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Does the amazon-ec2 tag belong in stack overflow?
The amazon-ec2 tag has existed for quite a while in stack overflow which I feel only invites questions that belong in server fault.
Should it really exist in Stack Overflow and if so what are some ...
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1answer
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Question incorrectly moved to Serverfault
I have a question that I don't believe should have been moved to Serverfault.
Update0
Here's what the faq states are appropriate topics for questions on Serverfault:
Servers
Networks
Desktop PCs ...
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2answers
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Does this question belong on Stackoverflow, Ubuntu or ServerFault?
This thread Logging MySQL query on Ubuntu is little bit confusing me. Does it really belog to Stackoverflow? There are three sites it could belong to
StackOverflow.com
AskUbuntu
ServerFault
But I ...
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4answers
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Where should I ask command-line related questions?
Where should I ask questions related to how to do things in the Windows command line (or in Bash)? Stack Overflow, or Server Fault? I mean, like these questions:
How to compare to text files using ...
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0answers
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Can the same question be asked on more than one site? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I ask the same question in more than one stackExchange site ?
As mainly a web developer I look at and answer questions that I see on Stack Overflow.
As part of my ...
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2answers
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How to determine if I should post on Stack Overflow or Server Fault about SQL
How can I determine in a clear way whether my SQL question should be on Stack Overflow or Server Fault?
I have a few SQL questions, but I can't state in a clear way why any one of them belongs on ...
2
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2answers
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BackTrack Linux question - which forum?
Hi,
I have a question regarding BackTrack Linux ISO customization. Apparently the stock ISO is missing some drivers and uses an older kernel. My question is: (other than the BackTrack forum) should I ...
0
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2answers
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Questions that cross over between SO and SF?
I have a somewhat obscure question about the impact of a specific connection string property on SQL server and its effect on the application:
...
1
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1answer
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So, why do you contribute to SO? (SF?) [closed]
Possible Duplicates:
Why do you post to Stack Overflow?
Why do programmers help each other without pay?
Maybe I can give some hints, based on my motives
I used to contribute to another ...
13
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2answers
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Why are the facebook and twitter sharing buttons not available on SOFU sites?
Why is it that Facebook and Twitter sharing buttons are not available on SOFU and their meta sites? Is it because SOFU sites are so popular that they don't need further promotion?
Note: The sharing ...
3
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2answers
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Where do the names of the Stack Overflow trilogy sites come from?
Why are the names of the Stack Overflow trilogy so named?
How did the names Stack Overflow, Server Fault and Super User come to be the ones used?
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3answers
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Is it possible to move questions between stackoverflow and serverfault?
i've accidentally asked the admin questions on stacko and programming questions on serverf... is it possible to move them from one to the other?
suggestion: i wish i could make them look totally ...
1
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1answer
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Question about strange IIS log activity?
I'm a developer trying to trace through a bug, and I'm seeing some very strange hits to my website. I want to put up a question about it, does it belong on stackoverflow or serverfault?
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8answers
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Super User and Server Fault are Doomed
Possible Duplicate:
How do we grow the Server Fault and Super User communities?
And I'm not sure we can do anything about it.
At any given point in time, if you look at the home page of ...
4
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3answers
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One homepage for stack, super, meta and fault?
On my user page for each site I can view my questions/answers for that site. Is there anywhere that I can view all of them at once? It is inconvenient to have to view three pages every morning ...
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1answer
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Which SEO questions should be closed as non-programming/non-admin?
What criteria should we be applying when deciding whether questions are off-topic? Is there any sort of rough consensus on this?
Cf. two prior Meta discussions:
why are SEO questions shut down as ...
2
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6answers
206 views
Is SEO a sysadmin or developer issue?
I just saw the question on Server Fault titled "How to make site have a Good Ranking in BING".
It had been migrated from Stack Overflow, which means that 5 high rep users thought that it belonged on ...
2
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1answer
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Keeping Answers Up-to-Date - A Suggestion
As I understand, one of the main reasons of being able to edit answers is to keep them up-to-date as technology changes. However, it seems as if while this is a goal, it's not being done very well ...
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2answers
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Stack Overflow and Server Fault user
Hello, everyone. Shouldn't my StackOverflow and ServerFault users be the same? I logged in using the same OpenID as stackoverflow and i'm a total new user. Shouldn't my profile at least transfer over?
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5answers
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Is the separation between SO SF SU too harsh?
This is of course related to the previous ones:
http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/6336/why-not-merge-reputation-across-so-sf-and-su
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1
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3answers
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How long did it take for SO to get a full page of 10k users?
How long did it take for SO to get a full page of 10k users?
When I browse around SO I see 79 featured questions, 8.5 pages of > 10k users, and questions that have 400 upvotes!
How long did it take ...
3
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2answers
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Web server url rewriting. Server fault or stack overflow?
