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I have mixed feelings on this. There are some beginner level questions being asked by professionals who are working in an area outside their comfort zone. I don't downvote such questions unless they a …

Would it be possible to have a closed question really closed rather than sort of, kinda, nearly, half closed? This question is currently listed as having been closed 10 hours ago, yet was edited only …

I've seen some cases, such as our recent FAQ discussion, where it is useful for questions, provided of course that it's used with a little discretion. …

If you can't look after your own health that's your problem, just like my health is my problem. While it might be job related it is not sysadmin related. Instead of sitting there complaining about it …

A couple of times I've responded to a question by making available one of my own programs, which are generally just a free-standing executable, and post a link to the file. There is no download page, …

I see merit in having beginner and fundamentals tags because I believe it helps others to get an idea of what level they need to address their answers to. As an example, if I saw a question that had …

Who will these people be? I don't know but what I do know is that if they do not already know about SF they may not be worth contacting. By now I would expect any active professional in our field to h …

No squillman, it's not just you. I find it so annoying that it's causing me to spend less time on the site than normal. Something that irritating, if it's deemed necessary at all, should be way down …

He's young. He's a programmer. Probably just all excited about the wealth of knowledge to be found on SF. :) The only thing that bothers my about this kind of behaviour is whether or not he can fairl …

I downvote questions that are poorly written, while making allowances for the fact that English may not be the poster's primary language (which is usually pretty obvious). Some question can most gener …

I personally believe that in many cases RTFM is all the OP deserves, because the question clearly indicates they have not done so. However, such a response is frowned upon on this site, as many (most? …

You will find that at times you may be downvoted for no apparent reason. That happens and is just part of the deal. Unwarranted upvotes happen as well but I doubt any of us would recognise those when …

I don't know why I didn't see this question earlier but it reflects my view closely. In fact the swamping of what I view as inappropriate questions, using the FAQ as a guideline to decide what is appr …

Had I seen that question before it was moved I would also have voted to move it. It displays a lack of knowledge and understanding that should be expected of a professional system administrator, so is …

Most homework questions come from those who shouldn't be posting on SF (as per the FAQ) and should simply be voted off-topic. There are of course exceptions, such as those trying to migrate their skil …