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The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.

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How do we decide when Node.js questions are off-topic here?

For more discussion of this, see When to post on Serverfault vs Stackoverflow? …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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Is SF an appropriate place to ask any question about telco network?

If you're asking questions about working on the telecommunications network, especially the mobile network, then certainly it's within the scope of Server Fault. However, the problem is that it's a so …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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Where did I go wrong here? Answer to question migrated into SF deleted by community

According to this MSO Q&A, when a migration is rejected, answers which were migrated along with the question are deleted. The reason for this is that the answers are returned to the source site, where …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
3 votes
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How many close votes does a user get per day?

You may cast up to 24 close votes per day. (50 on Stack Overflow.)
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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What is the purpose of migrating a question only to close it?

My concern was less for the topicality (I was willing to let this one slide, since it's somewhere in the gray area between Dev and Ops) and more for the extended discussion in comments. … We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or specific expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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Why was this question marked as off topic?

Setting up a server to distribute files to your friends who live overseas does not strike me as something that we do in a professional environment. Note that our FAQ specifically excludes anything in …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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Excessive amount of queries on ServerFault Blog?

The Server Fault blog uses WordPress. The number of database queries WordPress uses to render any given page varies widely, but 38 is very close to the low end. It doesn't appear to be a cause for co …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
1 vote

A better /about Question and Answer

I'm going to nominate the following questions: Disable password complexity rule in Active Directory How to prevent normal users from shutting down the system?
Michael Hampton's user avatar
10 votes
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Should we discourage the use of PPTP

Answers should, at minimum, answer the question. Something that doesn't answer the question should be in a comment, or not posted at all. Suggesting not to use PPTP (for any reason) belongs in an ans …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
7 votes
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When did UDP hole punching become off-topic on Server Fault?

Your question is off topic because you are not working in a professional environment, but in a home environment (the dorm). As the FAQ states, anything in a home setting is off topic here. The reason …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
5 votes
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SEO tag - can that possibly be on-topic here?

Your question is closely related to the previously asked Distinction between Serverfault and Webmasters which you may want to read. As you've correctly surmised, most questions about how to perform s …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
8 votes

Happy sysadmin day 2013

Thank you. You may now shower me in cash and bitcoins 1F8BvgxErmevLhSbWJk3QatsVVTraLRnY8 .
Michael Hampton's user avatar
4 votes

Canonisation Request: Why put a reverse proxy in front of a WSGI server?

I think it's got potential, but both the question and answer need improvement first. The question is a little too specific to a particular application server. I often see this question asked in the …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
19 votes

External site copying without attribution

Due to the apparent potential trademark violation I've pinged one of the SE Community team to take a look at this specific incident. Typically you can report sites using Stack Exchange content withou …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
9 votes

Are questions about ERP products on-topic here at Serverfault?

Generally the deciding factor is going to be whether the question pertains to administering the system. If the question is about installing or maintaining the system, (e.g. How do I configure the App …
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