Server Fault's topic spectrum (from the [FAQ](http://serverfault.com/faq)) is intentionally both narrow and broad:

`Server Fault is for Information Technology Professionals`  
Narrow -- We are only here for "IT Professionals", not hobbyists, enthusiasts, curiosity seekers, etc.

`needing expert answers related to managing computer systems`  
Broad (encompassing networking, security, system administration, desktop support, etc...)

`in a professional capacity.`  
Narrow - A restatement of the first bit.

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Narrowing our scope further by pushing questions off to our sister sites diminishes the usefulness of Server Fault as a resource -- in fact we should be actively working to *broaden* the scope of the site (within the "for professionals" constraints I just mentioned).  

Generally if someone is talking about doing something in a professional environment and *it's no so esoteric that you really need an Apple, Ubuntu, etc. uber-specialist to answer it* questions should be kept here.  

The major exception is questions languishing in [The Pit of Unanswered Despair](http://serverfault.com/unanswered/tagged/?pagesize=50&page=428&tab=newest) -- If you can find these a