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Isaac

00:06

So if a topic isn't answered in the first day, does the system continue to try and get it answered? I'm still not clear on how this site works.

jrg

@Isaac patience. We get hundreds of questions, not all of them get answered immediately, and some don't get answered at all

aking1012

@Isaac I specifically have unanswered questions. I consider it my duty to research, and answer my own question if nobody knows so then EVERYONE knows.

ruffEdgz

@Isaac usually an answer will come when it comes... pretty much promoting your question around social media and updating your question with more information wouldn't hurt either

Isaac

I know these things. I wanted to know about the the way the site itself handles a post. Maybe they're deleted after a week? maybe they're resorted on a different page? That's what I'm trying to ask.

Not the people. the system.

What's it doing with the posts?

jrg

they aren't deleted automatically. they don't stay on the front page, the front page is normally completely different after about an hour of activity (edits, new answers, etc)

Isaac

00:15

then...?

ruffEdgz

you wait

aking1012

if you don't get an answer, then research an answer or wait. bumping is bad form

Isaac

I don't think i'm being clear about my question

i'm not asking "how do I get people to answer my questions"

aking1012

i think you are. i think you're trying to ask about how to bump a question...but i'm listening

ruffEdgz

I hear you as well

and its the same answer

Isaac

00:17

no no no... let me think of a better way to ask

aking1012

i'll be afk for a bit, but i'll answer when i get back if i have an answer

Isaac

I'm assuming this site takes your posts then it does no ranking what so ever between the up voted ones and the downvoted ones. After a year, the system treats them all the same. Unlike reddit, where they are sorted. Is this correct, or is there some sort of sorting the system does?

aking1012

edits to include more information bump the question. votes do not bump the question. if it's a question about the bumping engine, then you should be asking on SO-meta

Isaac

I'm not asking about bumping...

I"m asking how the system works

jrg

there is sorting

Isaac

00:24

THANK YOU!

where?

jrg

but its all around age and views

not upvotes downvotes

askubuntu.com/questions

aking1012

i'm backing off. @jrg - i hope you handle this one. it FEELS like sorting==bumping to me, but i could be mistaken

ruffEdgz

@aking1012 at times, I do agree with you on that one ;)

Isaac

That's the thing. This site feel very advanced. I was wondering if it solved the whole "bumping" crap that occurs on ubuntuforums.org

I think it does

I'll have to explore how this sites work further.

@jrg Thanks.

jrg

you're welcome

Isaac

00:28

Is there a way for me to get questions I'll know how to answer?

jrg

other than looking around? no

you can watch a specific tag

Isaac

They should have this

jrg

so for example, i watch the ruby tag

Isaac

I see

jrg

but i ignore the python tag, since I know nothing about python

aking1012

00:29

@jrg i watch eclipse

jrg

@aking1012 exactly. we all watch our own area of expertise.

Isaac

Like I know what problems I've solved on my system. It would be nice if I could tell the site that I know certain things, then I could have a custom stream of questions I could knock out every day.

tags are very broad, but i'll try that

jrg

the trick is finding a high quality low traffic tag. ;)

Isaac

I know python in the areas I've work in it, but I only know about web dev and the basics.

aking1012

@Isaac if you don't think tags are specific enough, my opinion is that you just ask a question and high volume users determine if it's a dupe. if it is, you answer the original. if it's not, the answer is out there. after a period of time you become a high volume user -- at least in relevant tags

said i was backing off and i didn't...going to the store now. for sure.

jrg

00:33

@aking1012 need I kick you to force you to get work done? ;)

aking1012

no sir

Isaac

I made my avatar back in 2002-3 on an obscure site... I can't believe I'm seeing it again on this one.

George Edison

This site uses Gravatar.

Isaac

Well, you guys party way too hard for me. cya.

jrg

We party?

this is news to me

George Edison

01:21

Qt has been compiling since 1:59 PM (4.6 hours ago).

If I had more spare time, I think I'd write my own C / C++ compiler :P

Questions Feed

02:20

Bounty offered: MaaS Enlistment through 12.04 installation CD fails http://askubuntu.com/questions/134164/maas-enlistment-through-12-04-installation-cd-fails?atw=1 #server

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 16, 2012 at 2:14 AM

George Edison

02:50

Stack Apps just went down.

...or maybe not...

