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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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What hardware recommendations are okay to ask?

I've looked at the original question from a while back. But that is too early to give a definitive answer. I want to know when it's OK to ask about hardware recommendations if it's OK at all. For in …
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What should we do about XBMC's new name?

XBMC will be called kodi in newer versions, what should we do about it? People will still refer it to XBMC for several years to come, but some users will use the new name kodi. I suggest that we make …
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What windows questions are OK to ask?

I was just wondering what type of questions are on-topic and what questions are off-topic regarding windows (the operating system).
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Can we kill the ubuntu14.04 tag?

the ubuntu14.04 tag has been used 16 times and it shouldn't even had been created. It should be linked as a duplicate to 14.04 or just burned from the system.
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is it OK to just change a tag on a question?

There's one user that removes installation and replaces it with system-installation or software-installation. Most of the questions are good questions with plus 15 votes. Should these edits be appro …
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Can we merge retina with retina-display

The only time the word retina is of use on a site a bout technology is when talking about Retina displays. Since we aren't a Q&A site for Apple, I think it should the relevant tag should be called ret …
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Cleanup 2014: A tale of tags

Tag: browser Action: nuke it away. Why: it's not specific in any way, if you are talking about firefox, then tag firefox, etc.If you are talking about best browser then it's software recommendation …
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YELP! Old-computer tag!

I don't think this is a good name for a tag. Since it will change over time. An old computer isn't necessarily bad. A low end hardware computer isn't necessarily old. these two arguments should …
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Why was this suggested edit submitted by an anonymous user rejected?

This edit was rejected by 2 users and approved by one, I was going to approve it but got the message that it had already been rejected. It sounded like the OP submitted the edit and it didn't change t …
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Does user with more reputation get any profit?

the more rep I get the more I know that I've done a good answer and something people find useful. It's also a competition the more rep you have the more people respect you on the site. The reputatio …
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Why is it possible to answer one question with multiple answers?

This question is my reason. Why are you able to post two answers instead of displaying all the alternatives in one answer? If you have one answer which propose a lot of different solutions then that …
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Is there a login for humans available?

Write your password down on paper! you can't hack that!
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Why do we have a specification tag?

I just found out that we have a specification tag. Can we remove it because it doesn't say anything about the problem? Or just give me a reason for that we even have it! specification Now when there …
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Are animated GIFs of screencasts welcome at Ask Ubuntu?

Personally I hate GIFs they make the site much slower and it's very hard to see the exact instructions. I think pictures tells much more and you can do it in your own phase. I don't like them, I wan …
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What is the etiquette for posting the same answer on multiple questions?

if you have two questions about difference things but they have the same answer. Should the answer be linked form one to another? Should it be copy-pasted? Are there some strict rules on this sub …

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