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Handling questions when the answer is no
Definitely 175%!
Why?
Even if it isn't the exact solution, it is a solution.
Users come here for help - most of them don't care if it isn't done a particular way, they just want it to work.
Becau …
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Deleting Older Posts
Here is what happened:
The system detects 'vandalism', aka RAGEQUIT's. It thought you were rage quitting, so the system stopped you from deleting anything else. If you're serious about cleaning up, y …
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What should I do with some answers I provided that probably are irrelevant to the questions ...
I believe you also can delete answers that you wrote and weren't accepted, or that don't require a moderator flag to do so. … . :-)
However, you can't delete more than five answers per day. …
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An answer I provided has been edited and approved. Do I need to do anything?
Nope. If you disagree with the edit, you can, of course do a rollback. But you don't need to do anything.
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If the answerer answers the question in the comments of their answer, should the OP accept t...
Yes, but...
If you can edit their answer to include the comments, that'd be great. Comments are second class citizens here on Ask Ubuntu - they can (and are) deletable at any time, for almost any reas …
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Should comments that answer a question be marked obsolete after full answers are posted?
Yes, flag them all and have them destroyed, but only if the comment matches the answer.
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Does receiving no reputation for good comments pollute the Answer?
This site is about questions and answers, not comments
Comments are second class citizens, and can be (and are) destroyed without warning. Have something useful? Stick it in a answer. …