Questions tagged [support]
You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.
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Noticing “score” and “answers” bars after unlocking “access to site analytics”
I just passed 25,000 rep, and now have access to site analytics.
On my profile summary tab, I see the following...
What does the new score and answers numbers mean?
This "new" score/answers bars ...
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My question seemes to be frozen
I had a question that was doing very well & the number of views as well as likes was increasing fast, but I don't know why suddenly everything stopped & now it behaves as if it's a duplicate ...
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Vote to close specifics
I would like to learn about the vote to close.
As I understand it, it is a moderator who does so.
Does it only take one moderator to make that decision?
Is there a link that shows all the ...
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Sad question reopen time?
OK, so this is a really sad question but not everyone is familiar with the architecture of GNU/Linux¹ nor do they know the history of GNU and Linux and the very big personalities of Linus and RMS.
So ...
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Month and Quarter reputation tab borked?
When I went to look at the Quarter reputation tab I noticed I'm number 1 in the stats and the same goes for the month but
as I know I'm vastly inferior to Rinzwind 0:-) I'm suspecting something is ...
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Why does my week rank show -483?
When I visit https://stackexchange.com/leagues/89/week/askubuntu I see this:
However, I don't see that rep loss in my Ask Ubuntu profile
(The recent rep loss was only ~65 and others were affected ...
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Why is the Ask-Ubuntu login independent from other StackExchange sites?
Other Stack Exchange sites have a common login. Once logged into one site, one is also logged into the other sites that one has activated.
Ask-Ubuntu shares user profiles with these other Stack ...
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how to get a copy of a deleted answer
Apparently an answer I wrote was deleted (by others).
Is there a way to retrieve a deleted answer? (I would like to
keep a copy of it)
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Is answering twice and closing good or bad behaviour?
So yet another "What backup tool should I use?" question came up earlier today, so I:
voted to close as a duplicate
answered the question Deleted as per answer below in the meantime,
answered the ...
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Review queue audit: what to do with obvious spam?
What is the "correct" action in the LQ queue when I am presented with obvious spam?
None of the options in Recommend Close seem useful.
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Since a few days, no rep changes occur “in green”, not getting pinged
Feels like a silly question, but someone please shine a brilliant light on this: Since a few days, none of the rep changes occurred "in green" on any of my devices, (so not) like this:
just the ...
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When a user is deleted are their “accepts” removed?
When a user is deleted are "accepts" by this user also affected? In other words, will the answer accepted by a deleted user no longer be shown as accepted?
In one example I came across, it appears ...
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How to see election stats and who you voted for?
I want to see what percentage of votes each of candidates (for moderator) got and who was my 1st,2nd and 3rd choices. Is there way to do it?
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Is there any advantage or downside to using “Clear all filters” in one's flagging history?
I recently noticed this "Clear all filters" in my flagging history option.
I'm guessing it should be fine clearing all filters once in a while?
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I cannot seem to find a question I asked earlier
I am new Ubuntu and Ask Ubuntu.
I asked a question today concerning how to make a desktop icon in GNOME, but do not know how I get back to the question, to see if anybody has offered a suggestion.
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Why do some of my tag [suggestions or creations] get rejected?
Please, I will really like to know why some of my tag suggestions or tag creations keep getting rejected for (my personal opinion) nothing?!
Meanwhile, it seems some could be needed and of important ...
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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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When do posters know their questions are being voted to close?
A poster asks a question that qualifies for closing. For example, take a question dealing with an unsupported distribution.
I vote to close as off-topic and mine is the first vote.
Does the ...
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What does a gray title mean?
My question has a light gray title, unlike a black title. Why?
Here's the question. You may need to view it on home or on my profile.
EDIT: Ironically, the title on this question is gray. How about ...
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How long should I wait for an answer on here?
How long should I wait for an answer to my question 18.04.2 authentication error
on here, and in the meantime is there anything I can do to make it more answerable?
I've already included a fair ...
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User with 1 Reputation is able to comment
I stumbled about this question when it was eight hours old.
A new user (not the question author) commented under the question. The reputation score of the new user is "one". Looking immediately at ...
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Can I ask for programming advice on this site?
The question is in the title.
This is the most direct question ever.
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How exactly is the electorate badge earned?
I'm looking for a clearer explanation of the Electorate badge as the explanation given doesn't seem clear:
Vote on 600 questions and 25% or more of total votes are on questions
This seems ...
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Where do I find the links for duplicate questions?
In general, where are links to duplicate questions located when a post is tagged as a duplicate?
This link is just an example of one of the many times I've been unable to find the duplicate: Where ...
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How to open a certain question in the Close Votes queue?
Unlike the edit-button which brings me to the Suggested Edits-queue when an edit is pending, the close-button always open the VTC-dialog.
I'd prefer to be brought to the Close Votes-queue if there ...
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Should I approve these small edits in the review queue?
