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Is it OK to point beginning users of Ubuntu to Ask Ubuntu?

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Make “Offtopic — problem that can't be reproduced” as separate close reason

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Deal with a question that doesn't have a proper answer But might help others

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2018: a year in moderation

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Tip for Trogdor: please eat our homework

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What else can I do to make my question well-received and improve my chances of getting answers?

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Are WSL related questions off-topic?

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“Super-Meta” Call for requests for U&L site customizations

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Merge or synonymize tags 'mate' and 'mate-desktop'

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What to do if OP deletes their own question after being flagged as a duplicate?

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How can I find a list of my posts that are candidates of automatic removal?

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Should extensive question editing be ruled out?

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Can automatic deletion of “low-quality” posts be turned off?

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Asking for Operating System Recommendations

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Unauthorised web scraping of Unix & Linux?

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Why is there a reputation requirement for comments, but not for answers?

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Delete link-only answers

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Why am I able to flag my own questions?

discussion flagging moderation flags

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Reconsider the “buffer” tag?

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What to do with a poor question that I already know the answer to

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+8 -5 answer: how to improve?

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I will not ask Unix & Linux to do my homework for me

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