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This question and answers didn't age well
How do I downgrade an RPM on a machine without 'yum'?
I was downvoted this week for an 8 year-old answer here. It looks like the question and context was changed considerably since its original post. …
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Editing content on 4 year-old questions isn't always necessary
I mean, sometimes content is intentional. Look at the revision history on this:
Centos 6.3 install reiserFS support
The question was from 2012. The content within was deliberate, and this was the ac …
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Would it be ok to create a second SF account in order to ask questions which cannot be relat...
I'm also a self-employed consultant who asks questions and sometimes contributes to this site. This has never been an issue for me. People find my content all the time.
In the end, your customers exp …
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Proposed close reason: Ask your vendor/sysadmin
I like this...
Many times, I'll go down the path of helping a poster with a problem, and find that they're not in control of the system they're working on, or worse, trying to bypass the people who …
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Why create a bounty and never return?
I'm not quite sure why someone would offer a bounty on Server Fault and never return to mark an answer or assign points. Shameful. I mean, really!!
Do you think this was some sort of misunderstanding …
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Pictures of text, acceptable or not?
I don't see any problem with screenshots. I don't even understand the issue here. It's a strange complaint, be.
Depending on the problem, the environment, the frequency of the issue and the resources …
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Frustration when the OP doesn't "get it"
What can you do to prevent going down the rabbit-hole of answering a question where the original poster just doesn't get it?
Questions that seem innocuous or should have a straightforward answer qui …
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I'm tired of answering questions with: "Upgrade the firmware" or "Run updates"
...or sometimes both!
ESXi 5.1 crashing (bug fixed by updates)
Installing XenServer 6.2 on Proliant DL160G6 freezes during "Installing from base pack" (firmware)
Disconnected Network Adapter on VMw …
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How to contact authors (of questions or answers in serverfault)
I leave an email address on my profile. I also know how to filter spam. People who wish to reach me have done so directly in chat, via email and LinkedIn. I'm fine with it.
Are email addresses meant …
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Why does the careers 2.0 site cater to programmers only?
What's the problem?
Stack Overflow is a big draw for developers. That's what companies want the most right now. Even the systems administrator jobs are in developer-driven or dev-focused firms. Ther …
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Why the hostility?
The comment thread and reaction to the original poster of this question was completely out-of-line.
https://serverfault.com/questions/494996/what-are-the-bare-essentials-to-make-ubuntu-production-rea …
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How do high-reputation SF users solve their own problems?
I ask a lot of questions compared to most high-rep users. They tend to be good questions, complex questions, or questions that will be helpful to other users (e.g. Google results). It's a balancing ac …
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ServerFault Survey -- What questions would you like to see?
Salary... Trends in local tech environment (hypervisor choice, configuration management tools, networking), future projects... BACKUP PROCEDURES...
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who manufactures HPs desktop SATA SSD drives?
The SATA SSD you're inquiring about is an Intel 320 160GB unit.
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Did the free LOPSA memberships ever get sent out?
I spoke with the person who'd be handling this on LinkedIn in early July when i tried to join the LOPSA group. His note was:
"I still haven't seen the final list of memberships from ServerFault, and …