Questions Feed

05:36

Bounty offered: MAAS node install shutdown error when installing from CD-ROM http://askubuntu.com/questions/129196/maas-node-install-shutdown-error-when-installing-from-cd-rom?atw=1 #server

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 16, 2012 at 5:14 AM

Jacob Johan Edwards

@jrg Heads up, the new remote source Pro-Forma comments use $SITEURL$ in a few places where meta.askubuntu.com is required.

Shyam K

06:01

hi all

wisemonkey

@ShyamK hello

Shyam K

I was wondering if sudo apt-get upgrade was enough to upgrade my ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04

I'm pretty new to the whole concept of terminal commands and linux altogether

Jacob Johan Edwards

06:20

I think Ubuntu may need to institute a competency quiz before enabling use of sudo

-1

Q: SERIOUS LOGIN PROBLEM!

I am in a serious problem. I use ubuntu 12.04 I just curiously transferred 'my-username' folder into "lost+found" folder(which is normally locked). so that anyone from other user account can not access my files. BUT, after restart I JUST CAN'T LOGIN IN MY ACCOUNT. I have lots of important files...

login

raja.genupula

people , while posting some answers i am seeing something like "wiki community " . what is this ?

jokerdino

@rajagenupula askubuntu.com/privileges/community-wiki

2

91

Q: How do I upgrade from 10.04 or 11.10 to 12.04?

I am using Ubuntu 11.10. Please outline the different ways I can upgrade to 12.04.

11.10 10.04 upgrade 12.04 release-management

raja.genupula

Oh thank you man @jokerdino

Shyam K

Anyhow.. There are a lot of bugs in the latest release.. Thats what my friend told me..

jokerdino

Don't believe half truths.

Jacob Johan Edwards

06:26

@ShyamK If you're LTS, just wait 12.04.1 (it's like a service pack). The update will appear

raja.genupula

shya

@ShyamK i am also running 12.04 , sometimes applications are getting crash . just sometimes not everytime and reports are sending back dev's for solution . hope they will get patches soon .

Shyam K

Well all I did was sudo apt-get upgrade before I went to sleep yesterday. I didn't get time to check it out. Had to rush to the office today morning :) bit of a sleepy head myself (If the upgrade happened or not). Any striking visual changes in the new release?

raja.genupula

@ShyamK you did upgrade to 12.04 ??

Shyam K

@rajagenupula I'm not sure. That's why I asked.

raja.genupula

sudo apt-get upgrade wont take you to 12.04

are you in 11.10 now ??

jokerdino

06:33

For every bug on Launchpad, 67 iPads are sold

Schools are spending way too much resources that they don't even have on iPads that will soon be obsolete. See post: http://jonathancarter.org/2012/04/16/ipads-in-education-and-the-road-ahead-for-edubuntu/ In Edubuntu, we aim to provide a tablet platform that can compete with the iPad in terms of features, eco-system and price. See: http://jonathancarter.org/2012/05/10/edubuntu-preliminary-plans-for-12-10/ Please join our cause and help fix this bug! http://www.edubuntu.org

Edubuntu

Wishlist / Triaged

We have hit #1000000 bugs! Woo

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Shyam K

07:07

is there any script to take screen shot of particular websites periodically

?

Shyam K

07:24

? anyone?

Questions Feed

08:30

Installing programs...how do I go about doing that? http://askubuntu.com/questions/137624/installing-programs-how-do-i-go-about-doing-that?atw=1 #installation

Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 16, 2012 at 8:15 AM

Shyam K

10:16

shell script to open firefox?

ruffEdgz

you should be able to just use the command: /usr/bin/firefox

Shyam K

shyam@suresh-desktop:~/Desktop/python/screenshot$ python openWebPage.py
shyam@suresh-desktop:~/Desktop/python/screenshot$
(firefox:11764): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:11764): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:11764): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

(firefox:11764): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

openWebPage.py contains

import webbrowser
webbrowser.open("http://www.google.com")

jokerdino

@ShyamK install gtk2-engines-pixbuf

Mahesh

@jokerdino Can u suggest a good title. I want to start a new blog.

jokerdino

@Mahesh Hmm

What sort of a blog? Personal, technical.. etc

Shyam K

10:31

@jokerdino @jokerdino why is this required? Also the terminal prompt keeps on blinking after the error message.. Why is that

Mahesh

personal.

jokerdino

Considering that my own blog sounds like a garbage, I don't know whether you should be asking me.

Mahesh

and the title should reflect something like a 'different view'

jokerdino

@ShyamK just install and see if it fixes the problem.

