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Possible to search sister SE sites before posting a question?

You've been around for a very long time, but it doesn't appear that you are very involved in the communities here, so before we get to your question, I'll first go over some basics, to make sure we're …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
6 votes

New close reasons - Proposals (July 2013)

For the worst of the cPanel questions... Questions concerning the use of shared web hosting by end users or resellers, rather than the administration of web hosting, are off-topic. Contact your ho …
17 votes

New close reasons - Proposals (July 2013)

This not a professional variant refocuses on the question, not the user. (Blatantly borrowed from SO) Questions must demonstrate a minimal understanding of the problem being solved. Include attem …
5 votes

Is "You are all backwards" really a valid close reason?

He might be a home user, but more likely he's a developer, setting up a development environment. While "anything in a home or development environment" is not on topic here, the pre-filled close reason …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
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Is this old question about git not off-topic?

I'm not sure how that escaped notice for so long, why it got so many upvotes, or why it was posted here in the first place. It's very obviously a question for Stack Overflow, and so I've closed it. (Q …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
7 votes
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Are 'best-practice' questions on-topic?

I'd probably have to see the actual question to offer an opinion on its suitability. But in general, system administration best practices are (or should be) well known, not usually disputed, and thus …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
3 votes
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Are questions asking about reading metadata business questions?

This question would be rejected for being about a server running DirectAdmin, a web hosting control panel. See Where can I ask questions about web hosting control panels? for further information about …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
33 votes
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Where can I ask questions about web hosting control panels?

Unfortunately Server Fault is unable to support web hosting control panels for a variety of reasons. But you may still be able to get help at: Your Service Provider If you are using a web hosting re …
Michael Hampton's user avatar
2 votes
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Interpretation of Off Topic

The About page and /help/on-topic are now in sync.
Michael Hampton's user avatar