Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Should really good/detailed "me too" answers have their content merged into the question?
Usually "me too" answers don't contribute much to working on the problem, but sometimes they do, as when they present details that are subtly different than (or more detailed than) what is provided by ...
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How to make questions noticeable without bounty?
I have asked 2 questions in askubuntu. I beleive both are genuine enough and are binding to the 'rules' of askubuntu. But the questions are barely getting noticed. I even got the tumbleweed badge for ...
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Reputation points and badges not incremented
My reputation points and badges suddenly stopped increasing on Ask Ubuntu...
I have done some reviews today and I was also supposed to be awarded a gold badge for editing 500 posts. This started ...
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what is the number shown under one's name during chat?
During chat, if someone posts comments multiple times, we see an expanded info of the user containing his/her name and a value beneath.
At first I thought it must be reputation.But during an ...
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The flags count isn't detailed perfectly
As you can see in the picture, I've flagged 10 posts. But if we total the number of flags in the categories of post flags, we only get 9.
After checking which flag wasn't mentioned in the categories, ...
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Is it okay to suggest that my own question be closed since it's related to a confirmed bug?
The question is this one and the bug seems to be here. None of the "close" options seem appropriate. Perhaps, exact duplicate could be extended to exact duplicate or existing bug?
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I disagree with the removal of a tag from my question.... now what?
I could of course just reapply the tag (at least I expect I can.. can I? Haven't tried.), just to have it removed again.
Usually I'm happy that people mess around with "my" tags, as it improves the ...
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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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The need to provide a link to your LaunchPad account for the elections
In order to nominate one self for the community moderator elections one must provide a link to one's LaunchPad account in order to verify that one has signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. However some ...
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What do I need for being able to migrate questions to other Stackexchange sites?
I've registered an account on Unix.SE but the website does not appear in the website selection for Close as Offtopic.
I doubt if it's a reputation issue, on http://Stackoverflow.com/ (8595 reputation)...
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How to find out newest set of (25 or 50) questions with no answers
As on date there is 420+ questions with no-answers and I am unable to find a way to see answers with no questions for the past one month or newest set of 25 or 50 questions with no answers.
Is ...
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Insert picture in Ask Ubuntu
How can I insert image from picture folder of Ubuntu while asking question or answering to question in Ask Ubuntu?
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Get notifications for how I lost reputation
I recently lost some reputation points (about 30. I know it shows 20 but during the same period I got an answer upvoted as well.) I do not know how but it may be because of a removed upvote, ...
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Unable to add my answer link to the 2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire
I am unable to edit the 2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire in order to add the link to my answer below the said question. I think it is due to the fact that;
"Suggested edits are not ...
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Do I get a notification when my edit is not accepted?
I've made an edit to (the title of) a question, but the 'your edit has been saved for review'-notification doesn't show anymore. Does that mean my edit has been rejected? And: do I get a notification ...
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Merge two User Accounts
I have accidently created two user accounts but logging in with two different OpenID's, I foogot I already had an account. Is there a way to merge the two accounts into one as I have questions on one ...
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How do I include a screenshot to illustrate a question in AskUbuntu?
The title is the question. I have screenshots that make a question easier to understand than anything I can write.
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Can someone accept other user old question?
Can someone accept other user old question? Example:
If "A" have a question posted. Then "B" answered the question (and it is good and acceptable). But "A" didn't open his/her account for 1,5 years. ...
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Are questions asked 'n' plus years ago, still relevant?
I am new to Ubuntu and have been researching varies methods to accomplish certain tasks that I want done. Some of my research has led me to questions asked in 2012. And I am hesitate in trying the ...
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Can't find link to logout from the forum? [duplicate]
Just signed up for Ask Ubuntu. Looks like a great community.
I am signed in. Closed all the windows, and the browser. When I open the site again, still signed in. I cannot locate a link to sign out ...
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Printing Ask Ubuntu pages
I read How do I recover my data from an encrypted home directory? and upon printing hardcopy of this, the font size is under 10 points. That is way too small to read easily. When I tried copy & ...
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Why is my badge count different in different places?
Let me show you two screen shots:-
(From the top bar that also has the icons - 'Recent inbox messages' and 'Recent achievements')
(From the badges section of mu AU profile)
Clearly the badge count ...
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Should a question be closed as duplicate of another when it is asking for the same goal but via a different route?
I recently closed a question as a duplicate of another, however I am starting to think that I may have made a mistake here along with the other close voters...
So just to make it easier, let's refer ...
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How much traffic comes to us from non-search engines sources?
Kinda in the same line of this question, exactly how much traffic comes to us from other sources? This will give us a very specific view of how can we improve our stop-gap before users ask questions ...
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How can I add an image to the comment section?
Yesterday, I asked this question on AskUbuntu.
Couple of people replied to me. But with the last answer, I need to post an image of terminal screenshot in add comment section to get more information. ...
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When do we not gain any reputation from edits?
I think there are various rules about when a user gains and when he/she doesn't gain reputation for edits.
