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Overlap with StackOverflow. – KennyTM Jun 6 '10 at 19:01
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I've asked database questions on both Stack Overflow and Server Fault. Stack Overflow gets you quicker and better answers simply because more people hang out there. I suspect a strictly database site, would suffer the same way – cindi Jun 8 '10 at 17:22
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Like the idea. there's a lot with databases that isn't development or admin (eg modelling). I'll come up with some questions. – Gary Jun 18 '10 at 6:58
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76 Example Questions (10 closed)

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How can I limit the type of data that can go into a table?
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In [RDMS], what are the top 10 do's and don'ts that affect scalability?
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In [RDMS], how do I detect when my tuned queries are about to hit their tipping point and become less efficient and how do I mitigate the transition?
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Oracle 11.2: Does CONTINUE work like EXIT in a cursor FOR loop?
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Oracle: Is there a way to allow a proxy connection to use passed authentication in a public database link?
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Oracle: Can SQL Plan Baselines be deleted in Bulk?
added by Leigh Riffel Sep 22 '10 at 20:20
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How do I best perform an incremental backup of a large (> 20 GB) MySQL 5.1 server?
added by nos, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Oct 4 '10 at 17:49
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How do I set the default isolation level in SQL Server 2008?
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How do I resync to our original master mysql server after failing over to our slave and allowing writes?
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How do I connect to {Database} from {Programming Language}? [closed]
added by colithium Aug 23 '10 at 4:01
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closed as off topic by Clint Miller, CanSpice, chilltemp, CWCarlos, Jake Wharton Sep 23 '10 at 12:19

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This could go on forever, breaking it into either 1 DB or 1 language could make it answerable – BozoJoe Sep 17 '10 at 0:27
...Well of course. The idea is that a SPECIFIC question that followed this form could be asked. On topic or off? – colithium Sep 17 '10 at 2:15
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What type of table are you using for fine-grained transactions in MySQL tables now that Oracle owns the rights to InnoDB tables?
added by leeand00 Sep 10 '10 at 2:49
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What's the maximum reasonable size of a SQLite database?
added by Master Of Disaster Jun 7 '10 at 11:54
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Reasonable for what application? I'd argue this is a bad question. – Good Person Jun 8 '10 at 13:48
Not specific enough. A question like this would require too much background to answer properly. – Dwayne King Jun 23 '10 at 2:45
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I want to learn SQL. Which database should I install to start with ?
added by Gary Jun 22 '10 at 0:47
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This seems subjective. – Anonymous Jul 8 '10 at 13:59
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Why does [database] suck? [closed]
added by xenoterracide Jul 28 '10 at 16:53
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closed as off topic by Greg Bray, Tea Drinker, edosoft, Bruno Rothgiesser, Leigh Riffel Aug 17 '10 at 19:53

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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What is the best tool to develop a database?
added by Filipe Costa Sep 17 '10 at 8:34
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While this question isn't really off-topic, it'd be a good example of a "too vague" question. The best tool really depends on what you mean by "develop a database". – CanSpice Sep 20 '10 at 16:43
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PostgreSQL - does it have a future? [closed]
added by William Jul 8 '10 at 11:15
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closed as off topic by Joe, BenV, TGnat, horsedrowner, chenshap Jul 15 '10 at 17:55

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I would be ok with this question if it were MySQL in reference to the recent forks and oracle buyout. But there's absolutely nothing to suggest that postgres is taking a downturn. – xenoterracide Jul 21 '10 at 7:57
I'm just not sure conjecture about the future of a database system has a place in this site - I can read about this kind of stuff in the trade mags... – ScottCher Sep 21 '10 at 20:29
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