constructive edits and earn some reputation, and with a reputation of 50 you will be able to leave comments. Good luck! :-)</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>C&amp;P &#x2398;</strong></p>\n\n<pre><code>Unfortunately your post will be deleted, but please do not let this discourage you. Hang around, [ask a question](/questions/ask), post an answer containing a solution, make some constructive edits and earn some reputation, and with a reputation of 50 you will be able to leave comments. Good luck! :-)\n</code></pre>\n\n<hr>\n", "11242: <p>A while ago I found a browser add-on which has canned comments embedded in it. This script was made for Stack Exchange. The name of the add-on is: <a href=\"https://github.com/Benjol/SE-AutoReviewComments\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">AutoReviewComments</a>. There is a complete write-up on it over at <a href=\"https://stackapps.com/q/2116/54833\">StackApps</a>, which is SE's site for just this sort of thing. </p>\n\n<p>One of the great things about it is it's completely customizable. I've found since I've been sneaking around here on 3D Printing, it automagically sets the \"welcome\" note to the current site, as well as if there are custom comments you've added on another site won't show up here. That's pretty kewl in my book. One of the things you could do is to create custom comments within the add-on copied from the other great Answers in this Meta post. </p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/307", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Other Stack Exchange sites have a chatroom where people can ask simple queries, exchange technical ideas, raise concerns about SE posts, clarify points (where comments are not sufficient), or just for an informal chat.</p>\n\n<p>Do we have such a chat room?</p>\n", "4762: <p>Yes, in fact there are two public chatrooms:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>One, <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/34216/the-hotbed-3d-printing\">The Hotbed - 3D Printing</a> chatroom, which was created here: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/49/what-should-be-the-name-of-our-chatroom\">What should be the name of our chatroom?</a>. This has a number of achieved chats, and was active up until the start of 2018</li>\n<li>Two, <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/79830/public-3d-printing-room\">Public 3D printing room</a>, which was created in June and which is currently our most active.</li>\n</ul>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/311", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>If you use the favourites function and have accumulated a number of favourites, I am sure that, over time, you will look back and think, \"Why on earth did I favourite that question?\" This is obviously because there is no functionality to add a comment.</p>\n\n<p>Apart from either having a piece of paper, or a textpad document that you use to cross reference the URLs/question titles with notes (tedious and liable to get lost or confused), how can I keep track of why I clicked on the favourite star?</p>\n", "4762: <p>From <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75944/favorites-improvements-search-categorize-personal-tags-add-note-favorite-a\">Favorites improvements - search, categorize, personal tags, add note, favorite answer</a>, you might find that <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/75944/favorites-improvements-search-categorize-personal-tags-add-note-favorite-a#answer-251234\">this answer</a> could help you tremendously.</p>\n\n<p>ᔕᖺᘎᕊ has written a very useful stack app. I have been using it for over a month now, and have found it invaluable, and tbh, I don't know how I functioned before installing it.</p>\n\n<p>The stack app is available here: <a href=\"https://stackapps.com/questions/6215/favourites-enhancer-tag-favourites-and-add-personal-notes\">Favourites Enhancer: Tag favourites and add personal notes</a></p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n2phT.gif\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"GIF\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n2phT.gif\" alt=\"Gif\" title=\"GIF\"></a></p>\n\n<p>You will need to install <a href=\"https://tampermonkey.net\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Tampermonkey</a> (or Greasemonkey), and I've tested it on Opera and Firefox, and it works fine on both. </p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>Our site is dealing with electronics and practical engineering, so we use formulas in questions and answers on occasion, most usually when we have to figure out electronic ratings. </p>\n\n<p>When we talk about the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/760/analytic-equations-to-make-algorithm-of-3d-printer\">design</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/631/how-are-delta-movements-calculated\">function</a> of printers more than \"rule of thumb\", we need complex math. When we estimate <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/4472/how-is-the-print-time-of-an-object-to-be-printed-estimated?s=4%7C17.5425\">print times</a> formulas could be used to illustrate the calculations. When we want to estimate the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6557/is-the-110m-length-accurate-for-3-0mm-1k-spool\">length of a spool of filament</a>, we need math. When we discuss <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/5155/8884\">movement paths</a>, we also come into need for 3D geometry which can be simplified by using non-carthesian coordinates or functions - which in turn need manual typing of greek letters or proper formulas to be displayed well. </p>\n\n<p>Up to now I have been typing LaTeX formulas in online converters and copy paste the link to the image generated formula. This is quite labor intensive, especially since the SE does support built in MathJax.</p>\n\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/6540/5740\">answer</a> showed LaTeX/MathJax code in the answer, but that did not render into an actual formula image as it is not enabled.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <ul>\n <li>Supply voltage $ U_S = 12V \\or 24V $</li>\n <li>Logic Voltage $ U_L = 5V $</li>\n <li>Sensor Voltage $ U_sens = U_L$</li>\n <li>Temperature control (Hotend/Bed/Cooling fans) $ U_T = U_S$</li>\n </ul>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Why can't we enter formulas directly in posts?</p>\n", "8884: <p>MathJax would be really helpful:</p>\n\n<p>We recently discussed <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6832/how-is-infill-generated-via-slicing/6836#6836\">How is infill generated via slicing?</a> and the answer is linear algebra. Displaying linear algebra without formulas is a PITA.</p>\n", "5: <p>$$\\text{3D Printing Stack Exchange} \\subset \\text{Stack Exchange sites that use MathJax}$$</p>\n\n<p>There are <a href=\"http://data.stackexchange.com/3dprinting/query/879802/mathjax-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">~17 posts</a> that could use an edit. Most of those are prices that have been converted into MathJax. You can fix that by escaping the dollar sign:</p>\n\n<pre><code>$ =&gt; \\$\n</code></pre>\n\n<p>I'll work on those edits myself, but I'd love to get some help.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/317", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4927/" ]

[ "4927: <p>I'm seeing a current trend towards many questions only receiving a single answer, and according the the <a href=\"http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/82438/3d-printing\">Area 51</a> stats, we ought to have an <em>average</em> closer to 2.5. Granted that some questions are really only in need of a single (obvious) answer, I think we're missing something here.</p>\n\n<p>I've seen a few questions with 'answers in the comments', which is understandable if a user wants to make a drive-by quick tip, but we should really be encouraging them to try and come back later to get the points due to them.</p>\n\n<p>Are users put off by an expectation that a wrong answer might lose them rep? Or by an overly high (assumed) expectation for making an answer?</p>\n\n<p>What can we do to raise ApQ, without dropping answer quality significantly?</p>\n\n<p>Some thoughts from IoT meta on why <a href=\"https://iot.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/291\">more answers are good</a>.</p>\n", "11242: <p>Something to realize is, ApQ is one of the least dependent factors for graduation. I don't think this site lends to having a huge amount of ApQ's, because usually there is only going to really be one answer which will work. I think the ApQ category was based more towards the programming/tech sites. I mean, when programming, there's almost ALWAYS going to be more than one way to answer a question.Then when you look at other sites where there is advice given, like Travel.SE or Law.SE, you could possibly see a plethora of answers for each of their questions. Then you take WorldBuilding.SE and it's a whole new level.</p>\n\n<p>IIRC, when Mechanics.SE graduated, we had sub 2.0 ApQ. I don't think 3D's is out of line with that and it isn't going to hurt the site for graduation.</p>\n\n<p>While multi-ApQ is not a bad thing, it only works if the question deserves it. If the question isn't answered correctly or if there might be something else which could be the answer, then multi-ApQ is an awesome thing. To make answers for answer sake, just to boost the ApQ, that can be ugly. A much better idea is (IMHO), to upvote good Q/A's and downvote bad ones.</p>\n\n<p>I completely agree with moving the site forward, but my suggestion is to move it forward in the right direction by putting energy where energy is needed. </p>\n", "4762: <p>Well done for bringing this up. I was looking at those numbers too. </p>\n\n<p>Referring to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/264/what-does-it-take-to-get-out-of-beta-stage/265#265\">this post</a>, almost all of the stats are improving (albeit) slowly, except for one, the ApQ </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Are users put off by an expectation that a wrong answer might lose them rep?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>It seems that way. Without wishing to provide a link to the actual comment, I noticed a comment the other day that suggested as much, and a nicely detailed comment was left instead. </p>\n\n<p>To be fair, I feel that way sometimes, and often hesitate (maybe rightly so to save myself from spamming the site) in posting questions on SE.Meta, as there are a number of drive-by downvoters there¹. Unless you have a definite bug that you are able to document clearly or have a well rounded proposal that can be implemented easily, then your question may end up downvoted. This is probably rightly so, TBH, in most cases, but nevertheless it can be discouraging.</p>\n\n<p>If you don't have much hard-earned rep then you may be less willing to risk it by posting a informative answer, that only answers half the question. Is that a bad thing? Well, it is a double edged sword. It is a good thing, because that promotes good solid answers, but with the downside that you point out (a lack of multiple answers per question).</p>\n\n<p>What can we do? Probably, not much other than creating a small community by promoting a friendly environment and communicating more clearly... Inviting people to chat in the chatroom, being more welcoming (with Hi and welcome), actually helping people without the old \"Did you google this?\" immediately. All of these things help a lot. And which we seem to have developed of late. So we seem to be getting there.</p>\n\n<p>I know that a number of members have already been adding answers to single answer questions as well as tackling the unanswered queue too. The more people that help the better...</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>¹ Don't get me wrong, I looove (justified) downvotes, but I would like to know <em>why</em>.</p>\n", "10684: <p>It seems, that there are roughly four categories of questions here:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Questions that are too broad for which we have expertise</strong>. Example: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/6661/10684\">How to build the cheapest but safest laser engraver</a>. For these questions, we generally know how to respond properly, but the questions are so ill-defined, that the whole thread becomes a mess.</li>\n<li><strong>Questions that are too broad for which we do not have expertise</strong>. Example: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/6640/10684\">Am I allowed to publish a 3d scan of a [Buddha] statue?</a>. These questions are formulated properly, but we lack the expertise, and so everybody chimes in with \"half knowledge\".</li>\n<li><strong>Questions that are narrowly defined</strong>. Example: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/6342/10684\">What voltage does the Creality Ender-3 run at?</a>. These questions can be solved with one answer.</li>\n<li><strong>Questions that are well-defined, but have multiple solutions</strong>. Example: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/4459/10684\">Noise Reduction</a>. These are some sort of \"medium size\" questions, neither too broad so as to invite opinions, but not too narrow so they can be completed with one answer.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>I think, to raise both the quality and the quantity of threads here, we should reduce questions of type 1 and 2, and promote questions of type 3 and 4.</p>\n\n<p>In my opinion, posters of type 1 questions should be politely asked to narrow down their questions or, if not possible, marked as off-topic, closed, too broad or whatever designation exists. Type 2 questions should be moved to another Stack Exchange site.</p>\n\n<p><strong>As for answers per questions</strong>: Clearly, type 4 questions are the ones, that will raise the answers-questions-ratio (without sacrificing quality). But: Type 1 questions, if properly narrowed, can easily become type 4 questions and, therefore, help in raising the answers-questions-ratio.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/321", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>I see a number of people writing \"CURA\", when I have always called it \"Cura\". So I started to wonder if CURA was a <em>capitalised</em> acronym, like LiDAR or NATO (but not like radar or laser).</p>\n\n<p>I had a look and the Wikipedia entry, <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_(software)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Cura (software)</a> doesn't appear to suggest that.</p>\n\n<p>So I wondered if it was a marketing thing.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>After all, over on SE.Arduino, <em>lots</em> of people write \"Arduino UNO\" - I myself did so to, for a long time, until Nick Gammon <a href=\"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/13839/can-i-use-analogreadresolution-on-an-uno-or-leonardo#comment25114_13839\">picked me up on it</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/6piXl.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"Uno not UNO\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/6piXl.png\" alt=\"Uno not UNO\" title=\"Uno not UNO\"></a></p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I <em>think</em> that the reason that I did was that the Arduino pages write it in that way (arguably incorrectly) and it just seems to be a branding/marketing ploy.</p>\n\n<p>So, is this the same sort of thing with CURA? I am just wondering where it started and came from?¹</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>¹ As one does on a boring rainy Sunday morning :-)</p>\n", "11242: <p>Actually, it's neither:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7bOQ.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7bOQ.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\"></a></p>\n\n<p>If you wanna believe this image, it's: Ultimaker <strong>cura</strong> ... all lower case.</p>\n", "5740: <p>As of version 4 the splash screen has changed, also the branding/naming of the product throughout Ultimaker's website.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/1eX3U.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/1eX3U.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></a></p>\n<p>Technically it is not <em>CURA</em> or <em>cura</em>, it is <em>Ultimaker Cura</em>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/324", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>Yesterday, I was reading 3dprinting.meta and read a suggestion that (which I rephrase as) we should ask questions for the purpose of bringing answers inside our tent.</p>\n\n<p>I spent some time thinking about questions I have been asked by friends who purchased FDM machines and were starting to undertake their own designs. In particular, among the engineers I hang with there is a desire for the generally-accepted-as-valid design principles -- the design rules that, when followed, will usually work. I haven't come across a reference that lays out such rules for FDM printing, and so I launched a question which someone who knew of such a rule set could answer, or which I could later attempt to answer if a better answer didn't appear.</p>\n\n<p>I asked <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6726/primer-on-3d-printing-design-rules\">this question</a>.</p>\n\n<p>The question drew a \"have you googled that?\" response, coupled with a helpful link. Other comments ensued, along with two down-votes on the question.</p>\n\n<p>My question here is in two parts:\nIs this an appropriate activity -- to ask a question hoping to receive a better answer that I would write myself, and\nIf the motivation for the question is appropriate, how should the question have been better formed?</p>\n\n<p>I realize that two downvotes isn't all that important, but it is important to me to understand and act in concert with the community culture. </p>\n", "4927: <p><strong>TL;DR</strong> The <em>answer</em> that this question was looking for can be covered in 4 or 5 basic points, without much ambiguity. The question is therefore not fundamentally <em>too broad</em>, but could maybe be made a bit more specific.</p>\n\n<p>Too broad seems a bit of a mis-assessment, but I think it's maybe a mistake to ask where to find this information, since that does read a little bit like \"find me a link\". I think a better question would be to ask what are the basic design rules - and then worry if that is too broad.</p>\n\n<p>We need to focus as a community on taking questions which don't quite fit, and improving them, otherwise we will not get people coming back with more questions and later helping others. There is still a focus amongst some members on only answering specific 'problem' questions, rather than generating a comprehensive resource covering the whole subject. SE intends to be the top search result (and presumably the answer and un-informed student was looking for).</p>\n\n<p>Maybe 'design rules\" seems to broad, when you presumably care about the factors that are unique to FDM. (i.e. exclude all the general engineering principles which would be common to subtractive machining, injection moulding, etc. even though they are obviously still relevant). I feel this was kind of implicit in the question, but some may have been mislead by the terminology.</p>\n\n<p>Should tolerances be included? With an electronics background rather than engineering, <code>Design Rules</code> implies a final sign-off stage check of low level trivial detail rather than the entry point to the design flow.</p>\n\n<p>I think the question also suffers slightly from a <em>I have an answer in mind, so it seems that I'm asking the question in a way that leads to that answer</em>, kind of an X-Y of getting the answer posted (in this case, the answer is the true goal, not the question).</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/329", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11242/" ]

[ "11242: <p>We have two tags: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-structures&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-structures</a> </p>\n\n<p>These two are essentially the same thing. Even the abbreviated tag-wikis are pretty much saying the same thing. IMHO, we should combine the two tags as they are superfluous. </p>\n\n<p>There was the Meta question: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/q/168/11242\">support-material / support-structures Tag unification?</a> which was about combining <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-material\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-material&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-material</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-structures&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-structures</a> which was turned down, but this request is quite different.</p>\n", "5740: <p>The tags <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-structures&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-structures</a> are in fact referring to exactly the same thing!</p>\n\n<p>Furthermore, the meaning of support can be interpreted differently (i.e. helping out).</p>\n\n<p>I support renaming/merging the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> labelled questions to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-structures&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-structures</a>. This implies that the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> tag is removed and it could be reinstated at any time by new questions. Users with enough reputation can remove the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> tag if it gets recreated and we could create a synonym later. </p>\n\n<p>In my humble opinion, the best solution may be to rename <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/supports\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;supports&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">supports</a> and then make it a synonym for <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-structures&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-structures</a>!</p>\n", "4762: <p>I've made a synonym - <strike>apparently it needs <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tags/support-structures/synonyms\">some votes</a></strike>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/331", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Whilst looking at the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tags/synonyms\">list of synonyms</a> I see that <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/machanics\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;machanics&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">machanics</a> is a synonym of <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mechanics\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;mechanics&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">mechanics</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Is <em>machanics</em> a thing, or a typo? If the latter then surely that tag should be deleted, as we shouldn't attempt to accommodate typos (common or otherwise) with synonyms.</p>\n", "4762: <p>Done and deleted machanics (nothing was tagged by it anyway)</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/332", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4927/" ]

