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You need help with the use of one or more of the site's features.

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What are the features of Ask Ubuntu?

I found askubuntu.com/review This shows low rep new users, it's useful for guiding new users on how to use the site, etc. Low quality posts is pretty useful too -- though I suspect it's mostly useful …
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Is there a way to get a feed of new questions and answers being posted to an SO site ?

There are RSS links at the bottom right of each question (and tags too) as well as the home page.
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Correcting people's questions.

It's absolutely encouraged and is a great contribution. It feels like we never have enough things in the editing queue. :) Editing tips and tricks
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What does the feedback link do?

This is part of the anonymous feedback feature for people who don't have the ability to vote, there's a whole tag about it on the parent meta (Can't seem to find a blog post about it): https://meta. …
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I disagree with the removal of a tag from my question.... now what?

I untagged children because I felt it's a tag no one would subscribe to and was unnecessary. If you think it should be tagged with something then perhaps parental-controls would work?
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Repeated "warnings" across questions and answers across StackExchange?

You can avoid those specific comments by editing and fixing your answers to not be just links to blogs or forums. For example your first old answer links to a post with a broken image, no wonder it's …
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How can I bump my unsolved question?

Editing your question bumps it to the top in the "Active" list (default for all visitors). But just don't edit it to bump it, add more information, the results of your research, etc. so that it has a …
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Is it better to delete questions I've asked than to ask for them to be closed?

I would just leave those two open, they seem to be fine questions, just not getting attention. Though you haven't really added anything to them since you asked them; you should at least try to add s …
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How to search FAQ?

Searching within the FAQ is currently not possible: How can we search inside the "faq tab"? It appears to be based on links: How are the FAQ questions chosen?
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If 2 questions are same, then which one should be merged?

I believe that a question which gets more up-votes is probably where the audience landed first because of more relevant title, and the understandable language and relatable content lead to it's upv …
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Is there any way to backup our Ask Ubuntu profile?

An option would be for you to download the Ask Ubuntu data dump and serve it back to yourself offline: https://stackapps.com/questions/3610/stackdump-an-offline-browser-for-stackexchange-sites
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Is there a limit on how much rep I can give away?

I do this all the time, mostly to help out people who might have been buried in the noise. You can only do three bounties at a time, and due to the time restrictions it makes it tough to do bulk bou …
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Searching for "help ubuntu" or "ubuntu+help" in Google search should list Ask Ubuntu in results

We don't really have control of what Google Search does. Many people try to game it (and some even succeed at least in the short term) However these days I am finding AU questions and answers coming …
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How can I create a new tag for an existing question?

Create tags abilities come at 300 rep. This allows you to create a new tag. You can add existing tags to questions through suggested edits. It's in the reputation section of the FAQ. I notice you tak …
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Is is possible to cancel a bounty?

Details on the bounty system are here: How does the bounty system work? At the bottom of the answer you'll see that you can't cancel a bounty. I assume you're referring to this question. ændrük's ans …
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