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Why was this question flagged as off-topic?
I have a question about my Server Fault post: Application is not accesible using a public IP address
Why was this question marked as off-topic? It isn't related to development problems, and I don't ...
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Can I ask for advice on a problem with a server if the OS I'm trying to install is not on the support matrix?
I'm failing to successfully install Arch Linux on a HP ProLiant Gen8 server.
The support matrix for that server doesn't list Arch Linux as a supported OS.
Does that mean that if I ask a question on ...
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Proposal for rename of tcp-offload-engine tag
The ServerFault stack exhange site has a tag named tcp-offload-engine: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/tcp-offload-engine
Practically all of the questions, however, are about partial forms ...
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What is happening to the VtC queue? [duplicate]
As we can see, the VtC queue is around 200 since a long time. Its daily stats show a very low activity. It seems, the 3k+ users of the site produce a much lower review activity as they had to.
Other ...
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Bounty an exceptional answer on a closed question
On the question Why does x86 represent 32bit when x64 represents 64bit?, Daniel C. Sobral gave an amazing answer. I'd like to bounty it because I never could find any of the information he shared.
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What IS a "professional capacity"?
This is part of a set of questions on how Server Fault defines "professional" system and network administration. For additional information, see:
Why "professional capacity"?
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No rep refund after bounty expired? [duplicate]
I understand that the bounty on my SF question may not be refunded and automatically awarded if there is at least one answer, but I still lose the 50 rep I posted as bounty if there are no answers? ...
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Why was this NAA flag declined?
On the question How do I force sync the time on Windows Workstation or Server? this answer was posted. It clearly does not attempt to answer the question, so I flagged it NAA. My flag was declined ...
wombleMod
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If you must recommend a product in answers, what details are required?
Questions that solicit product recommendations are off-topic on Server Fault. However, there are legitimate cases where a good answer may include a product recommendation.
What details about the ...
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On-topic automation/management tools vs off-topic product recommendations - where the border lies?
My recently asked question has been put on-hold minutes after being published. However not being new to ServerFault and quite a few other SE websites this surprised me. For me as asker the question is ...
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Should google-kubernetes tag be renamed to kubernetes only?
Kubernetes is a community project now. Would it make sense to rename the tag to kubernetes only?
wombleMod
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Review / moderation system incorrect censuring [duplicate]
I was doing my bit, reviewing questions and answers. I was presented with a ridiculous answer on this question that Sven had already deleted.
Because the answer had already been deleted I hit "no ...
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Why was my system adminstration question migrated away to Stackoverflow so that it could be closed as off-topic?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44575531/can-i-add-new-shared-directories-to-docker-from-the-command-line
This isn't a software development, programming, or software engineering/architecture ...
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Storage question. On topic?
I should probably know the answer to this and I'm thinking the answer is no but would the following question be on topic
I have an environment with Live, User Acceptance, staging and development ...
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Have we given up on the review queue?
I'm guilty...I've given up. I simply don't frequent SF enough anymore due to the job requirements to be a daily contributor.
But I was actually pretty shocked to see the shape the review queue is in....
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Benefit of closing this question?
I know, my question is a bit vague.
Compare two /etc/ directories
I want to compare the difference of the configuration of two linux operating systems.
I understand that you want serverFault to be ...
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Where did the profile images go?
Currently as I am browsing Server Fault I see pages looking like this:
As you can see most of the profile images have disappeared. Right clicking on a broken image and choosing to see the image in a ...
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Duplicate of deleted question
I came across a question which is marked as duplicate of a deleted question. Is it appropriate for a duplicate link to be pointing to a deleted question? If not, what would be the proper way to deal ...
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Why does EEEA get to do what ever he wants and close questions because he wants proof of troubleshooting? [closed]
The title says it all. Why does this site allow EEEA to close comments until he receives proof like he is a judge.
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Is there benefit to a Windows-Identity-Foundation (or related) tag here?
I asked this question, and in the interest of searchability and the like, I'm curious if there's interest/benefit in using a tag for this feature.
Issues installing Windows Identity Foundation (WIF)...
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Review audit and I failed, but I disagree. What do I do?
https://serverfault.com/review/first-posts/321318
The tone of the beginning of the question is aggressive and judgemental of OP's co-workers. The audience has only one side of the story. Besides, ...
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Why is there just one person allowed to close off a question?
I asked a reasonable question here - How to allocate memory properly on a windows server running XAMPP?
What does this close reason mean and how do things get closed with one vote?
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What is the difference between these two questions? Why was one closed and the other left open?
What is the difference between these two questions? Why was one closed and the other left open? The reason for closure was not duplicate, but that the question was primarily opinion based. They are ...
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The highest rated question on this SE is a rant/opinion about an idiot; what does that tell me about asking good questions here? [closed]
The highest voted question on this SE is effectively a rant about a security auditor: Our security auditor is an idiot. How do I give him the information he wants? While I do find the Q&A ...
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Suggestions on whether or not to close a topic
I am trying to be more involved in this community, since I have gotten much help from existing answers in the past, but I want to make sure I am following intended paths as well.
