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Goodbye Gunnar Hjalmarsson 1958.10.06 - 2023.12.20
Gunnar played an important role in Debian-packaging and distributing IBus Avro, a phonetic keyboard for the Bangla (my native) language, as well such packages for as many other languages.
I can easily ...
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Goodbye Gunnar Hjalmarsson 1958.10.06 - 2023.12.20
I used to watch for LP bug reports related to languages with RTL scripts (Like: Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Urdu ...), i18n & l10n in general. That time, the translations were incomplete for may ...
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When is the next moderator election?
To answer your questions in numerical sequence:
When is the next moderator election on Ask Ubuntu scheduled? There is currently (as of March 14th 2024) no forthcoming election scheduled for Ask ...
andrew.46Mod
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If I have useful information to add to an answer, why do I need reputation to post it and how do I get it?
… is that really the best way to prevent spam on a site?
I'm afraid it is, yes.
I understand the frustration and it can feel pretty backwards when it's getting between you and doing something good, ...
OliMod
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Why can't we edit comments?
The goal of Ask Ubuntu is to create a high quality reference library of questions and answers. It makes sense that posts can be revised and improved. Comments are supposed to facilitate the ...
ZannaMod
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When is the next moderator election?
Unlike, say, elections for political representatives, moderator elections are held on Stack Exchange sites not at regular intervals but simply when current moderators or staff decide that one or more ...
ZannaMod
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Why can't we edit comments?
There is a 5 minute timeout for comment revisions. Only moderators and staff have unrestricted comment editing. If you are trying to do a minor revision then don't worry about it. If you have ...
Thomas WardMod
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Is this the best place to ask complex questions?
If possible, break your complex problem into several smaller, simpler problems, each asked separately.
AskUbuntu works best with simple, answerable questions: "How do I troubleshoot XYZ?" or ...
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How to bring more attention to a non-duplicate
First a few words on how the reopening mechanism works. You can read more in the relevant Help Center article: What if I disagree with the closure of a question? How can I reopen it?
A closed question ...
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How to bring more attention to a non-duplicate
A. 1: You need 5 re-open votes. As soon as you edit your question, it goes into the "Reopen Queue" (https://askubuntu.com/review/reopen) where users can vote to reopen if your edit satisfied ...
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Do we support [language-support]?
A small community consensus but nevertheless a consensus. So:
I have merged language into language-support
Subsequently I have created language as a synonym for language-support
Perhaps a little ...
andrew.46Mod
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How do we handle questions that are different but could be solved by the same answer?
When deciding whether to flag or vote to close a question as duplicate, I ask this question:
Could a useful answer to this question exist that would not make sense if posted to the proposed target?
...
ZannaMod
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How do we handle questions that are different but could be solved by the same answer?
"YES and NO"
Are valid answers to many questions in life.
So are "TRUE" and "FALSE".
"Check to make sure the computer is plugged in" may be a valid answer to ...
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