[ "4927: <p>There was a previous question suggesting that the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-materials\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support-materials&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support-materials</a> tags should be merged, and at the time the only response was <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/q/168/11242\">to keep them distinct</a>. 2 years later, I think it is time to disagree.</p>\n\n<p>I've already found <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/5318\">questions</a> which talk about support material in the abstract sense, of how to slice, rather than the intended use of the tag to identify the specific material used for support. This automatically makes the tags too imprecise to retain.</p>\n\n<p>We should retain the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;support&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">support</a> tag, and merge the other two into it, since that covers the whole group of questions cleanly. I don't think we need synonyms, unless the other tags get re-added by users in the future.</p>\n\n<p>I don't think the aim of tags is to generate a complete literal taxonomy of the subject, rather we are trying to define:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What subjects are on topic (support certainty is)</li>\n<li>How to most usefully group questions.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Now, support (the structure) and the types of material are literally different things,but together they encompasses the topic of support. There is nothing wrong about referring to the specialist filaments as support. It is also misleading to assume that the structure can be discussed in isolation from the potential materials which can be used.</p>\n\n<p>Along the lines of avoiding the highly complex <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/61/4927\">suggested heirarchical filament taxonomy</a>, I think we can best help people to find questions about support by consolidating the questions under a single tag.</p>\n", "8884: <p>I object to merging the two, my reasoning having been explained in chat several times, and brought to point by tbm115:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Tbm0115 - &quot;support-material&quot; should define the material-type (ie. PLA, ABS, PVA, etc.) which in FDM is usually the same as the print-material. However, in the case of machines like dual-extruders can be completely different. The print-material for the body of the part can be PLA while the support-material can be PVA.</p>\n<p>Support-structure defines the &quot;style&quot; of structure that is generated by the slicer. For instance, I can have a scaffolding-like structure to support bridges and spire-like structure for small overhangs. Personally, I view infill as a subset of support-structure because it is material that is meant to support the overall body including ceilings. With infill I can have square, hexagonal, even cat-like styles of support structure.</p>\n<p>Trish - I agree on the structure being more about style (Trees, pylons, towers, included in the design or not, everywhere or not) while support material is more a subset of filament - PVA is one of those, but also one could use (in a dual extruder) ABS on a PLA print, and then remove the supports with acetone or some other stuff. One might use a super low melting filament and remove with heat.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/341", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>We were offered to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314/can-we-get-mathjax-enabled\">get MathJax enabled</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Now, we need to decide on which character to have text between them parsed into MathJax! So please either add your suggestion or cast your vote!</p>\n", "8884: <p>Let's stay with the classic $.</p>\n\n<p>Example: \\$\\$\\frac{1 \\times 2}{2} = 1\\$\\$</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p><em>Now that MathJax is enabled, it renders to:\n$$\\frac{1 \\times 2}{2} = 1$$</em></p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/346", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12377/" ]

[ "12377: <p>Tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nylon\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;nylon&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">nylon</a> exists already, but I think it would be incredibly useful to have a TPE/TPU tag and a tag for all flexibles as a category.</p>\n\n<p><strong>EDIT:</strong> It has come to my attention that the tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flexible\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flexible&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flexible</a> already exists. I still would like to see a tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tpu\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;tpu&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">tpu</a> though.</p>\n", "5740: <p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flexible\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flexible&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flexible</a> could be used together with the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">filament</a> to indicate the question is about flexible filament, but I understand that it may be beneficial to have separate TPE/TPU tags (it saves a tag). Furthermore, there are also tags for <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pla</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/abs\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;abs&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">abs</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pom\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pom&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pom</a> etc.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>TPE = <strong>T</strong>hermo<strong>P</strong>lastic <strong>E</strong>lastomer</li>\n<li>TPU = <strong>T</strong>hermo<strong>P</strong>lastic Poly<strong>U</strong>rethane, which is a type of thermoplastic elastomer</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>I suggest to make 2 tags <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tpe\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;tpe&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">tpe</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/tpu\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;tpu&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">tpu</a> where the TPU tag is a synonym for tag TPE.</p>\n", "4762: <p>From <a href=\"https://rigid.ink/blogs/news/172062855-what-is-the-difference-between-tpe-and-tpu-flexible-filament\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">What is the difference between TPE and TPU Flexible Filament?</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>TPE = ThermoPlastic Elastomer</p>\n<p>TPU = Thermoplastic PolyUrethane, which is a type of ThermoPlastic Elastomer</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>which is as 0scar has already stated, i.e. TPU ∈ TPE. It goes on to say:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Although technically classed under the ThermoPlastic Elastomer\nspectrum, the full name for TPU is ThermoPlastic Polyurethane. This\nisn’t especially new in industry, but until recently wasn’t commonly\navailable in 3D printing.</p>\n<p>However recently it’s growing a lot more popularity among printers.\nWhile on the surface very similar to TPE, but TPU 3D printing has some\nnotable differences.</p>\n<p>TPU is very similar in elasticity and other mechanical properties to\nTPE. Although it is very slightly more rigid, at Shore 94A-95A. This\nmakes it a little easier to print in printers that don’t usually print\nthe original, softer TPE 3D printing filament well, as the slight more\nrigidity is easier for the extruder mechanism to handle.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>So they don't seem <em><strong>exactly</strong></em> the same. I dunno, I'm not sure. However, we apparently have the tags already, so that isn't a major issue anymore.</p>\n<p>With regards to the synonym aspect: Are the questions going to to be the same, i.e. will the same issues happen to both TPU and TPE, or will TPU have special, particular issues? If the latter, then a synonym maybe isn't a good idea.</p>\n<p>Regarding <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flexible\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flexible&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flexible</a>, I wonder if it is necessary. Aren't we trying to reduce the number of filament tags? See <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/59/fixing-the-filament-tags\">Fixing the filament tags</a>. If having <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flexible\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flexible&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flexible</a> will help in this direction then all well and good, otherwise, maybe it isn't.</p>\n<p>However, I'm not a filament expert. You can decide what you want to do and if you need me to do it, message me in chat or leave a comment.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/349", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/150/" ]

[ "150: <p>As some people probably know, this is the 3rd iteration of a SE site proposal whose scope covers 3D printers. The first 2 were <a href=\"http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/22246/personal-manufacturing\">Personal Manufacturing</a>(before my time) and <a href=\"http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/41850/digital-fabrication\">Digital Fabrication</a>(I tried and failed).</p>\n\n<p>Now I am faced with a situation where I want to ask a question about DIY Polystyrene foam milling (I was researching a bit of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-foam_casting\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">foam casting</a> for a micro-hydro turbine wheel), and I don't have a convenient SE site to ask it.</p>\n\n<p>So my question is that, is it possible to expand the scope of the 3DPrinting SE to a more general scope, in particularly 3D Milling, given that a LOT of the underlying tech IS shared?</p>\n\n<p>I am asking this because a lot of the people involved in the first 2 failed proposals are participating here and may be able to help answer my questions (and further, despite the site's title, this <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/143/150\">answer</a> advises a more inclusive approach).</p>\n\n<p><em>Minor Addendum: I would love being able to ask questions related to even <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Gingery\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Dave Gingery's work</a> here, but that's a very long way off (It would've definitely been on-topic for Personal Manufacturing).</em></p>\n", "5740: <p>Please look into <a href=\"/questions/147/hobbyist-machine-questions-on-topic\">this question</a>, which is a similar question as you ask. </p>\n\n<p>I think the general consensus is that CNC and laser cutting machines fall in the same category as 3D printers with respect to control, axis, modeling, etc. as the difference may be the tool the positioning head is carrying. </p>\n\n<p>My general concern is if you want to include this, does the name of the site cover the content? \"Makers.SE\" is suggested, but that would include even more \"hobbyist machines\" that at least fall very much out of this scope (like the mentioned vacuum forming).</p>\n\n<p>When we keep the name 3DPrinting, it should be about 3D printing, if the scope is extended (which is perfectly defendable for CNC machines and laser cutters based on similarity), the name should be changed (if that is possible). </p>\n\n<p>I'm not in favor to change the name as it might scare people away or may cause people to not find the site. At the moment we are already doing everything we can to get out of the Beta phase.</p>\n", "4762: <p>A quick reply for now (I might expand on it later).</p>\n\n<p>Please see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic\">Game plan - What is on-topic?</a>. I've been trying to build a list for the On-topic page. I can add your suggestions to that list, if you like. Although CNC is already added to the list, but foam cutting isn't (yet). There were some questions asked about polystryrene cutting in [chat], from <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/46947393#46947393\">here</a> onwards. I don't think an actual question was posted though.</p>\n\n<p>I agree with 0scar, that, IMHO, we shouldn't change the name as it might put people (3D enthusiasts) off, and we are attracting more and more hits everyday (albeit slowly), see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/264/what-does-it-take-to-get-out-of-beta-stage/265#265\">this answer</a>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/354", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12917/" ]

[ "12917: <p>I found this <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/145/are-questions-about-sharing-settings-on-topic\">previous question</a> about sharing settings and, while I agree that there are no 'best settings' because it depends on your printer, and sometimes the model being printed, I think we can still help people by posting some generic advice and indications for settings.</p>\n\n<p>I mean that if, in order to print Material X on my printer, I need to print at 30mm/s with a temperature of 220°C and an enclosure, it is highly unlikely than another printer can do it without the enclosure, at 80mm/s with a temperature of 190°C. (Those are completely random numbers.)</p>\n\n<p>Materials behave similarly no matter the printer, thus such advice might help people and draw some more people in as those Q&amp;A would appear on Google searches.</p>\n\n<p>I think what would also bring people would be to do this for non-standard materials, ie not PLA or ABS, but stuff like wood and glow and carbon-fibers and so on.</p>\n\n<p>What do you think?</p>\n", "5740: <p>These settings should be known from the inscription on the box or found on the internet (where you ordered the filament, or from the vendor's website) for that specific brand and type, I do not see why this should be maintained here. I strongly agree with <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/146/5740\">Tom van der Zanden's answer</a> that if people have problems, while following the ranges described by the vendor are used, do not lead to acceptable prints. </p>\n\n<p>To quote Tom, </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>I have X printer, using Y settings, printing Z model in material W and\n I have V problem - how do I improve my settings?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>are valid questions,</p>\n\n<p>and</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>What is the best profile for printing material X with printer Y?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>or (without the printer type)</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>What is the best profile for printing material X?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>are not, and should indeed be voted to close due to <em>\"Unclear what you're asking?\"</em>.</p>\n\n<p>You might wonder why the model makes such a difference. The difference is that instead of maintaining a database with settings for all material brands and or types, you now have a specific problem for a specific application that could be answered rather than having endless discussions over how people print a filament at which settings. It is the model that is sliced where the settings act upon, frequently this is where people make mistakes. Also, successfully extruding filament in the \"air\" does not guarantee success in printing, the difference is stressing or pressurising the filament path, hence a model should be included.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/357", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11242/" ]

[ "11242: <p>On other Stack sites it is quite common for purchasing assistance and shopping ideas to be off topic. The reason being these types of questions become outdated very quickly as technology changes, a store goes out of business, or a product is no longer available. </p>\n\n<p>When looking at this: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/7226/11242\">Makerbot Smart extruder+ heat block and nozzle question</a> - there is the basis for asking about Mk10/Mk11 printer heads, but they also ask about where to purchase them. </p>\n\n<p><strong>Are these types of questions on-topic for 3D Printing?</strong></p>\n", "5740: <p>Asking for which type of extruder is used by this assembly is on-topic, where to buy (shopping) is off-topic. This is discussed in <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic/295#295\">this question</a>.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/293/on-topic-purchasing-acquisition-question-types\">Another question</a> that points out the differences between \"shopping questions\" is still unanswered but discusses differences between shopping questions. Some can still be answered based on how they are formulated.</p>\n\n<p>Generally, \"where to buy stuff\" should be left to the OP, he can Google that himself, but what it is called/named or how does it look like or if there are printable or alternate version available are IMHO on-topic.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/359", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/150/" ]

[ "150: <p>The tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tags/folgertechft-5/info\"><code>[folgertechft-5]</code></a> is about questions related to the <code>FT 5</code> by Folger Technologies. I'd like to request a rename so that the tag is [folgertech-ft-5] or [folgertech-ft5].</p>\n", "5740: <p>Most of our other tags have a similar naming schedule: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta8\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta8&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta8</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta6\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta6&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta6</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta2\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta2&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta2</a>. Once you fix that for 1, you need to do all. I do not think that will be necessary.</p>\n\n<p>Furthermore, you can find the tag by entering e.g. <code>fol</code> or <code>ft</code>, in both cases the suggested tags show <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/folgertechft-5\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;folgertechft-5&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">folgertechft-5</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Renaming is not recommended.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/360", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/150/" ]

[ "150: <p>The tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tags/flashforge-adventure-3/info\"><code>flashforge-adventure-3</code></a> was created due to a mis-spelled tag in a question which has since been corrected. Can this tag be deleted?</p>\n\n<p>(bad) Alternatively, can it be added as a synonym for the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/tags/flashforge-adventurer-3/info\"><code>flashforge-adventurer-3</code></a> (the correct tag has an extra <code>r</code>)</p>\n\n<p>Lastly, As I (thankfully) don't have access to the mod tools, can someone with access do the needful?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Spelling error, so rename is fine. Synonym is not necessary, tag may be deleted IMHO.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/363", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>This question, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7207/hold-torque-during-pause-to-change-filament\">Hold torque during pause to change filament</a>, has two unique tags:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/change-colour\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;change-colour&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">change-colour</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/change-filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;change-filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">change-filament</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>No other questions are tagged this way, so the tags won't really help it in a search.</p>\n\n<p>Isn't the question just related to filament, so a solitary <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">filament</a> would be sufficient, I think?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Having 2 change tags seem a bit over-redundant. </p>\n\n<p>Tags I'd like to see for such a question are: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">filament</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pause\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pause&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pause</a>. The question is about pausing the machine (in which he changes the filament).</p>\n\n<p>In terms of searching there may be a need for a tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/change-filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;change-filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">change-filament</a>, or at least a tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/change\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;change&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">change</a> or maybe better like @Greenonline suggests: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/swap\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;swap&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">swap</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/changeover\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;changeover&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">changeover</a>?</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/365", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Just a random thought, and if I wasn't asking the question myself I'd probably down vote it, but... are screenshots the best way to show printer settings, or would a text version be better? </p>\n\n<p>Ok, yes, a screenshot is probably easier to do and post, and will show a familiar UI and be easy on the eye and make it easy to notice errors/improvements. </p>\n\n<p>However, having a (standardised) text format would make it <em>searchable</em>. After all, other sites always say, \"please copy and paste the error rather than post a screenshot\" - because the text in a screenshot is not searchable. </p>\n\n<p>Yes, it could/would be a pain to enforce this rule (is it possible to easily export printer settings as a file file?) and/or edit the text version of the settings into the post.</p>\n\n<p>This is probably a daft \"thought experiment\" of an idea... but I thought I'd float it anyway. </p>\n", "12917: <p>Text would probably be best because it is searchable, so things can be found faster then by just looking at the long list of settings available in any slicer/printer/device available with your own eyes.</p>\n\n<p>However, as far as I'm aware, exporting settings in text format from a slicer/printer is still wishful thinking due to many factors.</p>\n\n<p>I remember a long conversation on the Ultimaker forums a few months ago about this very proposal: being able to export settings in some form, to make it easier for people who are experimenting to follow the various iterations of settings more easily.</p>\n\n<p>Some people asked for text format, csv, odt, etc, but the people of Ultimaker ultimately crushed the hopes of everyone by explaining, in technical terms that I did not completely understood, that it wasn't possible without rebuilding the whole thing from scratch.</p>\n\n<p>Thus why we're stuck with screenshots for the foreseeable future.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/368", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2146/" ]

