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Please Remove "Bug Report" Close
According to Ability to close a question as a bug report, its speculated that closing as a bug better serves the community's users.
I'm finding the exact opposite in practice. That is, the bug ...
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Why close an answered question?
I have noticed occasionally when on this and other sites that questions are closed, even when they have been answered. An example of this is here - here is the closed explanation:
closed as off-...
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Why is this question on using Ubuntu with Nvidia drivers off-topic?
I am utterly surprised that this question is considered off-topic: https://askubuntu.com/questions/400044/nvidia-x-server-flickers-hangs-and-segfaults-on-start-up . It represents a genuine ...
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It is not necessary for questions to contain the word "Ubuntu" for it to be on-topic on Ask Ubuntu
Close votes on the following question evokes this statement:
How to improve the sound quality of an mp3 speech file?
I don't know why did it attract close votes. Probably because it didn't contain ...
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Why was the question about a problem pinging a Windows system from Ubuntu off-topic?
What was causing the problem, presented in the question https://askubuntu.com/q/418957/44293, only came into light when the question was answered. Before that it was unknown and most probably would ...
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Some improvements to the "not about Ubuntu" close reason
I'd like to suggest some improvements to the "not about Ubuntu" close reason.
"This is not about Ubuntu"
As it currently stands:
This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux
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Closing the off-topic and duplicate questions with bounty
There are some questions which has bounty, but are clearly off-topic or are duplicates of another question.
e.g. https://askubuntu.com/questions/411887/unicode-fonts-are-not-displayed-correctly-in-...
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Let's identify if this question is on-topic
The question I am talking about:
Are there any official counters which keep a track on the number of downloads of a particular Ubuntu version across different derivatives?
Help Center says:
Ask ...
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Suggested Edits spam
Errmm... I keep getting things like this on the review thing - it seems to be anonymous users spamming...
Here is a screen-shot in case the link does not work:
Is there anyway of blocking this?
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What do we use for "not a question" posts?
So, since the changes to the close and flag reasons we lost the ability to mark "not a question" as a reason.
We can still use that reason, for posts that are simply guides to fix something but aren'...
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How do I delete/abandon my question when it has answers?
It's a story you hear all too often. I asked a question. I got some answers. They showed effort so I voted them up. I found some time to actually try them out. Then... I changed my mind and did ...
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Should we make more verbose that bugs and bug related stuff are OT on Ask ubuntu?
I've seen couple times now people asking for "confirmation" of a bug (which to top it off, it's already confirmed and reproducible) and even they provide with the links of the bug report. And this ...
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Please don't abuse of the custom close reasons (nor just agree with the previous close voters)
I've seen this for a while now. We are (miss)using the custom close reason:
Has anyone spoted the problem here? As you can see, both say the same with different wording. Why should we close it with a ...
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Software/Games alternatives in Ubuntu (linux) are off-topic?
I saw this question and voted it to close as too broad since:
Is a question about alternatives for a Game title which, telling all truth, there are many alternatives for almost any game in almost any ...
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Closing questions using a non-valid argument
I posted yesterday this question and I was put on hold as off-topic because:
"Bug reports and problems with the development version of Ubuntu should be reported on Launchpad so that developers can ...
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So, what will be the Final Destiny (4?) of this licensing question?
Well, I'm seeing this question in the close queue again. Now it has an edit that reads:
The program should be open source, not proprietary. Well at least people should be able to take a look at it.
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Custom close reason review
We're missing a few important entries from the current closing process so I'm rewriting some of the current reasons. I've just asked the other mods to read over them but thought a bit of public input ...
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Can we have more than 3 custom close reasons, pretty please?
Ask Ubuntu mod here. We've exhausted our custom close reason slots and we need a few more.
We are a very broad site. We cater to development, application support, installation support, hardware ...
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How to flag an off-topic question on a non-linux OS?
The question
Since the new flags for closing (which I applaud) it is unclear to me how I can flag a question about Windows, Mac, Solaris or whatever which clearly does not belong here.
I want to flag ...
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Often used off-topic close reasons, more default reasons for off-topic?
Now that we have new close reasons I noticed that sites have custom off-topic reasons.
The site allready has reasons for bugs and "not Ubuntu".
But, the major one I see missing is End of Life ...
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Can we suggest posting on the forums for too localized?
On the closed as too localized text, we say that the question won't help other people, but we don't suggest where they should go now.
Since Canonical advertises the Ask Ubuntu community (e.g. in ...
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Are application development questions not allowed anymore?
I watch the application-development tag for new questions, which has worked for a long time. Since yesterday, I see multiple questions getting closed for being offtopic.
See How do you get the ...
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Do we need a new close reason of "Abandoned"?
This is basically a resurrection of How should we define "Abandoned" as a close reason?, but given Reminder: Unanswered + Time != Too Localised, I think we need to actually revisit this.
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Any reason to keep this feature request closed?
We should reopen this. It's just as constructive as any other feature request.
Feature request for "private messages" privilege for user communication
Wrongly closed (or wrongly open!) ...
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I have another question that needs re-opening
Sorry about this, but someone closed another one of my questions: https://askubuntu.com/q/230012/95681
I don't get why it's "Too Localized" - I'm using the included, default torrent program, ...
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How to ask a following question?
I've found a question corresponding to mine (What is the purpose of favoriting questions?), but need some precisions (Do favoriting questions help to get an answer?).