Mahesh

@jokerdino but it does make some sense.

jokerdino

10:33

It does? o.O

Mahesh

hmm... u gotta digest the bitter truth. :P

Chan-Ho Suh

@Mahesh, call it "My new awesome clog"

jokerdino

My blahg.
Subtitle: Because blog is so 20th century.

(Quoting jrg)

Mahesh

hmm... i'm looking for a single word, with a tagline that goes like.. trying to make sense out of senselessness;

and i've scanned oxford, lightly.

jokerdino

Hmm these things are better resolved when you are taking a shower.

4

Mahesh

10:37

and so i took one, to no use.

ok, theres more water. i'll try it again.

Shyam K

@jokerdino It worked without a hitch.. Thanks.

jokerdino

@ShyamK nice.. it is a missing dependency on gtk theming

@Mahesh All the best!

Shyam K

@jokerdino gtk meaning?

jokerdino

what's gtk? I don't know.

3

Mahesh

ok, searching existing personal blaahgs is a better option i guess.

ruffEdgz

10:40

@jokerdino Nice!

Shyam K

@jokerdino eh? rofl.

jokerdino

Alright, dinner time. I'll try to finish off my homeworks after that.

ruffEdgz

you know @ShyamK you could have answered your own question instead of deleting it ;)

Mahesh

and he'd have got a badge.

ruffEdgz

;)

Shyam K

10:59

Aawh.. now why didn't I think of that.
But will I be able to answer my own question?

Amith KK

@ShyamK Yes

@jrg @MarcoCeppi Undelete for him --^

Hello all

Shyam K

@AmithKK can they do this for me? or do I have to draft a new question?

Amith KK

They can

Shyam K

@AmithKK seriously? or are you pulling my leg? cos I've already drafted a new question.

Never mind I'll post the question afresh

Amith KK

No :|

They can

Their mods

Shyam K

11:12

I can't self answer for another 7-8 hours.. bah!! hambug

@AmithKK Is it wise to answer yoour own question using a comment?

Amith KK

@ShyamK nope

Shyam K

@AmithKK K.. then I shall wait for the 7/8 hours..

got a long wait ahead of me :D

rlemon

I've been busy.. :P

rlemon.github.com/lememe

Amith KK

@rlemon Been There. Done That

rlemon

not everything works. sadly i removed a lot during the 'upgrade' and haven't gotten to replacing it.

@AmithKK updates ;)

new top menu, and drag images to the document (warning, no resizing atm so don't go dragging 1920*1080)

Amith KK

11:18

@rlemon You forgot socially awkward awesome penguin

Questions Feed

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Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM

rlemon

@AmithKK lol i need to all my list still.

that is still the old list

jokerdino

@ShyamK did you just duplicate your question?

Shyam K

11:41

@jokerdino ya kinda..

jokerdino

well, never mind.

Shyam K

got a question about crontab

how to use it?

jokerdino

i never played with crontab.

Shyam K

oh k.. :(

jokerdino

30 bounty questions. Rejoice!

rlemon

11:53

anyone here ever connected a serial port to be accessed by a VM

Shyam K

12:06

@jokerdino :)

Mahesh

.

Niek Bergman

@ShyamK What do you want to do with crontab?

seb

got some problems with ecryptfs. transfered lots of files to new computer, see askubuntu.com/questions/124174/… and now there are multiple folders starting with ECRYPTFS_FNEK...

Shyam K

@NiekBergman was trying to get python scripts to run at a particular time

Amith KK

I did that before

Shyam K

12:19

@AmithKK is that directed at me?

Amith KK

Yes

@ShyamK crontab -e

Shyam K

@AmithKK Yes I did that. and entered 43 17 16 5 * /usr/bin/python /home/shyam/Desktop/python/screenshot/openWebPage.py

that time reads 5:43 May 16 right? Well that was the time I meant to put

Amith KK

@ShyamK instead of using the path to python, why not make the file executable

Shyam K

@AmithKK how?

Amith KK

@ShyamK chmod +x /home/shyam/Desktop/python/screenshot/openWebPage.py

Shyam K

12:23

I did a chmod +x openWebpage.py somewhere

Amith KK

after that edit the file and add this line

Shyam K

lol

yes.. added this line.. still its not working..

Amith KK

#!/usr/bin/python

Shyam K

@AmithKK where does this go?

Amith KK

In the python file

jokerdino

12:25

on top

seb

@AmithKK first line

Shyam K

I had put a line #!/usr/bin/env python as such.. was this not right?

@seb okay I have changed the line as per what you have said.. waiting for the results.. 1 minute left.. :D

the python files look green in color in the terminal .. you know when you do the ls command

@AmithKK nope.. that didn't work..

