Questions tagged [feature-request]
You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.
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Can we create a "template question"
Some users (especially first time users) ask completely rubbish questions, such as https://askubuntu.com/questions/486830/wi-fi-on-ubuntu-14-04-hp-g70-laptop, they say "unfortunately wi-fi is not ...
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Show a notification count in the title
At present, the Ask Ubuntu questions page changes the title to add a count of questions with new activity since the page was loaded. I think it'd be a lot more, if not just as much, useful to show a ...
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Similar background for Blockquote and Preformatted(code)
On AskUbuntu there is similar background-formatting for Blockquote text and Preformatted code text.
Example-1 (with preformatted/coded text):
sudo apt-get update
Example-2 (with block-quoted text):
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Can we please ban unrelated programming questions?
This issue has been discussed in the past: http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/5695/why-was-a-purely-programming-related-question-not-moved-closed
But I disagree with Andrea Corbellini because I ...
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Proposal for a new filter called 'favourite tags'
Okay, let me show you a screen shot first:-
I would like to call these 'Filters' available for me to search for questions without typing anything in the search box manually. But seriously I would ...
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When reviewers vote to close for different reasons I want the real votes on the "closed" panel
During the Close Votes Review there often exist two different approaches about why a question should be closed (I don't count "leave open" now).
At the end (after 5 votes to close) the majority ...
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Enable the easy review close queue filtering interface
We are almost reaching the 1k items in the close queue (we are second, only behind Stack Overflow), so I think we should make any attempt to make folks review stuff and for that reason I ask to enable ...
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an stack app as a notebook
Is there any stack app for this web site which like a note book. This site is my google and I wish to find an ability which let me to put my notes on that. I am looking for any feature or stack app ...
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Would it be helpful to see question comments on the question edit page?
Would it be helpful for those occasions when someone is trying to edit a question to incorporate extra information provided in comments?
Would this have more negative effects than positive?
I know ...
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Add filter to see all duplicates
Is there a way to filter for only questions labeled as duplicate which are linked to an answer?
For example:
Duplicate sources.list entry but cannot find the duplicates?
Being linked to:
How to ...
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Graph search for askubuntu
I think it will be very good if there was any graph search like Facebook graph search for this web site. Some examples can be like this:
Questions by 'john' answered by 'joe' comments by 'nick' votes ...
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No cancel button for commenting
If you start writing a comment, and then decide not to, there is no cancel button. To get rid of the box to write the comment in, you have to reload the page. It would be better in my opinion if ...
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How to take back my bounty? [duplicate]
In the case you set a bounty for your question and gave it to someone but after trying the accepted answer it did not work: how could you take back the bounty and let the question open again for a ...
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Shouldn't the removal of an answer be visible in the timeline for everyone?
Background: I commented on a possibly dangerous command in an answer to
https://askubuntu.com/questions/310358/no-such-file-or-directory-error-when-trying-to-use-chmod/310364#310364
The answer was ...
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Questions with too little information
I can understand that its a community as we need to bear with the OPs and support them guiding with the information/solutions, etc. Nevertheless, I'm really fed-up commenting on posts each time ...
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Updates of specific tags only [duplicate]
How can I make allow posts only for selected specific tags?
Like if I select @java @14.04 @grub2 @apt-get, only posts with these tags are visible to me!
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Proposed flag for a link only answer
This is a not a duplicate of How should we flag link-only answers?
I want to propose the mods to create the flag for 'link only answer' in the answer flag to simplify flagging them. They are ...
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Should Users with only 1 reputation (Or with only 1 question/answer) be deleted after 30 days without a login?
Should Users with only 1 reputation be deleted after 30 days without a login? Because It would keep the site cleaner and There must be hundreds - thousands Of dead users that did use their account ...
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Don't suggest version specific tag when writing questions
As Gilles has said in his other answer "version tags are massively overused on AU", I think is our fault that such things happens. We allow them be alone we them shouldn't and we do nothing to fix ...
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A close vote option about "lack of attention" should definitely not be used
I saw this custom reason for close voting:
Any question that falls under this category should simply be closed as "unclear what you're asking". It needs more detail, so, as Eliah Kagan says,...
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Should'nt there be a feature in AU that would allow a user to get notified about changes in questions or answers he/she upvoted or downvoted?
Lets say I up vote a question since I felt that I had faced a issue earlier similar to that which was mentioned in the question. Now, when someone comments in it or answers the question I may also ...
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The preformatted text/code text font in chat is not sufficiently distinct
In chat, when putting text between grave accents to ensure that it is output as code, the resulting text is not very distinguishable from the other text:
The only way it's different, right now, is ...
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Can we add a rEFInd tag?
REFInd is a commonly used boot manager developed by Rod Smith. I think that it should be added due to its eminence. I can't add it myself because I don't have the rep. I'd like if someone added the ...
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Enable checks on question titles for weak word selection
Today I was editing a migrated question in SO, which contained the word "Help" just to be greeted with a message:
I was all O_O when saw this. When I wrote http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/8720/...
