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

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Shouldn't I be able to offer a bounty of 100 on this question?

You are mostly correct except that the previous bounty was 100 rep. See the post's revisions: https://askubuntu.com/posts/122148/revisions
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Why is this question, Wired Connection Problem, protected?

That question was protected automatically by Community user because three "answers" were flagged as non-answers and subsequently deleted by one of the community moderators. Automatically protect q …
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What makes a question show up on the homepage?

You have the right idea that if someone answers or edits a post, the question gets bumped to the front page. And that's exactly what had happened. Someone added an "answer" and I then deleted it on th …
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How did I cast more than 40 votes in a single day?

That happens if one of the post you voted on is deleted. So, technically you did vote 41 votes. But only 40 of the posts exist in the site at the moment. From How does someone get to cast more than 4 …
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Why is my Badge Count Different

Here's my guesswork. Considering that the system does not remove normal badges and only tag based badges can be withdrawn, I narrowed my focus on the number of votes you got on tags. I see you have 96 …
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Why the Related Question queue have questions that are duplicates?

If you think the original question is a duplicate of one of the related question or if the related question is a duplicate of another related question, etc., flag them for closure. What you are doing …
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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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When does the AskUbuntu Twitter account automatically tweet a question?

Documenting whatever I could find about the workings of the Twitter bot: Tweets a link to a question every 3 hours. Tweets a link to a newly bountied question. Any question that is considered "hot" …
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Earned Announcer badge - Dont understand how

You shared a link to an answer in that question on Launchpad Answers.
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Unable to suggest edit

Several of the edits that you suggested were rejected which lead to your account temporary barred from suggesting any more edits. This suspension would last for a week and is automatic. See Why is t …
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What happens when I vote to delete an answer?

When you vote to delete a post, it gets added to this queue that I am sure no one uses anymore.
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Why is Ask Ubuntu not using elasticsearch for searching its content?

Stack Exchange network of sites, which includes Ask Ubuntu, are actually using elasticsearch search engine. You can read some more about it: A new search engine for Stack Exchange There is also …
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Why haven't I received my Electorate badge yet?

Your interpretation of the electorate badge is incorrect. The user should have voted on 600 questions and not just vote 600 times along with the added requirement of at least 25% of the total votes ar …
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Reputation decreasing automatically

Some posts you suggested edits on and gained +2 rep on them were deleted. This results in those edit reps getting reverted upon deletion of the post. These kinds of reps are hidden by default on your …
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Adding comments to a bounty

From the help page on bounty: How do I start a bounty? When can I start a bounty? A bounty can be started on a question two days after the question was asked. To start a bounty, click …
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