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Is my question about configuring a AT&T fiber router for passthrough/bridge operation appropriate for this site?
I posted this question yesterday, not 100% sure it is appropriate for the site:
How to configure the AT&T (Arris) BGW-210 router for IP Passthrough using static IP(s) and pointing to Unify Dream ...
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Requesting undeletion of old roomba'd question that I'd like to answer and make visible
https://serverfault.com/questions/841780/fragmentation-leads-to-excessive-vhdx-backup-size
Took me nearly 2 years to figure it out by myself, way too long for SF. Since it's a wtf-worthy curiosity and ...
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Can someone please create a new "LEMP" stack tag on ServerFault?
I hope I'm doing this right, I don't have enough reputation yet to create tags. It looks like the LAMP stack tag already exists, but the corresponding LEMP tag for Nginx (not Apache) server stacks ...
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Why can't I post on server fault?
I'd like to know why I can't post on serverfault.
I have checked my question history and they all have positive karma.
When will the ban on server fault end?
Why was I ban for such a long time (years)...
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Rename tag [parse] to [parse-server]
The parse tag refers to Parse Server and I suggest to rename it to parse-server to
make the tag consistent with the parse-server tag on StackOverflow
prevent using the tag for parsing related ...
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Why are users limited to X-number of edits?
I've been given access to the Late Answers and First Posts review queues, however it appears as though I am only able to submit edits for up to 5 posts at a time and cannot submit further edits until ...
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Which StackExchange site would be appropriate to ask questions about Moodle server administration on?
Which StackExchange site would be appropriate to ask questions about Moodle server administration on?
I am unsure whether ServerFault, or perhaps Unix and Linux, or perhaps another SE site, would be ...
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Question is off topic, where to put it or how to improve?
I just noticed that (after getting much valuable insight though the answers) this question was flagged as off topic:
How can we explain CIDR notation with /24 and /32 to a manager?
Before posting I ...
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Inflation of Reputation
How does stack exchange identify if someone is inflating his/her own reputations?
On the other day, my other account was been banned for a week because my friend gave me a vote up on my all questions ...
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limit in question
I click in ask question and get the following error:
How can I ask new question?
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How to move or reopen; question relates to both ServerFault and Stack Overflow
My question on slow mysql performance was closed as off-topic:
Questions on Server Fault must be about managing information
technology systems in a business environment. Home and end-user
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"Not an answer" flag declined
I've asked a question with a bounty as below:
Hot swapping physical disks passed through to a qemu VM
The bounty has now expired and there is one answer, which I regard as basically an attempt to ...
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This is why this site suffers from a lack of talent
Its an uphill challenge to get good information out of this site to the point where I usually look elsewhere. If the users here want to attract better talent and better answers then the attitude has ...
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Should answers offering risky suggestions be edited to warn about the dangers?
I recently submitted a suggested edit to this answer on
HP DL380p Fans run 100% as soon as OS Loads but even though it highlights a potential fire risk involved with following the solution given in ...
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How to get a new tag added to Serverfault?
I would like to add the tag "NVLINK" to list of available tags. I don't have high enough reputation though.
NVLINK is a hardware based GPU to GPU data link created by Nivida. It is the basis of it's ...
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My attempted posted answer says looks like spam and won't post
I'm all about sharing research. My lengthy and detailed response to a question, including a working script will not post because "it looks like spam". Anyone have an idea how to fix this?
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Can I Ask About Linux Server Security Vulnerabilities?
I am jumping into hosting a Linux server on AWS, and I need a place to ask my question that I could not find online about hidden vulnerabilities to Linux servers. Is it acceptable to post this ...
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How do I create a new tag?
I have an idea for a new tag. I think adding this tag would improve Server Fault. How do I add this tag? I am not finding documentation of how to do this.
Topics I would like to know about creating a ...
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Request adding Raspberry Pi stack to off topic site list
I'm going through the new posts which is not something I usually have a lot of time to do and I'm seeing multiple questions for networking on Raspberry Pi device. There is now a stack specifically for ...
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Is server fault an ok place for questions about citrix management?
I am a systems engineer that is currently learning about citrix in an MSP live production environment. I want to know if Server Fault is the place to go to ask questions regarding troubleshooting ...
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I will no longer be moderating SF
A few months ago I took a break from moderating and participating in SF for reasons mostly unrelated to today's post. I am not entirely 100% satisfied with the way that turned out, but I am cautiously ...
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What do you do when you see an outdated question or answer?
ServerFault and a lot of other SE sites have been around for a decade or more, but technologies advance very rapidly.
I recently came across a ServerFault question with an answer which, although it ...
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Community Promotion Ads — 2020
2020 has come! But… oops, where did the time go? It’s already March! Belated as it is, it’s time for a refresh of Community Promotion Ads!
What are Community Promotion Ads?
Community Promotion Ads ...
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Proposed edit makes no sense?
I've got an edit rejected, which is ok, but I'm a bit puzzled by the rejection comment.
This edit was intended to address the author of the post and makes no sense as an edit. It should have been ...
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1 duplicate and 1 closed question - enough to limit my account from posting?
