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Should I wait before flagging as "Unclear what you're asking"?
Should I give time to user to clear it's question by commenting on it?
You should do both ASAP, without waiting. Comment and flag. That way if they don't improve their question it gets closed (si …
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Has <key> been disabled?
I'm sure is not <key> but <kbd> tags:
ESC
So no, the only issue is that you're using the wrong syntax.
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What should I do now that I can't ask more questions?
Do not repost the question you were about to ask until you have
READ EVERYTHING WE ARE ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
While trying to ask a question, one could get:
We are no longer accepting questions f …
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New SE bar, where has the link to X gone?
This is a ripoff of kalina/Flyk's guide found in MSO for people that can't find stuff in the new not-technically black new SE bar.
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Can there be two users with the same nickname?
The transactional database doesn't care about some arbitrary nickname but id's. As you have (I presume) noticed, everything has an ID in Stack Exchange, posts, tags, revisions, and users. So, your nic …
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If I bounty a question, but then I write a good answer, can I award myself the bounty and ge...
No. Bounty means "get more attention" not "get a sure answer". You throw your money to the guild to see if they can solve your problem, the guild can try but isn't secure. You only paid so you could g …
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What will be the new bar for Ask Ubuntu?
Any insight how will AU looks with the new not-technically-black bar? IMHO the integration with Canonical's bar may put on-hold such change. How will the bar be integrated with the current UI?
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What should I do now that I can't ask more questions?
Why am I getting this message?
As stated in the about links on every page, Stack Exchange is a network of question and answer sites, not help forums. This implies that all posts are expected to have …
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Why am I unable to answer a protected question with 101 rep?
You need more than 10 rep on this (Ask Ubuntu) specific site. The association bonus sadly don't count towards this hence you need to get 10 hard earned rep here to do so.
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install tag bug?
Please, please, don't mindlessly replace the installation tag with system-installation or software-intallation, and review all the tags! The problem in that question is the setup tag which is synonymi …
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Can you just point someone in the right direction and how vague are you allowed to be with t...
You should substantially answer the question, always. It's even on the Answering page of the help center:
Read the question carefully. What, specifically, is the question asking for? Make sure you …
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What is the difference between "delete" and "recommend deletion" votes?
Supposedly, the low quality review queue allows you to vote to delete (a 20k privilege) 0 scored answers from the review, in hopes this speed up the deletion process. If 3 20ker users vote to delete a …
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New SE bar, where has the link to X gone?
This is a quick reference hit list on where to find links to various functions:
Link to chat and blog
Chat used to have a link on the top bar, next to your user statistics preview.
The new chat link i …
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Can, if so how, do you send Private message on Askubuntu
Short answer: NO.
Long answer: copied shamelessly of Shog's answer in MSO:
Nope.
This has been suggested many, many times, going all the way back to the earliest days of the site. Prior to the cr …
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Integrate my Launchpad/Open ID with stack exchange account?
Try this:
https://askubuntu.com/users/login?noauto=true&returnUrl=%2Fusers%2Fcurrent
The way to get the link is:
Select your username (the avatar in the new not-technically black bar)
Click "My Lo …