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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.
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Be Nice - Our experience?
As don.joey has already mentioned, it does require some sort of mental shift to use a site like this properly when you're used to a discussion forum. …
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Correct way to answer questions about installing on an outdated version of Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Is there a preferred way to answer questions about not being able to install software on older editions of Ubuntu that are no longer supported? Specifically, this one: https://askubuntu.com/questions …
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will askUbuntu go away after 14.10 expires?
No, it won't. Ask Ubuntu will continue, with support for 15.04, 15.10, etc.
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What should I flag questions about development versions of Ubuntu as?
Typing "alpha beta" into the search box shows a raft of questions asking about alpha/beta versions of Ubuntu, and the general answer is that they are off topic on AU because they change so quickly.
I …
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Should we link to explanations in answers or write the answers out from other sources?
One of my first answers was a link to a post I'd written on another site about the problem in question.
I was politely prodded (not by the OP) to give the actual details in the answer, because, for …
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A question in Spanish [duplicate]
I've only ever seen questions in English on AU before, so this one caught my eye. Should I translate it to English while editing it?
Or ask the OP to write in English? I can't help thinking that if …
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How do I find a specific item in the review queue?
I've recently passed the landmark 500 rep and can now review selected types of posts. I've tentatively been through about half a dozen so far, and was happy enough with what I was doing (including one …
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Hidden Gems - Late Answers Review Queue [duplicate]
At the top of the Late Answers Review Queue is this warning.
This is a new user's answer to an old question. Watch for hidden gems, non-answers, and spam.
What are hidden gems?
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What should I do if a duplicate answer is posted at the same time as my own?
I saw this question this morning and gave an answer. In the time between me typing my answer and submitting it, there had been a comment and another answer posted.
Both said broadly the same as my o …
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If my answer does not solve the OP's question, should I delete it?
I have posted an answer to a question and linked to my own method for solving it on Ubuntu Forums. The OP has subsequently commented that it does not work for his laptop.
Should I delete my answer or …
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Corrected an answer - what should I do about the comments that prompted the edit?
I posted an answer that unfortunately contained a couple of minor errors.
These were pointed out in comments, and I edited the answer to correct it.
However, this now means that the comments that …
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How do I go about asking a question already asked but unanswered?
I recently asked this question What exactly is an "Ubuntu App", as made with the Ubuntu SDK? but to date it has no answers or comments and very few views.
It seems to me to be a reasonable question …
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'Impact' field on new user profile
Since the user profile page has been redesigned, and very nice it is too, there is now an item of data named 'Impact'. On my own profile, this has a value of "~2k people reached".
What does "Impact" …
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Are bugs necessarily off-topic?
Sometimes it's not obvious if it's a bug, a design feature, or user error.
Last night I posted this question. I do not know if this is incorrect configuration by me, working as intended, or an actua …
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What should I do with an off-topic question that has an accepted answer?
This question appeared in my review queue.
It begins by stating that it relates to Oracle Linux, which isn't Ubuntu and therefore off-topic.
But it has an accepted answer.
Do I flag it as off-top …
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