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These questions clarify points in the ServerFault FAQ.
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How can I ask better questions on Server Fault?
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? …
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How can I ask better questions on Server Fault?
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 …
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Are "Find [some software product] for me" questions off-topic?
So as I slug my way through /review/close and /review/first-posts I'm finding an alarming number of what I'm calling "Serverfault is a search engine" posts -- people asking us to find software for the …
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Are "Find [some software product] for me" questions off-topic?
My general view is that these are "list of things" questions that are better answered by Google.
I attribute them showing up here to ignorance (people don't know about Google), Laziness (ServerFault a …