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Best way to end a question post
Just the question. Don't use "plz help!!!!" or even the less neurotic "please help". If you didn't need help, you wouldn't be posting here in the first place. Just end your ...
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Best way to end a question post
Before you feel offended, note that you in this post doesn't refer to you specifically.
I don't want to see things that don't convey any concrete information towards solving the problem at hand. A ...
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Do we stop *supporting* external software?
We have a rule that we don't support Ubuntu versions that are no longer supported by Canonical. However, there is no rule about software from other sources. And I really think there shouldn't be such ...
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Is it okay to rename questions when the title doesn't reflect what OP really wants to know?
Well, as a general principle, if any question has a bad title that won't lead others to find its answers*, then please try to fix it.
When people search in search engines or within the site, we want ...
ZannaMod
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How long should I wait for an answer on here?
Questions at askubuntu are answered from a voluntary community, so there is no ticket system that reminds people to answer questions.
It happens that questions are replaced by newer ones and people ...
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Has anyone noticed some questions on Ask Ubuntu that are totally unrelated to Ubuntu?
The entire Stack Exchange network is under constant attack by spammers. You just happened to visit at an unfortunate time -- these posts are often deleted within minutes if not seconds.
The Charcoal ...
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What will happen when all questions are asked?
When that happens I will unleash my 42 special questions that I have in store but only for very special occasions such as this one.
Each of this questions will trigger sleeper ubuntu agents in the ...
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Is it okay to rename questions when the title doesn't reflect what OP really wants to know?
Yes it is, and you should definitely do that.
I do things like that all the time, it's common that OP doesn't know exactly what he's asking for when he phrases his question, even more when he writes ...
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Should we or should we not support questions on Unity 8?
It is a program included in a supported version, and the default environment on tablets/phones.
Unless the question is about a bug, or dependant on some unmade feature we should be able to handle ...
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A chat room to help users improve posts?
Firstly, a comment only saying "make it better" is worse than useless. The comment must spell out what needs to happen to make the post better.
That said, there are situations where iterative help ...
OliMod
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What will happen when all questions are asked?
As long as Ubuntu keep evolving that won't happen. Because there will always be new features to ask questions about.
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How do you handle questions that include Ubuntu pastebin links?
In my opinion you have three options:
If the pastebins aren't huge just embed them in the post.
Ask the OP to reupload the pastebins without expiration.
Reupload the pastebins yourself without ...
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I am not able to ask questions on Ask Ubuntu
There's nothing we can do - the limit is automatically imposed by the system and can't be lifted by mods.
By the way, you can ask 1 question per week, apparently.
See this post which describes the ...
ZannaMod
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Automatically wrapping lines in Ask Ubuntu
Click the gray circle with a question mark inside it in the upper right corner of the Ask Ubuntu markdown editor to show the link for advanced help (in red letters) which tells all the rules for ...
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I cannot seem to find a question I asked earlier
You will most certainly know a few of the keywords from your question.
To find all questions I ever asked, containing the word python, I type in the search bar (showing "Search on Ask Ubuntu):
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I cannot seem to find a question I asked earlier
Jacob's answer explains how to search among your posts, which is especially useful if you have many posts and a great tip for us all. However, I think in your particular case, you just don't know your ...
ZannaMod
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How can I read answers to the related questions that appear when I'm drafting a question?
While you type in a question, the site suggests other questions that may be similar in a "Similar questions" box. This box shows an excerpt of each question, so you can get an idea whether ...
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Can we ask questions about Debian and Ubuntu-based operating systems on Ask Ubuntu?
No, you cannot ask questions about Debian on Ask Ubuntu. You can ask them on Unix & Linux however.
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Is it relevant to ask questions for other distros based on Ubuntu (e.g. GalliumOS)?
No, it is not okay, as such questions are offtopic.
Non-official Ubuntu Derivatives, including Mint, ElementaryOS, and GalliumOS, are offtopic on Ask Ubuntu. This has always been the case, and ...
Thomas WardMod
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Do we stop *supporting* external software?
In my honest opinion we should still support questions specific to currently supported release but asking for a software that ain't supported anymore. For example, Java 9 and 10 have reached their end ...
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Can users raise questions on the day of the announced release date irrespective of time?
The questions specific to future releases of Ubuntu are considered as off-topic until it is officially released. The release is notified by the mailing lists. It's fair to consider the questions as ...
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How do you handle questions that include Ubuntu pastebin links?
I agree with BeastOfCaerbannog, wholly.
The system can handle large-ish pastes and will tell you when it can't. Just remember that you don't have to indent you can use ~~~ fences before and after code ...
OliMod
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How long should I wait for an answer on here?
We get a lot of questions on Askubuntu, so aside from giving as much information as you can which is nicely covered by the help page
How do I ask a good question?
it’s also very important to present ...
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You have reached your question limit
Five hours ago from this post (so about when you posted here on Meta), you were stuck behind a question-asking ban. The exact reason for this ban is never clear (not even to us moderators), because ...
Thomas WardMod
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Does the title of this question capture OP's question well enough?
I think the best version of this post is revision 4, because its title is the most specific
Why does the error message for two colons as a command (::) in bash have three colons, but a single colon ...
ZannaMod
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What will happen when all questions are asked?
To quote an XKCD comic "Mission <censored> accomplished"
You end up with a searchable library of ubuntu questions that people can use.
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Should I notify about edits in the question comments?
Edits do not notify users when done. The system will only notify you about edits when someone else revises your post(s).
If you want to let the user know that you did your edits, you need to tell ...
Thomas WardMod
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Before I ask a question the similar posts suggestions do not scroll properly
Same problem here. The bug has already been reported on Meta Stack Exchange, with many confirmations. Hopefully this will get fixed some time soon.
Workarounds include:
clicking any of the links ...
ZannaMod
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How to transfer a question through Stack Exchange Communities
Transferring posts between communities is a lot more... complex... than you'd think.
Firstly, unless there's migration paths opened already (which there are not for the 'community' to use to move ...
Thomas WardMod
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I asked a question but now I can not find it
Here it is: Create bash alias that accepts arguments
You can find your questions/answers by going into your profile.
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