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Question for moderators (Ask Ubuntu Clean UP)

During the Ask Ubuntu Clean UP campaign I have run out of my allotment of flags. Must I wait 24 hrs to receive more? Moderators?
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Tallyboard for Clean Up

Should there be added to the Leaderboard a Total for all the clean up efforts? Total questions cleaned: = Dupes: = New Answers: = Voting: = Closes: = Maybe include a header on the main page
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Is question 115686 too subjective?

It is not a subjective question, as to extract a certain response. This question could be put into any forum that pertains to a general question format. The question was asked as to gain incite to …
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How to have incorrect answers not affect Ask Ubuntu Accept Rate?

Down-vote the answer and comment i.e.: "although this answer may work for some, it does not pertain to the issue" or something to that effect. Just looking at the asker's accept rate before answering …
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Should I answer a question which already has an accepted answer?

If you are able to apply a different perspective to the answer or add to that answer a proven (real) salvation then, yes. Tested answers are encouraged. Opinions are not.
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Closed vote remains after comment was deleted

I "pulled the trigger" on a question that was an 'exact duplicate' however, I realized that I had NOT copied the correct duplicate to show the example. The incorrect example was now shown in the com …
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Is there a Ubuntu classroom about flagging?

jrg in chat: If the moderators were to come up with a chat session (like the Ubuntu classroom days or something) that talked about flagging, and how helpful it is, and the minor nuances of fla …
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Tallyboard for Clean Up

Since March of 2012 no new activity. Gonna answer this with (not going to happen)
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Clean up (re-allotted question)

I have been given (re-allotted) questions that I have previously commented on. Trying to prod the OP to respond. (not flagged) While waiting these questions are making a second or third round. I also …
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Does answering your own question constitute abuse on Ask Ubuntu?

This is my answer to multi-postings of the same or mostly same question. https://askubuntu.com/a/235007/46312 <--since deleted as not to offend Are we allowed to ask-answer our own questions and the …
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How to correctly handle Ubuntu One questions

Tl;dr: What is going on with all the unanswered Ubuntu One questions on the site? I have come across a few Ubuntu One questions during the clean up like "cannot sysc", "folders missing", "logs me out …
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