@NiekBergman Didn't get any advice from you? got any other suggestions?

ruffEdgz

@ShyamK yes, that crontab entry will execute at 5:43pm on May 16

Shyam K

@ruffEdgz but it didn't

Niek Bergman

12:46

It probably did... the script might not have worked from the context the cron daemon runs it in though...

Shyam K

@NiekBergman how do I know whether it worked or not?

like is there a log file or something that I may access?

Niek Bergman

@ShyamK: hold on, let me make sure for you...

Shyam K

k

Amith KK

@ShyamK /var/log/cron

Niek Bergman

Yes, firing a webbrowser from cron won't work...

DISPLAY variable is undefined.

Shyam K

12:49

why?

@NiekBergman eh? DISPLAY variable?

jrg

@ShyamK Yes, moderators can undelete questions.

Niek Bergman

Try this instead:

43 17 16 5 * DISPLAY=:0 /home/shyam/Desktop/python/screenshot/openWebPage.py

(of course, modify the time now :D)

jrg

@jacob Doesn't matter, the script fills them in all the time.

Shyam K

@jrg well never mind that now.. I have re-added it :D

Niek Bergman

@ShyamK: let me know if it works.

Amith KK

12:50

lol

Shyam K

@NiekBergman k will check now

Amith KK

@NiekBergman That was the problem

Shyam K

@NiekBergman perfect.. worked like a charm

so then the other file that I had also out to work if I make the same modifications right? (I had another file for taking screen shots)

Niek Bergman

@ShyamK: probably.

jrg

You guys don't want me to sleep do you...

Niek Bergman

12:54

@jrg: Is it bedtime yet?

Shyam K

@jrg Sleep is for the dead :P

jrg

@NiekBergman no, I just woke up. ;)

@ShyamK lol

@JorgeCastro I'm going to test something related to autoupdating comments, i think this might work.

Shyam K

@NiekBergman nah the other file doesn't work.. with those changes

#!/usr/bin/python
import gtk.gdk

w = gtk.gdk.get_default_root_window()
sz = w.get_size()
#print "The size of the window is %d x %d" % sz
pb = gtk.gdk.Pixbuf(gtk.gdk.COLORSPACE_RGB,False,8,sz[0],sz[1])
pb = pb.get_from_drawable(w,w.get_colormap(),0,0,0,0,sz[0],sz[1])
if (pb != None):
pb.save("screenshot.png","png")

Thats the code of the other

will resume this conversation when I reach home.. leaving now..take care all

Amith KK

@ShyamK cya

Ask Ubuntu Meta

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Q: missing tag is meta/worthless

Do we really need missing? I can't imagine anyone subscribing to it.

discussion tags

1

Q: A request for all Ask Ubuntu users

About a week ago the Indian Government has Blocked(read Banned) a few sites one of them is pastebin.com. i have seen few peolple linking their errors to pastebin so i sincerely request them to choose some other site The Alternatives are https://gist.github.com/ http://paste.ubuntu.com http://...

discussion

jrg

13:03

I have noticed a correlation between having the meta RSS feed and getting posts on meta.

Amith KK

13:18

BBL

ruffEdgz

Question to all: I think I'm having a metacity problem but I'm not sure. Did some 'aptitude' updates yesterday before leaving work and once I got home, my font got smaller and I get some menu options that look like the older gtk themes. I found this entry for the older 11.04 version but the resolution to that didn't seem to help :P askubuntu.com/questions/21305/desktop-forgets-theme

its so odd but I don't know what to look for in the /var/log directory to see if I can find out what is causing this :P

jrg

Hey, i need an answer here that specifically talks about reporting a bug without knowing the package name. @Mahesh - you wanted rep, you have 24 hours to do it. ubuntu-bug -w is what you're looking for.

@ruffEdgz One moment.

ruffEdgz

@jrg no rush... just stuck myself and wanted to know if anyone had any ideas

jrg

dconf editor > org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins

and then make sure that all the plugins are checked

Niek Bergman

1:37 left of my working day. :p

Mahesh

13:25

ok, just returned and i see @jrg's offer.

so, now i need to improve fluteflute's answer.

hey @jrg u there?

ruffEdgz

@jrg thanks, that is odd because I never went in there and changed things... I would say about 60% of those plugins were not on :P

jrg

@Mahesh Just add a new one.

@ruffEdgz it's a bug, they are working on it.