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Blocking "Babaji" and similar repeated Spam Attacks
I'm sure most of you have seen these "Babaji" posts around AU or the internet. My question is:
Why is there no filter to autodelete Babaji?
Pros:
Moderators won't spend so much time/effort on ...
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Don't include self answered or questions where the OP commented in the review audits
There is a mayor problem with one of our close reasons and the audits. We close stuff based in "no reproducible" basis, when OP can't figure out what was wrong nor how the issue was solved nor there's ...
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Could be possible duplicates arranged by votes in addition to default order?
When I find duplicate question, for example Will not allow me to install playonlinux! Says I have 'held broken packages
and flag them, the system shows me the list of possible answers like this:
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Remove the link to the video tutorials from the help pages
Due recent changes to our help page I took a peek what was written there too. I found there was a link to some video tutorials, I checked out that was linked to meta.AU, and was in the disposition of ...
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Video tutorials on Ask Ubuntu
This is a feature request to suggest adding a Video Tutorial section on Ask Ubuntu.
Primary target would be including videos to explain most common tasks like Installation, WUBI installation, ...
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Can we have the Ubuntu emoticons in the chat room?
Can we have the Ubuntu emoticons on the general chat room?
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Raising the Answer Text Limit
Today I was working on one of the answers (A special guide) and I was limited again by the 30K size for answers. The example mentioned is this:
How do I install the Nvidia drivers?
Which I needed to ...
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Activate migration paths to Unix and Linux, should we?
First of all, lets remember the golden rule of the migrations:
DO NOT MIGRATE CRAP
That said, why don't we open the migration paths from AU and UL? There has been 10 migrations to UL in the last ...
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We should get "Ubuntu questions on SR" notification in chat
In general chat room, we get notification for Ubuntu questions on U&L.
I think it would be a good idea to get Ubuntu questions on SR notification as well.
SR stands for Software recommendations, ...
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Can we have a 'current bounties' ad on AU?
Can whe have something like this on the community ads. Currently it gets rejected as to big. from here: Community Promotion Ads - 2014 - Ask Different Meta
Current Ask Ubuntu bounties http://stack-...
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How about dedicating some corner of SE to opinions/recommendations / make a spinoff that will handle forums?
Questions for opinions or recommendations are off-topic here, and I can understand why: whatever answer would be given it will hardly be timeless, and with vague problems, answers will necessarily ...
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Can the AutoReviewComments script be built into Ask Ubuntu?
Can the AutoReviewComments userscript be built into Ask Ubuntu?
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If the comment appears to be an answer how should I behave?
I need a bit more extended information on how should I behave in these situations to reduce unanswered amount of questions like:
if the comment appears to be an answer provided by me and the user ...
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Can we get more close votes?
Currently we only get 24 close votes a day. I find this much too limiting, I can use all 24 of those votes really quick and still find a use for 24 more votes. Is there any way we could get a couple ...
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Can we have a 'talk' button on the answer section?
Often I see a detailed guide on how to install something, in most cases, the commenting on the A, is good enough.
But, sometimes the how to needs to be tested on multiple systems (e.g. Ubuntu 12.04, ...
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review link should show how many posts are to be reviewed
The review link at the top of the page gives us access to review tasks.
But it is always white. It would be better it it would be coloured, i.e it should be green when there are posts that I can work ...
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Can we give rep to those who flag questions?
On another meta post, a user suggested that we give rep to those who upvote answers, my suggestion is giving rep to those who give helpful flags.
That way we encourage the users to flag questions, ...
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How do I flag a question which seems more appropriate on android enthusiasts?
While flagging questions,we have an option which says This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those ...
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Time zone of user in profile as optional field
Some users put their timezone with location. For example India (GMT+5:30). It helps other to understand availability of an user.
Can it be an optional field in user profile?
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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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Provide the privilege to accept the answer [duplicate]
I have spotted many questions that have an answer that solves the problem, but the answer has not been "Accepted" by the questioner. This is either because he doesn't know that he has to do it, or ...
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newbie User ask and GO away forever
I see a lot of users who do the following:
Sign up to askubuntu
Ask a question
And never respond or comment or reply
Can we add a timeout for the activity on the question so that if no body returns ...
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Tag synonym request: [preferences] -> [settings]
I think settings and preferences should be synonyms.
"Settings" is a more general term that applies to driver settings, program settings, system settings, etc. "Preferences" is a term that usually ...
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Show comments before comment form in add/show 3 more comments
In questions with more than five comments, the first five are shown and the rest hidden under a 'add/show x more comments'.
When you click that link, you are first shown the comment textarea to add ...
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Anchors in tour page
In multiple cases with new comers, I have difficulties to mention how to use that small edit button (link).
So, is possible to have some anchors in tour page. To easy use like pointing user to the ...
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Suggested edit limit for low rep users
Can limit of suggested edits on the same question be enforced, dropped, or atleast looked at?
Here is a more-than perfect example - I allowed this through once, but then it appeared again...
This ...