I had a novice account here, 4 questions asked (more answers):
https://serverfault.com/users/208540/t-todua?tab=questions
and out of 4, only 1 was marked as duplicate and 1 closed. However, my ...
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When are powershell related questions off-topic?
In this question I was asking something about Powershell syntax - I had a specific problem with the Powershell commands of Microsoft Exchange server, but wanted to know the answer for all kinds of ...
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Retaliatory downvotes
Somebody is going through my answers and downvoting them (in the last hour or so). Some of them are old but still work. And this one for example had been marked as the accepted answer by the OP.
Is ...
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Where to post questions that might not fit serverfault?
I have a issue with high system cpu usage with qemu but because i use a panel (virtualizor) that (probably?) doesn't fit on sf. I mainly just dont want to get downvoted into oblivion because "it ...
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Close/reopen vote threshold from 5 to 3
I wanted to ask if the community was interested to have the vote threshold lowered, as they did on StackOverflow (We’re lowering the close/reopen vote threshold from 5 to 3 for good)
I ask as often ...
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Reputation from sister sites should be considered
Sometimes I would like to edit the tags on a question, but I don't have the 'reputation' to do so. How about taking into account reputation on sister sites? I have over 100K total between ...
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Why is my question about subdomain usage with content delivery networks off-topic?
I wanted to know if there were any specific technical reasons why large enterprises do not use subdomains to identify their CDNs.
I spent a fair amount of time carefully wording my question and ...
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2019: a year in moderation
It's New Year's Day in Stack Exchange land...
A distinguishing characteristic of these sites is how they are moderated:
We designed the Stack Exchange network engine to be mostly self-regulating, ...
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Happy New year 2020
I drop in to wish a happy new year to the community ! :)
A small image for it in the spirit of SF :)
Edit, a good image that fit the spirit of MSE :P (j/k, but the message is nice anyhow :) )
Edit2;...
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Should the Tag #ansible-playbook be merged into the Tag #ansible?
It seems reasonable to have distinct tags for ansible, ansible-tower, and ansible-galaxy, as they are fundamentally different features/areas of the Ansible family.
The Tag ansible-playbook by itself ...
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What about adding DevOps SE to the migration menu?
Currently, it is not possible to move a question to the DevOps SE:
If a question is about tools that are related to "how to improve the communication between Dev and Ops", like Jenkins, Cloud ...
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I am unable to post questions even though I have positive reputation
I have positive reputation in Server Fault, I also don't have any negative votes on my questions, yet all of a sudden today I see that I am banned from asking questions and I am not allowed to ask any ...
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Need help unlocking a question
I feel like my question is locked by a moderator without cause (anymore).
What's the equivalent of Nagios time periods in Prometheus?
Can someone step in here?
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How to whitelist tags?
I don't want to keep adding tags to the ignored list.
Is there a way to hide everything in my frontpage and only whitelist certain tags?
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Does my tunneling question belong here or on SU?
I've just asked this:
How do corkscrew, proxytunnel and httptunnel set tunnels up?
but on second though, I'm not sure whether it belongs on SF or on SU. On one hand, it's about managing network ...
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I've found the answer to a question about 10 minutes after posting it. Do I just delete the question?
Specifically I asked this question:
Looking for the Docker way to get just the 1st Repository Tag in "docker inspect"
after looking for the solution for at least an hour.
But after writing ...
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PART 2: How does the drama on meta.SE affect Server Fault?
Reduced moderation
To start with, two of the moderators on Server Fault have drastically curtailed their activity on the site.
Michael Hampton: "After catching up on this situation, including today'...
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PART 1 What is all the drama on meta.SE about?
If you follow meta.stackexchange (meta.SE), you'll have seen the huge number of posts about the new Code of Conduct (CoC), about Monica Cellio being removed as a moderator from multiple sites, about ...
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Move Question From Superuser
Can this question be moved from Superuser? Or is there a way I can use it?
https://superuser.com/questions/1491066/errors-2502-2503-when-installing-msis?noredirect=1#comment2249939_1491066
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serverfault.daytorrents.com Phishing?
The origin https://serverfault.daytorrents.com is coming up in Google searches.
This site appears to be masquerading as serverfault.com, and is very convincing.
It has a valid HTTPS certificate and ...
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Is serverfault the right forum for the below question
What is the performance impact of SSL with openJDK 8? I know there's no hard and fast answer to this, but I am looking for performance under the following scenario.
Performance of network I/O for SSL ...
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There is a spelling error in my comment and I can't edit it. What are my options?
I've already made an appointment with my psychiatrist. What else can I do now that editing is no longer possible?
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Question modified into new question after being answered
Earlier I answered this (now deleted) question about SMTP configuration. After I answered it, the OP changed the question completely, including my suggested changes and posted the next problem that ...
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Question potentially off-topic, judment and possible migration needed
In regards to this question. I am an IT Professional and I am doing sysadmin work on a network appliance and server on what is my primary business network. However, I do not use it to provide services ...
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Why should questions about interactions between my server and bots off-topic?
I understand that this site has an established history of prejudice (🙃) towards questions about shared hostings or control panels. However, I still can't see how these questions (1, 2) not comply ...
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