I think the forum should have a place for these discussions. There are some real at-risk users using Qubes and they may not be that technical. We should support them. A certain level of paranoia is to be expected as they are still learning to navigate the threats landscape and can’t really tell apart a bug from a hack.
As a matter of fact, I’ve been waiting for the wave of newcomers. Windows-native users like this recent case which don’t know a lot about Qubes or how it protects them. The quality will go down, but we (more experienced members) should counter it with good-quality:
- answers (like the one I made)
- boilerplate answers pointing to resources (like this one)
- resources and guides (like What's Needed to Report Your System Getting Hacked? or one as you suggest about finding the system information to tell an attack apart)
Advantages of a “Was I hacked?” category
Allow us to have:
- structured template (like the one one github issues)
- allows us to point to resources
- allows us to add warnings about the risks of publishing information (leaking usernames, etc.) - allow muting category
- allow tracking category - concentrating response efforts - people who like helping on this can now follow this category with a higher priority / being notified of new posts
Risks / disadvantages
- attracting even more loonies