[ "2146: <p>We have <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7405/ultimaker-cura-problems-with-build-platform-size-and-overhang-support\">this</a> question where it was flagged that the question has too many questions in it. I am not seeing anywhere that states that it is not allowed. Other than risking making the question too broad. I thought it was an interesting topic so I am moving the discussion out of comments and into here. </p>\n\n<p>Multiple questions is discouraged in the <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer\">how to ask good questions guide</a> ...</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>require too much guidance for you to answer in full, or request\n answers to multiple questions.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>but I cannot find a rule saying it's not allowed (so long as it's not considered broad). </p>\n", "5740: <p>Two questions that are not related should not be grouped together in a \"single question\" format. Maybe it is not forbidden, but certainly not a logical thing to do.</p>\n\n<p>We should encourage people not to post multiple questions as</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>this makes it more difficult to answer as there are multiple answers, and</li>\n<li>we also need more questions.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Furthermore, it is probably also easier to find (when they are separated), either through the site search or through Google.</p>\n\n<p>In the specific case you mention, the common denominator is the use of Ultimaker Cura, but a print bed size question and a question on support should not be together in a \"single question\". Furthermore, his second question is pretty unclear, it is not specified what the actual problems with the red areas are, there is no mentioning of a failed print. Discussion in comments has been avoided to clear that up.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/371", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>For those who did not know, linking to off-site content in answers is a no-go at SE sites unless you provide context. From <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer\">help</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><strong>Provide context for links</strong><br>Links to external resources are encouraged,\n but please add context around the link so your fellow users will have\n some idea what it is and why it’s there. Always quote the most\n relevant part of an important link, in case the target site is\n unreachable or goes permanently offline.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>What about linking to off-site content for questions? <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask\">How do I ask a good question?</a> is not clear about that.</p>\n\n<p>A question on meta.stackexchange reads: <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/94807/auto-ban-questions-that-use-pastebin\">\"Auto-ban questions that use pastebin?\"</a>. This hints to banning people that use external linking in their answer.</p>\n\n<p>I can image for large sites (hundreds to thousands questions a day) or specific sites (about programming) you definitely want a method to shift the quality of questions. But we are small. Furthermore, it is sometimes necessary (as the OP does not have the knowledge, and we don't have the overview) to ask for the complete file (e.g. configuration.h or G-code). You sure don't want people to post their complete configuration.h or G-code file into the question.</p>\n\n<p>As links to off-site content seem to die over time, what can we do best to preserve the information for the question?</p>\n", "5740: <p>A possibility is to allow off-site content for the OP to post. Once the problem is spotted, the one answering the question could update the question with relevant parts of the off-site content, or copy the relevant parts into the answer.</p>\n", "4762: <p><em>Copied from chat</em></p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>I agree about the posting of the entire configuration file or G-code in a question is too big to fit, etc. What is really needed, and I've thought this for a long time, is a SE sanctioned version of PasteBin [functionality]. A persistent scrapbook/scratchpad site internal to SE (like the i.stack.imgur.com site) where <em>over-sized</em> chunks of code/configs/text can be pasted, without it being an external link (which carry the inherent risk of link death). That would be the correct solution, and I don't understand why that hasn't been set up. Seems odd to me.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/379", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>There are quite a few questions that are centered around homing or problems with homing. Currently we have no tag in place to identify such questions. You see that people choose the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/y-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;y-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">y-axis</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">axis</a> instead (note that the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/x-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;x-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">x-axis</a> also does not exist), to me this is too generic. A <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/homing\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;homing&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">homing</a> in combination with the relevant axis would define the issue perfectly.</p>\n\n<p>Please share your thoughts on:</p>\n\n<p><strong>Should we add the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/homing\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;homing&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">homing</a> tag?</strong> </p>\n\n<p>This would require some (re-)tagging of existing questions and might require the need for tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/x-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;x-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">x-axis</a> as tags for Y and Z already exist.</p>\n", "5740: <p>Yes I do think we need such a tag (<a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/homing\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;homing&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">homing</a>), homing is a specific action that should be identified as such. I've added the tag to a specific question on homing and will go through the questions to re-tag other questions. Also, the tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/x-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;x-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">x-axis</a> is also very beneficiary. </p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/380", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4922/" ]

[ "4922: <p>Below are the review queues for ELU, ELL, and 3DP:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/08pBy.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"ELU\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/08pBy.png\" alt=\"ELU\" title=\"ELU\"></a> <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/0yOo4.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"ELL\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/0yOo4.png\" alt=\"ELL\" title=\"ELL\"></a> <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BG0xj.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"3DP\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/BG0xj.png\" alt=\"3DP\" title=\"3DP\"></a></p>\n\n<p>Is there some reason that the order here is not the same across sites?</p>\n", "4808: <p>The order is different because this is a beta site. They're shown in the order of reputation required to access them (and then alphabetical).</p>\n<p>So First Posts and Late Answers are always at the bottom (requiring 500 reputation on graduated sites and 350 on beta sites like 3D Printing). On beta sites, Close Votes and Reopen Votes are next (at 500 reputation), followed by Low Quality Posts and Suggested Edits (1000 reputation) at the top. On graduated sites, it's the other way around: Low Quality Posts and Suggested Edits at 2000 reputation, and Close Votes and Reopen Votes at 3000 reputation.</p>\n<p>Or, as <a href=\"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/346651/4751173\">Shog9 put it</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>They're ordered <em>first</em> by the minimum reputation needed to access the queue, and <em>then</em> alphabetically by the name of the queue.</p>\n<p>The purpose of this ordering is to keep the list as consistent as possible <em>until your privilege-level changes</em> - the hope is that folks use this as their primary means of accessing the queues, and as such we're not forcing reviewers to override their muscle-memory every time they go to access a specific queue - a worthy design goal for a menu that appears on just about every page of the site.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/384", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11242/" ]

[ "11242: <p>It is open season for posting ads on other sites. It might be a good idea to take advantage of this to help 3dPrinting.SE grow. I'm wondering what everyone might think about it?</p>\n\n<p>If it does interest you, please post up an answer to this question with where you might think would be a good place to advertise. Usually, the other site would need to relate to this one in some way. It's been my experience if it doesn't relate, the ad will get shut (or shot) down. </p>\n\n<p>If you feel you have the artistry to create an ad for another site, post that up, too! We can critique the work and ensure most everyone likes the idea before posting it over. We really do want to put our best foot forward! There are some rules in making an image:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The image that you create must be 300 x 250 pixels, or double that if high DPI.</li>\n<li>Must be hosted through our standard image uploader (imgur)</li>\n<li>Must be GIF or PNG</li>\n<li>No animated GIFs</li>\n<li>Absolute limit on file size of 150 KB</li>\n<li>If the background of the image is white or partially white, there must be a 1px border (2px if high DPI) surrounding it.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>If you have some ideas and would like to discuss, you can also post ideas or questions a little more free form over on the <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/79830/public-3d-printing-room\">site chat</a>.</p>\n\n<p>If you like the idea, please let everyone know! </p>\n", "5740: <p>How about <a href=\"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/\">Engineering.SE</a>? 3D printers are pieces of engineering ingenuity, we sometimes receive questions that should be asked at the Engineering stack, I could imagine that there is a need for the other way around where people are interested in materializing their engineering question or solution.</p>\n\n<p>As I'm seriously lacking graphical design skills; I cannot really contribute to the actual design, but what may be interesting is to have a printed gear/sprocket morph into an actual gear/sprocket with the text \"How about materialize your idea\" or something with similar context.</p>\n\n<p>This could be something to start from:\n<a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgn85.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgn85.jpg\" alt=\"sprocket or gear example\"></a></p>\n", "-1: <p>Considering 3D printing needs 3D models, I think it would be natural to advertise on <a href=\"https://blender.meta.stackexchange.com/q/2580/13218\">Blender.SE</a>, perhaps with a catchphrase like \"Want to print your Blender model?\"</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com/q/3573/30985\">GraphicDesign.SE</a> also has questions about 3D design (not necessarily 3D <em>model</em>), and the scope on 3D-related questions is debatable. Regardless of that, I think there's nothing to lose trying to advertise there?</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/388", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>I think we all had this issue in the last years:</p>\n<p>As we learn and grow our own knowledge, things we once considered hard become easy.</p>\n<p>Now, our answers often address issues that are <em>pretty easy</em> to fix by tweaking <strong>simple things</strong> like...</p>\n<ul>\n<li>leveling the bed</li>\n<li>fixing the settings in the slicer</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7591\">replacing a broken endstop for a new part</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/8064\">correct replacement nozzle</a></li>\n<li>pretty 2/3rd of the questions in <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/troubleshooting\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;troubleshooting&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">troubleshooting</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>At other times, we clearly go into <strong>advanced</strong> repairs and fixes, for example:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/6660/8884\">flashing firmware</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6399\">small alterations of the firmware</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6358\">installing new capabilities to a printer</a></li>\n<li>most of the remaining 1/3rd of <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/troubleshooting\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;troubleshooting&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">troubleshooting</a>, usually for the points above</li>\n</ul>\n<p>And then there are at times rather <strong>complicated</strong> things, for example:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7662\">sifting through the firmware to find when one function is actually called</a></li>\n<li>the remaining <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/troubleshooting\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;troubleshooting&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">troubleshooting</a> turns out the be this, because of the oddity of the problem.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Call</h2>\n<p>Let us make a rough guideline what rough level of expertise we expect from a common user and how to address the required level of details in answers!</p>\n", "4762: <p>I like the points raised in this question as well as the ordering/organisation of the fixes/tasks, but it would really depend on the user and where they are coming from (as @0scar says \"the level of expertise of the tinkerer\"). </p>\n\n<p>As a case in point, (as well as playing devil's advocate) seeing as I still (rather embarrassingly) haven't got around to actually finish <em>building</em> any physical printer, but I <em>have</em> extensively rummaged around in the various firmware out there (as well as coming from an programming/Arduino background), currently I'd, rather ironically, find the <strong>advanced</strong> and <strong>complicated</strong> fixes easier to do than the <strong>simple things</strong> that you listed. </p>\n\n<p>However, I know that I'm not representative of the average <em>just-bought-a-printer-and-now-have-a-problem</em> type user and for those users, your list and ordering probably makes much more sense. The ordering would also be equally valid for a <em>printer-builder</em> user, as they are for a <em>straight-out-of-the-box</em> user, I guess.</p>\n\n<p>However, I don't know if we can <em>expect</em> any user of the site to have any <em>particular</em> certain level of expertise. I guess that can only be ascertained by the reading of their question and how they answer any follow up questions that might get raised, in the comments. Only thereafter could any answers be tailored to best match their level of understanding.</p>\n\n<p>So, I guess what I'm saying is that a guideline would be good/interesting/cool to have, be what happens if a certain user doesn't have that rough level of expertise which is expected? We would still have to play it by ear, as we have been doing so, I think is the answer.</p>\n\n<p>Does that make sense, or did I go off at a tangent or miss the point completely?</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>As an afterthought, I guess that the <em>new</em> <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/knowledgebase\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;knowledgebase&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">knowledgebase</a> tag would/could also play a part here too, inasmuch as we could point users to questions/answers that deal with well-trodden paths to fix such common/simple/basic tasks.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/389", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/14452/" ]

[ "14452: <p>It appears that the manufacturer of my 3D Printer may have gone belly up. Can I ask about that in the 3D Printing site?</p>\n", "5740: <p>This could be valuable information for others too, certainly if it is hard to find that the have gone bankrupt. Usually, in the beginning of bankruptcy, it is not clear whether the company can be saved or not. Most of the times they are unresponsive to emails/contact.</p>\n\n<p>On the other hand it is a little off-topic from what we as a community have <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">defined</a>. See also <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic\">this meta question</a>.</p>\n\n<p>IMHO we could allow questions about 3D Printer manufacturers.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/394", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>I don't want to ask off-topic and opinion questions here, but I would like to find a cadre of others dialing in their devices.\nAny ideas?</p>\n", "4762: <p>I stumbled across this forum/group, <a href=\"https://forum.prusaprinters.org/forum/english-forum-original-prusa-i3-mmu2s-mmu2/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Original Prusa i3 MMU2S &amp; MMU2</a>, amongst all of the other <a href=\"https://forum.prusaprinters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Prusa printers forums</a> on the <a href=\"https://blog.prusaprinters.org/prusa-i3/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Prusaprinters blog</a>, which seems fairly active. </p>\n\n<p>In particular, the <a href=\"https://forum.prusaprinters.org/forum/original-prusa-i3-mmu2s-mmu2-user-mods-octoprint-enclosures-nozzles-.../\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">User mods - OctoPrint, enclosures, nozzles, ...</a> page seems like it might be what you are looking for.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/395", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>In conjunction with <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments\">Do we have Standardised Comments?</a>, we should help new users by giving them Templates to fill out so they can help us help them!</p>\n", "8884: <p>As a little trick: one can add these templates &quot;invisibly&quot; by adding the text between <code>&lt;!--</code> and <code>--&gt;</code> and turning it into a supposed HTML statement, which then is invisible on the real view but can be edited and easily modified in edit view.</p>\n<p>Add the following comment to highlight this:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hello [User]. Your question is lacking detail and as such is hard to answer without knowing a couple of things about your printer setup. Please [edit] and fill in the [placeholders] in the template I added and then remove the leading <code>&lt;!--</code> and trailing <code>--&gt;</code> afterwards. This will turn it visible and help us help you find the actual problem.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>Hello [User]. Your question is lacking detail and as such is hard to answer without knowing a couple of things about your printer setup. Please [edit] and fill in the [placeholders] in the template I added and then remove the leading `&lt;!--` and trailing `--&gt;` afterwards. This will turn it visible and help us help you find the actual problem.\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Printer and basic settings</h2>\n<p>The most basic problem when we have to help is, that we often don't know what the setup is. So, we need stuff to help in identifying what the user is actually using. But how does the user know? They could fill out the blanks in this, as these are pretty much readable from the slicer and machine:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I have a [insert printer make and model] which I use together with [insert slicer here]. I print in [PLA/ABS/PETG/Whatever Material] at [Extruder temperature] °C. [The print bed is set to [Bed Temperature] °C / I don't have a heated print bed]. I use a print cooling fan at [whatever] %. The layer height I set to 0.[x] mm, the line width [line width/extrusion width] from the 0.[x] mm nozzle. The Printing Speed is set to [x] mm/s [for walls and [x] mm/s for infill]. My retraction is [X] mm/off at [x] mm/s.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Invisible template version</p>\n<p><strong>C&amp;P ⎘</strong></p>\n<pre><code>&lt;!-- I have a [insert printer make and model] which I use together with [insert slicer here]. I print in [PLA/ABS/PETG/Whatever Material] at [Extruder temperature] °C. [The print bed is set to [Bed Temperature] °C / I don't have a heated print bed]. I use a print cooling fan at [whatever] %. The layer height I set to 0.[x] mm, the line width [line width/extrusion width] from the 0.[x] mm nozzle. The Printing Speed is set to [x] mm/s [for walls and [x] mm/s for infill]. My retraction is [X] mm/off at [x] mm/s. --&gt;\n</code></pre>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/397", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>Copyright is a delicate subject. SE has a strict policy regarding copy pasting other people's text. Correctly citing parts or rephrasing in your own words mitigates this.</p>\n\n<p>What is SE policy for questions containing screenshots of pirated software? What should we do? It must be clear that such practices shouldn't be allowed or endorsed at <code>3DPrinting.SE</code>.</p>\n", "4762: <p>See this question, <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/208610/is-it-okay-that-questions-mention-illegal-downloads\">Is it okay that questions mention illegal downloads?</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It's none of our business, really, and more importantly, as you're proving right now, it's nothing but a distraction from the meat of the question. What would you have SE, Inc. do, anyways?</p>\n<p>The appropriate action is to edit that information out of the question, since it (almost certainly) has no bearing on the technical issue, which might also be faced by someone else who does not have a pirated copy.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The second answer to that question more or less states that if the user isn't asking how to download or hack, but just has a basic issue with the software, which <em>a licensed user would also encounter</em>, then it isn't a problem... apparently.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/404", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>I found this question, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10010/laser-is-engraving-the-negative-space\">laser is engraving the negative space</a> in the close queue this morning as being off topic. I was about to respond, and through I'd look at the community view on meta. I found this question and answer: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/67/fdm-printer-that-can-also-mill-and-engrave-whats-in-scope/68#68\">FDM printer that can also mill and engrave -- what&#39;s in scope?</a>, and this META discussion <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/349/is-it-possible-to-expand-the-scope-of-this-site\">Is it possible to expand the scope of this site?</a> which suggests that it would be on topic.</p>\n\n<p>What should I do with the question? As a relatively low-reputation participant, I want to defer to the greater experience.</p>\n\n<p>Many of the problems of 3D printing and laser etching are similar, but not all. The equipment is much like FDM 3D printers, with some differences. How finely should we diagnose the nature of the problem before deciding if it is on topic?</p>\n", "4922: <p><strong>I say allow them.</strong> </p>\n\n<p>To let you know what's out there, I work at <a href=\"http://hyrel3d.com\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Hyrel</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Our printers can take <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lvN-aPYHI\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">spindle (milling) heads and additional axes</a>, and even <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OceUiuTixPA\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">diode</a> and <a href=\"https://youtu.be/FnYDoNkgOrI\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">CO2 lasers</a>, and they all operate on the same gcode - we tell people E is for Emit as well as Extrude. We even have a <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azFY-IqDB_0\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">TIG welding</a> attachment. </p>\n\n<p>We also run our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGeQmXNbNE\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Fadal CNC machines</a> on our printer software and firmware. </p>\n\n<p>To many people this is a natural progression for a well-built 3D positioning system, and I encourage a broader definition.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/407", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Should I flag an answer that is incorrect (in the hope that it will get deleted)? </p>\n\n<p>For example, a post that has tried to answer the question, but the poster is clearly wrong and giving bad, or technically inaccurate, advice.</p>\n", "4762: <p>No, is the short answer. </p>\n\n<p>It should not be flagged. It should be downvoted and a comment left explaining why it is incorrect.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>This clearly leads to the question:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Why don't we delete bad answers?</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>There is a reason why the standard flag rejection message exists:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>declined - flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>And what is that reason, I hear you ask... </p>\n\n<p>Well, there's a school of thought that says if one person thinking of something - be that an answer, question, idea, belief or assumption - then odds on, there is at least one other person thinking the <em>exact</em> same thing - be is a correct or incorrect assumption... </p>\n\n<h3>TL;TR</h3>\n\n<p>So, if someone posts an answer that regurgitates a mis-understanding, commonly held belief, an internet myth, or what have you, <em>that has been <strong>proven</strong> to be wrong</em>, then that answer should most certainly <strong>not</strong> be deleted, but held up as an example of inaccuracy - not to vilify the poster, but rather to re-educate, and hopefully try to stop the self-perpetuating inaccurate fact/myth in its tracks. To do that a down-vote, in conjunction with a comment, can help to do that. </p>\n\n<p>Note that a downvote alone, without at least one comment, will not - as the poster probably won't understand why they are getting downvoted and just assume that it's some sort of vendetta.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<h3>Related Note</h3>\n\n<p>There is some confusion with <em>Not an answer</em> (NAA) and <em>Low quality answer</em> (LQA), of which a technically inaccurate answer (as described above) is neither.</p>\n\n<p>This is how a I personally interpret the flags:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>NAA:\n\n<ul>\n<li>A comment</li>\n<li>Another question</li>\n<li>A \"Me Too!\"</li>\n<li>A post that basically contains no answer whatsoever</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>LQA:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Random letters</li>\n<li>Ranting</li>\n<li>Any other utter nonsense</li>\n<li>Dead link</li>\n<li>A post that no matter how you edit it, contains no information</li>\n</ul></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>This post by Shog is most useful and provides a pictorial explanation, <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/225370/your-answer-is-in-another-castle-when-is-an-answer-not-an-answer\">Your answer is in another castle: when is an answer not an answer?</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vAUaw.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" title=\"Apples and answers\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/vAUaw.png\" alt=\"Apples and answers\" title=\"Apples and answers\"></a></p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>My reasoning above is derived from a mixture of feedback that I have had from declined flags that I have raised over the years on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Electrical Engineering.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/410", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1/" ]

