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What can be done with duplication of answer
Let's go over three of the main scenarios involving duplicate answers (these are the ones I see the most).
User A posts an answer "You need to foo the bar". …
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Is it good style to downvote developers who announce their projects?
This is:
The help center page for Why and how are some answers deleted? states:
Answers that do not fundamentally answer the question may be removed. … This includes answers that are:
barely more than a link to an external site
(Emphasis original)
Therefor I downvoted it because this answer is not useful, it would be a useful comment not a useful …
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Should I consider the timeline while accepting an answer?
If user A comes along and answers your question, and you accept it, he gets 15 reputation. … The check mark’s only purpose is to show what helped you and solved your problem, it doesn't matter what order the answers came in. …