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Is it appropriate to downvote an answer to a question which I have also answered?

First point I'd like to make. This is not a competition. There is no competition here. We are all about helping each other. As for down voting answers to the same question to which you have answered, …
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Is it acceptable to ask for an upvote on question by the OP?

It is acceptable only if the OP has done his/her best to formulate a concise, clear and well researched question. On the other hand, if the question is unclear, lacks details, contains spelling, gra …
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Should I answer a question which already has an accepted answer?

The title pretty much sums up the question. If a question has already an accepted answer, should I still try to answer it? Provided that the answer is not similar to the accepted answer, but an alte …
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Should a question be flagged as duplicate even if the question (older) pointed to as the dup...

I have encountered this predicament when reviewing posted questions and answers on AU. Should I flag a question as a duplicate even if the older question pointed to as the duplicate has no answers ye …
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Is it acceptable to threaten users with downvotes?

Any form of threat(s) is/are NOT acceptable.
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Hyperlinked answers with no content

I am not a moderator and so I have no idea about any contingency plans regarding these "dead" links issue. Although I don't think that there is an existing policy, otherwise they would have dealt with …
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