There are no moderators in the community other than the SE staffers, at the moment. Here's how and when Stack Exchange chooses the pro-tempore moderators for a new site, quoting from this blog post: About a week into the public beta, we will seek out members who are deeply engaged in the com...

From the help center of both the Sites it is clear that, Matherflow This site is about to ask questions related to Mathematical research. Note the word research. For more information See these posts, Why is "what is the difference between mathoverflow and math.stackexchange?" not prominently...

The landing page of stackoverflow.com in June 2004 looked something like this: Suddenly, in July of 2008 there was a teaser of the site to come: The link goes to the original Stack Overflow blog. Jump ahead a bit and there's the Stack Overflow we know and love -- albeit not as sleek then: ...

What are the hardware (or virtual hardware) requirements for an ElasticSearch server that could contain up to 10 million records? Considering using the Linux version, not ES for Windows. I realize this question may be a bit vague, and can restructure it with some constructive comments. Thank y...

The active vote buttons on meta beta sites are blue; that's doesn't look enough meta. Please black them.

Oh, déjà vu? The problem appears on the new beta theme too. Just noticed while cutting an image.

Seems that new beta sites got this problem, but other way around.

My name is Kurtis and I'm a designer with Stack Exchange. You may have noticed some minor updates to the design of the site. The updates are part of a SE network-wide update to a new base css framework. The updates allow us to: Use .svg sprites for retina displays Fix layout bugs globally More...

(Edited for typos and to hand-tweak the typography. See new appendix at bottom.) Are there any rules or standards telling me when I should use a ligature and when I shouldn’t? Yes. In version 3.2 of Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style (Hartley & Marks, 2008), the main dis...

It appears that CreationEdge rejected my edit with the reason: This edit deviates from the original intent of the post. Even edits that must make drastic changes should strive to preserve the goals of the post's owner. Given that OP approved my edit, I don't think this is valid. I do not s...

Anally penetrated if you want a literal synonym. =)

The active vote buttons on meta beta sites are blue exactly like on the main beta sites: Shouldn't they be grey as by tradition (ex. from movies meta):

What is a bounty? What is the "Featured" tab on the homepage? How can I search for questions that have a bounty attached? How do I start a bounty? When can I start a bounty? How long is the bounty period? How do I award a bounty? Can I award a bounty to my own answer? Can I award a bounty to an ...