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The description of this site's topic in the FAQFAQ is not very informative:

Ask Ubuntu is a Q&A site designed to make it easy for users to get answers to Ubuntu-related questions. It's also a place for users to share their knowledge about the Ubuntu Platform.

Here are a few ways in which the site FAQ could be improved:

  • Expand “Q&A” to “questions and answers”. Keep it human, not geeky.

  • Explain where Ubuntu stops. Are alpha releases on-topic? Are out-of-support releases on-topic? Are “alternative” releases (Kubuntu and co) are on-topic? Are derivatives (Mint and co) are on-topic? Are issues with applications in universe/multiverse on-topic? Are issues with third-party applications running on Ubuntu are on-topic?
    (I suggest refering to Unix & Linux for questions that are off-topic.)

  • Remove the paragraph on privileges: they're explained below anyway.

  • Add a short note with a link to the faq tag on Meta, something like

    If your question is not answered here, check our community FAQ, and more generally our meta-discussion site.

The description of this site's topic in the FAQ is not very informative:

Ask Ubuntu is a Q&A site designed to make it easy for users to get answers to Ubuntu-related questions. It's also a place for users to share their knowledge about the Ubuntu Platform.

Here are a few ways in which the site FAQ could be improved:

  • Expand “Q&A” to “questions and answers”. Keep it human, not geeky.

  • Explain where Ubuntu stops. Are alpha releases on-topic? Are out-of-support releases on-topic? Are “alternative” releases (Kubuntu and co) are on-topic? Are derivatives (Mint and co) are on-topic? Are issues with applications in universe/multiverse on-topic? Are issues with third-party applications running on Ubuntu are on-topic?
    (I suggest refering to Unix & Linux for questions that are off-topic.)

  • Remove the paragraph on privileges: they're explained below anyway.

  • Add a short note with a link to the faq tag on Meta, something like

    If your question is not answered here, check our community FAQ, and more generally our meta-discussion site.

The description of this site's topic in the FAQ is not very informative:

Ask Ubuntu is a Q&A site designed to make it easy for users to get answers to Ubuntu-related questions. It's also a place for users to share their knowledge about the Ubuntu Platform.

Here are a few ways in which the site FAQ could be improved:

  • Expand “Q&A” to “questions and answers”. Keep it human, not geeky.

  • Explain where Ubuntu stops. Are alpha releases on-topic? Are out-of-support releases on-topic? Are “alternative” releases (Kubuntu and co) are on-topic? Are derivatives (Mint and co) are on-topic? Are issues with applications in universe/multiverse on-topic? Are issues with third-party applications running on Ubuntu are on-topic?
    (I suggest refering to Unix & Linux for questions that are off-topic.)

  • Remove the paragraph on privileges: they're explained below anyway.

  • Add a short note with a link to the faq tag on Meta, something like

    If your question is not answered here, check our community FAQ, and more generally our meta-discussion site.

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The site FAQ should indicate where Ubuntu stops

The description of this site's topic in the FAQ is not very informative:

Ask Ubuntu is a Q&A site designed to make it easy for users to get answers to Ubuntu-related questions. It's also a place for users to share their knowledge about the Ubuntu Platform.

Here are a few ways in which the site FAQ could be improved:

  • Expand “Q&A” to “questions and answers”. Keep it human, not geeky.

  • Explain where Ubuntu stops. Are alpha releases on-topic? Are out-of-support releases on-topic? Are “alternative” releases (Kubuntu and co) are on-topic? Are derivatives (Mint and co) are on-topic? Are issues with applications in universe/multiverse on-topic? Are issues with third-party applications running on Ubuntu are on-topic?
    (I suggest refering to Unix & Linux for questions that are off-topic.)

  • Remove the paragraph on privileges: they're explained below anyway.

  • Add a short note with a link to the faq tag on Meta, something like

    If your question is not answered here, check our community FAQ, and more generally our meta-discussion site.