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I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes an answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here'sHere's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes an answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes an answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

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I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes andan answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes and answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes an answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.

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RobotHumans
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I tend to think of the answer as appropriate if:

  1. It's evident that the user is after a specific way of doing something, but the goal can be accomplished in another way
  2. It's appears that the question is a bug complaint, but there is a known work-around
  3. Don't do it answers are, I think, occasionally appropriate. Most often more appropriate as comments, but I think sometimes and answer of "Bad idea" is appropriate

Here's a simple example. It's evident that the OP wants a CSS based solution. A CSS solution might break if the theme was changed, so I suggested an alternate way of doing what was needed.