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What's the worst question you've ever seen on SF.com?
In my opinion, these 2 questions (which are some of the most viewed on Server Fault) are awful.
The Coolest Server Names
Wiki: Irritating phrases you are subjected to in “the enterprise”
I was thr …
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When should an answer be flagged?
Ergh. That question again.
There was an answer on there yesterday linking to some program which patched the system DLLs. Not particularly legal - so I flagged that answer, which promptly disappeared. …
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Overly-pedantic edits for spelling, usage, and grammar?
Just because it's an old question, it doesn't mean the person actively went looking for it to change it.
The Community user bumps questions periodically and I know I will often retag them when they a …
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Is it possible to see who upvoted or downvoted a reply?
You can't find out who upvoted or downvoted your questions/answers - it's just how the system works.
I will note that you can't upvote and downvote - it's one or the other (they can be cancelled thou …
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Where is an appropriate place to ask for server-oriented product recommendations?
We don't really like shopping recommendations on Stack Exchange. Not because we're stuck up and mean, but because they really are very localised to a specific point in time, and personal opinion or bi …
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Getting a bit too snarky
I'm certainly not trying to make an excuse, but every now and then when I see a particularly poor question (often they want to do something totally unsafe, illegal, immoral or downright stupid) my sna …
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1
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User posting spammy links
This user seems to do nothing but post links to recoverytoolbox.com. They have made several identical posts pointing to the same software, depending on the question they're answering.
It's not massiv …
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Strange Entries in Tag RSS Feeds
I reckon the <updated> tag gets updated when the Community user randomly pokes old questions, like it did that question at the time it says it was updated.
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Retag [backupexec] to [backup-exec]?
On Server Fault, there are 56 tags [backupexec] and no [backup-exec] tags.
This seems odd to me, as you would say it as Backup Exec (2 words), much like you would say Windows Server 2008 R2 as multip …
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Is this query really "crap"?
I was merely quoting Jeff Atwood (one of the founders of Stack Exchange) who will often be caught spouting don't migrate crap, and I happen to strongly agree with his opinion.
The reason I voted down …
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Equivalent tag to 'homework': 'do-my-job-for-me'?
I say no. Tags are a means of categorising questions, and in my opinion this isn't helping anybody find the questions they're looking for.
Edit: I'd actually go as far to say that homework and do-my- …
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Can we get an 'anti-spam' message put in the FAQ please
Not that it's particularly easy to find - but in the footer is a legal link.
A Note from the Team
... Spam, personal attacks, and abusive language do not have a place on the Stack Exchange Ne …
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Retag or synonym Corruption tag
There were only 2 corrupted, so I manually changed them to corruption. The other tags contain only a few questions, and I think there's few enough that they can be handled manually.
I'm all for using …
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What should we do with "coolest server names"
If it were my choice, I'd just hit the delete button on it here and be done with it.
Yes, by today's rules it is off topic both here and on Stack Overflow. I don't feel it adds any useful information …