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Dispute Off-Topic

We routinely close home user questions. The text of the close reason is quite clear (my emphasis) "Questions on Server Fault must be about managing information technology systems in a business env …
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Question about ReadyNAS being inaccessible was put on hold as "off-topic" — what to do?

I really can't see what you were expecting of us. You told us you did something and then basically screamed HALP!. You would be very much better off asking this question of the manufacturer.
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Where do questions regarding labs for enterprise equipment & software belong if not SF?

You can rent a server from OVH (others too probably) for about 100USD per month, they list ESXi as a virtualisation environment they have available for preinstallation. The setup above is much closer …
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Where can i get an idea other than here?

Yes, it has been downvoted and will most likely be closed. This is because your question is unclear and therefore unanswerable. You should try reading How to ask a better question and consider revis …
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Why is my question on dd test closed?

You provide some information about how a dd was extremely slow and then you ask 2 questions neither of which is actually about dd. Could my VPS hosting provider be right? The answer to this que …
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Can you help me formulate a better question (re: server security)

We generally expect questions to be reasonably scoped. You can write whole books about securing servers, stacks etc. - that's the reason why your question was closed - it's way too broad. Having sai …
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How to decide where is the line between StackOverflow and ServerFault

I've read your question several times and don't understand what it is you're asking, to be honest I think it's NARQ. The technologies you are using are not those that we would typically use to adminis …
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Is nginx off-topic?

Nginx, it's installation, configuration, management, trouble shooting etc are definitely topical. I think that the question you link to has fallen foul of being a product recommendation/shopping req …
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Why are closed or migrated questions listed in the "related" box?

Being closed or migrated doesn't mean the question has no value. Relevant answers may have been provided before (or whilst) the community decided that the question should be closed or migrated.
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Deleted post: why mine, and not many others on the same question?

Your guess is likely wrong. I flagged that answer as 'Not an answer' as fails entirely to answer any part of the question. My flag is marked as valid. There is nothing wrong with duplicate answers, t …
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