[ "1: <p>By reqest of this community, direct embedding of YouTube videos has been ENABLED.</p>\n\n<p>When you include a valid YouTube link on a line by itself, the video will appear in your post automatically. </p>\n\n<p>There are a few caveats that go with this:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Videos should be used as supplemental material ONLY</strong><br>\nMake sure posts don't depend on a video. The lifeblood of this site is search, and videos are black boxes without text. Make sure the post works WITHOUT the video. If the video is removed, we have no way of getting it back.</li>\n<li>Old posts with video links do not embed automatically. If you re-edit a post, the video should appear. </li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Enjoy!</p>\n", "4762: <p>IMHO, I feel that we should really use this functionality only when an OP has posted a video to demonstrate a particular problem with <em>their own</em> printer... and not embed videos showing a process or video tutorial.</p>\n\n<p>By embedding the former only, then this serves the immediacy of the situation, that is to say, to help the OP resolve their issue. Links to third party tutorials, product demonstrations, etc., can be watched, after clicking the link, in separate windows - at the viewer's leisure, without having to tax the back-end servers needlessly, with inline video.</p>\n\n<p>Obviously exceptions will arise, but hopefully these will be kept to a minimum.</p>\n\n<p>Does that sound logical?</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/412", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Should we really close this question: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10200/3d-printer-part-clones-from-china-legality\">3d printer part clones from china - legality</a>..? </p>\n\n<p>Are legal questions on topic? We have a legal section in the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic\">Game plan - What is on-topic?</a> and a <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/legal\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;legal&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">legal</a> tag.</p>\n", "2146: <p>My perspective is this is more of a \"is it illegal to buy illegal things\" is not exactly bound to 3d printing. Though I still read those related to the operation of printers, IE the legality around printing dangerous things such as firearms and their parts is unique to the 3d printing and fabrication spaces. </p>\n\n<p>Honestly I feel that any legal questions should not be handled here unless it's extremely specialized to 3d printing. Copyrights counterfeits and IP are ubiquitous in almost all things sold, so this is not a good candidate. For me, I wouldn't touch a question like this, as if someone gives bad advice, they could potentially be liable, or put stack overflow in a bad situation. (I assume the TOS covers some liability cases). That all seems to be more better suited the <a href=\"https://law.stackexchange.com/\">Law Stack exchange</a>. The existence of the stack exchange is the deciding part for me, a community better suited to ask questions related to trade laws. </p>\n\n<p>No I do not think it should be allowed. </p>\n\n<p>Note the question is better now that they added Locations, but still doesn't feel right.</p>\n", "4762: <p>I've taken onboard StarWind0's points and added them to the on-topic page. See this <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/413/on-topic-has-been-updated-finally/416#416\">meta answer</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/413/on-topic-has-been-updated-finally\">On-topic has been updated - finally!</a>. Regarding the question itself it ended up needing the fourth vote and got re-opened. I'll add an <em>IANAL</em> type answer at some point.</p>\n\n<p>I agree that it would be more suited to Law, and its generic nature could actually be asked anywhere (and that should be pointed out in any posted answer to the question and/or as a comment to the question) - however, we could allow just this one example, and any similar questions thereafter can be closed as duplicates against that one, as we have done in the past (have one generic cover-all question/answer that similar questions can be pointed to)...</p>\n\n<p>I read an authoritative answer somewhere about if a question is valid on two different sites then where should it be asked, but I can't find it any longer. However, whilst this question was not cross-posted the aspect of overlap covered in the answers to <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/64068/is-cross-posting-a-question-on-multiple-stack-exchange-sites-permitted-if-the-qu\">Is cross-posting a question on multiple Stack Exchange sites permitted if the question is on-topic for each site?</a> </p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Occasionally, people are interested in different perspectives on the same fundamental question. There are <a href=\"https://stackexchange.com/sites#name\"><em>many</em> Stack Exchange sites</a> with overlapping topic spaces and it can be useful to get a \"second opinion\". Even then, however, it's best to tailor your question to each site. Ideally link to the question on the other site and explain what you hope to learn from asking another community.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>and probably more <em>au-point</em>, <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/61539/how-should-we-deal-with-questions-that-fit-on-more-than-one-stack-exchange-site\">How should we deal with questions that fit on more than one Stack Exchange site?</a></p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>If the question belongs on two or more sites, then whichever on-topic site got the question first should probably get priority and keep it. That's where the author is probably more comfortable, or decided was the place to ask.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/413", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Our topics page has been sorely lacking for a few years now, and in need of an update, in order to reflect what the site has become, and to take into account what people has been asking for. Note that, the core concept is still the same - 3D Printing. However, the scope has been widened in a number of ways/directions. For example:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>to include technologies which aren't strictly 3D Printing, but where there is overlap</li>\n<li>to cover 3D Printing related tools, such as scanning, and tools/software used</li>\n<li>to cover 3D printing related areas, such as modelling, legal issues,</li>\n<li>and so on.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>After the suggested expanded topics list had been sitting around for about a year now, on <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic\">Game plan - What is on-topic?</a>, and changed/modified throughout the year to accomodate comments/feedback/requests, the proposed list has been moved on to the actual On-topics page, in the Help Center: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">What topics can I ask about here?</a></p>\n\n<p>Yes, it will still need a little tidying up, as it is basically a copy and paste and some additional formatting to make it fit, but at least it's there now - just rough around the edges.</p>\n\n<p>Please, if you have any comments/suggestions/improvements/disagreements/anger, please post it as comments or answers below. Feedback, any feedback at all, will be more than welcomed.</p>\n", "4762: <p>I have updated the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">on-topic page</a> which some further explanations that came to mind, as well as some hopefully not to wishy-washy small print. The points below have been spliced into the on-topic page in (hopefully) the appropriate places.</p>\n\n<p><em>If anyone has any other suggestions of further expansions to the explanations of the new on-topic topics that they feel are left a little too open ended and would like to see spliced in, then please add them below (to either this wiki answer or post their own answer) and I'll edit them in.</em></p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Recommendation-based questions <strong><em>really</em></strong> are off-topic, unless very specific indeed - and even then they may still end up being closed.</p></li>\n<li><p>We want to try to answer as many questions as possible, but they do need to be answerable, and not require opinion based answers - some questions will only be able to attract opinion based questions, so again, don't be surprised if they get closed...</p></li>\n<li><p>Print services questions, should not be asking for recommended service suppliers, but rather is it reasonable to ask such and such of a print service, or what do they usually provide, or is this a reasonable request to be made of a print service - again, these may only be able attract opinion based answers so again these questions are likely to be closed.</p></li>\n<li><p>One thing to bear in mind is that a lot of questions can only be answered by opinions, but those opinions are usually based in, and backed up by, fact and empirical results. A question asked that requires supposition and thought-experiment type answers are generally purely opinion, and not really (and can not be) backed up by hard facts.</p></li>\n<li><p>Legal issues may be asked, but as we are not lawyers then <em>I Am Not A Lawyer</em> (IANAL) should always apply. Generic legal questions can also be asked on <a href=\"https://law.stackexchange.com\">SE.Law</a>.</p></li>\n<li><p>Given the fluid nature of this nascent beta site, the following list of topics has been added, after evaluating demand from the community. Some topics such as CNC, and Laser engraving, whilst are not 3D Printing, they share a lot of commonality. Where such questions are regarding such commonality then they <strong><em>may be</em></strong> considered to be on-topic. As always, all topics are subject to community discretion. For further explanation see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">Game plan - What is on-topic?</a></p></li>\n<li><p>This list will eventually be integrated into the <strong>Common Topics</strong> section above.</p></li>\n</ol>\n", "11242: <p>I like the expanded definitions, but there is probably an issue with some of the things you'd put into \"just rough around the edges\" portion of what you state.</p>\n\n<p>For instance, \"Print Services\" are mentioned as far as on-topic and what is allowed. <em>To what extent are Print Services</em> on-topic and allowed? In and of itself, as you've stated it, it could be anything from what to expect to giving them service recommendations (ie: <em>What's a good place to get xxxx done?</em> or <em>Who provides to best services in the Dallas, TX area?</em>) This isn't the only place where it could be done. If you don't want questions like this, throw a little more specification in there as far as what would be acceptable. </p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/418", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/1722/" ]

[ "1722: <p>This is actually an odd question for me, so let me explain it as best I can...</p>\n\n<p>After logging back into the Stack Exchange Network after some time, I got a notification stating that my 3D Printing Stack Exchange Profile has had 10 reputation deducted.</p>\n\n<p>Now, after reading the 'Read more' link provided by Stack, I still fail to understand why I have this entry on my reputation change sheet. I don't recall voting to close anyone's profile on the Stack Exchange (that's just being cruel IMHO)</p>\n\n<p>Attached is a screenshot of my reputation change sheet.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/uhlcq.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/uhlcq.png\" alt=\"Reputation change\"></a></p>\n</blockquote>\n", "4762: <p>A user's account was deleted, for whatever reason. Therefore, any votes that they had cast in the past were automatically deleted, and any associated reputation changes were lost. A lot of other people, across many SE sites, also lost a lot of reputation on 25/05/2019 as the user, whose account was removed, was a frequent voter.</p>\n\n<p>See the answers to <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/328646/change-the-criteria-for-vote-retention-upon-account-removal\">Change the criteria for vote retention upon account removal</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I know nothing more than that. I did mention it in [chat], see <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/50474487#50474487\">this post</a>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/421", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9201/" ]

[ "9201: <p>Can somebody please delete <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10568/calibrating-y-axis-monoprice-wanhao-prusa\">this question</a> as it is useless as it stands, and I am apparently not allowed to do it myself.</p>\n", "5740: <p>It is perfectly fine to post a duplicate question. You cannot be aware of all questions, and searching sometimes does not bring up a similar question! Hence, other people mark it as duplicate. Having duplicates is very good because some problems can be described differently, this increases the chance a question is found using the search functionality!</p>\n\n<p>Therefore, there is no need to delete it. Also, in your question there where a bunch of side questions, which could be answered while the main problem is described in the duplicate question. Sorry to see you want it to be deleted, there is no need for that. </p>\n\n<p>Please explain why it is useless in your opinion (IMHO I think it is not useless, it is helpful!).</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/423", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11333/" ]

[ "11333: <p>3D Printing's <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/election/1\">First Pro-Tem moderator election</a> has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderators is:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/5740\"><img src=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/flair/5740.png\" alt=\"MOD1_NAME\"></a></p>\n\n<p>They'll be joining <a href=\"https://3Dprinting.stackexchange.com/users?tab=moderators\">the existing crew</a> shortly — please thank them for volunteering, and share your assistance and advice with them as they learn the ropes!</p>\n\n<p>Also, please join me in thanking tbm0115 who will be stepping down as moderator.</p>\n\n<p>For details on how the voting played out, you can download the election results <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/election/1\">here</a>, or <a href=\"https://www.opavote.com/results/5831275661230080\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">view a summary report online</a>.</p>\n", "11242: <p>Congrats 0scar! Nicely done :o)</p>\n", "4927: <p>Thanks to all the candidates - I think you all do a great job to improve the site in your own ways.</p>\n", "5740: <p>A big thank you to @tbm0115 who has volunteered modding the site for this long period!</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/428", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/10131/" ]

[ "10131: <p>Photogrammetry (3D models from photos/videos) and 3D scanning (like structured light and ToF) are popular ways of obtaining a 3D model for printing.</p>\n\n<p>Is the discussion of those techniques on-topic here?</p>\n", "8884: <p>3D scanning to generate 3D printable objects, and subsequently photogrammetry as one way to achieve 3D scans should be <strong>On Topic</strong></p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/430", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>We should do some tag maintenance, especially regarding printers to make them easier to read. Use an answer to propose a change, merge or split. Discussions for each change should go into the comments of each change.</p>\n\n<p>Some things are easier than others: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renaming</strong> a tag can be done with mod tools.</li>\n<li><strong>Alias/Synonyms</strong> are reasonably quick, often follow along renaming</li>\n<li>Some tags need <strong>manual (separation)</strong>. Sifting through what is and what isn't this tag has to be done to separate the stuff. It can be noisy to the front site but has to be done.</li>\n</ul>\n", "8884: <h1>Printers: Anet series</h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta2\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta2&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta2</a> -&gt; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anet-a2\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;anet-a2&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">anet-a2</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta6\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta6&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta6</a> -&gt; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anet-a6\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;anet-a6&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">anet-a6</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/aneta8\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;aneta8&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">aneta8</a> -&gt; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/anet-a8\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;anet-a8&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">anet-a8</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Type: <strong>renaming</strong></p>\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong> by <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/greenonline\">Greenonline</a></p>\n", "8884: <h1>Manufacturer: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker</a></h1>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Many questions in <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker</a> are not about the manufacturer but...\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a>, their Slicer; see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/433/8884\">separate Item</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-1\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-1&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-1</a> aka Ultimaker Original</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-2\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-2&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-2</a> aka 2+</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-3</a> third product iteration </li>\n<li>latest is the Ultimaker S5 (2019), no tag/questions yet</li>\n</ul></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>type: <strong>manual</strong></p>\n\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong></p>\n\n<p>2 questions remain: one about an unknown Ultimaker printer, one about an Ultimaker Filament (which I think should stay)</p>\n", "8884: <h1>Ultimaker Cura</h1>\n<p>This has some options:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Keep <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a></li>\n<li>Rename to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-cura</a>, alias <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a> to it.</li>\n<li>Keep <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a> <em>and</em> alias <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-cura</a> to it.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Type: Variant 2, official name.</p>\n<p>Status: <strong>DONE</strong> by Greenonline</p>\n", "8884: <h1>Filled-PLA</h1>\n<p>Status: <strong>TBD</strong></p>\n<p>Type: <strong>TBD: Alias/Synonym or Rename</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filled-pla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;filled-pla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">filled-pla</a> (current) reasonably gets the point across</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/blended-pla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;blended-pla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">blended-pla</a> would be a good synonym or alternate name</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/modified-pla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;modified-pla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">modified-pla</a> seems to be used synonymously but could be understood as a master-term for <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pla%2b\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pla+&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pla+</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/htpla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;htpla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">htpla</a> too.</li>\n</ol>\n", "8884: <h1>Manufacturer: FlashForge</h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Split up to their printers <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flashforge-creator\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flashforge-creator&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flashforge-creator</a> <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flashforge-adventurer-3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flashforge-adventurer-3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flashforge-adventurer-3</a> <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flashforge-finder\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flashforge-finder&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flashforge-finder</a></li>\n<li>added <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flashprint\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flashprint&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flashprint</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Type: Manual</p>\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong>. One <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/flashforge\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;flashforge&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">flashforge</a> question about a shared item remaining (and keeping the tag itself alive)</p>\n", "5740: <h1>Printer manufacturer: Creality</h1>\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong></p>\n<p>Note that the tag for this manufacturer <strong>does not exist</strong>, printers are listed solely by the printer model type/name: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cr-10\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cr-10&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cr-10</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-3</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-4\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-4&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-4</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-5\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-5&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-5</a>.</p>\n<p>In the light of FlashForge and Ultimaker, shouldn't the manufacturer be included (prefixed) in the tag?</p>\n", "8884: <h1>Ultimaker 1</h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Technically the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-1\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-1&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-1</a> is named <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-original\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-original&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-original</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Type: Rename</p>\n<p>Status: <strong>DONE</strong> by <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/5740/0scar\">0scar</a></p>\n", "8884: <h1>Manufacturer: E3D</h1>\n<p>We have a lot of questions tagged <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d</a>. Some concearn the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d-v6\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d-v6&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d-v6</a>, one the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d-titan-aero\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d-titan-aero&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d-titan-aero</a>, I think I have seen at least one <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d-volcano\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d-volcano&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d-volcano</a>.</p>\n<p>Should we split it? Should we weed out those that use <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d</a> but mean <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/all-metal-hotend\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;all-metal-hotend&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">all-metal-hotend</a> instead, and make that tag?</p>\n<p>Status: <strong>TBD</strong></p>\n", "8884: <h1>Laundry list:</h1>\n\n<h2>Open</h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/438\">e3d</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/436\">Creality</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/434\">Filled PLA</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2>Done</h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/431\">Anet</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/435\">Flashforge</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/432\">Ultimaker</a>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/437\">Ultimaker 1</a></li>\n</ul></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/433\">Cura</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/445\">Monoprice</a></li>\n</ul>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/439", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/11157/" ]

