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It doesn't look like we're ever going to get the 'IT Professional' scope changed to be more exclusive (thus explicitly making ServerFault for Operations folks and not just SO's tech support site), and …

Removing the requirement to be a professional means telling these users “your question isn’t appropriate as it stands, improve it by...” instead of telling them “you don’t belong here because you aren’ … t what I consider to be a professional sysadmin.” …

Thank you for your confidence in our abilities But have you read this FAQ? We get a lot of interesting technical questions on here, but Server Fault is meant to be first and foremost a resource for …

The Server Fault that's a community for professional systems administrators to congregate around doesn't exist, and I cannot make it that way, no matter how hard I try. …

I also disagree with the idea that eliminating the "professional capacity" requirement will drive experts away. …

When it started, the focus seemed to be on providing an open resource for professional admins to help figure out problems. … Some problems that professional admins encounter are matters of preference, but sometimes we need help in making sure that we're seeing all of the points to be weighed. …

This may seem silly, but Server Fault is a site for information technology professionals -- as such we have certain professional expectations when people ask a question here, and one of those expectations …

Apple laptops and Virtual Box VMs are two areas that professional sysadmins have very little professional experience with. … Is a professional Good questions are ones that demonstrate that the asker has the mindset of a professional sysadmin. …

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"? … The About page says at the very top: ... related to managing computer systems in a professional capacity. What does that 'professional capacity' mean? …

Is this the state of Professional in 2014? Or this simple FreeNAS drive failure: zpool status reports error ... what next? …

It doesn't say it's for "System Administrators needing expert answers related to managing computer systems in a professional capacity". … systems in a professional capacity. …

The cumulative effect of the comment as quoted by Iain is such that it has no redeeming merit and the flag should have been accepted; it is not a constructive or professional comment even in our profession …

Once upon a time, I'd never heard of an A record, either - but I'd been a professional in the field for a few years before I'd had cause to learn. Somtimes the career path is a winding one. …

Name calling like this is rude, isn't the act of a professional and makes me sad. That I flagged the comment and my flag was declined makes me sadder. …

Their questions may get dup-closed within 20 minutes, but they probably won't get snarked at to hire a professional. For SF, this is a problem. … This is where in a professional capacity comes into play, as it's our attempt at a filter for attracting just that kind of user. …