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Style guide for questions and answers
Following the style guides on Stack Overflow and Wikipedia, I would like to propose that we create a style guide of our own. Let's hold ourselves to a high standard and create or promote questions ...
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Version tags are being used improperly -- what to do?
Tags like 12.04 and 13.04 are being used almost every time even if the question isn't version-specific, and even if the tag description explicitly says:
You should only use this tag if your ...
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Should we apturl whenever possible?
It seems that apt: doesn't work here,but there is a proxy for these type of sites
just provide apt.ubuntu.com/p/package_name
Should we use it(easy,fast and user friendly) or the traditional software ...
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Should I ask an unanswered question to another Stack Exchange site?
Should I ask a question to another Stack Exchange sites if it is not answered here at Ask Ubuntu? Sometimes, after asking a question here I found the topic is more suitable in another site. Then what ...
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We need to update the FAQ now that Gnome-remix is official
Since Ubuntu Gnome Remix will become an official Ubuntu derivative upon the release of 13.04, I think it's time we update the FAQ to reflect that.
Currently it states:
This is not the right place for:...
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Where are suspension policies published for independent reference?
I'm a big fan of demonstrating good behaviour and avoiding getting a suspension. I have never received a suspension on any SE site*. However, this puts myself and those similar to me at a ...
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Show asker AND editor
This is a suggestion: when we have the list of questions on screen, we can see below each of them the name of the asker, unless it has been editted by someone, situation in which we can read the name ...
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Does favoriting questions help to get an answer?
I've read What if I don’t get a good answer? and in meta What is the purpose of favoriting questions?.
Does favoriting (clicking the star) highlight my question to others?
Is there a way to do that?
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Should we change the FAQ and question box to encourage less vague questions? Or does that make the site less "friendly"?
Consider questions like "Why doesn't Internet work on my Ubuntu?" Obviously this is too vague and the person is not following the suggestion in the title box to "be specific".
The catch-22 is that ...
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How can I give rep to a wiki answer?
Lets say a user created an answer to a question and because he is nice enough and he knows people can concentrate on his answer as a base and add more information to it he marked the answer as ...
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What are community answers and why / when to use them?
I have seen some community wiki answers laying around the site, I am wondering when should one use it and the main reason for them to exist.
Can moderators convert a user answer to community wiki?
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What tools should we recommend for participation?
This question on which screenshotting tool reminds me, should we add tool suggestions in the FAQ to encourage better quality questions/answers?
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Should abbreviations and acronyms be discouraged?
Sometimes, a question is not clear simply because it contains an abbreviation or acronym that a reader doesn't understand. I wonder if the instructions should encourage the definition of these things ...
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Should our FAQs be updated to better define 'Ubuntu +1' topicality?
Our FAQs clearly define questions about upcoming releases as off-topic:
This is not the right place for:
Issues with the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1) (More information about Alpha ...
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Why is this question closed as off topic? should it be?
I made this question:
Paste option is greyed out in context menu
And I just now realize it was closed as off topic. I read the FAQS.
That is either not off topic or the faqs are not understandable.
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Would creating a Q&A question to cover specific 14.04 sound issues be okay here?
I was looking at the numerous cases in a search of people having sound issues, especially with 14.04, and I was wondering if I could create a little Q&A FAQ (community wiki) about it?
Many of ...
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