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Dealing with past-EOL release questions

Taking a page from the Ubuntu IRC stuff, and also taking a page from Bug Squad policies: I think we should close these types of questions. Questions regarding EOL releases get ignored in the IRC, an …
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How should we handle new and future questions about Ubuntu Touch?

This is my opinion, and not a statement of policy as a member of the moderator team. I believe that we should treat new and future Ubuntu Touch questions as we would End of Life release questions, or …
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EOL Notice: Raring (13.04) is now past End of Life

Today, January 27, 2014, is the day that 13.04 Raring reached End of Life. While this means new questions (stressing the new) about 13.04 are off topic, older questions (both answered and unanswered) …
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EOL Notice: Utopic (14.10) has now reached End of Life

Today, July 23, 2015, is the day that 14.10 Utopic reached End of Life. While this means new questions (stressing the new) about 14.10 are off topic, older questions (both answered and unanswered) th …
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EOL Notice: Vivid Vervet (15.04) is now EOL as of February 4, 2016

As of February 4, 2016, Vivid Vervet 15.04 is now End of Life. New questions regarding Vivid, with the exception of the items listed below, are now offtopic. The following are exceptions to this: …
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Is Ubuntu 14.04 off-topic on Ask Ubuntu?

14.04 has gone End of Life for the purposes of Community Support, which makes most questions about it (other than how to upgrade to a newer release) offtopic here on Ask Ubuntu. ESM is generally a pai …
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