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Fundamentals tag

This is related to the discussion here There seems to be a class of question that is more than one that would be asked by someone who really isn't a sysadmin or is just starting their career (where the …
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Per our FAQ: What exactly does "Information Technology Professionals" scope the site down to?

I think you are reading a little bit too much into the "Information Technology Professionals" part of the FAQ. In fact it is pretty well defined just below that paragraph: If your question is about… …
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Where did all the admins on Server Fault go?

So here is what I propose: meta.stackoverflow.com - discussion about stackoverflow and the stackoverflow engine. … A place that SO people can go to develop the SO community, as well as for stackoverflow engine discussion across the Trilogy. community.serverfault.com - discussion about serverfault. …
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Editing not-so-good Questions

If i can figure out the intent of the question I've re-written more than one from scratch as it was a good question to begin with. On the flip side I won't edit a question I've figured it out and it s …
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What is the correct site for Version Control questions

Yea, setting up a VCS on a single machine for yourself is not SF materiel. If it was setting up a VCS to be used by a department full of programmers probably. Although really us admins should know mor …
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Are we aware that questionhub.com are 'live-scraping' SF's content?

Doesn't look like they are following rule #3 Asked Jeff, he sid the link was the most important part. Show the author names for every question and answer They are only showing the gravitars
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Overly-pedantic edits for spelling, usage, and grammar?

The changing of javascript/sysadmin on front page questions fine ... otherwise I would say just leave it be they are acceptable phasings/spellings IMHO. Grammar/spelling errors i have no problem wit …
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Why limit site to "many desktop PCs" and no mention of laptops?

Oh hrm that probably needs to be changed. But yes 100's of laptops is just fine too :)
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User seems to ask only homework questions. Is this a problem, or should I just ignore him?

Homework questions are only a bad thing when you ask us to do the entire assignment (Give me teh codez) for you. If these are homework questions he seems to be asking about specific issues he is havin …
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Who would you like to hear at our Scalability Conference?

From teh twitters: Brian Aker .... answer length fail
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Are country-specific questions too localized?

I believe Joel's answer to a meta.so post is the best answer for this. So I'm going to blatantly rip it off :) "Too localized" should be used for very tiny geographic regions or vanishingly small …
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Server Fault needs professional-quality questions, not just questions from professionals

I'll be the first to admit that I've stepped away from SF for a while. Those reasons are my own, and everyone should be able to step away when they want to. That said, I've been looking at the site …
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Should licensing questions be closed?

i put the following at the top of all my licensing answers: STANDARD LICENSING DISCLAIMER: While SF can give you a decent idea, and more often than not a very good answer, the best place to ask these …
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How do I submit a tag synonym?

looks like it's kinda hidden. according to the one true meta you need to go into the tag and then hit the info tab.
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Class-based IP routing and other obsolete questions

The sad part is when i was in tech school (high school tech school not those crappy vocation schools that pretend to be college) (graduated a little under 10 years ago in 01) Class based IP addressing …
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