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David Foerster

I'm a Computer Science (M. Sc.) student at Humboldt University Berlin with a B. Sc. in IT Systems Engineering from Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam).

I've been using Linux since 2005, and administrate my own (and two family members') Ubuntu setups since 2009.

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18 How do I deal with the plurality of “reinstall OS” answers? Jun 5 '17
17 Is it appropriate to ask not to downvote? May 22 '17
11 What should I (or we) do about answers that obviously miss the point of the question entirely? Aug 8 '16
9 Should I accept my own answer even if it's inspired by another much detailed answer? Apr 30 '17
8 Why do people post screenshots of their terminals? Jan 31 '17
8 Can we require that questions contain a question mark to nudge users to ask explicit questions? Jul 2 '17
6 Should questions be closed as duplicates based on warnings when the actual issue and error messages are unrelated to the linked question? Feb 27
5 Delete unanswered questions when user no longer exist? Sep 3 '16
5 Are questions about EFI boot menu configuration on topic? Oct 5 '16
4 Use ISO 8601 or some localized format to display question, answer, edit, and comment dates instead of the “customary” M/D/Y Jul 22
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