I've been pointing people here: - https://askubuntu.com/questions/18641/theres-an-issue-with-an-alpha-release-of-ubuntu-what-should-i-do - http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/871/when-are-questions-about-ubuntu1-appropriate I think pointing people to those threads would be sufficient. Something like: "Please note that 11.04 is alpha. See [this question][1] to see what's appropriate to ask, and check [here][2] to see how to get help." or something. [1]: http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/871/when-are-questions-about-ubuntu1-appropriate [2]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/18641/theres-an-issue-with-an-alpha-release-of-ubuntu-what-should-i-do