Questions tagged [comments]
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What should I do with shortened links in comments?
I read Shortened Link Cleanup Time! a few days ago, and since then have been on the lookout for shortened links. However, occasionally I find a shortened link in a comment, and comments, unlike ...
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Should I report comments (in any way at all) that aren't spam but aren't constructive?
I'm looking at this question in which someone is giving pretty unhelpful answers in the comments attached to the question. I don't think this person is really trying to be unhelpful, but the comments ...
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Why are my comment flags continually getting rejected?
A little while ago I asked (Should I flag comments such as “I agree”, “+1 for x”, or “I changed x in my post”?) if certain kinds of comments should be flagged as useless, and got told that I should ...
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Should I flag comments such as "I agree", "+1 for x", or "I changed x in my post"?
Oftentimes I see comments that go along the lines of "+1, really good answer/question!", "I agree, we should do that this way", or "This helped a lot, thanks!". These comments are encouraging and ...
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Should we commment on spam to get it deleted faster?
Recently I observe that obvious spam often gets far more down votes than spam flags would be needed for community deleting and locking:
Should we in case of an obvious spam post leave a comment so ...
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Suggestion: Use pro-forma/"review" comments when flagging certain answers
First of all, thank yous :)
We have many wonderful community watchmen (too bad most of them don't have any super powers) who love to flag (thanks!) wayward answers, such as those that should really ...
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How to deal with nonconstructive comments?
I read some kind of rule on SO or some sub site that were like this (very vague)
You should not question the purposes, the if's and how's of why a
particular person wan't to do a particular ...
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What is the process to get those pro-forma-comments into the "central script"?
I am referring to the comments suggested in answers to share prewritten pro-forma-userscript comments.
Need they upvoting or do they just need someone to do the work? (that someone could be me, of ...
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Why can't I add a comment to others' questions? [duplicate]
Why can't I add comments to others' questions? I can only answer questions but I need to clarify some more specifically. I see instructions that I should avoid thanking, clarifying and other things in ...
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Isn't the first step to post a comment rather than vote to close?
Can a question be closed without even a single comment?
I have an example here in which I do understand that several voters close the question without asking for clarification: https://askubuntu.com/...
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How can I revive the pro-forma script after a failed loading of "remote"?
Following the question about pro-forma comments I installed them and then tried to enable the remote source, which seemingly failed (at least it took a very long time ™ without any noticeable network ...
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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 ...
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Can I give a bounty to a commenter?
I asked this question a few days ago. I got a couple of answers but nothing that worked so I added a bounty to try and get some more attention.
After placing the bounty, a user commented on one of ...
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Why I'm getting wrong notification?
Today I got a new notification "Congrats, you've gained the privilege – comment everywhere learn more".
I tried to comment on a post, but I was not able to comment on any post. After some ...
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Why do I always get "It does not meet our quality standards"
I just do the normal way of making a question but always says 'It does not meet our quality standards.' is there something wrong about my writings?
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Why don't "useful comment" results give reputation?
I saw the "Does upvoting a comment add to the commenter's reputation" question already, but seriously: this seems like a bug, not a feature.
There are questions to which there is no answer, but there ...
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How do you leave a comment on a question? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are you only allowed to comment with 50 rep?
I only see a box for leaving an answer, but I can't seem to figure out how to leave a comment to a question.
I must be blind, ...
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Why can't we re-upvote comments?
Out of curiosity, why can't we re-upvote comments after upvoting and removing the upvote? As there aren't any penalties or rewards, I was just wondering, why the seemingly arbitrary limitation?
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PSA: When reviewing, don't post duplicate (and near-duplicate) comments!
As jrg♦ said (pinned in main chat):
Hey folks who use "canned" comments: If you see one thats already there that expresses the same general idea, don't add another one. Thanks. :)
This has ...
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If the answerer answers the question in the comments of their answer, should the OP accept that answer?
Let's say the question is:
How do I open Terminal Quickly?
I have been looking for an easy way or short-cut to open the Terminal quickly, so I don't have to find it in the Dash.
And the answerer ...
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Cannot add @name at the beginning of a comment in an answer
I want to comment an answer asking for more help, but cannot add the @name-of-user - the user that my comment is addressed to. Why is that?
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When are "you can do this different thing instead" answers considered good?
Sometimes someone asks how to do something that is very hard, unlikely to have the intended effects, or fundamentally impossible or meaningless due to an insufficient understanding of what it would ...
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About the Comment system in New Review BETA feature
Review system looks good in controlling spam and low quality contents . I am aware it is still in BETA.
While reviewing i came across an answer whose author had less Reps to comment originally , ...
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How do I add comments on answers? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
how do I leave a comment to an answer on the Ask Ubuntu site?
This may be a stupid question, but I don't get it. I see that all kinds of people leave comments on specific ...
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How do I edit my original question without rolling back?
