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PhysicsOverflow is well-known for its liberal moderation policy and hesitation to block contributors except for spam, as reflected in the website's bill of "user rights".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6196/what-is-physics-overflow-and-how-is-it-linked-to-physics-se|title=What is Physics Overflow and how is it linked to Physics.SE?|website=Physics Meta Stack Exchange}}</ref><ref name="physicsoverflow.org">{{cite web|url=https://physicsoverflow.org/user-rights|title=User Rights - PhysicsOverflow|website=physicsoverflow.org}}</ref> The content is largely community-moderated, much like MathOverflow, although exceptions have been recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://physicsoverflow.org/31863|title=Violation of policy to close questions?|first1=|last1=drake|first2=|last2=Dilaton|first3=|last3=dimension10|date=10 June 2015|website=PhysicsOverflow}}</ref><ref name="https://physicsoverflow.org/review">https://physicsoverflow.org/review</ref>

Although the site's moderation policy is publicly available as part of the [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_ra1Ss1E-rWN3cyRC1zalAtT1U/edit moderator manual], the site has been criticised for the excessive dispersion of policy-related material, such as the [https://physicsoverflow.org/faq FAQ], [https://physicsoverflow.org/user-rights the Bill of Rights], [https://physicsoverflow.org/users/special the moderator list] and the [https://physicsoverflow.org/review Community Moderation threads], leading to reduced transparency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6196/what-is-physics-overflow-and-how-is-it-linked-to-physics-se|title=What is Physics Overflow and how is it linked to Physics.SE?|website=Physics Meta Stack Exchange}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://physicsoverflow.org/22268|title=Who are the Physics Overflow moderators, and what is their exact role and powers?|first1=|last1=SaddlePoint|first2=|last2=Dilaton|first3=Ron|last3=Maimon|date=14 August 2014|website=PhysicsOverflow}}</ref> In response, the site's administrators posted a bulletin of all moderation-related content on the site on the homepage.

==Technical details==

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[[File:PhysicsOverflow Discus.svg|thumb|right|The PhysicsOverflow [[discus]] as it appears in the PhysicsOverflow logo.]]

PhysicsOverflow runs [[Q&A software#Comparison of Q&A software|Question2Answer]], an open-source Q&A software, with a custom theme and several plugins and patches.<ref name="faq"/> Some of its plugins have been used by other Question2Answer websites, such as the [https://openscience.uni-bielefeld.de Open Science Q&A] and the [http://physics.qandaexchange.com/ Physics Problems Q&A].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openscience.uni-bielefeld.de/768/how-do-i-regain-access-to-my-imported-account|title=How do I regain access to my imported account? - Ask Open Science|website=openscience.uni-bielefeld.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.wikimedia.de/author/christopher_schwarzkopf/|title=Christopher Schwarzkopf – Wikimedia Deutschland Blog|publisher=}}</ref>

==Usage==