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5 votes

How far an explanation should go / does it legitimate double posts / answers?

I am a mega dummy To be honest, reading your answer, not being very familiar with VirtualBox, I would have to scratch my head a few times, translate the cryptic (indeed cli- jargon -like) instruction …
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14 votes

Re-working another user's answer?

Different opinions is why we have multiple answers for a question. Deleting an answer is only an option if it is a really bad answer, or even does not attempt to answer the question. …
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Is it ok to comment and see if it works before answer?

Having said that, it happens to all of us from time to time, but if you do, make sure to keep an eye on the question to convert the comment into an answer if it turns out to be working; comment-answers
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How do you ask OP to reconsider accepted answer and award yours?

Really good answers will often attract more votes over time, accepted or not. The gloomy attempt to push someone simply isn't serving any goal. …
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What should I do for comment answer

Using Mitch's comment as an answer, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't ask the poster of the comment to post it as an answer. Only if he or she will not convert it into an answer in a reasonable …
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Moderators should be able to mark questions as answered

We all know good answers are neglected frequently by the original poster. …
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