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What to do with this sort of dupes?
The question "Setting up proxy to ignore all local addresses" has the best answers by far, but was asked in nov 2010 and this age of distribution is unsupported, I would leave this alone.
The 12.04 q …
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I already corrected the "too broad" issue!
You must wait a bit for the reopen, it takes 5 votes (from 3k users I think) just like a close vote, you now have 4 reopen votes as of writing this, so just be patient, it will reopen shortly.
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Why do you use Ubuntu?
To get this started, here are my reasons for using Ubuntu.
When I was young, in the 90's, computers were not that common in the small(ish) town I live in, right up until 2001 my school only had a few …
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The ongoing here confuses me finaly
You keep posting this again and again, so let me try to sum up the issue for you
Leaving a hint is not an answer, this has nothing to do with super-users, the answer section is for answer not hints, …
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Heavy handed application of "off-topic" for new user?
The Firefox question is on topic because Firefox is component of Ubuntu, so usage of Firefox (and other applications too) is also usage of Ubuntu.
The PHP question is off topic because it is a generi …
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Your opinion on "Unikong", this year's Stack Exchange Easter Egg for April Fools' Day?
I quite enjoyed unikong for about 15 minuets but it has floaty controls and poor collision detection, so I lost interest fast.
It was fun however, you can get badges and earn rep but shooting the tro …
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Question about Answers
I don't really care how much research has been done, we are here to answer questions and any question that has not been asked before has value to the site.
You could say that most questions on here l …
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Incorrectly declined flag
I flagged this post as "Low quality + not an answer"
It is technically an answer, you must flag for the correct reason.
I think we all have had this one before.
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Editing a post when there is already an edit waiting for review
You have three choices here.
Reject their edit and do your own (I guess this is what you want in the question).
Improve their edit, they still get the rep but you can make adjustments.
Just accept t …
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Should I answer my own question when the solution is too simple?
Yes, answer the question, you are encouraged to answer your own question, how simple it is, is irrelevant, you can even accept your own answer (though you don't get the +15 or +2 rep).
Many people ov …
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Are questions about Ubuntu VM's running on other OSes on topic?
As ever here, it really depends on what exactly is asked.
These type of questions would be on-topic when running Ubuntu in a VM with a different host
Ubuntu in Virtualbox won't boot?
I have error X …
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Far less question regarding Kubuntu, Xubuntu as compared to Ubuntu on askubuntu
IMO it is just that most questions are independent of the desktop, they are about specific applications or the underlying OS, rather than the desktop, so they appear to be about Unity Ubuntu but the O …
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How is recurrence approached in bug questions?
You should close them (3k privilege) as "should be reported as a bug", if you don't have the rep to CV it, just leave a comment linking the bug tracker and a comment directing them there and others wi …
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Why answered questions reappear on the main page
The "main" page, is actually the "recently active" page. Any activity, like new questions or edits or answers on a post go here.
A real good benefit this has, is that when people edit there posts bec …
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Should we have Meta posts where people can vote for Development codenames?
I was reading this today, it is where people can suggest code names for upcoming Ubuntu versions.
Do you think we should take part by taking suggestions here?
I am sure the devs would see it and it …