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Also is why we have meta, but you need to be aware that this isnt a true democracy and you are the only one who is making a fuss about the policy that has been in place since before I even became a moderator here.
I cant control how the system presents the answers by the way. Thats a SE problem. And the drive has ALWAYS been that we want users to upgrade to stay on supported releases so they don't end up with "your system is too old upgrade it" answers among other things. This said, if you have a problem with this policy we have or the proposed change, its why there is a 'no' vote option.
Correct, this is more an addendum to the existing policy so that any release that reaches the end of Standard Support (which for non-LTSes is also the same as their EOL date) are no longer supported here. I.E. clarifying when we consider releases offtopic.
@C.S.Cameron reputation doesn't exist on Meta posts, therefore the 'rep increase' component means nothing. Question upvotes don't affect the answer upvotes which drive policy changes. On that basis, your answer as +3/-4 (-1 net) vs. my answers' +4/-1 (+3 net). While Canonical continues to address the issue presented via Mark and the Community Council (they list it as a 'medium level of work' issue), the votes alone here are what'll be driving the policy
Currently, your opinion is your opinion. I however don't see the community of Ask Ubuntu rallying to your answer - given the vote counts nothing has changed in terms of overwhelming support for your proposed changes to the policy. Your accepting your own answer on this matter doesn't change that fact at the moment.