I have a post that ...
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Is it customary for a moderator to delete comments that aren't offensive or off topic due to an edit?
It's been a while since I've been super active on SF, so apologies if things have changed in the last couple of years.
This answer originally referenced an incorrect piece of information posted by a ...
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Sudo issue was closed - reason?
I asked this question, and it was closed and deleted.
I ask myself: Who hates progress, improvements and changes?
https://serverfault.com/questions/846453/alterantive-to-sudo-which-allows-regular-...
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How to deal with when useful answer or comment is deleted?
I've asked this question and I remember that there is a one more answer posted. On that answer, comment by user joeqwerty was useful and i replied back but after few hours when i see answer was ...
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Should NetworkEngineering be added to the migration close reason?
While I get there are already plenty to choose from, I'm curious what the percentage of each of those migration options actually occur in a month or year (but have no idea how to compose such a data ...
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Accepted duplicate too quickly
I asked the following question:
Puppet.conf server specify port?
I assumed the answer and duplicate linked would solve my problem but after following both instructions, my problem still persists.
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Can't post a comment unless you have 50 points? [duplicate]
I am posting this question here because I cant ask a question within tne neta site (which I believe is the correct place for this question) as I dont have 5 points!
I joined this site in order to ...
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Join site when trying to upvote
I can ask question on the wrong site. (bug report is misleading, my mistake)
I can add comments, but cannot delete or edit comments.
App Version: 1.0.89
Device Manufacturer: samsung
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What is the definition of "managing information technology systems"? (with particular reference to Heroku in this case)
I have a question about my Server Fault post: Unauthorised access to Heroku server -- how to trace attacker
I have a Heroku server for which I have been essentially responsible for the professional ...
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adding ipset tag
I have a question about my Server Fault post: replacing a runtime instance of ipset
I'd like to add ipset tag to my question. There are actually quite a few questions on serverfault that cover ipset, ...
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tag confusion with [ghost]
It's not clear if the ghost tag refers to the blogging software or Symantec's ghost. I suggest that adding two tags might resolve this problem:
• ghost-blog
• ghost-symantec
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What delineates a "Business Environment?"
I recently asked a question regarding troubleshooting issues when adding an ESXi host to a vCenter server. However, this question was put on hold, and suggested to be posed on SuperUser (shown below).
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Should I write an answer and have it closed immediately as duplicate as an effort to provide more access points?
I read a question about systemd. The question is good, the answers are good.
When reading it, I realized that I had a similar question, but phrased differently. The original question is
modify ...
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What to do if my problem is already descibed in an other post, but the solution doesn't work for me?
I am having a problem that is fully described here, with only a small difference (the log of ifconfig that for me has a "lo" field). I could post an other question that would be nearly the same (same ...
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Should questions "solved by a reboot" be closed?
Based on the comment by the OP of this question, "After a reboot, everything worked out", I flagged the question for closure. It's my understanding that we close questions that are no longer ...
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What does (unregistered) mean after name in user profile?
If I check this user's profile it shows (unregistered) after a username. What does it mean?
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Can answers on about GPO alterations to User Groups Be Merged?
Due to confusion of the answer given by Joe in the question below and the addition of my picture and information, can the answers be merged together for fellow users looking for the answer to this ...
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Tag badge mouseover: factor-of-ten error?
I just moused over a gold tag badge, and saw the popup
Earn at least 1000 total score for at least 200 non-community wiki answers in the linux tag
But my understanding was that one needed at least ...
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Questions with accepted answers should stand out more
Questions with accepted answers are less emphasized than those without. Is this intentional, and if so is there a reason for this? SO has a green background so perhaps I'm just biased by that, but it ...
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Error message loading www.serverfault.com
I just typed http://www.serverfault.com to my browser, and it shows an ASP error page. Is that correct behavior?
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Should a successful (but certainly perfectible) answer be made a community wiki?
I have written a answer that has become unexpectedly successful.
But I don’t think my answer is perfect, and some users made suggestions for improvement.
Would it be good practice to make this ...
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"bumped to the homepage by Community" generate mostly noise
Just as sample: such type of questions must be closed as offtopic (due to low-level quality) on 2012, and anyway not forced to homepage from trashcan and oblivion in 2017!
I saw such (noisy) bumping ...
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Bounty Option Not Available - Am I missing something?
I have a question that has only had 13 views over 3 days. I was going to give it a bounty to try to increases views on it but there is no option to do so. Do I have to wait longer for this to become ...
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Nice serverfault image
Here's how splattne's announcement rendered in my browser... I thought it was quite appropriate!
[removed broken image link]
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Legal issues upon capturing digital proof upon hosting services scam
Is ServerFault the wrong place to ask for advice of ...
how should someone register/capture digital scam proof to be legally
sustainable and enough for building a case with a Consumer Protection
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Can non-professional administrators still ask questions about professional setups?
I by no means consider myself to be a professional network administrator. Rather, I am a systems and application programmer, and an occasional project manager.
However, due to the nature of my work, ...
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