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How do I add a comment to a wrongly closed question, or get it reopened?

You're right, you need 5 rep to play around in Meta. I migrated this over for you. You should have enough rep now to post in here but you know for future reference. Before I go any further, you can s …
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Community can translate questions?

Community edits are one submitted by anonymous people. The person who did the translation in this case was a moderator from another SE site who didn't want to register an account. …
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Is it smart to use threats or insulting language when asking for help?

That behaviour is not and will not be tolerated anywhere in the Ubuntu community. If I see a post that is anti-social, it goes. If it's really bad, the user goes too. …
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Reputation: How do I get the minimum necessary points in askUbuntu to get started?

or do anything Well that's patently not true. You just posted a question. You can also post answers. Outside of Meta, these can earn reputation which unlocks more features. I'm not going to list …
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Why am I supposed to have a lot of reputation be part of this forum?

I think these platforms should promote cooperation and crowdsourcing, giving the opportunity also for a person that is a newbie to say "gosh, that answer saved me from tons of headaches, everybody …
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how come answers and questions are banned without feedback

I think it's entirely fair that you get some feedback, and that should really be handled at the point that your posts are being moderated. I think sometimes people think that an action is so very obvi …
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Ask Ubuntu Moderator Cards

I'd find it really cool to own but I don't know where I'd give them out. It makes sense if you're an employee who needs a professional hand-me-out. Has this been done for any other sites' moderators? …
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What's your Ubuntu story?

I used to blog a fair bit in the 2000s and I therefore have a fairly good log of how I migrated to Linux. 90s-2006: Playing with Linux. I first got a Linux CD on a magazine in 1995. I saw a file stru …
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Is the Ask Ubuntu community generally more friendly than Stack Overflow - If so, why?

I think there are a few reasons we're better than most: We're from a community that demands considerate, respectful and responsible behaviour. … I like to think that some of us actively push this community to be nicer than the system mandates. By default things can be a little clinical for new users. …
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