Unanswered Questions
47 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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PSA - Posted editing etiquette
When editing posts for grammar and spelling, try to keep edits light handed. A few simple rules I try to use:
If you are editing a post because it is incorrect (Starp -> Strap) then it's a good ...
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Equipment is now Gear
This is a simple fact of search frequency. A quick check on google trends shows that people do search for hiking gear, camping gear, etc. However equipment does not show up in these searches often, ...
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Please remember to answer the question
There appears to be a growing trend for someone to ask a question and for people to write related information to that question without explicitly answering the question
Remember TGO and all SE sites ...
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Survival tag wiki
I'm considering editing the survival to make it clear that any survival questions must be related to "the great outdoors" and not survival in urban areas, etc.
I'm thinking something along the lines ...
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Is "How long can I trust the purity of water in a water bottle?" on topic for The Great Outdoors
I have a question about storing water when on a camping trip or on a multi-day hike. I'm hoping you can help me to determine whether or not this question is on topic for the site:
How long can I ...
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Suggestions on how to slant a question about environmental conditions so that it would be on topic on TGO?
I was intrigued by the question Swimming in a river in England or Wales with a right of navigation because there was a tacit assumption that most rivers in England, Wales and Scotland -- or most parts ...
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New Beta Theme Launched
Your site looks a bit different today. Yes, we are getting rid of the 'Sketchy' look and replacing it with a more-polished and finished design for sites in beta.
You can read more about the redesign ...
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Proposal: use european-long-distance-paths for all international long distance paths in europe
Introduction
Currently, the tag description for european-long-distance-paths reads:
Use this tag for questions specific to one of the twelve international European long-distance paths. For long-...
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Would question about cabins in the woods be a good fit?
I wanted to ask a question about how to efficiently deal with flies in the cabin in the woods that has outdoor "hole" toilet.
Would Outdoors be a good fit for such a question?
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Shoes are not boots
This question Shoes for hiking in Australia? has been closed as a dupe of What do I need to look for in good, quality hiking boots? .
However, the dupe target is about hiking boots, and the question ...
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Topic of the Week idea for Outdoors.
I've seen the idea of the Topic of the Week on some Stack Exchange sites. I think it would be the great idea to animate this site. First it would encourage existing users to ask more questions. Second,...
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How to tag satellite pagers?
How should questions about satellite pagers such as Garmin InReach, Zoleo, or Somewear be tagged? We have the tag satellite-phones. Although all of the above use the Iridium satellite phone network ...
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2021 Community Moderator Election
The 2021 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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Let's Reopen Rappelling with One Arm
I voted to reopen Rappelling with one arm because, even though it is related to Rappelling with an injured arm, it is significantly different.
In the Injured Arm question, the person in the question ...
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Jury-rigging a walker for outdoor activity. Is Outdoor SE the best place?
I am still drafting the details of a question, and would like to make sure it is a good fit for Outdoors (or if not, which SE might be better).
The gist of it is that my 85-year-old and mobility-...
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