Welcome! We accept all Ubuntu Users and Developers of any degree of knowledge, from someone who hasn't even installed Ubuntu yet and is interested in doing so, to Mark Shuttleworth himself! I'm not sure why you would feel like we don't accept new questions on the site or that our ethos is such, but if you would elaborate where something made you feel like that (outside of what you currently outlined in your post) I'd be happy to address that as well! I'd like to think that there isn't much elitism in the Ask Ubuntu community (sadly, I'm sure it exists, as it does in most all communities. Though, for the most part I've seen far more sincere, compassionate, and helpful users compared to the very few 'elitist' personalities).

Your post in question, How to EFI install Ubuntu 12.10? is perfectly on-topic for Ask Ubuntu, needless to say you're in the right place. The question itself is a bit tricky to answer though (as I'm sure you've seen). EFI/uEFI/Hybrid-bios are all relatively new things and not a lot of users have their hands on hardware to experience the issue you've come across, let alone help you in general. This happens from time to time when newer things come out and the rest of the community hasn't quite caught up experience wise to help. When this happens the best way to remedy this is to keep the question constantly up to date when you try and attempt new things (which you've already done!) or try to call attention to the question using a Bounty (which jrg already did). Past that there isn't much more you can do, if you feel you're not getting adequate support you can try other Ubuntu Community Support venues in hopes that a different format might help better for your situation.

As for tagging, meta, and badges. So tagging is something that falls under privileges. You'll need a certain amount of privilege to be able to suggest tag synonyms (which can be found under the tag's info tab <- Unity for example). If you're not able to suggest a synonym you can just ask here on meta. Meta is a lot different, though the same platform, than the Main site. On meta we just use it for talking about the Main site itself. So the rules about what makes a question a far more lax. This is also where we discuss policy, rulings, and other administrative tasks for the site (like tag synonyms, best practices, organize efforts, etc). If you need something done on the site and you don't know how or have enough reputation you can ask here on Meta and a moderator (♦) or high reputation user can assist. As for your badge, make sure you expand both the FAQ and About page and read each section. Badges can sometimes lag by several minutes to a few hours so don't be too distraught if it doesn't pop up right away.

Welcome! We accept all Ubuntu Users and Developers of any degree of knowledge, from someone who hasn't even installed Ubuntu yet and is interested in doing so, to Mark Shuttleworth himself! I'm not sure why you would feel like we don't accept new questions on the site or that our ethos is such, but if you would elaborate where something made you feel like that (outside of what you currently outlined in your post) I'd be happy to address that as well! I'd like to think that there isn't much elitism in the Ask Ubuntu community (sadly, I'm sure it exists, as it does in most all communities. Though, for the most part I've seen far more sincere, compassionate, and helpful users compared to the very few 'elitist' personalities).

Your post in question, How to EFI install Ubuntu 12.10? is perfectly on-topic for Ask Ubuntu, needless to say you're in the right place. The question itself is a bit tricky to answer though (as I'm sure you've seen). EFI/uEFI/Hybrid-bios are all relatively new things and not a lot of users have their hands on hardware to experience the issue you've come across, let alone help you in general. This happens from time to time when newer things come out and the rest of the community hasn't quite caught up experience wise to help. When this happens the best way to remedy this is to keep the question constantly up to date when you try and attempt new things (which you've already done!) or try to call attention to the question using a Bounty (which jrg already did). Past that there isn't much more you can do, if you feel you're not getting adequate support you can try other Ubuntu Community Support venues in hopes that a different format might help better for your situation.

As for tagging, meta, and badges. So tagging is something that falls under privileges. You'll need a certain amount of privilege to be able to suggest tag synonyms (which can be found under the tag's info tab <- Unity for example). If you're not able to suggest a synonym you can just ask here on meta. Meta is a lot different, though the same platform, than the Main site. On meta we just use it for talking about the Main site itself. So the rules about what makes a question a far more lax. This is also where we discuss policy, rulings, and other administrative tasks for the site (like tag synonyms, best practices, organize efforts, etc). If you need something done on the site and you don't know how or have enough reputation you can ask here on Meta and a moderator (♦) or high reputation user can assist. As for your badge, make sure you expand both the FAQ and About page and read each section. Badges can sometimes lag by several minutes to a few hours so don't be too distraught if it doesn't pop up right away.