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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Let's reopen this Dropbox question
This Dropbox question was never really off-topic (though its title is a bit confusing):
WINE and items in notification area
The best answer to this question is to explain that Dropbox exists ...
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Can we reword the Too Localized close reason?
The close reason for Too Localized currently reads as:
This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an ...
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Questions about Amazon search results in the Dash in 12.10 are off topic, are we making an exception here?
Questions about Amazon search results appearing in the Dash in 12.10 are appearing here on the site. Example 1, Example 2.
Reading our FAQ:
This is not the right place for...Issues with the next ...
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Is it proper to closevote one's own questions?
I sometimes run into a situation where I realize my own question is a dupe, or the problem goes away, and I need to vote to close as too localized, or with another close reason. It it proper to ...
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Should questions be closed as bugs if the bug report doesn't list a confirmed status?
A question I recently saw was closed for being a bug, and one of the commenters pointed to the bug report ticket that was open for it. However, the linked bug report (and, in fact, the only related ...
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This question should be re-opened
I think, this question about customizing the themes should be re-opened, because the master questions are not really asking this question.
Master question 1: How can I configure Unity?
This question ...
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Should this ping question, where the OP was using improper syntax, really be closed?
This question is about how to use ping properly:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/159921/why-cant-i-ping-http-ushou-appeng01-ufm
The user is not asking:
why a particular site does not respond to ...
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Can we consider the recent question about syncing to Android on-topic?
I don't think this question is off-topic:
Apple cloud replacement?
But it seems like a lot of other people do, and it looks like it may be closed soon.
In that question, the OP is asking if you can ...
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Should possible feature requests that can be interpreted as questions and have good answers be closed?
This question was recently closed as not a real question:
Does the Software Centre provide a DRM/licensing scheme?
It asks if the Software Center implements DRM. I think that part is clearly a ...
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Question closed as off topic, months later, with generic hint to read the FAQ
My question firefox addon "Deutsches Wörterbuch 2.0.2" full of errors was closed and downvoted recently. Reason given: Off topic/RTFM.
In the faq I read:
We welcome questions ...
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Are software-recommendation questions for browser plugins on-topic?
Are questions asking how to do something in a web browser, which either implicitly or explicitly must be accomplished by a plugin, considered on-topic? That is, should we accept questions like this?
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Are questions about problems later revealed to be common hardware issues "too localized"?
Sometimes a user posts a question that they think has to do with Ubuntu, but it turns out to be a hardware problem. (And not one that can be worked around or troubleshooted by Ubuntu. There are, of ...
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This question mistakenly flagged as a duplicate, correct?
This question from an experienced AU member was closed yesterday. I think it was a mistake to close it. The question is clear and the linked duplicate does not fully answer the original.
Direct ...
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Should this LightDM / Ayatana Design question be reopened?
I believe I understand why this question was closed--it seemed to be leading to subjective debate. However:
UI choices are usually made by the Ayatana Design team, and usually have objectively ...
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why is my question closed?
I wrote a question before like this "Hi i just installed Ubuntu and it seems like a nice operating system. I just have some questions about the security. How safe is ubuntu? is there no risk ...
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I think closing questions on Ubuntu derivatives as off-topic is unhelpful
I realize that the topic of derivatives has been touched on before but I am shocked that this community is so closed to questions that, were they answered, could assist pure Ubuntu users.
I recently ...
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