[ "11157: <p>Every time I write \"Cura\" in a question or answer, it gets edited to \"Ultimaker Cura\", <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/10940/11157\">most recently</a> resulting in awkward verbose repetition that required additional edits to fix. I don't see any justification for requiring use of official verbose names for software products that can be clearly identified by a well-known shorter name. For example on computing SE sites we don't force users to write \"Microsoft Windows\" or \"Redhat Linux\" in contexts where \"Windows\" or \"Redhat\" would be understood. And even on this site I don't recall every mention of \"Ender 3\" getting edited into \"Creality Ender 3\".</p>\n\n<p>Is such a policy (it's effectively a policy, since it's enforced by edits made by a moderator) appropriate for this site?</p>\n\n<p>For what it's worth, as a new-ish contributor to this SE site, having nitpicky edits to all of my posts does not make me feel welcome and appreciated.</p>\n", "5740: <p>Thanks for the input (+1) very much appreciated! First of all it is never the intention to annoy or irritate people, my apologies if it is experienced as such! Small edits are sometimes necessary to get out some spelling and unit spacing errors to improve the layout and readability of the questions and answers. I think the edits to the software name are born from my own experiences and nuisance as an owner of a software product that is misspelled many, many times, even by my own management... You've definitely got a point when it is seen as a nuisance and should therefore not be done anymore. </p>\n\n<p>Do note that the software initially was called Cura and the name was changed by the developers to explicitly include the company name at some point (version 2.something), hence the changes. I guess it would be best to use the complete name when one refers to the installment version, but can be shortened when referred to in text.</p>\n", "4762: <p>One additional point, that I've just remembered... we've also renamed the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a> tag, to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-cura</a>, although, we <em>have</em> kept the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cura</a> tag as a synonym to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ultimaker-cura\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ultimaker-cura&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ultimaker-cura</a>, so as not to break anything (i.e. links from either external sites or within SE itself). Thanks go to Trish for pointing that out.</p>\n\n<p>Please see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/430/tag-maintenance-summer-2019\">Tag Maintenance Summer 2019</a></p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/443", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/12562/" ]

[ "12562: <p>Are questions about applications of printed outputs on-topic?</p>\n\n<p>Some examples that I suspect will involve both on-topic and off-topic specimens:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Can model X be 3D printed using common materials and machines in a way that is strong enough to hold up Y?</li>\n<li>What is the largest known example of a Lego model made entirely from 3D-printed bricks?</li>\n<li>I saw this item out in public &lt;shows picture>. Was it 3D printed?</li>\n<li>Can one of those 3D printed phone cases <em>really</em> protect my phone?</li>\n</ul>\n", "4762: <p>Good point and I would point you to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/21/are-questions-that-tangentially-involve-3d-printing-on-topic/23#23\">Robert's answer</a>. </p>\n\n<p>We've just expanded the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">on-topic page</a>, with areas that were initially vague and unclear as to whether they were on topic or not, and which, over time, became clear that they should be on-topic. The initial proposal of the expansion was illustrated here, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic?rq=1\">Game plan</a>, and the final update was posted here, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/413/on-topic-has-been-updated-finally\">On-topic has been updated - finally!</a>.</p>\n\n<p>So, if your questions are on that (new, expanded) list then yes, they are on-topic. Otherwise, if they get posted they may get close votes, but then again people might find the question useful and run with it. It's up to the community really.</p>\n\n<p>Sorry, if this answer is a bit vague and I can't be more specific (at the moment).</p>\n\n<p>However, IMHO, I think that the site is intended to be more about the mechanics of 3D printing and getting something printed, rather than what you can do with 3D printed objects, as the latter is a extremely broad area, unbounded even. But others <em>may</em> have a more broader, and more accommodating, view. </p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/447", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>About Friday, this question was transferred to 3D Printing Beta: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/11371/which-nema-17-stepper-motor-for-titan\">Which NEMA 17 Stepper Motor for Titan?</a>. I left work for the day without clicking send on my comment, or my answer, and found today that it had closed, locked, and rejected. A comment said it should be rejected for being a hardware recommendation question. Ultimately it was closed for being off topic.</p>\n\n<p>IMO, both of these reasons are incorrect, and miss the point of the question.</p>\n\n<p>Yes, the OP admitted that they were facing their conundrum because of a long delay from China, but the question was not about vendor A vs. vendor B. The question was about what the requirements are for a motor in a particular application. This was about specifications and parts selection, not, in the sense of I think it was intended, a product selection.</p>\n\n<p>The OP wasn't asking about one 3D printer vs. another, or one system manufacturer vs. another. The OP was asking which of two motors would be more suitable to the application. This is engineering, not marketing. This is education, not shilling a vendor.</p>\n\n<p>As for being \"off-topic\", are we rejecting all questions about components and 3D printer engineering problems? Have we become strictly a user group for off-the-shelf printing systems?</p>\n\n<p>I feel strongly that this should be the place for discussing 3D printing engineering, and use, and tools. But, perhaps this interest is unique to me, and I should find somewhere else to interact with 3D printing users who have engineering problems.</p>\n\n<p>Have others noticed that the volume of reddit traffic related to 3D printing has dramatically increased in the last few months. Has reddit become the preferred place for engineering questions? </p>\n\n<p>As for the user who had the 3D Printing Beta door slammed in their face, IMO both options they presented were sub-optimal, and by closing the question we can't help them either with the choice, or with understanding why. </p>\n\n<p>It is a shame when a curious OP with a question that is real to them is rejected.</p>\n", "4762: <p>Well posted. </p>\n\n<p>I agree. Whilst I know that other people's opinions do and will differ, myself, I feel that this is on-topic. After all it is not an open-ended recommendation, but rather \"is this suitable?\" Personally, I can't see what is wrong with it and we have quite a few of questions like it, that haven't been closed. </p>\n\n<p>TBH, this particular question has been playing on my mind ever since it was migrated, and it is a shame if we can't help people with these sort of questions.</p>\n\n<p>I feel like maybe posting a \"Why can't we allow (non-open ended) product suitability questions/recommendations\" meta question, although your question has already done this, I guess.</p>\n\n<p>I know that SE.Electrical Engineering has a similar type of thought process, and I have previously posted some questions asking \"Can I use this component?\" or (more tenuously) \"What can I use to replace such and such a component?\" and they were closed almost immediately - I'll have to dig around to find the examples - and it was quite frustrating that I couldn't get an answer, and I didn't really know where else to turn. Admittedly, the latter question was/is open-ended... however, if I suggest a component and ask as to its suitability, I personally can't see what is wrong with that, as it isn't open-ended, and more of a yes/no binary question.</p>\n\n<p>I guess one could say that it invites opinionated answers - a bit like my answer to the stepper motor question, which after re-reading could be read as just my opinion, I suppose.</p>\n\n<p>Even so, it is still a shame as it would tend to put people (especially new comers) off from approaching SE again, as they may perceive that SE has a rather strict set of guidelines as to what can be asked and what can not. However, that is more down to SE's rules as a whole, which we can't really debate here.</p>\n\n<p>However, that said, it isn't like this particular SE site is so inundated with questions that we can't bend the rules a bit. Most of the time we are lucky to get one or two questions a day...</p>\n\n<p>At least it wasn't closed immediately and the OP was offered some guidance in the comments and answers before it got closed. Well done to all for that.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>This has been a bit of a brain dump of what has been on my mind the past day, hopefully it doesn't sound like a rant (it isn't meant to be). I'll go over it later and modify and supplement, when I get more time.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/449", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/19195/" ]

[ "19195: <p>We are currently looking at the scope definition on the Arts &amp; Crafts site. Some 3D subject matter could be on-topic there, and we don't want to steal any thunder from the 3D Printing site. Your \"what's on topic\" discussion in the Help section covers a lot of subject matter beyond 3D printing per se. It also lists a curious off-topic example (assembling 3D printed parts), although it isn't clear whether that would still be considered off-topic.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>It would be nice to be able to succinctly describe what would be off-topic on A&amp;C by virtue of being on-topic here. Does the following accurately summarize what's on-topic here (not a complete scope for this site, just a boundary for A&amp;C)?</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Computer-driven creation of 3D objects, and components for creating 3D objects, (e.g., 3D printing, cutting of flat components used to build 3D objects via equipment like CNC, laser cutters, hobby cutters like Cricut, etc.).</p>\n</blockquote></li>\n<li><p>Would this site include non-computer-driven 3D printing via handheld technology? For example there are novelty pens that take a filament and create hand-drawn 3D objects, and a common hobby theme is creating 3D objects using a hot glue gun. My assumption is that this site is only concerned with computer-controlled equipment.</p></li>\n<li><p>My reading is that this site's focus ends with the production of the parts, possibly with a few extensions, like joining parts into a whole if technology limitations require producing it in sections, or smoothing the surface of the produced part. Would I be correct that the following kinds of things would not be on-topic?</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>assembling a wooden object made from laser-cut parts (although producing the parts would be on-topic)</li>\n<li>decorating the finished item (or would finishes that bond with the filament material be on-topic? Would surface prep for finishing be on-topic?)</li>\n</ul></li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>Any further guidance you can provide to help us define what not to ask on Art &amp; Crafts because it's covered here?</p>\n", "2082: <p>We don't get a lot of traffic here on 3D Printing (Beta). I check every day, and often don't find questions to respond to -- and I am prone to over-responding.</p>\n\n<p>Is the intention of SE that questioners (within one particular activity they undertake) will tend to ask questions on one site, or do we expect sites to have very narrow, non-overlapping scopes and place the onus on questioners to determine the correct site?</p>\n\n<p>In other words, if I cross-country ski and also 3D Print, clearly questions about each activity should go to different sites. But, within cross-country skiing, would questions about waxing be directed to a materials science site, questions about packing the snow be directed to a landscaping site? Or, would they all fit within cross-country skiing?</p>\n\n<p>I know this isn't a clear answer. To the extent that I may take a position, I would encourage someone who has found this site to stick here until they clearly can be better served elsewhere.</p>\n", "8884: <p>in addition to 0scar:</p>\n\n<p>Re 1: Note that while CNC is (barely) on topic, vinyl plotters are not. One could summarize us better as \"Methods of additive manufacturing and machines that share same or similar motion systems\".</p>\n\n<p>Re 2: yes and no: A better term would be \"digitally controlled\" as printer boards aren't full computers, but 3D pens would be technically on topic as a quite close topic (they use the very same filament as printers usually).</p>\n\n<p>Re 3: The main scope is Assembly and Maintenence as well as Troubleshooting of the machines used. It extends into design and postproduction to the degree it is specific to the tools of the trade. Your first example is usually Off Topic (unless it's an assembly for a printer component), while the second is somewhat careful to look at: How to prepare a surface for further postprocessing is usually filament dependent and thus in scope. We even have the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/post-processing\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;post-processing&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">post-processing</a></p>\n", "5740: <p>This answer addresses some of the things that came to mind based on your question.</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Post processing 3D printed objects is on topic, this includes surface treatment, weathering, annealing and connecting parts (the topic <a href=\"/q/276\">\"Game plan - What is on-topic?\"</a> suggests connecting parts is off-topic, but questions on this topic have been allowed since that old referenced question).</li>\n<li>It appears that handheld 3D pens (no novelty IMHO) share some topics\nwith this site. E.g. material printing temperatures, cooling,\nadhesion to build platform, and maybe more related questions, e.g. clogging?</li>\n<li>Assembly of laser cut parts would not be on-topic, unless the parts are a frame of a 3D printing/cutting machine.</li>\n</ul>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/451", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2338/" ]

[ "2338: <p>I asked <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/11407/how-to-theoretically-calculate-the-maximum-acceleration\">How to theoretically calculate the maximum acceleration?</a> but I noticed that I made a mistake in the formula.</p>\n\n<p>The question (body, not title) was only about one aspect, which has been answered properly, but now a second one arose.</p>\n\n<p>How should I handle the mistake and the already posted (good) answer?</p>\n", "4762: <p>IIWY, I would just edit the question (using the <code>edit</code> link beneath your post, and leave a comment (mentioning the update) for the person who answered (i.e. Tom), by addressing them, using their username and preceding it with the <code>@</code> symbol (or, easier still, just leave a comment under their answer).</p>\n\n<p>Tom will then be able to update his answer, so that both question and answer remain in-sync.</p>\n\n<p>There is an edit history anyway (again, accessible via the <code>edited</code> link beneath the post), if that is your concern, so all changes can be tracked and viewed (and rolled back to, if need be) at a later date.</p>\n\n<p>However, Tom appears to have picked up your error already, and left you a comment.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/453", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>Half a year passed since <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/430/tag-maintenance-summer-2019\">Tag Maintenance Summer 2019</a>. A lot was done, some wasn't, so cleanup and rinse and repeat: Let's do some tag maintenance, especially regarding printers to make them easier to read. Use an answer to propose a change, merge or split. Discussions for each change should go into the comments of each change.</p>\n\n<p>Some things are easier than others: </p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renaming</strong> a tag can be done with mod tools.</li>\n<li><strong>Alias/Synonyms</strong> are reasonably quick, often follow along renaming</li>\n<li>Some tags need <strong>manual (separation)</strong>. Sifting through what is and what isn't this tag has to be done to separate the stuff. It can be noisy to the front site but has to be done.</li>\n</ul>\n", "8884: <h1>Manufacturer: Monoprice</h1>\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/445/8884\">Takeover from Summer 2019</a></p>\n<p>This tag (<a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/monprice\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;monprice&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">monprice</a>) is used for tagging questions regarding various printer types while the tag itself is the manufacturer. In analogy to the other printer tags and types these should be re-tagged with the proper printer types.</p>\n<p>The tag appears to be used 52 times, of which 27 times used this year. Printers that are tagged under the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/monoprice\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;monoprice&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">monoprice</a> manufacturer tag are:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monoprice Maker Architect</li>\n<li>Monoprice Select Mini (v1/v2)</li>\n<li>Monoprice Maker Select</li>\n<li>Monoprice Maker Select Plus</li>\n<li>Monoprice Maker Ultimate</li>\n<li>Monoprice Mini Delta</li>\n<li>Monoprice Dual Extrusion</li>\n</ul>\n<p><em>Note the &quot;MP&quot; is dropped from certain names, this should be related to <strong>M</strong>ono<strong>P</strong>rice.</em></p>\n", "8884: <h1>Printer manufacturer: Creality</h1>\n<p>Status: <strong>Done</strong></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/436/8884\">Takeover from Summer 2019</a></p>\n<p>Note that the tag for this manufacturer <strong>does not exist</strong>, printers are listed solely by the printer model type/name: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cr-10\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;cr-10&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">cr-10</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-3</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-4\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-4&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-4</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ender-5\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;ender-5&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">ender-5</a>.</p>\n<p>In the light of FlashForge and Ultimaker, shouldn't the manufacturer be included (prefixed) in the tag?</p>\n", "8884: <h1>Prusa</h1>\n<p>Status:<strong>Done</strong></p>\n<p>Type: Re-tag</p>\n<p>In light of correcting tags to the official names <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prusa\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;prusa&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">prusa</a> should be <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prusa-research\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;prusa-research&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">prusa-research</a></p>\n", "8884: <h1>Laundry list:</h1>\n<h2>Open</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/458/8884\">Filled PLA</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/459/8884\">Repair vs. Maintenance</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Done</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/456/8884\">e3d</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/455/8884\">Monoprice</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/457/8884\">Creality</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/460/8884\">Prusa</a></li>\n</ul>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/464", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>There are <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/search?q=pid\">quite some questions on PID tuning or PID tuning related questions</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Should we have a <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pid\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pid&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pid</a> to make this more visible?</p>\n\n<p>Or, should we tag such questions by adding the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heat-management\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;heat-management&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">heat-management</a>?</p>\n", "8884: <p>if we add it to the core of <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heat-management\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;heat-management&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">heat-management</a>, we should alias <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pid\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pid&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pid</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heat-management\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;heat-management&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">heat-management</a>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/466", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>As the question states, should <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-plate</a> be merged? Basically, both tags refer to the same part of the printer; <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a> should be a synonym for <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-plate</a>.</p>\n", "4922: <h1>Edit: I like Trish's suggestion best.</h1>\n\n<p>I vote <strong>no</strong>. Our (Hyrel) printers have, on some models, a thick aluminum <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a> that can reach 200C, but we expect users to mount different <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-plate</a>s on it, depending on what material they're printing with. These can be coated with PEI, garolite, polycarbonate, or others; or they can be commercial build plates like GeckoTek or Anycubic Ultrabase.</p>\n\n<p>You heat the bed. You print on the build plate. In some cases, these may be a single item.</p>\n", "8884: <p>I too vote for <strong>no</strong>, but for different reasons:</p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/y-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;y-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">y-axis</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/z-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;z-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">z-axis</a> hold the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carriage\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;carriage&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">carriage</a>, which levels the Print<a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a>. The <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a> can be heated and is the carrier for the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-surface</a>. For example, whenever we talk about a \"glass bed\" we actually mean a glass <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-plate</a> that is mounted on a heated bed. Springsteel usually is correctly referred to as build surface. BuildTak and other build-surfaces are bonding directly to the bed. The distinction is pretty much along these lines:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The mechanical moving system is under the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">bed</a>\n\n<ul>\n<li>the heating effect of this makes it a <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heated-bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;heated-bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">heated-bed</a></li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>The area directly in contact with the extruded plastic is the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-surface</a></li>\n<li>The plate in contact with the curing resin in an SLA printer would be the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">build-surface</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Technically, there might be a renaming needed closely related:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;glass-bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">glass-bed</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-build-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;glass-build-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">glass-build-surface</a>?</li>\n</ul>\n", "5740: <p>It should not be about merging of tags, rather we should come up with a proper terminology to identify the correct parts of the &quot;build platform&quot;.</p>\n<p>Basically, every printer consists of a frame with some sort of guide rails¹ moving a carriage. On this carriage a build surface is attached where the printer prints the print on; it is always the top of the stack. Note that this can be e.g. a moving Y-axis² or moving Z-axis carriage³. In some cases the carriage is missing and there is just a static mounting, then it's a platform instead⁴. It is basically irrelevant if the build surface is glued to the stack or removeable in some way or another.</p>\n<p>Between the carriage and the build surface you can have have a stack of multiple elements: a structure or structures, a plate, plates or matts, insulation, etc. This <strong>whole</strong> assembly of elements make up the build platform, an example is shown below.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/M3xCs.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/M3xCs.png\" alt=\"Proposed build platform terminology\" /></a></p>\n<p>Note that the linear support can be mounted in Y or Z direction. To tag the elements that make up the <em>build platform assembly</em>, a proposed solution can consist of the following terms for subassemblies:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/z-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;z-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">z-axis</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/y-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;y-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">y-axis</a> in combination with <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carriage\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;carriage&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">carriage</a>,</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/platform\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;platform&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">platform</a> (to support printers that have a solid platform, e.g. Hyrel/Delta)</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heated-bed\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;heated-bed&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">heated-bed</a> (aluminium bed or a silicone matt), which can have a</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-print-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;glass-print-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">glass-print-surface</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pei-print-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pei-print-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pei-print-surface</a>, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/buildtak-print-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;buildtak-print-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">buildtak-print-surface</a>, etc. possibly augmented with the additional tag of <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/removeable-print-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;removeable-print-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">removeable-print-surface</a> or <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/magnetic-print-surface\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;magnetic-print-surface&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">magnetic-print-surface</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Annotations</h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The rails often take the shape of rods and bearings, linear rails\nof V-slot profile.</li>\n<li>Carthesian Portal or Cantilever printers</li>\n<li>CoreXY like the Hypercube</li>\n<li>Delta Printers</li>\n</ol>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/467", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/13883/" ]

