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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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Should comments inserted as inline edits be flagged, deleted, or left alone?

https://serverfault.com/posts/457235/revisions This question included a comment as an inline edit: "Thanks for all your input and discussion on the subject..." …
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How is this question NARQ?

A recent question asks, "How do I find the cause for a huge difference in performance between two identical servers?" This appears to be getting shot down as "Not a Real Question" and I'm somewhat co …
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Users with editing privileges can no longer approve edits

I noticed that a question had been posted with an egregious spelling error in its title. A low-rep user had submitted a proposed edit to correct the spelling error. Had there been no proposed edit in …
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Should questions that are sysadmin-relevant but not sysadmin-specific be closed as Off Topic?

Occasionally, a member of the ServerFault community will ask a question that -- although it comes up in the process of carrying out sysadmin duties -- is a question that may also be on topic elsewhere …
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Tag double-entendre: rc

At the moment there are six questions tagged rc: Four are Unix/Linux questions, in which [rc] means runcom. Two are Windows questions, in which [rc] means Release Candidate. I don't think tags are …
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Vote-to-close vs. flagging

Are there specific guidelines for when it is appropriate to flag a question vs. voting to close? Increasingly, voting to close a clearly off-topic or otherwise unworthy question and posting it in the …
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Should licensing questions be closed?

ServerFault now has a canonical answer for licensing questions. Our standard practice should be to close all software licensing questions, including historical software licensing questions, as a dupli …
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What is our policy on "legacy" off-topic questions?

ServerFault contains numerous questions, some dating back 2+ years, that were on-topic when posted but have become off-topic due to changes in our standards for acceptable questions. This is particula …
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