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You have an idea for a new feature, or for a change to the existing functionality.

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Should NetworkEngineering be added to the migration close reason?

While I get there are already plenty to choose from, I'm curious what the percentage of each of those migration options actually occur in a month or year (but have no idea how to compose such a data q …
7 votes
1 answer
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Can ServerFault/StackExchange automatically "title" Microsoft Knowlege Base links?

I'd ask for it for other vendors, but I'm not sure how others handle their KB article source HTML, etc. and I'm not an HTML person regardless. Here's what I'm looking for... I know that when I paste …
10 votes
1 answer
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SF needs its own "Shopping" link

While the original idea: Modifying the faq, shopping edition was a great one and duly implemented...I think that the existing link to http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/ …
14 votes

SF needs its own "Shopping" link

HOW SERVERFAULT DEALS WITH SHOPPING QUESTIONS Should I deploy Windows Server or RHEL? What’s the best hardware firewall on the market? Which monitoring solution should I deploy? What cabling should I …
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16 votes
6 answers
325 views

I think it's time to update the "We are Offline" BSOD

The current "We are offline" screen on Server Fault when it is down is: with it's lovely 1996 DateStmp's. I think it's time to update the Windows BSOD on the page to something more appropriate for …
6 votes
4 answers
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Downvoting allowed in the review queue - can it be allowed on ServerFault

I read this: Why is voting removed from new review system? and saw Shog's answer. I also read this: More effective closing / downvoting of junk questions to help with the signal-noise ratio? Person …
1 vote
1 answer
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Can the search window include other sites such as superuser.com?

While I get the need for separation of SE sites, I found myself in a situation where the answer I was looking for wasn't on ServerFault but rather SuperUser. Typically I don't venture over there very …
3 votes
1 answer
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Tag synonym request - Office 365

I would like to see the following tags set as synonyms of MS-Office-365 : Exchange-Online MS-Exchange-365 While Exchange Online could be considered a separate offering by Microsoft from Office 365, …
8 votes
5 answers
465 views

Should ServerFault loosen its tie and start allowing "Shopping" questions?

BEFORE YOU ANSWER OR VOTE, I know it's long, but if you read the whole thing, you'll see where I'm coming from on this. It's not just a "let us having shopping questions!" post. With the highly like …
5 votes
3 answers
147 views

I'd like a settings option or StackApp that allows me to filter what I see on the site

I discussed this in The Comms Room but will throw it here for discussion. My proposal is something similar to what eBay does with their "allow bids only if rep higher than X and not international", e …
5 votes

Reminder notices about open questions

EDIT: Btw, was going to simply post this as a comment to voretaq's answer, but too long.. I was thinking along these lines today after seeing multiple old questions with comments after an answer lik …
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6 votes

Should Server Fault stop accepting questions from unregistered users?

I think requiring registration could help to prevent fly-by questions but only if done like Voretaq said with a q&a for first time users of the site. There's that fine line though between being welco …
TheCleaner's user avatar
2 votes

What sort of contest should we have?

I don't see anything wrong with a contest. I get SvW's thoughts on keeping the site "pure" and not ending up with a GeoCities style front page, but the idea is no different than concepts ranging from …
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9 votes
3 answers
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Badge Request - Philanthropist Badge

Discussing this in chat... Per this question: How to stop Host (A) records from being auto-created I posted an answer...no upvotes. Dan comes along and instead of creating his own answer with a nic …