I asked a question and subsequently a user (and then another one) edited my question. Their edits were tags (thank you) and formatting, both of which I really liked, but I have noticed a grammatical ...
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Linking Encouragement
This isn't really a question, but I'm not exactly sure where to put it. I would like to request stack exchange linking rewards.
Everyday many of the same questions are asked. Users that are ...
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Include number of comments in question preview
I suggest the following change to the way questions are displayed on the homepage: In addition to showing the number of upvotes, number of answers, and number of views, we also include the number of ...
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Comment with one rep without participation in post
Is there any explanation for why the first comment on this post has been made by a user with 1 rep and no participation on that thread? Is it a bug?
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How to back up and restore customized pro-forma userscript comments?
I have extensively customized my pro-forma userscript comments (with new comments and new wordings/linkifications for default ones). I use Chromium as my browser most of the time, and Firefox ...
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Why can't I comment on other questions/answers? [duplicate]
I looking for a diary program, that I can use for writing things, shopping, doctor apointments, and other things for my wife and I found an answer.
But I can't ask the guy a question like other ...
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What happens to my comment if the parent question/answer is deleted?
Let's say that I leave a comment on a question, responding to an answer that was left.
Can the person who left the answer delete his answer and my comment? I didn't think that it was possible, is ...
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Commenting problems when using Opera Mini to browse AU [closed]
Now comment button wont work for my questions and answer to my questions . Is it a bug or am I blocked due to rude behavier?
PS:Commenting IN others questions and its answers still works
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unsaved comment edits are lost when showing new comments
When I do the following...
post a comment
start editing the comment I recently posted
see that newer comments have been posted
click the link to show the newer comments
...my editing of my [less ...
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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 ...
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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?
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Commenting questions [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are you only allowed to comment with 50 rep?
When I am in 'AskUbuntu' look an Ask I can answer but I can't comment. And I can see other people that can comment it.
I have ...
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Should otherwise obsolete comments sometimes be retained for the community opinion their upvotes express?
Sometimes a comment with lots of upvotes is still obsolete and should be removed. This is usually the case, for example, when it requests information that the OP then provides (and provides in such a ...
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How should users with low permissions indicate that an answer doesn't work?
Recently, a new answer popped up for a "resolved" question:
I can't get this to work! I've tried to do it manually and in terminal but nothing works. [...]
(why cant i post comments!?)
Like a ...
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Can comments not part of a discussion still be flagged as "too chatty"?
Is it sometimes appropriate to flag comments as "too chatty" even if they are not actually part of discussion taking place in comments?
Here are some made up examples where I would be tempted to flag ...
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Should users be able to flag comments as obsolete that they have previously upvoted?
I understand why I cannot flag a comment I've upvoted. When I upvote a comment, it means I think it is of especially high quality.
But an especially high quality comment can become obsolete (for ...
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Should comments that answer a question be marked obsolete after full answers are posted?
Sometimes a comment is posted that answers a question. This is not even always wrong--sometimes the comment is insufficiently detailed to constitute a good answer.
Then, sometime later, a good, ...
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Should new users be restricted from using comments within the questions they ask?
The faq for Ask Ubuntu ... as well as, I assume, all of the Stack Exchange sites (?) ... states in the "How Do I Ask Questions Here?" section
If other users ask you for more information in the ...
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How to comment below the post [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I comment on an answer?
I really searched all the area inside the post page to comment or ask the user about the post but failed. How it is possible as many doing the ...
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Pro-forma comments now support remote sources, should we set this up?
Pro-forma comments (the tool that let's us quickly paste precanned comments for common user questions now supports hosting the comments on a remote server:
https://stackapps.com/questions/2116/...
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Comments in mobile version of Ask Ubuntu
I am using my mobile to connect to Ask Ubuntu. But the problem is I can't remove/edit comments from mobile version of Ask Ubuntu. Is it problem of my mobile or a known issue in Ask Ubuntu?
Browser: ...
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Tag a comment as the correct answer
I ask a question in this forum: Bug report invalid, unupdated packages
And I want to tag as a valid answer the comment of a comment. Is it possible?
The comment is not the answer that I search...but ...
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Code tag/code highlight problem in sub-comment on askUbuntu mainpage
I am wondering, why code tag and bold text option which both work perfectly fine in full comments doesn't work in sub-comments, like shown in the screenshot below, using the same syntax?!
Sometimes, ...
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Is there a way to get emails for new comments?
Is there a way to have Ask Ubuntu send me emails when new comments are posted? I can't seem to find an option for this. A lot of times, someone asks me a question in a comment and I don't know about ...
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Notifying posters of comments restricted?
I've noticed that comments I make are being stripped of the "@name" part. For example, my comment here, "@yossile, the OP has mentioned Google Chrome beta and there is (or was) a problem regarding it ...
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Should comments be flagged for "light" rudeness?
I will give the example of this answer.
It was a bad answer, not much information in it, not really a good work around. A bad answer is a bad answer, we all understand that.
Now, I look at the user ...
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