[ "13883: <p>Without going into the specifics (because I don't know them) E3D got into a bit of hot water with the name of their new Hermes extruder and determined that just renaming the extruder to Hemera would make life easier. Is there a way to change <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d-hermes\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d-hermes&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d-hermes</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/e3d-hemera\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;e3d-hemera&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">e3d-hemera</a> and perhaps make the former synonymous with the latter?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Yes it is possible to rename tags, but it would indeed be better to create a synonym as the extruder has had the Hermes name for a while. This means the Hermes tag will be replaced by the Hemera tag after adding/confirming the tag in the question.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p><strong>Update:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Has been done, there where only 2 questions.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/474", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>to make reading tags easier, I propose to swap <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lcdscreen\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;lcdscreen&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">lcdscreen</a> to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lcd-screen\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;lcd-screen&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">lcd-screen</a>, in line with <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/x-axis\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;x-axis&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">x-axis</a> and others.</p>\n", "5740: <p>For better readability, the tag has been updated to include a hyphen: <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lcd-screen\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;lcd-screen&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">lcd-screen</a>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/476", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/16523/" ]

[ "16523: <p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/12153/updating-marlin-firmware-step-by-step-guide\">Updating Marlin Firmware - Step by Step Guide</a></p>\n\n<p>Page asks for step by step updates, but is locked for comments, answers, or edits. How does one help?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Users with a high enough reputation were able to edit the question and the answer, it has been locked for lower reputation users to prevent adding other answers while we were establishing a framework for the answer. Once the answer is visible the whole community will be able to add to the answer within the framework of the answer. Note that we possibly will lock the addition of new answers.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/478", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/3864/" ]

[ "3864: <p>There's been a bit in the news about persons 3d printing parts to help in the COVID19 pandemic, but as mentioned in <a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahgoehrke/2020/03/29/fda-oversight-emerges-for-additive-manufacturing-resources-in-pandemic-response/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">this Forbes article</a>,</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Community response is high, but also in short supply is often the knowledge of exactly what will help, and how and where to deploy that help. 3-D printing random designs found online might feel helpful, but if those designs don’t meet usage criteria or aren’t produced in satisfactory environments, ultimately it’s often just a waste of plastic. </p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>So are questions related to which parts I should print to be most helpful be on topic? Or questions about where I can find guidance on the best support?</p>\n", "5740: <p>I don't think that specific question how and where you can help printing parts for the COVID-19 pandemic are of value for the future. But, problems with printing, settings, orientation, etc. are on-topic.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/480", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2338/" ]

[ "2338: <p>Several questions are related to first layer calibration or issues: I found 43 of them with \"first layer\" in the title alone, 150 with \"first layer\" anywhere (no duplicates).</p>\n\n<p>I propose adding a \"first-layer\" tag to more easily retrieve said questions.</p>\n\n<p>I already applied it to my latest question without thinking about it, but I can remove it if desired.</p>\n", "8884: <p>I think the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/adhesion\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;adhesion&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">adhesion</a> tag should be used instead.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/483", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/19482/" ]

[ "19482: <p>So, recently I was looking at an answer, I clicked on the vote up button because it was good and then noticed I already had. The score changed to 2 and I un vote-upped it. Is this supposed to happen? The answer is <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/11580/xyz-davinci-3d-printer-constantly-jamming?answertab=oldest#tab-top\">here</a></p>\n", "5740: <p>Remember that you aren't the only one voting on questions and answers, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&amp;filter=all\">more people do</a>, actually, voting is the way to show your appreciation.</p>\n\n<p>It can happen that if you upvote, somebody else might have done that too since you loaded the page. So after voting, the counter would have increased by 2 as if you did that, but in fact it is just more people voting while your page hasn't been refreshed yet. The system won't allow you to vote multiple times.</p>\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/196/remember-to-vote\">remember to vote often</a>! That is much appreciated!</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/489", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>Recently a question got tagged with the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/marlin-2.0\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;marlin-2.0&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">marlin-2.0</a> tag which I changed to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/marlin\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;marlin&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">marlin</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Should we allow a new tag for Marlin 2.0 since this firmware branch is significantly different from version 1.1.x?</p>\n", "5740: <p>I'm inclined to not add the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/marlin-2.0\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;marlin-2.0&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">marlin-2.0</a> tag, else we have to create a new tag for every version that may come. From the question it should be made clear for which version the problem arises.</p>\n\n<p>Also, some supposedly Marlin 2.0 problems may be just old legacy code problems.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/494", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>I've been here for a little while. I am still a low-reputation of SE, with most of my involvement being here. I know that each SE has it's own personality, somewhat derived from the charter, somewhat from the written standards, and somewhat determined by the customary practices in the community.</p>\n<p>I have found from reading many answers that the first line is often &quot;soft&quot;. A welcome to a new user. A word of appreciation for the question. A social throat-clearing before jumping into the substance of the answer. Over time, I have adopted this form myself, especially with a user who is new to 3D Printing SE.</p>\n<p>Three days ago, one of my answers was edited to remove the preliminary social lubricant. I'm fine with this, and I understand it is in keeping with the position that the value of SE to the investors is in the responsive content of the answers, not in the social glue. I would have approved the edits myself except that one can not do that from the app. Today, I connected through a desktop and found that the edit had been auto-approved. Again, no problem.</p>\n<p>But to the question.</p>\n<p>We want to be welcoming to new users, and we hope they will stay close to the site and become active members. To do so requires communication, the informal, person-to-person communication that builds oxytocin rather than facts. This doesn't fit the business purpose of SE, but it is necessary to support the mission of SE which must succeed for the business to succeed.</p>\n<p>Is the right method to:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Welcome people in an answer,</li>\n<li>Welcome people in a comment, where it is also not appropriate,</li>\n<li>Do not welcome people -- just stick to the facts, or</li>\n<li>Welcome people in an answer but go back later and strip it out?</li>\n</ol>\n", "4762: <p>I saw that suggested edit too, and I was unsure what to do and left it and then (lamentably) forgot to go back to it.</p>\n<p>TBH, while it was a nice gesture to a new user, I think that the welcome was (sort of) out of place in the answer, purely because the welcome would age away with time, whereas the technical meat of the answer wouldn't... If that makes sense.</p>\n<p>Sorry, I don't have time to post a longer answer, at the moment, but I'd say put the &quot;welcome&quot; in a ethereal comment, which can easily be cleaned up later, and keep the answers to be just that: technical info.</p>\n", "5740: <p>I struggled with the same question since I saw the edit, good that you brought this to Meta! Thanks!</p>\n<p>As the community of regular and active members is limited, I think it is okay to welcome people in a comment or an answer. It would be a shame to scare people away after their first question, resulting in abandoned questions and unaccepted answers. But, we do need to conform to the Q&amp;A format and sometimes need to remind people this isn't a forum of threaded messages and we do have some rules to participate. We have created some <a href=\"/q/303/\">standard comments</a> that welcome and thank new members but at the same time lead them to the rules of the site.</p>\n<p>It might be a good idea to approach first time (SE) members friendly. Welcoming comments can and tend to be deleted after a while when users aren't new anymore (everybody can raise a flag on a comment to vote for <em>”It's no longer needed&quot;</em>). So option 4 would be my preferred option.</p>\n<p>Personally I think this site is more welcoming than larger sites as SO for instance. My first experiences at SO didn't make me feel welcome.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/497", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>&quot;Does anybody&quot; questions are, to me, a sign of especially poor writing: They ask about mere existence, and then the answer always can be yes, as there will be one experimental setup that did exactly that.</p>\n<p>But it is impossible to prove a negative, so such questions stay unanswered or attract poor answers.</p>\n<p>So, what should we do about them?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Encourage them to rewrite, and if they have the solution, encourage them to write an answer and accept it. The question can be closed by voting so that the author can rewrite the question and add more information (based on some comments of high reputation members and mods), if that doesn't work, the question could be deleted.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/500", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Following up from some comments¹ left on <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/14195/4762\">this question</a>, here is a brief list (quick braindump) of common things to keep an eye out for, when making an edit to tidy up a post:</p>\n<h3>Obvious mistakes</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Typos</li>\n<li>Spelling:\n<ul>\n<li>commonly used 3d -&gt; <a href=\"https://www.lexico.com/definition/3d\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">3D</a>;</li>\n<li>proper capitalizing:\n<ul>\n<li>printer/electronics make and model like:\n<ul>\n<li>ramps -&gt; RAMPS,</li>\n<li>ender -&gt; Ender,</li>\n<li>bltouch -&gt; BLTouch, etc.;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>software products like:\n<ul>\n<li>cura -&gt; Cura,</li>\n<li>octoprint -&gt; OctoPrint,</li>\n<li>pronterface -&gt; Pronterface</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Others:\n<ul>\n<li>gcode -&gt; G-code;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Grammar.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Salutations</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Removal of signatures;</li>\n<li>Removal of greetings, such as &quot;Hi&quot;/&quot;Hi there&quot;;</li>\n<li>Removal of 'Hope this helps' - &quot;<em>Stack Overflow is like an encyclopedia, so we prefer to omit these types of phrases. It is assumed that everyone here is trying to be helpful.</em>&quot; - I saw this quote on SO.</li>\n<li>Removal of &quot;Thanks&quot; - this is both contentious and up-for-debate on some SE sites. However, if you agree with the above quote for &quot;Hope this helps&quot;, then the same can be applied to &quot;Thanks&quot; - it can be assumed that you will be grateful - also &quot;Thanks&quot; reduces the encyclopedia &quot;look&quot; of SE.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Correct use of SI units</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SI units are the standard <em>(Imperial units can be used as secondary units but should be put in between parentheses after the SI units)</em>;</li>\n<li>Adding non-breaking space before SI units (<code>&amp;nbsp;</code>) - see <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/q/297/4762\">Don't forget the space!</a>;</li>\n<li>Temperature units:\n<ul>\n<li>Celsius: c or C or oC -&gt; °C (<code>&amp;deg;C</code>)</li>\n<li>Fahrenheit: f or F or oF -&gt; °F (<code>&amp;deg;F</code>)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Electrical units:\n<ul>\n<li>Voltage: v -&gt; V;</li>\n<li>Current: a -&gt; A;</li>\n<li>Resistance: Ohms -&gt; Ω (<code>&amp;Omega;</code>)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Presentation</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Break up walls of text, into more easily digestible paragraphs;</li>\n<li>Replace slang, or <em>text-speak</em>, with grammatical English;</li>\n<li>Possible re-arranging of text blocks, into a more logical, or clearer, sequence - if, for example, the post (usually an initially poor quality question) has slowly been built through a series of edits responding to repeated requests for additional information. However, care should be taken not to cause a conflict with the author's intent - respect the OP.</li>\n<li>Remove instances of &quot;EDIT:&quot; and the such like (e.g. date and time stamps). There is already a link to the edit history of the post, which viewable by all, so there really is no need to replicate this in the text - it just disrupts the readability and flow of text.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Text formatting</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Removing HTML tags (i.e. <code>&lt;br&gt;</code>) when there is a markdown equivalent;</li>\n<li>List formatting, and associated additional indenting of linked paragraphs and code;</li>\n<li>Quotes must be <em>blockquote formatted</em> <strong>and</strong> have the source provided, preferably as a link. This is to avoid accusations of plagiarism and possible legal action.</li>\n<li>Code formatting: G-codes should be <em>code formatted</em>, i.e. surrounded by backquotes (`), indented by 4 spaces or (for multiple lines) enclosed by triple single backquotes (```).</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Images</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Image descriptions, <em>and</em> image hover tags;</li>\n<li>Clickable image display - i.e. <code>[![&lt;imagedescription&gt;][x]][x]</code>, sometimes, somehow, the &quot;outside&quot; wrapper brackets get lost;</li>\n<li>Orientation of image - requires a bit of &quot;manual&quot; labour in an image editor;</li>\n<li>Appropriate size of image, crop out excess white border surrounds - requires a bit of &quot;manual&quot; labour in an image editor;</li>\n<li>Ensure that the image has been added to the <em>Stack Exchange</em> imgur, rather than just the vanilla imgur, or an external site, as this reduces the chance of an image disappearing, due to <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_rot\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">link-rot</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Inlining links</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Inlining links with the title of the linked page;</li>\n<li>Inlining YouTube links with the title of video.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Title</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don't forget to check the title, for spelling, etc., it can be easy to just focus on the body of the question, and overlook the title itself;</li>\n<li>Title case should be replaced by regular case, i.e. &quot;This Is Very Ugly To Deal With&quot;;</li>\n<li>Remove any information, already present in the tags, which is repeated in the title. For example, if the title is &quot;Filament - Is PETG more weather resistant than PLA?&quot;, the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filament\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;filament&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">filament</a> tag can be used instead, and the redundant &quot;Filament&quot; can be removed from the title<sup>2</sup>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Information from comments</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Often there is a large amount of additional information in the comments beneath a post, in response to requests from other users. This additional information <em>really</em> should be in the post itself. The comment should be copy/pasted into the post and tidied, if necessary.</li>\n<li>Once the edit has been approved, the comment should then be flagged as &quot;It's no longer needed&quot;</li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>There are probably more examples, so this list may get updated from time to time.</p>\n<hr />\n<h3>Footnotes</h3>\n<p><sup>1</sup> I wrote this post as one central post doesn't seem to exist. There is a series of disparate meta posts (either on this meta, or other meta sites, or the main <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com\">SE.Meta</a> site), each dealing with one of the different facets of post editing, listed above, which I'll get around to posting links to. However, generally, it is by looking at other people's edits (across the various SE sites), that one gets an idea as to what should be fixed.</p>\n<p><sup>2</sup> Of course the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/petg\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;petg&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">petg</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pla\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;pla&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">pla</a> tags can also be used, but you wouldn't want to also remove <em>them</em> from the title as it would become meaningless..!</p>\n", "4762: <p>In response to argarza's <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/500/useful-things-to-check-for-when-cleaning-up-posts/515#comment807_500\">comment</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>How should menu items in software, i.e. Cura, or settings, i.e. 'Layer Height', be formatted?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<hr />\n<h3>Formatting menu items</h3>\n<p>I normally use Bold. However, I have seen other people use italics. It's probably best to stick to one or the other. Shall we say Bold? I (personally) prefer bold as it seems clearer to me.</p>\n<p>Italics would be more suited for use as <em>stressing</em> a point or a <em>particular</em> word, IMHO.</p>\n<p>For a menu delimiter, I normally use this character: <code>►</code> (<code>&amp;#x25B6;</code>), as it (again) is clearer to see. So for example a hierarchical menu would look like:</p>\n<p><strong>File</strong> ► <strong>Print...</strong></p>\n<p>or</p>\n<p><strong>View</strong> ► <strong>Developer</strong> ► <strong>View Source</strong></p>\n<p>Note: that the arrow is not bolded, here is the actual markdown:</p>\n<pre><code>**View** ► **Developer** ► **View Source**`\n</code></pre>\n<p>I've also seen code formatting used for menus, but IMHO, I think it looks nasty, see <a href=\"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/a/18/6936\">this answer</a> (which, incidentally, is where I lifted the arrow from).</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Note: This is not an official &quot;Stack Exchange&quot; policy (I'm not even sure that one exists, w.r.t. formatting menu items or what-have-you). I <em>did</em> come across this today, however: <a href=\"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/303219/4424636\">How do I make a good edit?</a>, which has a <a href=\"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/303220/4424636\">good answer</a> from <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/168333/s-l-barth-reinstate-monica\">S. L. Barth</a>. See this comment:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I've tried to get all editing information together <a href=\"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/303219/812149\">here</a> on MSO. A few rules of thumb: quote markdown is only for quotes. <code>code markdown</code> is only for code. Personally, I also believe that <strong>boldface</strong> and <em>italics</em> should be avoided when possible.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/501", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>Currently, pure CAD questions are out of scope of our Stack, but we have quite some cases that edge, where the question about the CAD is about how to make a model printable or design principles or such.</p>\n<p>Where do we draw the line in the sand? <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/204/the-fine-line-between-3d-and-cad\">This was once discussed in 2016, but no conclusive answer defined.</a></p>\n", "8884: <p>My stance on the topic is:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any CAD question should show <strong>how</strong> or <strong>why</strong> they are related to 3D printing, otherwise it is out of scope.\n<ul>\n<li>Examples: &quot;How to cut up a model for 3D printing&quot; is <strong>in</strong> for showing relatedness</li>\n<li>&quot;How to do a plane Cut on a model in FreeCAD?&quot; is <strong>out</strong> for not showing relatedness</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Questions about functions of a program are out of scope unless they show how they are related to 3D printing.\n<ul>\n<li>Example: &quot;How to combine two bodies in Fusion360&quot; is <strong>out</strong> unless showing how it relates to printing</li>\n<li>The same question showing relatedness: &quot;I want to print a mashup model of this and this STEP file. I need them as a single STL. How to do that in Fusion 360?&quot;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Bug reports are always out of scope.</strong> We are not the bugtracker.</li>\n</ul>\n", "4762: <p>It is good that you found that original question. It <em>was</em> added to the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/276/game-plan-what-is-on-topic\">What's on topic meta question</a>, but that area of the topic list doesn't seem to have been particularly well hammered out. If you look at the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">What's on topic help page</a>, it does state:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Blender - whilst there may be some overlap with <a href=\"https://blender.stackexchange.com/\">SE.Blender</a>, <strong>if the question is related to 3D printing then it is on-topic</strong></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Maybe the whole line needs re-wording to be less Blender centric..?</p>\n<p>Regarding the question that caused this issue to be raised again, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/15335/how-to-combine-difference-with-concatinate-object\">How to combine difference with concatinate object</a>, I must admit that initially I agreed with <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/15335/how-to-combine-difference-with-concatinate-object#comment28882_15335\">Mick's comment</a> that it was probably on-topic. However, following <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/15335/how-to-combine-difference-with-concatinate-object#comment28885_15335\">your comment</a>, I wholeheartedly agree that any CAD question <em>really should</em> have some 3D printing element attached, in order for it to fit on this site (as the On-topic help page implies).</p>\n<p>So, in short, you are indeed correct, and backed up by the what's on-topic help page.</p>\n<p>In addition, the on-topic help page needs a slight clarification, such as:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If a CAD question is related to 3D printing then it is on-topic. However, general CAD questions, if there is not a 3D printing angle, are not on-topic. Likewise, with Blender - whilst there may be some overlap with <a href=\"https://blender.stackexchange.com/\">SE.Blender</a>, if the question is related to to 3D printing then it is on-topic.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/504", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>This is a quick note to say that the (yawn!) <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">on-topic page</a> has been fixed up and made to look like the on-topic pages of other SE sites, rather than a jumbled beta mess (which was entirely my fault after my previous patch, I must admit). As we aren't really a <em>beta</em>-beta site any more (but rather more one of those perpetual beta sites) it seemed sensible to tidy it up.</p>\n<p>Also, a recent <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/15335/4762\">CAD question</a> raised some issues with the on-topic page, for not being particularly clear.</p>\n<p>Obviously, it can still change a bit, and any suggestions or corrections will be <em>whole-heartedly</em> welcomed.</p>\n<p>Personally, I feel that the off-topic section doesn't seem prominent enough to me, but it has the same &quot;format&quot; as the other sites have. However, the other sites don't have such a massive list of on-topic as us - their on- and off-topic sections are <em>roughly</em> the same size, whereas our off-topic section is about 5 % the size of our on-topic section. Hence why the off-topic section seems to be invisible, stuck down right at the bottom.</p>\n<p>Also, the only weird bit left now is the large block of waffly <code>&lt;sub&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;</code> text. Firstly, links don't seem to work within that block, for some reason, so I stripped them out. Secondly, some of the waffle needs to go.</p>\n<p>Apart from that... &quot;Mission Accomplished&quot;?</p>\n<p>Apologies to all that it took so long to fix up and prettify.</p>\n", "8884: <h1>ERRORS</h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting 3D printed parts - For example, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/6214/laser-engraver-with-smoothie-ramps-1-4-or-awc708c\">connecting 3D printed parts</a> is currently off-topic²</li>\n<li>Coding - For example <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/3109/how-to-build-own-cura-gui\">How to build my own Cura GUI?</a> - Coding Ultimaker Cura question, migrated to SO³</li>\n</ul>\n<p>These two &quot;footnotes&quot; don't exist.</p>\n<p>The first of the two does not seem to link to the question in the supposed title... in fact <strong>most</strong> links seem to go... off sideways to the actual proper link. Might there be a numbering issue?!</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/505", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>In the <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/79830/public-3d-printing-room\">chat</a> this had popped up:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/56705982#56705982\">Are questions related to DEFCAD's Liberator permitted here?</a></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>After <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/359688/389668\">asking on the main Meta</a>, I was asked to ask here instead. How shall we deal with the topic of 3D printed guns?</p>\n", "8884: <p>I think we should <strong>not</strong> allow asking about <em>manufacturing</em> 3D-printed fireams because it opens liability under NY law: The servers of SE are in NYC as is the company's incorporation. This means each user avails themselves to NY law under diversity jurisdiction - but the company is probably fine with <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/legal/terms-of-service\">ToS #9</a>... <a href=\"https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-gun-safety-legislation-ban-3d-printed-guns\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">New York <strong>banned</strong> <em>untraceable</em> 3D printed weapons and knowingly aiding in the manufacture of untraceable guns</a>. Any 3D printed gun could be made untraceable by omitting one step in the manufacture that does have no structural impact - the addition of metal. So as a result any <strong>knowing</strong> assistance could be seen as causing the manufacture of an untraceable gun under New York Penal Code section 265.50 (Caps original, Emphasis mine):</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>§ 265.50 CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN UNDETECTABLE\nFIREARM.</p>\n<p><strong>A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN\nUNDETECTABLE FIREARM WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY</strong> MANUFACTURES, <strong>CAUSES TO BE\nMANUFACTURED</strong>, SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES, DISPOSES OF, TRANSPORTS, SHIPS,\nOR POSSESSES WITH THE INTENT TO SELL:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p>ANY FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN THAT, AFTER REMOVAL OF GRIPS, STOCKS\nAND MAGAZINES, IS UNDETECTABLE; OR</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>ANY MAJOR COMPONENT OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN WHICH IS UNDETECTABLE.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN UNDETECTABLE FIREARM IS\nA CLASS D FELONY.</p>\n</blockquote>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/509", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/-1/" ]

