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Short version: I flagged comments on an answer ; flags declined ; question deleted. Huh? (Or possibly, question was deleted and then either simultaneously or post-deletion, the flags were declined) …

There are currently three questions with the sysv tag ; I don't think this really adds much. It is used to describe "sysv-like" behavior, and cases where it is used would be better served by describi …

conversion should be synonymous with format-conversion convert should be deleted or made a synonym of conversion Should video-conversion be a separate tag, or should this be rolled into 'conversion/f …

Lately, I'm seeing a lot of questions in the review queue which are marked for closure due to being 'too localized', or 'not a real question'. Some of these are marked on the same day they're asked …

Should we be closing, flagging, or both closing and flagging questions that are off-topic per the faq? For example, here's one on Backtrack : https://askubuntu.com/questions/220243/backtrack-gui-cras …

I don't think it matters much, as long as it's understandable. The only case where I think some caution is called for is in editing other questions/answers (or correcting them). If I edit a post, I …

Here's a fairly good treatment of the question (and related voting) from the Big Meta (meta.stackoverflow) : When Should I Vote? . It covers the bases pretty well. That being said, I think as lon …

I've seen a few answers which are essentially saying "install a different Linux distro, and you won't have this problem". Even if the answerer is acting in good faith, trying to be helpful, but the te …

For a couple of these, I've edited the posts so that the translation appears at the start, before the untranslated original. I clean up the translation to the extent I can, but leave the non-English …

Here's a relevant discussion (I'm sure there are others), from meta.stackoverflow: Why Aren't People Voting for Questions? …

This looked a bit unwieldy for flagging, so I'm posting this here instead. I've looked through several of the dual-boot questions, trying to find ones that looked like duplicates. I have found seve …

tl;dr This is exactly like Rousseau's Confessions except that I haven't peed in any kettles. Anyway, I was the second answerer in @poolie's example, so here's what was up. Oddly enough, I was tryi …

For questions that have to do with authentication to a Windows AD (an Active Directory server or infrastructure), what's the best tag to use? A lot of people were using domain, which seems pretty ho …

It's annoying, but if someone really wants to do it, I'm OK with it as long as the content is appropriate. It would be nice if it was reasonably unobtrusive. If it gets in the way of the answer cont …

I don't have a problem with them as long as they are not repeats, or too general. Which is not saying much. I think our discomfort with the questions is a good sign. Be vigilant! If they seem goo …