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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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2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

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

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Why is “community” bumping questions that are over 5 years old? [duplicate]

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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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Why are there so many helpful people?

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Are “respins” on-topic?

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These two tags could get [compressed]

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When do posters know their questions are being voted to close?

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Off Topic Questions: Comment Etiquette

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Heads-up: Off-topic twice in filter menu

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2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection [closed]

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2019 Community Moderator Election

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Do we need “support”?

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What does a gray title mean?

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How do you ask OP to reconsider accepted answer and award yours?

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Why is “posted on multiple sites” as a closing reason absent on Ask Ubuntu?

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How long should I wait for an answer on here?

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Stuck in Logged Out screen [migrated]

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User with 1 Reputation is able to comment

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We should put these tags under [lock] and [keys]

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What to do when a question isn't a question

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Can I ask for programming advice on this site?

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Ethics of changing question title without asking OP

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In [comparison] to [diff]

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How exactly is the electorate badge earned?

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Answer edit as long and detailed comment from OP - how to proceed?

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Should we remove the “tag with Ubuntu version” advice from the help center?

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Save multiple questions as drafts

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Should an answer be literally what OP asks for?

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output tag needs some community input

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Plea to reviewers of First Posts & Late Answers: consider Action. And, some Actions to consider

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“Marked as duplicate” should include a link to the duplicate(s) and not just “Ask a new question”

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Where do I find the links for duplicate questions?

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Should https://askubuntu.com/questions/tagged/spam be modified?

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How to open a certain question in the Close Votes queue?

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Are [dual-monitor] and [dualhead] the same?

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Is it a good idea to downvote answers by new users?

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Should I approve these small edits in the review queue?

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