I was in the suggested-edits queue and noticed a single user making a large amount of small edits. Things like spelling and grammar (one or two word edits) but also bits of code and keyboard key icons ...
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What's happening with this bizarre screen?
I don't understand what's going on :(
It seems it's an April Fool's gag! UGH!!! And each time I have to click on the clock icon to restore normalcy.
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Save an answer as a draft
I was wondering if it couldn't be a good feature to be able to save an answer as a draft in case I don't yet want to post it since I may be doing something else with my machine before later completing ...
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Trying to find my posts
I am trying to find all of my posts whether responded to or not.
I tried a search for user:fixit7 but it found nothing.
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How to find the question or answer relating to this revision?
I used Google to search for wmctrl -a and window id.
The first hit was a link to a revision at Ask Ubuntu:
And clicking it gave me this link in the address bar:
https://askubuntu.com/revisions/...
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Should tags be edited out from a question if they appear irrelevant?
See Off Wi-Fi LED in Ubuntu for an example:
While it's ideally better to ask posters if, in this case, lubuntu and syslinux are indeed relevant to the question, suppose posters doesn't respond or, ...
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The review-queue audit-system fails users for making a comments
Why does adding a comment to a good post prompt this message.
STOP! Look and Listen. This was an audit, designed to see if you were
paying attention. You didn't pass. Your review was ...
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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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Is there a way to seek reevaluation of an answer to a question?
I have posted an answer to a question that is advocated by the full manual entry itself for the particular situation. While my approach is perhaps not the most straightforward way of achieving the ...
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Made two edits within two minutes, but they weren't merged [duplicate]
I'm used to editing then noticing something small I missed and quickly editing again. Normally the second edit is merged with the first as long as it's within a grace period of 5 minutes, but I just ...
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What happened to the grace period?
I've edited the body of this answer (link to the answer's revision history) twice after ~21 minutes I initially posted it, the second edit ~3 minutes after the first edit, but the 5 minutes grace ...
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Is there an easy way to include images from https://imgur.com?
Sometimes, posters provide links to https://imgur.com rather than to https://i.stack.imgur.com.
Then, if I want to include the image in the poster's question, I first have to open the https://imgur....
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Reopen a question closed as a duplicate of 3 different ones?
So this question has been closed as a duplicate of 3 different questions and their answers, but IMHO none of them really answer the original question: they're just related...
Is it appropriate to ...
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What should we do with answers only saying what not to do and advising readers to follow another answer instead
In this answer the user is sharing his experience of what not to do and says to follow the existing accepted answer.
IMHO this is a partial answer at best and not an answer at worst, but the OP has a ...
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What are the remaining options for popular/active questions that are closed?
This question Which type of VirtualBox networking should I use? is highly voted and quite popular. It seems to be the first source of information when searching for the specific topic on search engine....
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Could anyone explain me why my question was deleted?
I asked a question on askubuntu.com. (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1111486/upgrade-from-16-04-to-18-04-broke-apt)
First it was put on hold, because it was too broad. So I edited my question to make ...
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Could somebody remove the “duplicate” mark that was wrongly applied to my question?
My question is clearly not a duplicate of this other one, because the solutions are completely different. Could somebody remove the [duplicate] mark?
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Why is this not a good question?
I have a question about my Ask Ubuntu post: I don't know how I ended up here but what is ubuntu?
Why is this not a good question?
Update: here is the deleted post for those who can't see it:
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Should questions closed here and then posted in another SE site be flagged for deletion?
For example, Errors where encountered while processing and mint is weird - Linux mint [on hold] has been put on hold as off-topic. The poster then posted here.
Should such questions be flagged for ...
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What is the red circle on my review icon?
Today a red circle appeared on my review icon, but I don't know what it is. Nothing else has changed. Can anyone explain?
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“Very low quality” vs “should be closed ---> unclear what you're asking” flags
I can't really understand when I should use one flag or the other, for example on this question.
Both of those flags seem to imply that a question is poorly written and should be removed, so why are ...
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Why is it still possible to log in to Ask Ubuntu with my old email address after I added a new one?
In my profile I went to Edit Profile & Settings > Edit Email Settings
I entered a new email address I want to use to log in.
Why is it still possible to log in with the old email address?
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when addressing to user in comments - @user as it is or without spaces?? example @Abcd E F or @AbcdEF?
I am confused while addressing the user in comments..
if the user name for example "Abcd E F"
How do I address it, @Abcd E F or @AbcdEF ??
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Is there a policy on the use of emojis or emoticons?
Is there any policy on the use of emojis or emoticons?
Examples:
Can't login with my PIN password in Ubuntu 18.10
In https://askubuntu.com/posts/1105109/revisions it was part of the code until ...
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pasting into stack exchange editor
I want to add the contents of an rc file to my question.when I paste it it looks fine in the editor but appears in my post with the formatting all wrong. on my end Ive used gedit and gvim and the ...
