Less technical users, and even moderately technical users like me until a little while ago may not realize that this is not an “automatic” change and needs manual intervention. Would it be worth mentioning this change and the steps required here in the release announcement?

The process for this is a bit confusing, but I think I got it (thanks @cmurf, for the help). (Optional) Clean out any data you don’t need (empty trash etc.). This isn’t required, but will speed things up. Edit /etc/fstab/ to look something like this: UUID=123456789 / b…

Sounds great to me. +1 :slightly_smiling_face:

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Ok. I have signed in (username: nickavem) and see the card. I’m going to go ahead and read the rest of the magazine documentation, so I am a little less clumsy in this software and the workflow as a whole.

Alright, this isn’t too tricky. How do you all think the article should be presented? Maybe something like Fedora Workstation 34 Feature Focus: Updated Activities Overview - Fedora Magazine ? I mainly wanted to make an informational post, but it would also be cool to go lightly into exactly how this …

Something along that article format would work. Your emphasis is on the compression feature so some background on how it works, a discussion of the benefits, and a HOWTO for implementation would be appropriate. Writing references here

Hi. I just upgraded from F33 and would like to apply this feature, but I belong to the “moderately technical users” realm. Not sure if this is the place to ask for help, so please excuse me if it is not. Of course, I assume full responsibility if anything goes wrong with my system. I have a main SS…

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@rlengland Am I meant to be able to approve/disapprove comments? I have answers for the pending ones so far.

I changed your role in WordPress from “contributor” to “author”, which should grant you permission to manage pending comments. However, we’ve seen that some authors aren’t able to, so don’t be surprised if that’s not the case. The Editors, in particular the Editor of the Week, should be checking on …

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I still cannot, but I’ll just wait. I also request that an editor takes a look at this: Correction / edit on btrfs compression article? - #2 by nickavem

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