All Questions
Tagged with best-practice comments
7 questions
0
votes
1
answer
124
views
What is the best way to write a reply to a comment?
I see at least 3 ways to reply to a comment while mentioning the user:
@user: Bla-bla-bla
@user, Bla-bla-bla
@user - Bla-bla-bla
Which one is the proper or the best way to do it?
- 2,305
11
votes
2
answers
276
views
How to give credit to someone else when writing an answer based on a comment?
Let's say I posted a question. I did or didn't get some answers. But I also received some comments. Among them, one comment either answered my question or gave me hint to answer my own question. What'...
- 2,305
16
votes
2
answers
683
views
What is the meaning of OP?
I regularly see the abbreviation OP used in comments and in questions on the meta site. What does it mean?
Should a glossary be included in the FAQ? Or should OP be included in an existing glossary I ...
- 29.1k
-2
votes
2
answers
81
views
How to continue discussions important to a meta question?
Are long comment threads on meta questions discussing issues directly pertinent to the question considered bad, even if they do not become repetitive? I know this is considered bad on main...but meta ...
- 119k
3
votes
1
answer
122
views
How do I choose comments to be the best answer?
Sometimes users make the best answer on the comments, what should I do to make them best answer?
- 2,244
4
votes
1
answer
122
views
What to do when an answer is just a (very good) request for information?
What should I do when I come upon a question that's missing some information, which has been requested...but only in an answer that does not actually attempt to answer the question, nor even to ...
- 119k
4
votes
1
answer
70
views
How much confusion is justifiable in the name of simplifying comment "threads"?
Suppose I leave a comment to a question or answer suggesting a change that I cannot make myself or don't wish to make because of uncertainty as to whether or not I'm missing something. Then the change ...
- 119k