Ask Ubuntu Meta

0

Q: How to add dowload buttons and app icons

I would like to know how to add a Ubuntu Software Center download button like in this link Looking for a notes management software (the button for the accepted answer) Screenshot: And also the application icon(its not a link just an icon)like this: And also if i can also use the icon as a...

support

ruffEdgz

@jrg good to know

Mahesh

ok, a new one, with details in the answer itself and not just links.

jrg

13:29

Yes please! :)

Mahesh

is that whats required?

ok. onto it.

jrg

Reasoning is that we sometimes need to point people to a specific part of that question, and it's confusing for them to search through the entire mega answer.

Mahesh

ok, so i read it as, use headings and sections

Mahesh

13:52

@jrg Looks like its gonna become as long as the original community wiki page. What all can i drop?

jrg

@Mahesh Just post it half-completed and i'll give you my thoughts, as it is i can't help much. ;p

(since I don't know what you've covered...)

ruffEdgz

14:29

@jrg Thanks for the answer on the empathy calls through google voice. works for me ;)

jrg

@ruffEdgz :) glad to help, and glad it works for you.

Questions Feed

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Tweeted by StackUbuntu on May 16, 2012 at 2:14 PM

Mahesh

14:48

@jrg I need to go have my dinner. Will be back in 20 min.

Should i post the half-answer now?

i dont think it'll be good to have a half-answer lying around.

jrg

go ahead, that way you don't lose it

Mahesh

ok, i've a draft offline, and a half-finished answer online.

will be back after dinner.

jrg

@Mahesh oh, all you really needed to say was:

> For those cases when you don't know the package, use ubuntu-bug -w and then it will walk you through finding out the proper bug.

Mahesh

meanwhile, someone collect links for 'what is terminal', 'what is run' etc, if we have them.

@jrg that will be included in step two

i wont accept 50 rep for a single line answer.. ;)

ruffEdgz

lol

You sure there @Mahesh ;)

hehe

jrg

15:06

Back in my day, when a moderator told a user to answer a question with a one-liner, that user did it! Users these days are getting smart! grumble grumble :)

jokerdino

:D

ruffEdgz

=D

jokerdino

Someone just gave me 35 rep in a couple of minutes. Suspect serial voter?

jrg

shrug the system will handle it

jokerdino

4 upvotes is too little to be reversed though :P

jrg

15:22

well then don't worry about it

jokerdino

Yeah. I am just saying coz I am bored.

Mahesh

ok, and i missed a point.

ubuntu-bug -w should go to the top. the whole point was to... reveal the hidden thing out of that big mega page

jokerdino

I am planning to collect some rep by answering Ubuntu questions on Super User

Mahesh

u could've answered one by now.

go hurry!!!!!!

jokerdino

@Mahesh superuser.com/search?q=user%3A104400

jrg

15:26

@jokerdino go answer them, just don't flag for migration unless they are really good, otherwise Sathya will demand my head on a platter.

jokerdino

Repaying Sathya's help with editing crappy content by answering some questions.. :)

ruffEdgz

lol

jokerdino

@jrg Heck? LOL

jrg

I got yelled at when I did that with U&L last year

Mahesh

@jokerdino ok, so u want upboats? i'll visit that page when i'm finished with the bounty q

jokerdino

15:28

@Mahesh nah, the folks at SU should be more generous.

@jrg I can only see bash questions in U&L.. :/

Mahesh

/ignored

jokerdino

I am just planning to build a comprehensive profile across the network.

Jacob Johan Edwards

@jrg Double check for the bug autocomment

> This question should instead be filed as a bug report, and as such is off-topic, thanks! Instructions on filing a bug report are here.

jrg

@JacobJohanEdwards Odd. isn't that way for my comments.

Jacob Johan Edwards

I'm using greasemonkey on firefox, my remote source is https://raw.github.com/askubuntu/ProFormaComments/master/comments.jsonp

jrg

15:32

oh, i see it

Some peer review you guys are, you can't even spot those. ;P

Ashu

0

Q: How to install java and enable java plug in for firefox in ubunthu 12.04LTS?

Please help me to install java and enable Java plug in for firefox. I tried Tools-add-ons-plugins. But I don't know how to do?

12.04 java plugins

jrg

@JacobJohanEdwards refresh your comments

Ashu

can someone plz check and tell wats wrong in my answer

jrg

@Ashu well, first off, that question is a duplicate

Jacob Johan Edwards

@jrg Okay, fixed.

Ashu

15:36

@jrg java now comes in a tar.gz file rather than a bin file so the answer has to be different

jrg

13

A: How do I install Java?

