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Merge “automount” and “automounting” tags

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Adding a tag which refers to the best answer in the case of /sed and /awk when there is also /text-processing?

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Self-promotion inside of comments, sometimes OK?

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Preference to show x number of questions when looking at own profile

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Edits must be at least 6 characters

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aws-cli usage questions go…?

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Project Reduplication of Deduplication - Unix & Linux

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extremely similar questions - Is it normal/allowed

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Are questions about Linux/Unix system calls or APIs suitable here?

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why can't I close my own questions?

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How can I improve a question on history?

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To what extent are changes to posts of others OK? When does the meaning change?

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Question marked as duplicate but is a specific subcase of the duplicate

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What to do with mediocre edits with “blah blah” edit message?

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Referenced posts redirect back to the referencing question #241173 in its answers #241190 & #241180

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What is the [cpu] tag intended use?

discussion tags tag-wiki

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Where to ask questions with a historical element

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I need help on a Dovecot Virtual Mailboxes setup, should I be posting here on unix SE?

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What should I do with minor edits made, where I must put much effort into getting it into usable state

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What should I do about duplicate answers?

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c++ and Linux go together - why are there no questions in this section?

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Double notfication on Yearling Badge. Is this a bug or am I missing something?

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