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Can a workaround count as an answer?

Yes, of course a workaround is OK, not at the expense of an actual solution but as long as you state it is just a workaround while waiting for a real solution, no problem.
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How to deal with potentioaly illigal / hacking software reccomendations?

I was checking out this answer today, when I clicked the link given, Firefox reported an untrusted site, so I left the OP a comment "Firefox says the link you provided is untrusted" and the OP replied …
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1 answer
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Two answers on one question by the same user

What is the correct thing to do when someone posts two different answers to the same question? Here is my example, I am not trying to say "This user did this wrong!" … I see no reason, that one question can require two answers from the same user, how best to handle this? Does it even matter? It is a bit untidy but not hurting anyone. Thoughts? …
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A user wrongly accepted my answer, what can I do?

On this question today I was helping a user and after multiple attempts they fixed it there self and my answers did not work, however the user (I guess just to say thanks for helping me) accepted a wrong …
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5 votes
1 answer
136 views

Best method to deal with one user copy/pasting/plagiarising another's answers

I found a user is copying an answer given to them (I mean word for word copy/paste, no changes or anything!) by another user as their own answer on two question less than ten minuets apart and I bet t …
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Accepted answer that you don't agree with during review audit

It is technically a valid solution, there are even whole ranges of products you can buy to do this exact thing but I agree, it is not a great answer from a technical stand point. The thing is, peopl …
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2 votes
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How are answers ranked?

Look top right above the answers
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8 votes
2 answers
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Users strange behaviour

I noticed something about this user, almost all questions they ask are answered for them in comments or by other users and they take this information and create there own answers with it and accept it, … I think a mod should take a look at this, while self answers are encouraged, it should not be at the expense of other users contributions. …
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Are new users banned from answering "highly active questions"?

The question got a lot of views quickly and then was automatically protected after three non-answers were posted by 1 rep users. …
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15 votes
3 answers
301 views

Comments in the answer section from new users

This addresses all the new users out there: Every day here I see new users commenting in the answer section and saying things like I don't have the rep to comment but.... It seems redundant tha …
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12 votes
1 answer
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Please consider leaving feedback on votes for new users [duplicate]

I came across this question where two new users had answered and both of them got downvoted. Now I get why not everyone comments on their votes but I really think if you are dealing with rep 1 users …
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0 answers
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Retract a flag? [duplicate]

Is there any way to retract a flag on an answer? Here is an example of why I would like to retract flags. I flagged this answer as "not an answer" because in its original state it was just a request …
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