Timeline for Superuser vs Unix/Linux vs Ubuntu
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:37 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://unix.stackexchange.com/ with https://unix.stackexchange.com/
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:23 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://askubuntu.com/ with https://askubuntu.com/
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:04 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://superuser.com/ with https://superuser.com/
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| Dec 27, 2012 at 17:50 | comment | added | Camilo Martin | @DanielBeck Thanks. But if the question is well-written and fits the FAQ of the other site, it should be migrateable, right? | |
| Dec 27, 2012 at 12:23 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | @CamiloMartin Flag it, and specify the reason you want it migrated, and where ("no answers after two weeks, so please migrate to Android.SE"). There are some limitations on migrating though, so it won't happen in all cases. | |
| Dec 27, 2012 at 12:09 | comment | added | Camilo Martin | @DanielBeck I never knew how to ask a moderator to migrate a question of mine. How do I do that? | |
| Dec 27, 2012 at 11:44 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | As cross-posting is not desired, you'll always get into situations where e.g. SU has not enough users knowledgable about a specific niche topic (so your question is attention-starved and would to be migrated upon request), or the topic is off topic on the more specific site (e.g. Ask Different or Ask Ubuntu), and needs to be closed or migrated to a more general site. | |
| Dec 27, 2012 at 11:43 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | @CamiloMartin You're free to post your questions on any applicable site. I'm pretty active in the Mac related tags on this site, as it is my preferred OS, yet I almost only post on SU, not on Ask Different (and have done so for a long time before I became moderator here). For questions that might fit several sites, it's really a personal preference: The community you like most, because it fits your mindset best. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 23:27 | comment | added | Stefano | This is relevant: meta.superuser.com/a/1583/50125 | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 23:24 | comment | added | Stefano | @DanielBeck I understand your remarks, but do you have a constructive proposal? I'm myself very confused about where to post, and Camilo's proposal don't seem too bad, at least it's a starting point. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:50 | comment | added | Camilo Martin |
@DanielBeck "If another distribution reused parts of it, would that make them off topic?" Yes, according to their FAQ: "This is not the right place for: Linux Mint, Backtrack, and other Linux distributions (try our friends at Unix & Linux Stack Exchange)."
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| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:48 | comment | added | Camilo Martin | @DanielBeck I believe this solution is in everyone's best interest, here's why: If you're asking a question, you can ask it in the place where people are most likely to know what you're at (a question about Gnome and Apt might get more answers on AskUbuntu than at SuperUser). If you want to answer, and you're a general Linux user, Unix.SE might prove more interesting and diverse. Also, what's the problem with being in more than one SE site? It's not like we should strive to be the FGITW anyway. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:47 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | Now, of course you're free to distribute your questions like this, but it's pretty complicated and requires knowledge many novice users don't have. Therefore I disagree with this approach as a general recommendation to others. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:35 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | This also requires that users are aware of these differences. If someone just uses "Ubuntu", how does he know what parts of it are used elsewhere? If another distribution reused parts of it, would that make them off topic? | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:30 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | There are several practical problems with this approach. If someone self-identifies as a "Ubuntu power user", he'd need to be on Ubuntu.SE for the specific stuff, Unix.SE for the less specific stuff, Super User for things that might be applicable cross platform. Probably also Stack Overflow because he's writing shell scripts, and Server Fault because he got a VPS for 10 bucks a month. While the current approach of letting users post anywhere it's on topic inevitably leads to some duplication, it allows users to stay within a single community. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:27 | comment | added | Camilo Martin | @DanielBeck Maybe you're right. See if you think it's better now. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:26 | history | edited | Camilo Martin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
different idea.
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| Feb 12, 2012 at 12:06 | comment | added | Daniel Beck Mod | This approach is not constructive. While somewhat clean cut, it makes the Ubuntu site pretty much useless. | |
| Feb 12, 2012 at 11:38 | history | answered | Camilo Martin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |