Perhaps the time has come to put a sticky post in Installation, General Questions, System Configuration and Hardware containing information such as: Wireless requires the installation of firmware; This is not Kali; etc. That way, when such questions are posted the people asking them can be directed to the "FAQ" sticky, since they obviously would not have read it before posting. Or a better idea might be to have separate stickies in those sub-fora, to increase their visibility. (For those who bother to look through the board before posting.)
And since Mez's yearly visit draws nigh, I am putting forth the suggestion to remove the beginner questions sub-forum and move its threads into general questions. (I know. It will not happen, but we can hope for a miracle.)
(Damn, I'm such a trouble maker.)
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