If I had enough reputation : by ...
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Can we reopen the question about restarting the Tor browser?
This is a question about how to restart the Tor browser:
Restart Tor Browser after closing
The OP's motivation for wanting to do so is a bug. This question, however, is not a bug report. The bug is ...
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Can we update the FAQ to reflect the apparent change in EoL policy?
This is a question about editing the FAQ. This is not a good place to discuss whether or not we should allow EoL questions. We already have a meta question (actually, three) for that. (See below.)
It ...
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Why has this question been closed?
I fail to see why this question has been closed as "Not a real question" - it is an interesting question, has upvotes, 4 good relevant answers and is on-topic.
More broadly, I'm a bit concerned that ...
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How specific about not supporting non-Ubuntu OS's is AskUbuntu?
While browsing AskUbuntu, I found a question about Wine + Steam. The OP said that he was using Linux Mint, and upon reading that, I thought "Oh, isn't that non-supported, or something?". So I opened ...
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Let's reopen this Wubi question that Microsoft Windows thought was off-topic
In this question posted yesterday, the OP has a Wubi system that will not start, because the Windows boot loader (which loads Wubi--in a Wubi system you select Ubuntu from the Windows boot menu) has a ...
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Can moderators confirm abandoned questions should be closed TL, not NARQ?
For quite some time, we've been using the too localized close reason for abandoned questions.
Of course, if the question merits closure for another reason--it's a duplicate, it couldn't have been ...
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Is this Perl-related question being closed too hastily?
This question is about to be closed:
Perl doesn't include directory
That's too bad, since:
Perl scripting is a standard system administration technique and it doesn't make much sense to reject ...
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Why are about Ubuntu paid services closed?
I have had questions explicitly permitted, and certainly not prohibited by the FAQ closed multiple times. The most recent one, related to Ubuntu One (which can be found here)
Is permitted in the FAQ:
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Let's reopen this on-topic question about using Ubuntu software in Ubuntu [duplicate]
This question is, and has always been, on topic.
The OP's reading of the FAQ is correct. A question about using built-in Ubuntu software and third party Ubuntu software on Ubuntu is a question about ...
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Can questions closed but not as duplicates have their answers merged?
It is possible for a moderator to merge a question that's closed, but not as a duplicate?
For example, this too localized question doesn't seem like a candidate for reopening, except that it seems to ...
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Why don't we have "required/requested input not provided" close reason for abandoned questions?
While I've just recently acquired the privilege for voting to close questions, I find it hard to find the right close reasons for the following very common scenario. Someone asks a question, but does ...
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Should we allow questions that are about releases which are considered End of Life?
I'd like to rehash this topic as I was under the impression that EOL releases of Ubuntu are off-topic. The site has grown a lot since it was original discussed so I'd like to see if this is something ...
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Are bug complaints with addressable non-bug causes on-topic?
Sometimes a user asks a question and shows the error message, and the error message clearly indicates that there is a bug in the application. If it weren't for the bug, that message wouldn't be shown. ...
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Why close questions?
I'm curious (and a little aggravated) as to why you would close a users question as too "localized"? Here I am, looking to solve the same problem and the answer is closed. Why not let user questions ...
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Why was my question closed?
Can somebody please explain why my question was closed?
How to disable PIN on SIM card
At first I've thought that it might be because asking for workarounds may not be allowed on askubuntu as ...
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Are questions about issues with the Ubuntu keyserver on-topic for off-topic distros?
I saw a question asking for help related to the Ubuntu keyserver, but on a computer using Mint.
Although this server is monitored and run by Ubuntu(I think even Canonical), like Ubuntu One, I feel as ...
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Why are all the questions about upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 being closed?
I was trying to decide if I should upgrade to Ubuntu 12.10 from my current 12.04 LTS. There are many reviews around the internet regarding the new features of Ubuntu 12.10 and I enjoy some of them, ...
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Why are Ubuntu related development questions closed?
I have had two different questions regarding the topic "Development on Ubuntu" (which is specifically mentioned as on-topic in the FAQ closed as off-topic.
The first one I happen to agree was better ...
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Why might this be too localized?
This has a couple of close votes as too localized. As someone who personally is quite interested in the answer to this question, since I've heard of the problem before and would like to know how to ...
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Are license questions about PPA-provided software on-topic?
We accept licensing questions on Ask Ubuntu. Or at least many such questions.
Here are just a few such questions that the community has embraced. (And this is just what I was able to find in under 10 ...
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Request to reopen this interesting question
This following question was marked as duplicate by mistake(as it seems to me).
Move running program to background in bash
Marked Duplicate:
Running programs in the background from terminal
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Ubuntu-specific programming questions are on-topic, so let's reopen this one
This (somewhat confusingly named question) question was closed, perhaps because it is asking something about programming. (It is, and has never been, in any way about Microsoft Windows. It's about the ...
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Let's reopen this question about setting up a Mint-like menu in Ubuntu
This is a question about how to get an interface in Ubuntu that resembles an interface available in Linux Mint:
How to install Linux mint like menu/gnomenu in Ubuntu?
This question is about Ubuntu. ...
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Let's reopen question about why/how to use workspaces
I think we should reopen this question about why and how to use workspaces:
What can I use workspaces for, and how can they be used?
It has some good answers already, but if it's reopened, perhaps ...
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