One of them is when he/she has already gained 1000 rep from suggested edits, another when he/...
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Why can't I VTC a question with a bounty?
I wanted to VTC this as the issue is they are trying to use an unsupported version and that is likely why they are having issues.
However, I can't
I am not looking for a big debate on the validity ...
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Why do certain tags also go in tab title?
I am asking a question extending from this one: http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/6224/how-are-tags-ordered-and-why-only-the-first-one-is-included-in-the-question-titl:
Why for instance in this ...
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Is it possible to review on the mobile site?
I have free time while I am about. I could review questions with my phone. Is it possible on the mobile site? I can't find a link to the review part.
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What exactly is considered "spam" in Ask Ubuntu?
Now I know that there have been questions that have already been asked related to this topic, But they don't answer my question.
My question is this: what is actually considered as spam over here?
I ...
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Is there a way for StackExchange to accept Launchpad IDs to login systemwide?
In the original, pre-shortened form of the question I was complaining that I can't login some other StackExchange site with my Launchpad ID, providing the screenshot:
Rest was almost like this:
I ...
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Why did I lose 2 reputation points?
I can't see why I was at 71 points reputation a few hours ago, and am now at 69. I take my reputation seriously, and try to abide by the Stack Exchange rules. So I'm just curious as to why I lost 2 ...
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What to do with potentially dangerous answers?
I was just wondering, what should one do with potentially dangerous answers? I mean I have read before on Meta that I should just flag them up, however when I did so for this one I just got this:
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Should gaining 200+ reputation, on one site (askubuntu) give me +100 associated site reputation bonus, on the same site. [duplicate]
Today I passed 200 reputation on this site, only to then in quick succession, without doing anything, pass 300. I looked at my reputation log and it looks like I gained 100 for "passing 200 on an ...
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Should otherwise obsolete comments sometimes be retained for the community opinion their upvotes express?
Sometimes a comment with lots of upvotes is still obsolete and should be removed. This is usually the case, for example, when it requests information that the OP then provides (and provides in such a ...
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Can I (and How do I) use my askubuntu account on other Stack Exchange sites?
I signed into (and presumably registered with) askubuntu using my launchpad openid.
I'd like to also ask some questions on other Stack Exchange sites but keep all the accounts connected.
When I go ...
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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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Allow to "Add a comment" for users that opened a bounty on a question
Why -50 rep users no have permission to add a comment under answers after opening bounty by himself/herself? For example a user with 50 rep opened a 50 Bounty for a question and in 99.99% reasons ...
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Can older questions be closed as duplicates of newer questions in special circumstances on meta?
Here on meta, sometimes issues arise, and then arise again later as circumstances change. Is it appropriate, in such a situation, to close older questions about a topic as duplicates of a newer ...
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How to list all protected questions?
I know that we can use some sort of queries/SQL to get this kind of information. But I don't really know the exact API nor the exact keywords to use.
I ask because I'm looking for a way to browse ...
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Different types of Duplicate question?
I have recently noticed two types of questions marked as duplicate, the both have [Duplicate] in the title, and they both have something like this at the bottom:
However the first one has this at the ...
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When I try to review First Posts, why does it say "No Action Needed"?
Whenever I try to review a 1st post, it says no action required. Is it possible to have it show only posts that I can review?
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What is the meaning of an accept (of an answer)?
Does it mean the answer is "completely satisfactory", and the question can be considered finished ? Or just that a given answer was "the most helpful" ?
for example, in why do youtube videos stop ...
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Why so many 404 page not found errors? [duplicate]
I am meeting 404 page not found errors very often on askubuntu in the last days. I mean, much more often than I'd expect, more often than it used to be, more often than on other stackexchange sites. ...
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Flag got declined but then reconsidered?
I flagged this question and it got declined.
Later on I checked and saw the question was put on hold as I had requested, so this means the mod did not review my flag properly (?) and then maybe ...
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Could comments be allowed from 20+ [duplicate]
My opinion is that comment privileges are allowed until 50 reputation for what purpose" The Askubuntu Help Page says:
Privileges control what you can do on Ask Ubuntu. Gain more privileges
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Page shows 3 consecutive days on askubuntu. This is incorrect. Why?
I have looked at both
1) http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/1196/incorrect-consecutive-days-visit-count
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2) Consecutive days problem #97?
But neither addresses my issue.
My activity log ...
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Are accepted answers pinned to the top in Ask Ubuntu Meta? [duplicate]
I was going through Ask Ubuntu Meta and found this question: Bullying as a strategy to force close a question. There are 2 answers to the question: one by Zanna and one by karel.
I used the sort ...
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Direct access to Askubuntu reputation statistics
I'd like to be informed (in real time) of changes in reputation, helpful flags, etc, for my user ID. I wrote a script that scrapes the reputation off my user page using curl and grep. That was the ...
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Consequences of getting "Declined Flags" [duplicate]
I guess the question 'how many 'decined flags' do a user get to make' is pointless, so, what are the consequences, if any, of getting too many?
How does the system calculates declined flags (n ...
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