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Why was muru's account suspended?

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question body does not meet our quality standards [duplicate]

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What is wrong with this question? And why is it closed by mods? Why answers don't make sense?

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Crouton install vs Crouton-based Ubuntu problem

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Re-working another user's answer?

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Do we have an answer for “Is there a problem with the Ubuntu repositories”

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Guidelines when voting for friends

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5 seconds between comment edit is broken

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Is reverse voting or merging a solution in this case?

discussion duplicates merge

modified Feb 12 at 17:57 Zanna 50.7k

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What should we do with answers only saying what not to do and advising readers to follow another answer instead

discussion support

modified Feb 11 at 14:46 Zanna 50.7k

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Reopen a question closed as a duplicate of 3 different ones?

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modified Feb 11 at 14:32 dessert 23.9k

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What is considered a community consensus on Meta?

discussion voting meta

answered Feb 9 at 22:45 Oli♦ 222k

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Do we -always- close posts if they are not exclusively about Ubuntu?

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modified Feb 9 at 13:08 Jacob Vlijm 64.5k

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answered Feb 7 at 22:43 terdon♦ 66.3k

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PROPOSAL: Checklist for addressing questions mentioning non-Ubuntu distributions

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modified Feb 7 at 18:50 Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy 72.6k

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Migration Paths?

discussion feature-request migration

modified Feb 7 at 12:53 Melebius 4,631

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What are the remaining options for popular/active questions that are closed?

support questions

modified Feb 7 at 9:24 terdon♦ 66.3k

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Is it possible for beginners to suggest tags?

discussion tags tag-wiki

modified Feb 7 at 9:12 Zanna 50.7k

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How do I quickly gain reputation?

discussion reputation

modified Feb 5 at 22:47 pomsky 31.2k

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How to get reputation points so I can comment, vote, answer? [duplicate]

discussion community

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Why are there so many helpful people?

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answered Feb 4 at 19:49 Elder Geek 27.2k

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Preformatted text horizontal scrolling - bug or feature?

discussion feature-request formatting code-formatting

modified Feb 3 at 10:42 N0rbert 23.3k

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Why are some questions not considered to be useful?

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modified Jan 31 at 4:18 d a i s y 3,352

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Shortcut for adding quotes causes program to quit

bug editing

modified Jan 29 at 22:03 Charles Green 13.6k

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Should questions be marked as duplicates when versions have changed drastically over many years?

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modified Jan 29 at 20:42 Emandudeguy 150

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help/searching doesn’t mention the `deleted` operator

feature-request searching help-center

modified Jan 29 at 6:31 pomsky 31.2k

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Could anyone explain me why my question was deleted?

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modified Jan 24 at 13:45 Oli♦ 222k

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Could somebody remove the “duplicate” mark that was wrongly applied to my question?

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answered Jan 22 at 14:54 Thomas Ward♦ 44.4k

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Why is this not a good question?

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answered Jan 22 at 10:03 don.joey 17.5k

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Can I reuse my own answers outside of Ask Ubuntu?

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modified Jan 22 at 5:57 Zanna 50.7k

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Should questions closed here and then posted in another SE site be flagged for deletion?

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modified Jan 17 at 8:58 Zanna 50.7k

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Is there a policy regarding usernames with only non-English alphabets?

discussion users

answered Jan 15 at 4:59 thomasrutter 26.9k

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What is the red circle on my review icon?

support review

modified Jan 10 at 20:44 dessert 23.9k

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“Very low quality” vs “should be closed ---> unclear what you're asking” flags

support flagging flags

answered Jan 9 at 20:40 Zanna 50.7k

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Off-topic flagging links should be HTTPS now

feature-request bug status-completed flagging https

modified Jan 9 at 14:18 Nick Craver♦ 101

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Can software recommendation still be used?

discussion tags

modified Jan 9 at 10:54 Melebius 4,631

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Why is it still possible to log in to Ask Ubuntu with my old email address after I added a new one?

modified Jan 7 at 15:04 Zanna 50.7k

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Question about finding an application for a task on topic? [duplicate]

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when addressing to user in comments - @user as it is or without spaces?? example @Abcd E F or @AbcdEF?

support user-accounts users user-communication

modified Jan 2 at 8:45 Kulfy 4,656

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2018: a year in moderation

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asked Jan 1 at 2:44 Shog9♦ 101

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Is there a policy on the use of emojis or emoticons?

discussion support

modified Dec 31 '18 at 10:53 DK Bose 13.9k

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pasting into stack exchange editor

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answered Dec 28 '18 at 2:02 Thomas Ward♦ 44.4k

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Editing race condition?

bug editing

asked Dec 27 '18 at 19:52 wjandrea 9,234

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Is logging in via ssh without a password really the same as running a script as root?

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answered Dec 26 '18 at 21:47 Elder Geek 27.2k

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Has code formatting been “enhanced” after a recent update to this site's appearance?

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modified Dec 24 '18 at 20:38 dessert 23.9k

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What does it take to get suspended?

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modified Dec 21 '18 at 20:41 Seth♦ 34.7k

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How do I edit my post instead of adding comment

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modified Dec 20 '18 at 20:15 dessert 23.9k

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What is the preferred way to add a numbered list using markdown?

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modified Dec 16 '18 at 9:25 dessert 23.9k

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