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Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
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Should "try this" or "x doesn't work, use y" type answers be flagged?

Spurious flagging is not a solution to that! If you're not willing to spend -1 rep to vote on it, please don't make me waste my time dealing with your flag, either. …
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Flag disputed after post was edited

In other words, there's simply no point in flagging as offensive just because a couple of swear words were used in the post. …
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What is better: Answering questions from OPs edit by a contributor or motivating OP to write...

I don't really see a problem here. An accepted answer just means the OP chose that answer as the best. But as far as the system is concerned, a question is counted as answered if it has at least one a …
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A VLQ flag invalidated by a minor edit

The answer was indeed not helpful since the ~ are absolutely fine, as you pointed out. I have now deleted it. Next time, if a post requires attention and none of the standard flags fit (or are avail …
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How do I flag correctly?

The following are some guidelines for flagging on Ask Ubuntu. … First, a few general points about flagging: As a general rule, if the problem you see with a post can be fixed by editing, then edit and fix it instead of flagging. …
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