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Why ignore beginner questions about Kali Linux?

”So why ignore and even downvote beginner questions about Kali Linux?” You are not obligated to get an upvote for a question or to get an explanation for a downvote. You are not required to have an …
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Are these question edits okay or did I take it too far?

The core of your question is: “Are these question edits okay or did I take it too far?” In my humble opinion… Yes, you indeed took it too far. Your edit added words, ideas and opinions to someone el …
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This is not a farewell…

This is not a farewell, but rather an explanation. What happened? As some of you might have noticed, I have not been hanging out on SuperUser — or any Stack Exchange site — nowadays as much as I had b …
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This is not a farewell…

An update about a year later (May 27, 2024): Thank you all for the support during my first year of recovery! My mind is literally better and everything is functioning as it should be. Fine motor skill …
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“Please do not vote to close spam.” Why?

On a recent piece of spam, a user (Ramhound) stated: “Please do not vote to close spam.“ Why? Should we just downvote and close as spam? What is the harm in voting to close as off topic? Wouldn’t th …
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Why do people attempt to discourage long well-written answers by instant AI accusations?

The premise of the question in the title makes a very broad assumption regarding intent: “Why do people attempt to discourage long well-written answers by instant AI accusations?” Why do you think s …
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What details do you need? Or please stop voting to close as “Needs details or clarity”!

I agree with this; even if it reads like a rant to me. If you can’t provide a comment explaining what details are needed, the flag should not be used. I often use “Needs details or clarity” and I hone …
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Are “evolving answers” supported on Super User?

Preface: I believe that this question is somewhat in line with this other Meta question about troubleshooting questions in 2023. While calling out another user who chronically posts “answers” (such a …
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My post was unfairly closed

Your question simply doesn’t provide enough details and you have not even asked for clarification on what those new details might be. This answer on meta is a clarification and response to your questi …
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Please review the deletion of my answer of the post mentioned here

Your personal frustration and impatience is not an answer. Even though a statement you made about macOS was technically correct, you did not explain exactly why. First, I think context means everythin …
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Asking for 2nd opinion on moderator-closed question

The core issue here is you are asking for a 2nd opinion initially, but then engaging in a rambling battle with one lone moderator. Your core question here is basically asking that others look at this …
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Is “We don't put + between key commands.” some official Stack Exchange policy?

While reviewing a suggested edit to an answer I posted, the person suggesting the edit stated “We don't put + between key commands.” and referred to this comment made by another user’s (Tetsujin) comm …
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Why was this question deleted and locked because it was “marked as spam or rude or abusive” ...

Haven’t see the community bot do this before: A question was posted that, I will admit, seemed a bit like a troll over here: “What happens if you plug in a USB-USB cable into a wireless mouse's USB re …
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How do we clean this up?

The question cannot be cleaned up and — while slightly chaotic — it is 100% fine. The question is chaotic because the topic of USB C is chaotic. And many people who want dirt simple USB C hubs — not T …
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Wrongly downvoted answer

Your answer was not an answer, was — and is — better suited as a comment and that is why I downvoted it. I am the one who downvoted your answer and clearly told you so — and why — in a now deleted com …
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