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2022: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
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Why is the bot promoting some question?
I saw that a post of mine raised in the feed because "Community Bot modified yesterday". However I cannot see any edits? What does this mean?
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2022 Community Moderator Election Results
Moderator election #1 on Mythology & Folklore has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderator is:
They will be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for ...
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2022 Community Moderator Election
The 2022 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks, ...
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2022 Potential Moderator Election: Community Interest Check
It's time for us to consider holding the first election for moderators for Mythology & Folklore.
Since one moderator has expressed the desire to resigned (HDE 226868), we will be holding an ...
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2021: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.
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How do we unprotect a question?
I'm interested in answering this question. However, after I composed my answer in an editor, I saw that the question is not answerable unless I have more reputation. I guess the idea is that I should ...
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Overlaps with other sites (folklore)
The site is named Mythology & Folklore.
Folklore, however, is a broad topic, including music, dance, traditions etc.
Are all folklore questions welcomed, or they should be, when possible, asked on ...
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2020: a year in moderation
As we say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the past 12 months.
As most of you here are aware, sites on the Stack Exchange network ...
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Are modern-day flat-earth myths on-topic?
I find myself curious about flat-earth theories, and wondering if they count as myths for the sake of this site. As per this question, age is not hugely important.
I'm sure questions about Nüwa ...
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Should there be a Canaanite tag?
I asked a question today about Canaanite mythology and was surprised to discover there was no Canaanite tag. Is there another tag that I missed that covers this or should there be a new one?
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2019: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, ...
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Worldbuilding Stack Exchange wants to know about forwarding questions to here
Over on the Worldbuilding Stack Exchange, we help storytellers fill in the details of their world with plausible explanations. In many ways, we're a unique stack exchange because we answer ...
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How should I refute myself?
Supposing that months or years ago I have answered a Question a certain way, but then I gain a change of perspective on that issue and/or I come across information which negates a position that I ...
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How relevant are the modern author Rick Riordan's book?
So I was pondering some questions lately out of curiosity, and I thought up across this. How relevant are Rick Riordan's books in relation to this site?
Are they off-topic? Do they deserve their own ...
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Would Nautical superstitions fall under mythology and folklore?
As long as humankind was at sea there have been a lot of superstitions in and around the sea.
Some of the nautical/sailors superstitions are time worn and some are relatively new.
The version of ...
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2018: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
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Are American legends on topic and should there be a tag?
My family tells a series of folklore tales. Specifically in this case:
Bloody Bones
The Welcome Stretcher
Maul Tail
I am curious as to if they have a deeper seeded (seated?) origin.
If these tails ...
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"In Universe" phrasing?
I just saw the "How did Zeus become king of the gods?" question. It's not clear from the question whether the OP wants an answer from within the myths or a anthropological answer. I wanted to ask for ...
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Does this stack exchange accept resource request questions?
I'd like to find a on a particular strand of book of French folklore, and I've had no had no luck with Google. I was wondering if the site policy allows me to ask for references here?
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If a tag synonym is made, do you get the badge?
The taxonomist badge is awarded to you if a tag you created is used 50 times. It is my understanding that if a tag synonym is made, no more questions are attributed to that tag.
If the tag synonym ...
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What is up with the duck?
There is a duck on the bottom right hand corner of my ancient laptop. It comes with me where ever I go. What is the purpose of this duck?
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How often do you have to log in to be an "active" user?
In the summer, there will be a time (at least three months, eight max) where I will be 1000% unable to log in to this site (or use WiFi at all). So, I was just wondering if it will take me two years ...
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What is up with the bigfoot tag?
I like to write the tag descriptions (though I still have to get them reviewed). I was just doing that and I saw bigfoot. I right click to open the new tab. I go over and see no questions with the ...
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Would questions looking for parables/tales be on-topic of this site?
Would questions looking for parables/tales be on-topic of this site? I'm not sure if this falls to the first bullet of What qualifies as a "myth"?:
Traditional myths, i.e. stories of great ...
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Possible distinction for folklore
I was editing the animals tag today, and I needed an explanation for why wendigo is on topic, but chupacabra is not.
(I love chupacabras and even wrote a book about them, but the legend only seems ...
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Tag deletion possible?
If I make a new tag, then the question is deleted, does the tag disappear?
Or does the tag wonder around cyberspace?
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Book that copies(?) MythologySE
While recently searching for myself online (Admit it, you've all done that at least once), I saw something I didn't expect.
A book result.
Opening it, I saw it. It was a copy of a question I ...
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Should we do anything about the folklore tag?
