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Are questions like 'Where should I report this bug' allowed?
Generally yes, but it would be better to as a canonical question such as "How to find out what package to report a bug against". There is a chance your question will be closed as too localised if it's …
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Are questions related to ubuntu as it relates to development on topic?
Sounds like a great question, and yes it's absolutely on topic. This site is about using Ubuntu and developing on Ubuntu.
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(How) can we encourage question askers to do some research of their own?
We can learn a lot, as I keep mentioning, from our friends at Wikipedia here. In particular, I urge you to read the these:
Assume good faith
For instance, and this is just an example, if a new user …
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Detecting the language a question is written in
It would be great if the system could detect the language of a question, and pop up a little notice:
Please note that this site is in English only
Your question will be flagged for moderator attentio …
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Ask Ubuntu and file attachments
Absolutely,
If you have a long log-file, use something like the Ubuntu Pastebin and link it up in your question.
This makes the question far easier to read, and neat and tidy questions always have …
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How do I re-ask a question for a new release?
Generally speaking, if you know how to do it in the newer version:
update the accepted answer by adding the new information
If you don't know the answer, there is no harm in asking another questio …
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What's the final word on "What X are available" and "List of X" type questions?
What is our final decision on questions like these?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/40606/what-arcade-platform-or-role-playing-games-are-available
What IDEs are available for Ubuntu?
Our FAQ is qu …
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Cross-Posting questions that are on-topic on multiple Stack Exchange sites
If I have a question that is on-topic on, say, both Linux & Unix and Ask Ubuntu, may I post it on both sites? And if so, do I need to do anything special?
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