Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results for policy
Search options not deleted
5 votes
1 answer
40 views

Server Fault retag: gpo to group-policy

These guys: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/gpo go here: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/group-policy
Doug Luxem's user avatar
  • 9,652
8 votes
5 answers
624 views

What's our policy on questions regarding unreleased code?

Do have a policy on answering questions on unreleased code and if we don't should we? … I've always assumed that we don't answer questions about alpha/beta/RTM etc. code - but that's an assumption, do we have a policy and if not should we, and should it be in the FAQ? …
Chopper3's user avatar
  • 102k
11 votes
4 answers
2k views

Stack Overflow Inc. changes policy regarding enforcement of AI-Generated posts

As per this post: What is the network policy regarding AI Generated content? … Although the guidance given in this public post is somewhat different from what was discussed a day earlier in a private moderator-only post, the effective policy is basically the same: Moderators on …
Ward - Trying Codidact's user avatar
12 votes
7 answers
311 views

Should we modify the FAQ to include policy subversion as explicitly Off Topic?

We've always, as far as I can remember, closed policy subversion questions as Off Topic. … TL;DR We've always closed policy subversion as Off Topic, we should explicitly state so in the FAQ. …
Holocryptic's user avatar
  • 5,675
7 votes
2 answers
78 views

Canonical question CW policy

I've noticed that some questions in the canonical answer list are CW and some are not. Is there a reason for this distinction? Should all canonical Qs be CW? If not, what is the criteria for this?
MDMarra's user avatar
  • 101k
-6 votes
2 answers
266 views

Which corporate IT policy or firewall rule is being circumvented in this scenario?

I will explain why this is not about circumventing policy: If the IT administrator blocks all streaming video at the firewall, we cannot and will not try to work around it. … Is policy being circumvented in this case? BTW: all of this is OUR content behind password protection in our application. …
Gaia's user avatar
  • 1,955
10 votes
7 answers
169 views

What is our policy on "legacy" off-topic questions?

ServerFault contains numerous questions, some dating back 2+ years, that were on-topic when posted but have become off-topic due to changes in our standards for acceptable questions. This is particula …
Skyhawk's user avatar
  • 14.2k
9 votes
2 answers
281 views

What's the correct policy when encountering a question that has no possible answer

I know I'm new to this site, but I frequently find myself looking at questions such as this one: https://serverfault.com/questions/354940/sudo-selectively-using-nopasswd It has no possible answer, th …
GnP's user avatar
  • 965
2 votes
1 answer
67 views

Does putting questions on hold affect their answers?

Does the question being put on hold delete its answers, either automatically or manually due to policy? Or was something in my answer sufficiently out of line to warrant deletion? … .: This is not about the reputation loss - it's about understanding the policy and conventions in SF better. …
thkala's user avatar
  • 1,230
10 votes
2 answers
376 views

ChatGPT answers not permitted

I am posting this as a new policy for ServerFault, but it has not yet been discussed among users or moderators of the site. … It is a starting point for a policy, I fully expect it to evolve based on discussion here. …
Ward - Trying Codidact's user avatar
1 vote
2 answers
51 views

Tags for specific software versions

What's the policy on tags for specific versions of a piece of software? For example, the php tag has the most use, but php4 and php5 are also being used, and there's even php5.3. …
mgorven's user avatar
  • 31.2k
3 votes
1 answer
83 views

What to do with questions tagged "community-wiki"?

Get a diamond mod to convert the question Close the question Personally I'd prefer 1, which is the policy on Stack Overflow - Remove the community-wiki tag …
ChrisF's user avatar
  • 1,881
-7 votes
3 answers
156 views

Limiting membership

I think that this is a good policy. It helps keep the site on focus. Has there ever been thought into restricting membership to professional administrators? …
wfaulk's user avatar
  • 6,988
13 votes
1 answer
192 views

Are commercial placeholder domain names not blocked here?

Such domain names are blocked from use on Stack Overflow according to a status-completed policy discussion, so why can they still be used here on Server Fault? …
TRiG's user avatar
  • 1,193
1 vote
3 answers
100 views

Can we get an 'anti-spam' message put in the FAQ please

It's easy to delete their posts and even suspend them but to be fair to them our policy in this area isn't clear in the FAQ - should and could it be clarified? …
Chopper3's user avatar
  • 102k

1
2 3 4 5
12
15 30 50 per page