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Can we blacklist "same" in answers?

This is already what the new answer auto-flagging heuristic does. Details: Heuristics for detecting a bad answer? also announced on blog: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/01/how-to-say-thanks-in- …
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Is it a good idea to downvote bumped questions with no response or effort by the asker?

I wouldn't downvote it. If you strongly feel the existence of this question does not help anyone, flag it for moderator attention for potential removal.
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Avoiding forum style usage and promoting SE style Q and A

In general, users need to be encouraged to edit their existing question (or answer) rather than adding more answers or more questions. edit, edit, edit! ... should be your first impulse, not clicki …
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RE: Acceptability of Off-Topic Questions

I personally feel that these are the exact kind of "questions" that our engine is NOT suited for. It is your community, but I would strongly advise you to not allow these pure poll / entertainment qu …
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