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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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On-topic automation/management tools vs off-topic product recommendations - where the border...

IMHO, those two terms are interchangeable for the purposes of this discussion. …
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Why was my system adminstration question migrated away to Stackoverflow so that it could be ...

Sven's comment above sums up why I migrated it. You're using a development tool, which is used much more frequently by SO folks than SF folks. So not only is your question off-topic here, but it stand …
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Why does EEEA get to do what ever he wants and close questions because he wants proof of tro...

I am not a judge, but the ServerFault community did elect me to help ensure that questions and answers exchanged here meet certain standards. In the case of your question, not enough details were prov …
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10 votes

Why is there just one person allowed to close off a question?

What does this close reason mean and how do things get closed with one vote? The close reason is brutally clear. Additionally, Sven gave you more detail in a comment: Don't use XAMPP as pro …
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7 votes

The highest rated question on this SE is a rant/opinion about an idiot; what does that tell ...

As a user with low feedback, what is supposed to be my takeaway from this question being the highest voted question on the SE? That a number of visitors found the question interesting and up-vo …
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9 votes

What is the difference between these two questions? Why was one closed and the other left open?

They're now both closed. Why was one closed and the other left open? As you pointed out, one was asked in 2009, presumably during a period where that type of question was acceptable, so it was l …
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7 votes

Is it customary for a moderator to delete comments that aren't offensive or off topic due to...

Did the edit correct the answer? Hopefully it did. I can't speak to whether or not this is "typical", but IMHO I'd rather the author acknowledge and thank commenters for noting the incorrect informat …
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10 votes

What delineates a "Business Environment?"

You are a student, using licenses given you by your school, presumably setting up a lab for your school work. Getting all of this to work is part of your homework. Additionally, because of your licens …
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Can non-professional administrators still ask questions about professional setups?

I am fine with this, as long as: The systems and equipment are truly professional-grade. (No questions about Aunt Mabel's inkjet printer) You have full administrative permissions on the systems you …
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I was asked to discuss my question in meta

I'll take your question point by point. What secure and good options are there for hosting own private mail server? Off-topic: product recommendation. is it really worth it to have a separ …
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Which corporate IT policy or firewall rule is being circumvented in this scenario?

They're not technical matters that in any way contribute to this discussion. The way I see it, you have two options: Bite the bullet and self-host. …
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What to do with XAMPP/MAMP/WAMP questions

It's generally known that it's a horrible idea to use these one-click LAMP stack installers for anything but local development. That said, with surprising regularity, we seem to get questions from peo …
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Can some explain to me how asking a question about learning on a site dedicated to learning ...

Am i wrong about SF being dedicated to learning? No, it is indeed. However, not in the way you were hoping. Rather, it's dedicated to professionals helping other professionals with real-world pro …
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Is this question appropriate for Server Fault?

No, this is not on-topic. You're a user of those services, not an administrator of them. That said, it's trivial to perform a packet capture (with an SSL bump proxy) to examine the protocols involve …
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2 votes

Why can i still not ask questions?

I cannot answer for Stack Overflow, but here on Server Fault, you are not banned.
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