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Isn't Ask Ubuntu targeted towards end-users (GUI) rather than "advanced" command-line users?

I also agree with Jorge and Oli. There is also another aspect I'd like to highlight. By leaving a command line solution in the answer you give users, willing to learn more ways to manage their system …
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Download links in answers - best way to handle this?

This is a step that involves some extra effort from you but it can help to improve the trust a user has when downloading something. If you write an answer that links to a file then make sure to also …
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Suggestion: Multiple reputation gain options to tag edits

I don't think that it should be a moderator only feature. Something like the bounty system for answers could work here as well. If a user thinks that a tag wiki edit deserves more reputation then the …
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5 votes
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How can we improve the 'greatest hits' of our site?

We should do what the CHAOS team did. Improving, improving and improving some more by editing, editing and yet again editing. The editing involves, fixing up stylistic errors, fixing the general stru …
Octavian Helm's user avatar
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How should we deal with question 76997?

We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. …
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Ask Ubuntu goodies anyone?

Here at UDS a lot of people of course wear Ubuntu T-Shirts, for very obvious reasons. Wouldn't it be awesome if we could have some nice Ask Ubuntu T-Shirts to give away as there are a large number of …
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Ask Ubuntu Sessions at the Ubuntu Developer Summit

I'd like to thank Marco and Jorge and congratulate them. I think there was not a single session where I didn't hear something about Ask Ubuntu. Very well done guys!
9 votes

What prewritten Pro-forma (aka AutoReviewComments) userscript comments can we use and share?

We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. … We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. …
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Why is hiding GRUB menu too localized?

That question was closed in an effort to weed out our abandoned questions. It is not too localized for the site. Apparently it is a false positive. I have voted to reopen it.
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3 votes

What are Ask Ubuntu's current problems, if any, as of early 2012?

One answer is growth. I wouldn't call it a problem thought on the contrary. The more people use Ask Ubuntu the better however growth has certain side effects. Two of those side effects are an increa …
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10 votes
1 answer
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Should the [background] tag be burninated?

Apparently people are using the background tag for two totally different topics. Some refer to their desktop background and others refer to running a process in the background. It seems rather ambigu …
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1 vote

Merging the "ati" tag into "amd-graphics"

Since all the recent AMD distributed graphic cards are in fact labeled as AMD Radeon for example, I'd say we should go for it. Googling for ATI results in the first four entries to be linked to http: …
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1 vote

Where can I get the Ask Ubuntu speech bubble logo?

I've made a proper SVG version of the logo. It is in 512x512. The logo is still intellectual property of Stack Exchange inc. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!-- Created wit …
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15 votes

Allow "homework" questions?

Yes but ... ... we should not solve his assignment for them. We should only point them towards the necessary documentation and give them high-level concept explanations. After all homework assignmen …
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7 votes
3 answers
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Answers based on Ubuntu wiki

Quite often there are questions to which there is an answer on http://help.ubuntu.com. What is the preferred approach to answer such a question? Should one answer the question based on the content of …
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