[ "-1: <p>Which are some of the most active online communities (regardless of platform) that regularly deal / talk/debate / etc with printing in general?</p>\n<p>I'm especially interested in ones focused heavily on DIY and UV printing</p>\n<p>I'd love some recommendations if you have any!</p>\n", "26170: <p>Ok, as for January 2021 few links I had on hand are:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/3dprinter/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Reddit r/3dprinter - 3D Printer</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Reddit r/FixMyPrint - Get help to diagnose and fix 3D print problems</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.soliforum.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">SoliForum - 3D Printing Community</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://community.ultimaker.com/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Ultimaker Community of 3D Printing Experts</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://reprap.org/forum/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">RepRap Forum</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>These are where I personally landed and found something useful when surfing/troubleshooting, and they seem to be actually active. You can query Internet and find many more, but they are not yet on my list <em>(which is of some value, or not :) here I am nodding to <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/15399/online-printing-related-communities#comment28989_15399\">Trish' comment</a>)</em>.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/512", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/26170/" ]

[ "26170: <p><em>Yeah, it's a bit long, apologies. But I feel it is worth bringing up.</em></p>\n<p>Many questions are actually <a href=\"/q/83/\">troubleshooting questions</a>. You may try to answer them to unblock the concerned who stuck, but number of possible causes, which mean many degrees of freedom... so sometimes you can only guess. Also about skills of the asking person (sign me up). Definitely nothing to complain about, there is learning curve and its laws. But these guess-answers will often lead to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>opening an discussion in comments, not very promising because of limited and not-so-interactive nature of comments,</li>\n<li>abandoning the question by disheartened user, who may find it too hard, misleading, or even <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/28/answers-that-dont-answer-the-question\">not answering the question</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>So:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><p><strong>Should we propose a chat</strong> to discuss doubts and do troubleshooting, when comments start growing? Is it accepted practice in the process? Is it good in your opinion?</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Troubleshooting is very specific and rather short-living discussion. <strong>What chat room to use the best?</strong> I suppose that creating new room for each issue should be avoided. So far I could not learn the real nature of <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/79830/public-3d-printing-room\">Public 3D Printing Room</a> (yet?), but to me it seems proper for higher-level subjects (of some wider use, for community, etc.).</p>\n<p>So maybe it would be better to have a separate chat(s) for ad hoc troubleshooting. Maybe to revitalize <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/34216/the-hotbed-3d-printing\">The Hotbed</a> for such purpose? This name even sounds appropriate for all the urgency and surgery ;)</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>If the question contents sounds more like panic button press, rather than effect of understanding to the reasonable limits with conscious research, should we propose <strong>switching to chat immediately</strong> instead of throwing hints and discouraging prompts? I am aware that few of us is going to assist for longer period, but still it more transparent and better then in comments, and there is a change for more people to join in and even take over the subject. Great chance to mix skills and specialities, instead of trying to offer half-answers.</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>More interactive approach would lead to more successful answers. This will help growing this community by having <strong>more users coming back</strong>, with increasing awareness - I suppose this is key factor. It's easier to summarize results of colloquial chat as a question improvement or as an answer, than write literary paragraph with all possibly important details (and then you have to read all of it back and forth). It would be also more convenient to remind of accepting answers or even voting due to gratitude - which made in comments seems to have an opposite effect (sometimes like admonishing; lifeless automated reminders work much better for such reasons).</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n", "5740: <p>Moving discussions to chat is automatically suggested when the amount of comments is becoming too high. This is a separate chat between the discussing users, but not limited, I've entered many of those rooms later to pitch in. The generic <a href=\"https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/79830/public-3d-printing-room\">Public 3D Printing Room</a> can be used for any 3D related problem, discussion or a friendly hang-out chat.</p>\n<p>Chat requires a 20 reputation. <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/196/remember-to-vote\">Hence the voting is key</a>, this is what is killing us, too less people feel the urge to put in a vote. Currently we have only <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users?tab=Voters&amp;filter=all\">15 users</a> that have voted more than 500 times. Special <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/badges\">badges</a> (Moderation Badges) are to be earned, e.g.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Civic Duty] -&gt; Vote 300 or more times (awarded only 18 times to date!)</li>\n<li>[Electorate] -&gt; Vote on 600 questions and 25% or more of total votes are on questions (awarded only 7 times to date!)</li>\n<li>[Vox Populi] -&gt; Use the maximum 40 votes in a day (awarded only 29 times to date!)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If the question is from a new user and half decent we should vote up to reward the question so that the user is able to enter the chat. Similar for answers, I've seen answers that are good but still not receive the votes and attention the answer should receive. Voting doesn't cost anything. If you don't agree with an answer, you could also withhold your vote and only down vote if something is completely wrong.</p>\n<p>I know that various members are already trying to limit the amount of comments and invite people to discuss further in chat. Please continue to do so, this may lead to updating the question and the answer!</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/516", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/16811/" ]

[ "16811: <p><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/16017/16811\">This question</a> about tweaking G-code to change Z-offset attracted <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/16018/16811\">this answer</a>.</p>\n<p>I left a comment linking to the G-code list on the site for Marlin firmware as a further resource.</p>\n<p>The author, a moderator, responded:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It would be better to point people to the <a href=\"https://reprap.org/wiki/G-code\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">RepRap G-code reference</a>, this site is not firmware specific but targets more firmware flavors.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>But that confused me. I don't see any meta question outlining a 3DPSE policy that it is not firmware specific.</p>\n<p>I thought answers should be as relevant to the question as possible on the stack exchange network. The OP of the question flagged it for a Creality Ender 3, which uses Marlin, so why is it not better to refer to a Marlin site?</p>\n<p>After all, RepRap, while it does use the same G-code as Marlin, is a specific firmware. If we do have a policy of always linking to neutral G-code references, wouldn't it be better to link to something like the <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Wikipedia</a> entry for G-code?</p>\n<p>So I'm looking for clarification on site policy/best practices.</p>\n", "5740: <p>The OP has a stock Ender 3 plate, but doesn't mention the firmware running on the printer. It could be stock, but it could be something different as well, the OP doesn't mention it. You are totally right to assume that this is Marlin, but it could be different (but not likely).</p>\n<p>The stock firmware is Marlin of the Ender 3, which is probably on about 80-90 % of all printers. With &quot;site&quot; in the comment is meant the RepRap website that is linked, not the 3DP.SE site. Please note that the RepRap website is not firmware specific, you can find more firmware flavors, hence the reference to point to that reference. Maybe a comment on the question if the printer is running stock firmware would have made things more clear, I should have asked that, my bad. But the answer doesn't contain a firmware specific reference, it is in comments only. Comments are transient and are frequently deleted.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I thought answers should be as relevant to the question as possible on the stack exchange network</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>True, I've asked the OP for the firmware running on the printer, then we know for sure. We could even reference to the <a href=\"https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/blob/2.0.x/Marlin/src/gcode/motion/G0_G1.cpp\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Marlin sources</a> to show that the <code>G0</code> and <code>G1</code> are exactly the same.</p>\n<p>Thanks for reminding that sometimes it is better to further question the OP in comments to make the problem more clear so that the answers can be written as relevant as possible. Sometimes it is easy to answer while it is better to make the question more clear.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/519", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>I've just noticed this Meta post, <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/364007/280335\">Testing three-vote close and reopen on 13 network sites</a> and I wondered whether we should employ it here, and what do other people think?</p>\n<p>We are a smallish site, with a smallish number of active users (although it isn't <em>that</em> small, and is slowly growing over time, it should be noted). We don't have a problem with review queues building up <em>except</em> with the close votes. Some questions do seem to hang around for a while in the close queue.</p>\n<p>The problem with the close vote review queue requiring 5 votes when there is a <em>limited</em> number of active reviewers (where two of which are moderators) is this: If a moderator votes, then the question is automatically closed, even if there aren't 5 votes - if a moderator casts the first vote to close then the question is closed straight away, without waiting for another four votes - so the vote is not democratic, but instead, dictatorial in nature. As such, moderators tend to not vote, unless the question blatantly needs closing (i.e. spam, vulgarity, etc.).</p>\n<p>There are ways around this problem:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>sock puppets (moderators have a fake account to cast votes only in the review queue), or;</li>\n<li>waiting for four votes and then a moderator casting the fifth vote (or waiting for three votes and then moderators agreeing (behind the scenes) to cast the final two votes, etc.)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>However, these aren't ideal, and just shortening the queue might make things better. This need not be a permanent change, I guess, so if this site, for some reason, eventually exploded in popularity, the review queue <em>could</em> go back to five votes (but I'm not 100 % sure about that, see the SE.Meta post above to check).</p>\n<p>So... should SE.3DP jump on the &quot;three votes to close&quot; train? Or are things OK as they are? What do other users think? <em>Please</em> leave a comment or answer.</p>\n<p>To make things super simple, and if you don't have time to write a comment or answer, you can just vote on the <strong>Yes</strong> answer or the <strong>No</strong> answer.</p>\n<h3>End of voting date</h3>\n<p>To give this vote an end point, and not make it so opened-ended, I guess we should tally a &quot;final&quot; vote on the 1^st July 2021 - which is May 6 (trial start date) plus 45 days (length of trial) plus a little bit more. As we can't join the trial halfway through, there isn't much point to tallying up the votes before that.</p>\n<p>At that point Catija will be sent the results.</p>\n", "13: <p>It's been almost a whole year since this was escalated this to the Community Team, so I apologize for the delay in actually processing the request! But the good news is <strong>you now officially only need 3 close votes to close a question on 3D Printing SE!</strong></p>\n<p>After looking at the data, I think it's clear that there's no reason for y'all to have this set at 5. Thank you so much for bearing with us while we got to this request.</p>\n<p>We'll check back in with you all in a few months to see how things are going — if things are going great, we may not post an update but please feel free to leave a comment if you want us to post something.</p>\n<p>Here's some basic stats of how things look:</p>\n<p>Over the last two years, you've had heavy fluctuations in effectiveness, when looking into what percentage of questions that received at least one flag or vote to close actually ended up getting closed. As you can see, the effectiveness is in the 60%~100% range — the good news is that the numbers of posts this represents are relatively small (always under 20 posts per month).</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/iT5UH.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/iT5UH.png\" alt=\"Graph showing the percentage of handled tasks, as described in the paragraph above\" /></a></p>\n<p>The graph below, however, does show something that is a bit more concerning:</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/922SP.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/922SP.png\" alt=\"Graph showing all closed posts, posts closed by the community, and posts closed by the moderation team. The line representing posts closed by the moderation team matches the line of all closed posts on almost all of the reporting period\" /></a></p>\n<p>This shows that the moderation team is doing the bulk of the closing, which can be problematic because the mods shouldn't be making these decisions on their own, even with other users weighing in. To add a bit more nuance, though, it looks like the moderation is not <em>single-handedly</em> closing the posts, but rather stepping in to aid the community on a big chunk of cases — the graph below shows which vote the moderators cast, to close posts:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/6DeBm.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/6DeBm.png\" alt=\"Graph showing the amount of times mods cast the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th vote to close questions on the site\" /></a></p>\n<p>When working on this project, Catija had found two primary use cases for this change:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>When too many items are going unhandled (not unclosed, just unhandled)</li>\n<li>When the moderators are doing the bulk of the closing/reopening.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Because the mods here are casting the bulk of the final close votes, the first graph looks good (at least in the months where 100% effectiveness is reached). However, this creates an imbalance between closing and reopening as the mods now have to be really thoughtful about reviewing for reopening.</p>\n<p>So, my hope is that changing this to three votes to close/reopen will take some of the workload off the mods and also increase the number of posts that find their way to be reopened - assuming it's worth reopening them!</p>\n", "4762: <h2>Yes, we should have a <em>three</em> vote close question review queue</h2>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/522", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/28508/" ]

