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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.
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Merging the "ati" tag into "amd-graphics"
This tag merge will affect a lot of questions, so I think we should discuss it here before doing it.
To be clear:
all ati questions will be tagged amd-graphics after the merge.
the ati tag will be …
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What does the site look like to a moderator?
If you want to get a real insight into the daily work of the moderators, the moderator newsletter is available to everyone. It talks about all of the new features, changes in policy and so on.
Moder …
jokerdinoMod
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Why downvote new user's questions that will be closed anyway?
To quote the help centre:
Use your downvotes whenever you encounter an egregiously sloppy,
no-effort-expended post, or an answer that is clearly and perhaps
dangerously incorrect.
You hav …
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Is it okay to ask the OP inside your answer to accept and upvote it?
It's not the end of the world, but it's definitely noise, so you can edit it out.
Thank you for reading my answer. Please like, rate, share, and subscribe.
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Is it acceptable to delete a question if the answer was trivial?
If the question is on topic and generally fits the site, it should stay.
A question with a trivial answer can always be put on hold. For example:
This describes a problem that can't be reproduced …
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Offering a human translation for cryptic google-translated questions
Of course; asking the author to clarify the question (in a way that is helpful) is always fine.
You can also post a comment in their native language. If you want to be extra nice, post the comment in …
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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 …
CommunityBot
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Isn't posting the same questions & answers without referral on a different website, illegal?
Absolutely.
It seems that the people at ubuntuask.com have a different (meaning "wrong") interpretation of the license.
It actually says not only that attribution is required, but that attribution i …
CommunityBot
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What timezone does Ask Ubuntu use?
The simple answer to that is UTC.
All of the daily events, such as the reset of your daily rep limit, occur at midnight universal time.
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What is the etiquette for posting the same answer to multiple Stack Exchange sites?
If it's the same question, you should ask for it to be migrated to the appropriate site. For instance, an Ubuntu question may well be on topic at SuperUser, but it should ideally be on AU.
Google is …
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Why can't we re-upvote comments?
Waffles explained why on MSO.
We do not want flip flopping, nor do we want people to un-upvote stuff
from the past. The only use case is undoing a mis-click.
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How do I leave comments on Ask Ubuntu?
Commenting is a privilege you earn by using the site.
When you reach 50 Reputation, you earn the privilege called Comment Everywhere:
From the Privilege description:
How do I comment? Click the …
CommunityBot
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Chat Room Policies: Ask Ubuntu General Room
One general rule:
Be nice, be civil
Don't say something you wouldn't say in the company of strangers. The internet, by now, knows you're not a dog. :)
This includes unnecessary profanity (but, jus …
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What should be posted on Ask Ubuntu's Google+ page?
We've set up +Ask Ubuntu! Now we need your feedback about what to post on it.
Would you like top questions? What criteria? Anything else?
Or can you think of a better way to gather and review posts …
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