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Can we just add [helpfile] to [documentation]?

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Do we stop supporting external software?

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My question seemes to be frozen

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Vote to close specifics

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Methods in our madness: Suggesting a consistent reply when HW info is useful but missing

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Is it OK to mark a question as a dupe when the OP might require significant additional knowledge to use the answers to the existing question?

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Should I notify about edits in the question comments?

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Where can I ask for help on a 14.04 install?

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What is the appropriate action on the answers by the original developer/author of the project regardless of the content?

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Sad question reopen time?

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Month and Quarter reputation tab borked?

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Why does my week rank show -483?

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Duplicate may be duplicate of a question, but not the one it was marked as a dupe of

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Why is the Ask-Ubuntu login independent from other StackExchange sites?

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how to get a copy of a deleted answer

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Disagree with audit

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How can we be safe about code from this site that we install?

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Should there be a new tag “legacy-bios”?

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Should Ubuntu Software Center links be edited?

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These two tags could get [compressed]

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Tag synonyms for [window-buttons]

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Is answering twice and closing good or bad behaviour?

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Should we rollback the edits by editors other than original poster which might make answers controversial?

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Review queue audit: what to do with obvious spam?

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When do comments disappear?

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My comment got removed less than one day after I wrote it and the question. Who might have done it? [duplicate]

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Flag declined because OP edited their answer in the meantime and I wasn't notified

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Since a few days, no rep changes occur “in green”, not getting pinged

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What is a “very high reputation score”?

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2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

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When a user is deleted are their “accepts” removed?

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Lost 235 rep due to user removal

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How to see election stats and who you voted for?

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Why are so many answers posted as comments? [duplicate]

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2019 Community Moderator Election Results

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Please stop posting half answers and dumb advice as comments

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Is there any advantage or downside to using “Clear all filters” in one's flagging history?

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I cannot seem to find a question I asked earlier

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“One more close vote needed”, “Please vtc this one” <- should we do that?

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AskUbuntu background flicker

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Use ISO 8601 or some localized format to display question, answer, edit, and comment dates instead of the “customary” M/D/Y

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Opinion: Link-only answers are bad except for in one case: Software Recommendations

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Why do some of my tag [suggestions or creations] get rejected?

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Unable to add my answer link to the 2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

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