"HOW-TO..." threads dangerous?

"HOW-TO..." threads dangerous?

The-Boxhead
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The-Boxhead
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2011-01-09, 19:25

I've seen lately that there is many guides in the "how to" forum that is outdated. This can cause some trouble for newbies blindly pasting stuff into
terminal on their linux setup.

Don't get me wrong i love that section, i have to made threads there myself Smile

Maybe put up a sticky warning in there that users need to be careful and check that their system meets the guides specs. Like if you try to install wrong stuff on wrong linux distro/version etc. And everyone that gets moved to that forum should state the following at the top of each org. 1st thread: Version information and system they have or what versions and systems it has been tested with.

Just my two cent's Wink

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"HOW-TO..." threads dangerous? - by The-Boxhead - 2011-01-09, 19:25

[No subject] - by jhsrennie - 2011-01-10, 10:32

[No subject] - by sho - 2011-01-10, 10:57

[No subject] - by FishOil - 2011-01-11, 04:24

[No subject] - by DejaVu - 2011-01-11, 05:21

[No subject] - by jhsrennie - 2011-01-11, 11:14

[No subject] - by Tight_wad - 2011-01-11, 15:23

[No subject] - by FishOil - 2011-01-12, 01:42

[No subject] - by FishOil - 2011-01-12, 01:50

[No subject] - by poofyhairguy - 2011-01-12, 02:20

[No subject] - by gnif - 2011-01-12, 02:53

[No subject] - by DejaVu - 2011-01-14, 01:29

hahaha - by ryan03rr - 2011-01-14, 01:36

[No subject] - by jhsrennie - 2011-01-14, 10:39

[No subject] - by IAmNotAUser - 2011-01-14, 12:19

[No subject] - by The-Boxhead - 2011-01-19, 00:50

[No subject] - by Herak - 2011-03-09, 13:23