What is "meta"? How does it work?

Meta Signal Processing Stack Exchange is the part of the site where users discuss the workings and policies of Signal Processing Stack Exchange rather than discussing signal processing itself. It is separated from the main Q&A to reduce noise there while providing a legitimate space for people to ask how and why this site works the way it does. Meta is for...

  • ...Signal Processing Stack Exchange users to communicate with each other about Signal Processing Stack Exchange (asking questions about how the websites work, or about policies and community decisions)
  • ...Signal Processing Stack Exchange users to communicate with Stack Overflow the company (posting bugs, suggesting improvements, or proposing new features), and

Please look around to see if your question has been asked before, and avoid asking questions that have nothing to do with Signal Processing Stack Exchange or the Stack Exchange network. This is not a random discussion area; rather, it's a place for improving our community and website, together.

Voting is different on meta.



If you have an account on Signal Processing Stack Exchange, you have an account on its meta site.

You do not need to create a separate account for meta; once you are logged in on Signal Processing Stack Exchange, you are also logged in and may post on its meta site.

Votes on meta do not affect your reputation; your meta reputation is the same as your reputation on Signal Processing Stack Exchange (synchronized hourly), though you earn separate badges. You must have 5 reputation to participate on meta.

Meta has required tags.