There are several implementations of Java, the 3 most common implementations when talking about it for Ubuntu are: OpenJDK: The primary goal of the OpenJDK project is to produce an open-source implementation of the Java SE Platform (6 and 7). This is the default version of Java that Ubuntu uses...

it's all via apt-get, no .bin or .tar.gz files there

Ashu

@jrg i made him install sun java :P

jrg

Well there's his problem. :P

Ashu

Watch Star Wars in the terminal :D . Type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

jokerdino

15:52

@jokerdino ping test

Amith KK

Hello all

Mahesh

@jokerdino how did u do that?????????????

Amith KK

Ping approve @jokerdino

@AmithKK Like this @Mahesh

jokerdino

@AmithKK thanks boss

Amith KK

@jokerdino lol

Mahesh

15:54

:(

like what?

Amith KK

@Mahesh Type in your message id

mouseover on the arrow on the left of the message

read the statusbar

Mahesh

ok, how do i get message id? from permalink?

jokerdino

yeah

Amith KK

http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/4626171#4626171

That is a perma link

You need the last numbers

Mahesh

:4626150

Amith KK

15:55

only one set

And you need to type a message

jrg

@Mahesh you want :4626150 message

Mahesh

k.

/back to work.

/wht am i doing?

jokerdino

@Mahesh message

like that ^

Mahesh

@jokerdino ok, i learnt that

@jokerdino like this

@jokerdino and like that

jokerdino

dude

Mahesh

15:57

lol

jokerdino

omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/05/… i was just testing this

html5 notifications is still broken

Mahesh

lets change the ping tone.

@jokerdino does it talk of chromify-osd?

ok, read that myself

jokerdino

yeah, i posted two links to AU. farming for announcer badges :D

and Good night :(

Amith KK

@jokerdino Good night

@jokerdino lol

It wont work

Its not your link

its the generic link

jokerdino

check again

Mahesh

16:02

@jokerdino y u sad?

i need a whats pid question to finally complete my answer.

Mahesh

16:22

@jrg let me know if you need better

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A: How do I report a bug?

The most general, and comprehensive set of instructions can be found at this community-maintained help page. This answer essentially, consolidates that page, and hence it is advised that you read it, and if you are hunting bugs, it is required that you read it. Short version: Know the pack...

Jorge Castro

@coversnail Hey are you using the review tool for your edits?

jrg

Thank you very much! it works. :)

@JorgeCastro he doesn't have access to the review tool, it's a 5K thing iirc

Jorge Castro

review is a downvote thing

"When you gain the privilege to downvote a new review link appears in the header."

jrg

oh, you're right.

Jorge Castro

he "feels" close to strunk and white

jrg

16:24

my mistake, i was confusing it with the 'more flags every 1K rep' thing.

Jorge Castro

ah dude, he has it already, lol

jrg

nice. :D

Mahesh

@Mahesh Id love to have @JorgeCastro's feedback on that.

Jorge Castro

looks good to me!

upboated!

Mahesh

thanks. :D

jrg

16:26

let me put it this way @Mahesh - you managed to wrangle a 50 rep bounty from me. that takes doing, it's an excellent answer! :D

Jorge Castro

you can probably trim out the top short section though

the other answer on top has that already

Mahesh

but jrg wanted to highlight the ubuntu-bug -w thing.

jrg

he's talking about the blockquote

Jorge Castro

sure, you can highlight the existing one

No I am talking about "short version"

but it's fine

/me was being nitpicky

wow, 10k views on that question

jrg

Oh, see, point 2 was the entire point of my offering the bounty in the first place, since it's hidden in the mess of the first answer... :)

(i've had more than one user say they couldn't find it. i agree, since i had troubles finding it myself, so... I just gave away some rep to make it easier. :))

Mahesh

16:33

and since thats the question we link from pro-forma comments, i've tried my best, with the hope that it will become a source of steady rep inflow. :P

jrg

I won't argue against you doing that. ;)

Mahesh

:D

but i also thought of linking questions like.. what is a terminal, what is pid? etc. should i??

Amith KK

What is 4chan?

Mahesh

where did u find it?

Amith KK

The internet

Mahesh

16:40

ok, i expected something similar.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan

Amith KK

16:55

BBT

Good Night

coversnail

@JorgeCastro I'm actually just still doing the Clean Up thing every day, and editing any of them that need it. Pretty much getting allocated the same questions again all the time now though so I might take a look at the review tool :)

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