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This is a Canonical Question / FAQ Candidate to help our new users ask better questions, and hopefully get better answers. Similar questions: How do I get better answers? How can I get people to ful …

Introduction There are a few key things to remember when asking question on Server Fault: First and foremost is that we really DO want to help you solve your problem. Second is that nobody on t …

So since this is a discussion question I'd like to discuss something tangentially related to the change in mods, which is a philosophy on mass-closures. …

A question that mentions cpanel is not de-facto off-topic. It is possible an otherwise competent admin inherited a cpanel disaster and now has to make it work. HOWEVER - If you are limiting yourself …

OK, so I've not been around much aside from the occasional (and infrequent) scan through the review queues and hunt for unix-y questions that are interesting enough to answer (sadly less frequent than …

My general thoughts -- First we need to (re)define what our scope and target audience is. Our FAQ currently says "Information Technology Professionals" -- this was arrived at after much debating d …

There's no reason for us to tell someone "Quit and get a new job" in comments: If it's a situation where quitting is the only option (some kind of criminal/ethical violations like the company forcin …

This was said in chat by many people, in many ways. I will repeat it here amplified for clarity: If the only reason you are coming to Server Fault is to gain REPutation, you have come to the wrong St …

Server Fault (specifically) does not "do" learning material requests. We try to focus on questions that have a specific answer to them, and Where/How can I learn more about technology X? doesn't fit w …

Pre-Filled Reason #1 Questions about hardware or software used in a home setting are off-topic because they require answers that may not be practical for the business and support professionals her …

OK folks, I have a serious case of FAQ envy. Because of This question I took a good long look at the DBA.SE FAQ for the first time since it came out of beta. Compared to what they've done the front …

It seems like an OK idea, with two flaws: Sending people email is annoying. Part of what I like about Stack Exchange is the only email I get is the stuff I sign up for - when sites start sending me …

New "Not A Professional" close reason Questions must be relevant to professional system administration. Server Fault is a site dedicated to professional system and network administrators; question …