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You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.

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List of most recent questions

I think this is what you want -- https://askubuntu.com/questions?sort=newest. The questions in the list are sorted with the latest question on the top.
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Restrictions on setting up the profile picture

I don't think there is a strong argument for setting up restrictions on profile pictures. If you think some of those pictures are in bad taste, just flag one of their posts and ask for a moderator to …
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How do I delete my account?

If you have never voted and have only 1 post you can delete your account yourself from your profile. Under "Edit Profile & Settings" click "Delete Profile". You can't delete your account yourse …
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Can we increase the minimum reputation requirement for creating new tags?

Currently, you only need 300 reputation to create new tags. If you couple that with the 500 reputation required to retag questions at your will, you can easily end up with lots of tags that should nev …
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There's no way to mark a question solved when you figure it out yourself.

You can answer your own question and then mark it as the best answer after two days of asking the question. It won't be considered as an unanswered question if there is at least one upvote on the prov …
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Can we add 'Vote History' back to our Ask Ubuntu profile page?

Seems like it is back now. :) Read waffle's answer on Meta StackOverflow: https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/130380/177471
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How to understand a downvote

Downvotes are a means to tell the OP that his post is neither useful to the community in specific nor to the Internet in general. If you scroll your mouse over the downvote option you can see the over …
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Are the shorthand links only supported when used in comments? If so, why?

Yes, it only works in the comments (and to an extent, in the chat as well). Just think about why it is not allowed in the answers a little. Why would anyone want to link to the FAQs and other SE site …
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Tag synonym request: [teaching] -> [education]

Since you asked so nicely, I went through the teaching tag and retagged the questions as relevant. Now, we shall only have a education tag.
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Can we make the top tool bar position fixed while scrolling?

I found this userscript in the Stack Apps. https://stackapps.com/questions/2043/a-way-to-keep-the-user-bar-on-the-top-of-the-site-stuck-there-stickybar It does what you are looking for. It stickie …
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Add Unix and Linux to the off topic menu

I don't particularly support this feature request. How many of the active Ask Ubuntu users are even mildly familiar with the golden rule of question migration? Even when they are, can we tell for sure …
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How to search in the favorite questions in AskUbuntu account?

This has been made possible after the new elasticsearch engine. To use it, go to https://askubuntu.com/search and use parameter infavorites:mine to limit to your favorite questions.
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