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Why does the site attack people seeking help?
No, this site isn't here to help people with Ubuntu issues, that is a very common (and understandable) misunderstanding. The objective of this site is to collect a library of useful questions and ...
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I need guidance for downvoted question without feedback
First of all, remember that downvotes are personal. All it takes is for one user to have a bad day, or dislike your avatar, or hate people with an s in their usernames. Don't read too much into ...
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List of "languages" to be used in "preformatted" code blocks for "Syntax Highlighting"
The answer is here: What is syntax highlighting and how does it work?
Note that lang-plaintext or lang-none explicitly disables syntax highlighting.
Quote from post edited 30 Aug, 2022.
Language ...
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Can we limit searches by date?
Yes, there are ways to filter searches, but its limited.
Refer to https://askubuntu.com/help/searching for the large details.
Specifics include:
Dates
You can use specific dates or date ranges to ...
Thomas WardMod
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Has policy on downvotes changed?
It's OK to downvote a bad question, but it would also be a nice and recommended gesture to leave a comment explaining what could be improved.
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How can I scrape my own content efficiently?
There is a SEDE query that allows you to do exactly that: All my posts on the SE network (with Markdown and HTML content plus editors and status)
You can use it to download a CSV with all your posts ...
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Could you recommend a website for uploading files for others to download?
WeTransfer.com passes the "Great Firewall of China" test.
When you go to the main site, clicking the 3 dots in the lower-left corner allows you to get a transfer link instead of sending the ...
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Possible undelete of answer?
I think that answers for other Linux distros should be kept if they seem likely to be relevant for Ubuntu.
ZannaMod
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