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Best method to deal with one user copy/pasting/plagiarising another's answers
I found a user is copying an answer given to them (I mean word for word copy/paste, no changes or anything!) by another user as their own answer on two question less than ten minuets apart and I bet ...
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I asked a question, and would like to give an answer that which advocates against a possible solution
Here is the question:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/504413/what-is-the-fastest-two-way-sync-framework-available-on-ubuntu
I would like to post as an answer, WHY rsync should NOT be considered. The ...
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how to add code with comments in it? Such as "#some comment"?
I am trying to add code to an answer and have tried using the < code> tag. But every line that has a # becomes bold. Is this a bug or am I missing something?
Example:
a line of commenting with a #...
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How do I give credit for someone elses answer to a question?
I have just a answered a question because I knew where the information was (it was part of a response to another question authored by someone else). I gave the credit to that user by creating a link....
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Understanding apt.ubuntu.com and its use in askubuntu
I have noticed in a number of answers to questions where the use of the apt.ubuntu.com (I think this is what I recall) is employed to assist with the installation of some Ubuntu package that may not ...
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