As you may have noticed, Mythology.SE has recently been renamed Mythology & Folklore. This does render our existing folklore a meta-tag, though. Does anyone have any thoughts on what to do about ...
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Has there been any effort to reach out to Classics departments at universities?
I feel like students especially would be fertile ground for raising participation. As a Classic grads, my experience is that the programs have a good number "mythology geeks" like myself.
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Post deletion by me and loss of 8 points
When answers have been deleted by SE, I gained points.
Twice, when I deleted my own answers because others expressed a problem with my answers, I lost 8 points each time.
I'm not concerned about the ...
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October Topic Challenge: Navajo mythology
This month, we will go with Heather's suggestion:
The Navajo mythology
A topic not much covered on the site, which also is readily readable about.
Example myths/topics:
Diné Bahaneʼ - Navajo creation ...
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September Topic Challenge: Australian Aboriginal mythology
HDE 226868's answer was the highest voted answer on my question requesting possible topic challenge ideas, so the subject of his answer will be the September topic challenge:
Australian Aboriginal ...
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Ideas for topic challenges
Since Could this site do topic challenges? seems to have some reasonable support, I have created a thread to contain ideas for topic challenges.
In answers, please include your idea for a topic ...
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Could this site do topic challenges?
What are this site's thoughts on doing topic challenges? It would help encourage questions on the site and attract new users. I also think it would be interesting for already established users, ...
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Is asking about the nature of a religion's god on-topic?
Currently Worldbuilding has a question asking for more information about whether the Moon Goddess and Horned God of Wiccan mythology are tripartite or not. The poster also wants to know what the ...
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I'm hoping we get a flood of Wonder Woman questions per the film opening
and implore people to regard them as my own teachers did, as a gateway to the original canon and not as an assault on the integrity of this stack.
Every question on superheroes with origins in ...
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Should we modify our Christianity tag?
This question Any examples of dying and resurrecting gods that exist only in heaven, not earth? got me thinking that possibly we might consider altering the "christianity" tag to something like:
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Regarding one of the Pandora/Hope possible duplicates
Surely hope being left in Pandora's Box means that there is no true hope in the world?
I just came across a quote from Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius that states "Delusive Hope, however, whom ...
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I want to propose we open this forum to Blake's Pantheon
I've been spending a little time on the new literature site, and they get a sh*t-ton more questions than we do. We would benefit greatly if we could attract more lit people, as the lit people we ...
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List of Peer Reviewed Mythological Resources
PERSEUS PROJECT (TUFTS UNIVERSITY): Perseus offers a large body of texts in the original, usually with linked English translations, and utilizing hypertext links for vocabulary. The collection ...
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Should we be more measured in how we regard Theoi?
Theoi is useful and incredibly convenient, but it it is not definitive, nor peer-reviewed:
Listed passages on a given subject are often assumed to be the complete body of material, which may not be ...
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Is Stack Mythology in any danger?
I notice a distinct lack of questions being asked, but I think this forum has enormous value.
It's pretty much a given that less people are interested in pre-industrial mythology these days than in, ...
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Should we have a non-reputable source for a delete vote?
So every so often I see an answer from a bad source, like greekmythology.com or Rick Riordan.
So there are answers with no sources, which are still answers, I guess, but what about completely wrong ...
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Is the mythology of the Templars outside the scope of the site?
It's not a formal canon, but I do think students of mythology are uniquely suited to address the subject and provide clarity, particularly where answers are up to academic standards.
(Thinking of ...
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Why is the Wonder Woman question on hold?
How is Wonder Woman related to the Amazons of Greek Mythology and Atlantis?
The question is quite clear and relevant. This topic was covered by legit scholars when I was studying Classics at ...
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When using the comparative tag, should we include the two mythologies we are comparing?
I've noticed some questions that only have the comparative tag without any mythologies -
Odin's Counterpart
Are there any other mythologicals that got a replacement metal arm, other than Nuada, ...
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Can we please update the help center to avoid scaring away people interested in folklore?
Currently, the page "What topics can I ask about here?" in our help center is worded in a way that turns away people who are interested in questions about folklore. The phrase "Folklore is on-topic" ...
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When to Downvote?
I've noticed a couple of downvotes on otherwise decent posts, and I cannot figure out why. I looked to the rules for guidance, and they state:
When should I vote down?
Use your downvotes whenever you ...
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Are these Christmas questions on-topic?
It's the holiday season, and this year we've had a slew of christmas-themed questions:
Are There Pagan Roots of Christmas Traditions?
Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?
Why do Ethiopians play gena ...
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