[ "28508: <p>I put a bounty on <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/16474/why-is-my-ender-3-restarting-spontaneously-in-mid-print\">this question</a>, because the one answer it had seemed as if the answerer hadn't read the (admittedly long) question.</p>\n<p>The bounty just expired, and according to the message, I &quot;must award it to an answer within 24 hours.&quot;</p>\n<p>Only problem is, there are no answers (the one that was there when I raised the bounty has been deleted). I don't have an answer of my own to self-answer, the problem I asked about is still unsolved. How can I proceed in this case?</p>\n", "5740: <p>Fortunately the <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/bounty\">Help Center</a> helps out:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>How is a bounty awarded?</strong></p>\n<p>The bounty period lasts 7 days. Bounties must have a minimum duration of at least 1 day. After the bounty ends, there is a grace period of 24 hours to manually award the bounty. Simply click the bounty award icon next to each answer to permanently award your bounty to the answerer. (You cannot award a bounty to your own answer.)</p>\n<p>If you do not award your bounty within 7 days (plus the grace period), the highest voted answer created after the bounty started with a minimum score of 2 will be awarded half the bounty amount (or the full amount, if the answer is also accepted). &gt;If two or more eligible answers have the same score (their scores are tied), the oldest answer is chosen. If there's no answer meeting those criteria, no bounty is awarded to anyone.</p>\n<p>If the bounty was started by the question owner, and the question owner accepts an answer posted during the bounty period, and the bounty expires without an explicit award then we assume the bounty owner liked the answer they accepted and award it the full bounty amount at the time of bounty expiration.</p>\n<p>As a special bonus, any reputation you earn from being awarded a bounty is exempt from the daily reputation cap.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>There has to be answer to award the bounty, in this particular case there aren't any answers, so no bounty can be rewarded. The messages you receive are the standard messages. You cannot select an answer, nor can the system. If the deleted answer hadn't been deleted, the negative score would have prevented from being selected by the system as it needs a 2+ vote for automatic rewarding.</p>\n<p>Basically, you cannot do anything. You could consider removing (deleting) the question, this is a very particular / intermittent failure that is very difficult to troubleshoot. You might find the solution yourself one day!</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/524", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740/" ]

[ "5740: <p>Our site has the default Stack Exchange logo (text balloon with text 3D), is it possible to change this logo?</p>\n<p>I was thinking of something like this:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4VXE.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4VXE.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></a></p>\n<p>or</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/w05Jd.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/w05Jd.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></a></p>\n<p>If it is possible, we could try to write out a competition and vote! E.g. instead of the lines, the printed image of 3D</p>\n", "1211: <p>i'd like to remind my old suggestion :)</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/oVISY.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/oVISY.png\" alt=\"enter image description here\" /></a></p>\n<p>here is the original post\n<a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/248/1211\">https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/248/1211</a></p>\n", "5740: <p>Yes, we can! Or at least discuss if we like a different logo.</p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/298341/\">this answer</a> on Meta Stack Exchange question &quot;<a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/298338/whats-the-process-to-change-a-site-logo\">What's the process to change a site logo?</a>&quot; we can read:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you have an issue with a logo on a site, the best place to start is to open a discussion on that site's meta. Tag it <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/discussion\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;discussion&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">discussion</a> and <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/design\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;design&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">design</a>, and see what the overall community feeling is.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Another part reads:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/99338/who-are-the-community-team-and-what-do-they-do\">Community managers</a> monitor per-site metas, so if/when the discussion concludes and the site's community largely supports a change, they can bring your concerns to the design team.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>There is no specific mention if Beta state sites can modify the logo, Beta sites share the smae layout set out by the Stack Exchange designers:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our designers come up with the overall site design (including the logo), with some input from the communities. (With the exception of sites that are still in beta or have only recently graduated - those all share the same design.)</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>However, we can start a discussion whether we would like to have a different logo/favicon. Feel free to add your thoughts ans an aswer to the question.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/526", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2082/" ]

[ "2082: <p>I'm asking this on Meta because it clearly is off-topic for 3D printing, but there is enough in common someone here may know.</p>\n<p>What is the SE group for CNC routers, such as the multitude of 4060, 4040, and 3018 routers on Amazon and eBay? I'd like to find a community and find some guidance.</p>\n", "4762: <p>I don't think there is one, at least not <em>specifically</em> for CNC. We are the closest to CNC stuff I believe.</p>\n<p>You could try <a href=\"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/\">SE.Engineering</a>.</p>\n<p>Or go to <a href=\"https://area51.stackexchange.com/\">Area51</a> and try to start a new group.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/530", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>Related to the recent question, <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/18141/4762\">How to determine the firmware and firmware version of a Frankensbox fx-800?</a> and given that:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Frankensbox FX-800 is a <em>rebranded</em> Dedibot DF3;</li>\n<li>The support for the Frankenbox appears to be, to say the least, somewhat lacking in the useful department;</li>\n<li>There is <em>slightly</em> more useful support available for the Dedibot DF3 to be found on the web.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Would it be sensible to make the existing <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/frankensbox-fx-800\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;frankensbox-fx-800&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">frankensbox-fx-800</a> tag, actually an <em>synonym</em> of a new tag (say <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/dedibot-df3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;dedibot-df3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">dedibot-df3</a>), which, in addition to any brief summary of the DF3, also makes reference to the FX-800 being a rebranded DF3?</p>\n<p>This linking of aliases <em>might</em> help people, who are looking for information on the Frankensbox, realise that they should widen their searches to include the DF3.</p>\n<p>Does this aliasing fit in well with our recent reorganisation of tags for printer models and brands?</p>\n", "5740: <p>A synonym is a solution to let people choose the tag they think is the correct one (the synonym), but gets converted to another tag (the target).</p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/suggest-tag-synonyms\">3D Printing Stack Exchange -&gt; Help center -&gt; Privileges</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>What happens when a question is asked using a synonym?</h2>\n<p>Any tags that match active synonyms will be automatically and silently changed from their original as-entered form to the tag that the synonym points to.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The downside is that there is no predefined synonym to choose from! (drop-down list)</p>\n<p>E.g. if you make a synonym tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/frankensbox-fx-800\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;frankensbox-fx-800&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">frankensbox-fx-800</a> for the target tag <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/dedibot-df3\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged &#39;dedibot-df3&#39;\" rel=\"tag\">dedibot-df3</a>, the user creating the tag to the question needs to be exactly typed in as <code>frankensbox-fx-800</code>, i.e. there is no pop-up for suggestions of the tag you are about to use. So, when the OP enters <code>fx800frankensbox</code> or <code>frankensbox-fx800</code> this might not work, and the user is not presented with the <code>frankensbox-fx-800</code> option...</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/537", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884/" ]

[ "8884: <p>We got <a href=\"https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314/can-we-get-mathjax-enabled\">MathJax enabled</a>. Today I learned that there is even more! We could have <a href=\"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9710/can-we-extend-mhchem-support-in-mathjax-to-include-physical-units?cb=1\"><strong>support for Physical units</strong> enabled as part of the mhchem package</a>! We use physical units <strong>a lot</strong> and demand the SI formatting. Let me quote from Worldbuilding:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chemistry Stack Exchange is obviously the main consumer of this feature and has a <a href=\"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9710/can-we-extend-mhchem-support-in-mathjax-to-include-physical-units?cb=1\">nice FAQ on its use</a>. The chemists get two things that we don't:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>\\require{mhchem}</code> is implicit... you get support automatically without having to require it explicitly.</li>\n<li>They get physical unit formatting via <code>$\\pu{273.15 K}$</code>, which currently renders as a grumpy error on WB.SE and WB meta that looks [with only mhchem enabled] like this <a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/NyXoU.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/NyXoU.png\" alt=\"mathjax markup error\" /></a></li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n<p><strong>Can we have that too? Pretty please?</strong> I am tired of having to type <code>$273.15\\ \\text{K}$</code> and such, especially if it is complex things in the unit!</p>\n", "5740: <p>I support this request for people that do want to use the support for physical units.</p>\n<p><em>(vote up this answer if you are in favor)</em></p>\n<hr />\n<p>For values and units I haven't used the MathJax notation (only for complex equations), I've always used the html characters for formatting values and units.</p>\n<p>The example from the question would be written as:</p>\n<pre><code>273.15&amp;nbsp;K\n</code></pre>\n<p>which renders to &quot;273.15 K&quot;</p>\n<p>or in Celsius:</p>\n<pre><code>0&amp;nbsp;&amp;deg;C\n</code></pre>\n<p>which renders to &quot;0 °C&quot;.</p>\n<p>The drawback of using the LaTeX style from MathJax (and presumably with mhchem support) is that the rendered value and unit are in a different font, for example:</p>\n<div class=\"s-table-container\">\n<table class=\"s-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Text rendering</th>\n<th>MathJax rendering</th>\n<th>MathJax code</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>273.15 K</td>\n<td><span class=\"math-container\">$273.15\\ \\text{K}$</span></td>\n<td><code>$273.15\\ \\text{K}$</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0 °C</td>\n<td><span class=\"math-container\">$0\\ ^\\text{o}\\text{C}$</span></td>\n<td><code>$0\\ ^\\text{o}\\text{C}$</code> or <code>$0\\ ^\\circ\\text{C}$</code></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>", "29400: <p>The deed is done. Behold! In all its glory:</p>\n<p><span class=\"math-container\">$$\\pu{273.15 K}$$</span></p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/554", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/21979/" ]

[ "21979: <p>I'm aware I cannot ask for recommendations and I'm not interested into.\nBut I'm looking for a specific feature of a 3D printer and since my primary language is not English I'm not sure which is the correct word (or words) to describe such a feature.</p>\n<p>My question would be like this: &quot;I'm looking for an enclosed 3D printer that allows to load a common 1 kg filament bobbin. Do these bobbins rely on a specific standard? How to filter out the printers that match my request when making a Google search?&quot;</p>\n<p>Is this question acceptable for you?</p>\n", "8884: <h2>Part identification is on topic</h2>\n<p>We have had questions about what the specs for a motor were, we had some about replacement parts.</p>\n<h2>Spool sizes are on topic</h2>\n<p><strong>Bobbins, reels or spools</strong> have almost standard sizes, because manufacturers buy them in bulk from China. Typical sizes I found looking on Alibaba (a website that connects manufacturers and wholesalers) are 0.33, 0.5, 0.75, 1 and 3 kg, most feature the same outer diameter but different spool widths, which allows easier packing. If there is a standard for those would be totally on topic.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/556", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/33672/" ]

[ "33672: <p>Is the Stack Exchange 3d printing site likely to remain active in the foreseeable future?</p>\n<p>There seem to be some challenges, e.g. competition with the likes of Reddit, the change of management with the sale of Stack Exchange.</p>\n", "4762: <p>As we are out of beta, it is unlikely that we will be &quot;cancelled&quot;. However, regardling the sale of SE, that was over a year ago, it is probably best to refer to <a href=\"https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/365050/280335\">What does the recent sale of Stack Exchange mean for the community?</a> Only the new owners would know for sure what their intentions are, anything else would be pure speculation.</p>\n<p>With respect to Reddit, as 0scar has stated, it doesn't seem to be much of a threat given the quality of questions, answers and advice given. Unless you are aware of any specific challenges relating to Reddit - that you allude to in your question, but don't provide any evidence of (do you have any links or references to are cause for concern?).</p>\n<p>Nevertheless, that doesn't mean to say that there isn't the possibility of a vastly superior knowledge base emerging in the future... established players in a particular field can, and often do, change - after all, who remembers &quot;Wang&quot; these days?</p>\n<p>The main problem at the moment seems to be the perceived drop off in visits and posts (be that real or imaginary, see <a href=\"https://stackoverflow.com/c/moderators/q/4631/412\">What caused our site's traffic to drop by 75% starting from May 11th?</a>). There certainly <em>seem</em> to be a <em><strong>lot</strong></em> fewer posts, as well as less activity, on this site since the late spring of 2022.</p>\n" ]

[ "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/558", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com", "https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4762/" ]

[ "4762: <p>The <a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic\">on-topic</a> page states that CAD, or 3D software, questions can be asked on SE.3DP, only if they have some <em>eventual</em> relevance to 3D printing.</p>\n<p>However, if the question is purely about how to draw/design something, without it needing to be printed, where can a user ask these questions, if they are off-topic here? That is to say, where can the user be pointed to? Which Stack Exchange site?</p>\n<p>We have had a few of these questions in the past, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/q/20211/4762\">How to horizontally align sketches in fusion360?</a></li>\n</ul>\n", "4762: <h3>Possible candidates</h3>\n<p>After asking about, there seems to be two sites that <em>might</em> be good candidates¹:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engineering\n<ul>\n<li>Tag: <a href=\"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/cad\">CAD</a></li>\n<li>Tag: <a href=\"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/solidworks\">Solidworks</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Graphic Design\n<ul>\n<li>Tag: <a href=\"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/3d\">3D</a></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>IMHO, SE.Engineering would seem to be the best location, although it probably depends upon the practical application described by the question. That is to say, if the design is for a logo of a company, then SE.GraphicDesign is probably a better fit.</p>\n<p>There is a SE.Computer Graphics (tag: <a href=\"https://computergraphics.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/3d?tab=newest&amp;page=2&amp;pagesize=15\">3D</a>) but that would seem to be more for coding and low-level stuff. I would say that SE.Mathematics is definitely a &quot;no&quot;.</p>\n<h3>Blender</h3>\n<p>Obviously, if the question is about Blender then <a href=\"https://blender.stackexchange.com/\">SE.Blender</a> is a perfect fit. Blender is a special case as it already has a dedicated SE site. They <em>also</em> have a <a href=\"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/3d-printing\">tag for 3d-printing</a>.</p>\n<h3>External sites</h3>\n<p>Another alternative is Reddit, for example</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">reddit.com/r/Fusion360</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>However, if and where possible, we really shouldn't be redirecting people away from the &quot;Stack Exchange umbrella&quot;.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>¹ As of yet, I have not had any &quot;buy-in&quot; from the mods or members of those sites. TBH, I haven't even contacted them yet.</p>\n" ]