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36 questions linked to/from How can I ask better questions on Server Fault?
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Low effort questions with lack of basic troubleshooting
I have been active trying to help people here on serverfault and have been in IT for 15 years, and it's a problem on a lot of communities. But it would be great if we could provide feedback with ...
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How long should it take to write an SF question?
Apparently, I have form for not asking all that many questions on SF. Re-reading that meta question, I was struck by sysadmin1138's observation that
My 'virtual question' count is a lot higher ...
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Question about "Amazon API gateway" put on hold at Server Fault
The reason is stated as "off-topic":
"Questions on Server Fault must be about managing information technology systems in a business environment.
Home and end-user computing questions may be asked on *...
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Commenting on down votes?
It seems like we have a lot of new folks on the main site now, and every once in awhile I like to answer the "why did I get a downvote???" or "you hurt my feelings" or "you are elitists" type comments,...
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How to ask correctly here on serverfault?
Please read the full question before downvoting.
I am a very happy stackoverflow user, i also use quite a few other stackexchange sites with a very good feeling.
On no other stackexchange site i ...
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What is the etiquette here regarding duplicate posts?
I am having a problem with Powershell, so I came here as a resource to find an answer.
I discovered an existing post that is very similar to my own problem here:
WinRM will NOT work, error code ...
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We should bring back the "question must show a minimal understanding" close reason
As per this discussion, the old "questions must demonstrate a minimal understanding of the problem being solved" close reason has been replaced.
However, questions such as this one (*) (and ...
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Negative vote & comments
I noticed that it became common to see newcomer posts with negative votes, and no comments to explain it.
Sometimes i even wonder why some good questions get downvoted without reason.
Is there a ...
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My question was "put on hold as off-topic"
I posted my question mac osx - Docker OS X - Is your docker daemon up and running? - Server Fault on ServerFault, yet my question was put on hold due to:
put on hold as off-topic by kce, EEAA♦ 37 ...
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Can someone let me see my deleted questions?
I got the same message as the person who posted this question:
Why am I close to being banned from serverfault?
My profile says I haven't ever asked a question on serverfault, but maybe I did and it ...
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Why lock a question because a poorly worded locked duplicate with no answers exist?
I have a question here https://serverfault.com/questions/670436/how-do-i-use-tls-https-using-dane-dnssec IMO it's incorrectly marked as a duplicate. One question explains the problem and the expected ...
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Dealing With Questionable Actions Taken By Moderators
MS Terminal Server Blocking Website Access
A few helpful people came to give it a shot. They specified what they needed clarified and I obliged.
Then I had two moderators come around, that seemed ...
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How to Ask a Question
While I doubt the people who ask bad question read the help shown on the side when asking a question:
How to Ask
Is your question about managing information technology systems in a
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Are 'best-practice' questions on-topic?
I have a small issue regarding involving 'best practice' on whether an SQL server should be run on a VPS or dedicated server.
I'm active on Stack Overflow and this type of question would be closed as ...
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Rewriting "minimal understanding"
This current close reason is confusing and potentially misleading.
Questions must demonstrate a minimal understanding of the problem being solved. Try including attempted solutions, why they didn't ...
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