I have no objections at all to people coming here to get help fixing their problem as soon as possible.

I do not think we should expect visitors to

• have any prior knowledge about using Ubuntu - they might be installing for the first time and we support that (effective research is really hard when you know nothing about the subject)
• have a desire to become a Linux expert - Ubuntu has always, to my knowledge, aimed to be an accessible, easy-to-use operating system
• have a desire to become a great contributor to Ask Ubuntu - they probably only found out it existed today when they were trying to solve their annoying problem

That's pretty much why the community has all these tools to fix and deal appropriately with posts: because we can't reasonably expect visitors to care much about our site and its long-term helpfulness, but we do.

Poor formatting? Bad title? Excessive meta commentary? (Suggest an) edit.

Question lacks info? Comment and request it.*

It's a dupe? Vote (or flag) to close.*

Low quality? Downvote.

Don't feel like doing anything? No problem at all! Move on to the next question (or whatever else you feel like doing, on the site or not) and let others deal with it.

* _{One reason we have so many questions about wifi not working, for example, is that there is no generic solution to this widespread problem. Hardware details are usually essential for answering such questions, and until it is provided (from those specific command outputs requested in the comments), the question is unclear and should be closed as such.}

I have no objections at all to people coming here to get help fixing their problem as soon as possible.

I do not think we should expect visitors to

• have any prior knowledge about using Ubuntu - they might be installing for the first time and we support that (effective research is really hard when you know nothing about the subject)
• have a desire to become a Linux expert - Ubuntu has always, to my knowledge, aimed to be an accessible, easy-to-use operating system
• have a desire to become a great contributor to Ask Ubuntu - they probably only found out it existed today when they were trying to solve their annoying problem

That's pretty much why the community has all these tools to fix and deal appropriately with posts: because we can't reasonably expect visitors to care much about our site and its long-term helpfulness, but we do care about it.

Poor formatting? Vague or misleading title? Excessive meta commentary? (Suggest an) edit.

Question lacks info? Comment and request it.*

It's a dupe? Vote or flag to close.*

Low quality? Downvote.

Don't feel like doing anything? No problem at all! Move on to the next question (or whatever else you feel like doing, on the site or not) and let others deal with it :)

* _{One reason we have so many questions about wifi not working, for example, is that there is no generic solution to this widespread problem. Hardware details are usually essential for answering such questions, and until it is provided (from those specific command outputs requested in the comments), the question is unclear and should be closed as such.}

I have no objections at all to people coming here to get help fixing their problem as soon as possible.

I do not think we should expect visitors to

• have any prior knowledge about using Ubuntu - they might be installing for the first time and we support that (effective research is really hard when you know nothing about the subject)
• have a desire to become a Linux expert - Ubuntu has always, to my knowledge, aimed to be an accessible, easy-to-use operating system
• have a desire to become a great contributor to Ask Ubuntu - they probably only found out it existed today when they were trying to solve their annoying problem

That's pretty much why the community has all these tools to fix and deal appropriately with posts: because we can't reasonably expect visitors to care much about our site and its long-term helpfulness, but we do.

Poor formatting? Bad title? Excessive meta commentary? (Suggest an) edit.

Question lacks info? Comment and request it.

It's a dupe? Vote (or flag) to close.

Low quality? Downvote.

Don't feel like doing anything? No problem at all! Move on to the next question (or whatever else you feel like doing, on the site or not) and let others deal with it.

I have no objections at all to people coming here to get help fixing their problem as soon as possible.

I do not think we should expect visitors to

• have any prior knowledge about using Ubuntu - they might be installing for the first time and we support that (effective research is really hard when you know nothing about the subject)
• have a desire to become a Linux expert - Ubuntu has always, to my knowledge, aimed to be an accessible, easy-to-use operating system
• have a desire to become a great contributor to Ask Ubuntu - they probably only found out it existed today when they were trying to solve their annoying problem

That's pretty much why the community has all these tools to fix and deal appropriately with posts: because we can't reasonably expect visitors to care much about our site and its long-term helpfulness, but we do.

Poor formatting? Bad title? Excessive meta commentary? (Suggest an) edit.

Question lacks info? Comment and request it.*

It's a dupe? Vote (or flag) to close.*

Low quality? Downvote.

Don't feel like doing anything? No problem at all! Move on to the next question (or whatever else you feel like doing, on the site or not) and let others deal with it.

* _{One reason we have so many questions about wifi not working, for example, is that there is no generic solution to this widespread problem. Hardware details are usually essential for answering such questions, and until it is provided (from those specific command outputs requested in the comments), the question is unclear and should be closed as such.}