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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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Where have my 8 rep points gone on AU? It was 900 , now it is only 892?
You are probably referring to this Q&A which has now been removed:
maths
To understand the 8 point issue - you had been upvoted once on your answer hence gained 10 rep points.
You have also been downv …
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Why are the moderators closing posts?
This site is for questions and answers - not for arguments. Suggest ubuntuforums.org and the community-cafe forum for such posts.
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How to deal with "How to fix everything?" questions?
Personally, I would leave a comment asking the OP to narrow down the question to something that can be answered.
Depending, how open-ended I would also point them at the FAQ.
I don't see any reason …
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3
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Are software issues about Ubuntu Gnome Remix on-topic or off-topic?
I'm seeking a community consensus on this question.
Ubuntu Gnome Remix is not an official Canonical sanctioned Ubuntu variant - community maintained.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/
However …
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chrubuntu questions - on-topic or off-topic?
This question relates to this Q on the main site:
Chrubuntu terminal
Having done the traditional "google search" (other providers may be used) I came across this blog post that describes chrubuntu …
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what I am supposed to do on edits like this?
In this case, my recommendation would be to reject this.
Invalid Edit - This edit is incorrect or an attempt to reply to or
comment on the existing post.
Anonymous users are just that - you re …
3
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Wubi post a mess
Stich,
you appear to have at least four accounts that have been created:
https://askubuntu.com/users/221865
https://askubuntu.com/users/221885
https://askubuntu.com/users/221961
https://askubuntu.c …
3
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What's broken here (Ask Ubuntu)?
Since I didn't deal with this particular flag, these are my views as an AU user not as a moderator...
There are a few phrases that become red-flags in the eyes of users -
hang
freeze
crash
bug
A …
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Why was my reply deleted?
For this case, your answer was really a question. This is why it was deleted - and indeed, I posted a link pointing you in that direction.
Whilst your question may have a bearing on the original pos …
7
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What are we to call "answers" that are just copied gibberish?
Copy-pasted answers would probably contravene our strict policies about copyright that we recently have discussed:
Flagrant copy/pasting in progress?
However, before you blast a spam flag - you sh …
8
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Why deleting a question (and related answers) with a lot of votes
For the moment, I have gone ahead and undeleted the question. This is so that those AU members who are under 10K can have visibility. Their views are equally valid as those 10K+ members.
That's sai …
4
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Useless question?
The question is perfectly valid - at least from the point of view of asking.
There isn't a clear and valid reason why it should be deleted. You obviously thought at the time there was a question abo …
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Question is on hold
I suspect the question was put on hold by the community due to the scarcity of information that the initial post had.
You have correctly now added much more info to it - so thanks!
Keep on editing a …
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How should we handle wifi and other connection type questions?
Just doing a quick scan and seemingly we have hundreds of "cannot connect" wifi and other type connection questions.
My question is simple... Should be be treating these as bug-reports and hence clos …
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Should questions about Nexus 7 be off-topic?
Questions about the Ubuntu installation on Nexus 7 are starting to appear on AskUbuntu such as this:
How to Enable Wireless on Nexus 7
Given that Canonical themselves have pitched the Nexus 7 as a …