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If my answer does not solve the OP's question, should I delete it?

However Link-only answers are not welcome here. Please post at least a summary of the steps involved. …
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What should I do when answering a question that has already been answered correctly?

I have had some of answers go through substantial improvement, in one case by the poster of the question, improvement that I have welcomed. … I personally prefer different answers addressing different viewpoints, even if they present the same method. @hbdgaf is spot-on in that minor changes should be edits. …
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On what basis is the position of an answer decided?

Unless there are enough answers to cause pagination. …
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What to do with stolen answers?

Nothing. The commenter should have posted an answer instead of messing around in the comments' section.
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Selecting one answer among many when all answer the question

Ultimately, accepting is your personal stamp of approval. It is something only you can do. Therefore, other things being equal, it should be the answer that you like the most. What criteria you use to …
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Please don't flag link-only answers as Very Low Quality

I get where you're coming from, and I have seen this posted in other places as well, but (and of course you won't like where I am going with this), I'll continue to flag such answers as VLQ, because: …
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