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improved formatting; changed "can you" to "please" in a couple of places; other minor fixes
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##New method:

After you install pro-forma comments, attempt to comment on a question and press the "auto" button. Down the very bottom of the screen there are a couple of options. You can click "remote" and then paste this in:

https://raw.github.com/askubuntu/ProFormaComments/master/comments.jsonp

However, if you're old school, or just don't like the idea of someone controlling what comments you have access to... you can do the following:

##Old method:

After you install pro-forma-comments you can click "Import" and paste these in to have them handy:

###[A]Answers just to say Thanks!
Please don't add "thanks" as answers. Invest some time in the site and you will gain sufficient [privileges](http://askubuntu.com/privileges) to upvote answers you like, which is the Ask Ubuntu way of saying thank you.

###[Q]Nothing but a URL (and isn't spam)
Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

###[Q]Really a bug
This question should instead be filed as a bug report, and [as such](http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/1317/what-to-do-with-questions-that-describe-known-bugs/) is off-topic, thanks! [Instructions on filing a bug report are here](http://askubuntu.com/questions/5121/how-do-i-report-a-bug).

###[Q]Hardware
We need more hardware information to help you, please look at [this question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/14008/i-have-a-hardware-detection-problem-what-logs-do-i-need-to-look-into) and then edit your question adding the information.

###[A]OP adding a new question as an answer
If you have another question, please ask it by clicking the [Ask Question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/ask) button.

###[A]Another user adding a 'Me too!'
If you have a NEW question, please ask it by clicking the [Ask Question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/ask) button. If you have sufficient reputation, [you may upvote](http://askubuntu.com/privileges/vote-up) the question. Alternatively, "star" it as a favorite and you will be notified of any new answers.

###[Q]Abandonment!
This question appears to be abandoned and unanswered, could you perhaps add more detail to your question? If this question no longer applies then you can either delete it or answer it yourself if you've solved the problem. Thanks!

###[Q]Boot issues
It looks like this could be a boot issue. Please [look at this question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/90045/how-do-i-investigate-boot-and-partition-issues) to get the information we need and then edit it into your question? Thanks!

###[Q]Forums
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Question like this that are open ended should be posted in the [Ubuntu Forums](http://ubuntuforums.org). Please see the [FAQ](http://askubuntu.com/faq) for what is on-topic here, thanks!

###Half answer in a comment
Can you include a answer with instructions on how to do that? [Leaving a half-answer as a comment](http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/2281/please-stop-posting-half-answers-and-dumb-advice-as-comments) can often cause more harm than good. Thanks.

###[Q]More than one question asked
It is preferred if you post separate questions instead of combining your questions into one. That way, it helps the people answering your question and also others hunting for at least one of your questions. Thanks!

###[Q]Off-topic
Hi and welcome to AskUbuntu. The question you have posted does not fall in the scope of questions discussed here. Please refer to the [FAQ] to see what kind of questions you can ask here. Regards.

###[Q]Not a real question
It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form. Take a look at _[What kind of questions should I not ask here?](http://askubuntu.com/faq#dontask)_

Jorge Castro
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