I see lots of questions about url rewriting. I am tempted to start closing these as belongs on server fault.
Is URL rewriting a programmer or server admin task?
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5answers
167 views
Why is Server Fault not for home networking questions? Why is Super User not for iPod questions? [closed]
Server Fault
Server Fault is for system
administrators and IT professionals,
people who manage or maintain
computers in a professional capacity.
If you are in charge of ...
servers
...
2
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0answers
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Links to other portals at the top of the page [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
SO-Site Bar (Minimalistic)
It could be nice if the links to the other portals were easier to acces. Maybe as a dropdown at the top of the page.
0
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1answer
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Which site to post svn questions
Which of S[OFU] would be best for SVN questions? My initial thought is SF for the question I have in mind (regarding setting up the server and getting it working), but version control is used nearly ...
2
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4answers
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Can I ask security related questions without being framed as a hacker?
I am studying security with a pragmatic approach. Since someone pointed me to some "hacker" tools, I am testing the security of my own electronic assets. I have had many doubts since this, but I am ...
3
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0answers
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“Stack-overview” a dashboard for cross site users
I have now signed up to the 4 sites and I am trying to swap between them easily.
In my usual slackness and developer mindframe I was wonding if there were any plans to have an overview for a person ...
4
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2answers
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Topics that don't belong anywhere OR could belong everywhere
I asked a question (which turns out to be pretty useless) but its the sort of thing that applies to both server fault and stack overflow.
I have been told it should be on superuser now.
What are the ...
3
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2answers
96 views
Implement a single front-end for searching and asking questions on any SO site
Note This isn't about centralizing the sites exactly, as in Jeff's blog post. I'm only suggesting here that the 'ask a question' and 'search' use cases have some access to the other sites.
The ...
0
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4answers
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Just how different are the communities on SO, SF and SU?
It is only logical that Stack Overflow, Server Fault and Super User attract different people, but my guess is that the intersection should be rather large. Yet it seems to me that people's behavior on ...
1
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1answer
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Tie Stack Overflow account with Server Fault?
I used my Gmail login to provide an open ID on Stack Overflow, then when i did the same on Server Fault i expected it to use the same username and what not, but on Server Fault i am now ...
4
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5answers
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Apache configuration/.htaccess questions (esp. mod_rewrite): SO or SF?
The title says it all, in not so many words... there are a lot of questions on StackOverflow about Apache configuration, especially on the proper way to create RewriteRules for some particular URL ...
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6answers
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What is the jQuery/Greasemonkey of ServerFault? And what will it be for SuperUser?
As a long-time user of StackOverflow, I have noticed that a certain answer seems to be the 'catch-all' answer for that website: jQuery. It seems that if you have any type of question related to a ...
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9answers
950 views
Why do we need the trilogy instead of just one site?
As I see it, the only effect of having three sites instead of one is that questions in Server Fault and Super User are seen less and answered less.
This just causes audience fragmentation ...
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6answers
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Refresh on the frontpage
I usually keep SO and SF open in separate tabs of my browser and I check them from time to time for new questions I am interested in.
To keep them up to date, I have to refresh the page every time I ...
0
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1answer
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Optional Single-user Single-Signon Idea
I think it might be a good idea to allow users of Stack Overflow / meta - Stack Overflow / Server Fault etc to be able to use the same user ID profile data. So for example, If I wanted to do so I ...
0
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2answers
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Deployment Questions: ask on Stack Overflow or Server Fault?
Hi all, I'm not sure where to ask a deployment question, Stackoverflow or ServerFault. It's kind of a crossover question.
I need to be able to sort out the server requirements for deploying a click ...
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3answers
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Are some questions better served on stackoverflow or serverfault?
Before ServerFault, "as a developer", I'd probably have asked this question on StackOverflow.
Because IIS is still technically part of our developer toolset I think the question would probably be ...
0
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2answers
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Why can't I edit my migrated question?
I have a question at Server Fault that was migrated from Stack Overflow. I think the question is not related to my actual user in Server Fault. It's not a reputation problem, but more of a management ...
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10answers
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Posting and answering questions you have already found the answer to
Sometimes you spend a day or more to solve a technical problem and when you finally solve it, you may want to post it on your blog (if you have one) to share with the community.
However, most ...
2
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7answers
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How to evangelize StackOverflow (ServerFault and SuperUser)?
How to evagelize StackOverflow at user groups, conferences, students and others?
What mention in presentations?
This isn't programming related, but it's relate with StackOverflow. Maybe belong to ...
4
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3answers
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Is it okay to repost my relevant Stack Overflow questions on Server Fault?
I've reposted a couple questions I originally posted on SO that seemed too server-y even at the time. It seems a bit silly to repost, but they're more suited to Server Fault. Is this frowned upon?
