Timeline for Should answers suggesting a tool that is no longer available be flagged?
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Mar 21, 2019 at 21:11 | comment | added | Moab | If you have enough rep you can edit the answer and remove the dead link, that or flag it for moderator intervention to delete the answer if removing the link makes the answer "not an answer" | |
| Mar 14, 2019 at 18:55 | comment | added | FreeSoftwareServers | Don't TLDR belong at Top of post :p | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 19:29 | comment | added | Vylix | As for the answerer, the comment is left there to notify that it has now expired. Whether they are around or not is irrelevant. It is there for them when they come back, if they come back. If not, no problem. Sooner or later, the answer wil either get deleted, or sink to the bottom of the answer list. | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 19:27 | comment | added | Vylix | The purpose of comment is not to notify the whole community to take action on the post, but rather to inform those who happen to read the now-outdated answer, and if they wish to downvote it to give less visibility. | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 14:22 | comment | added | Máté Juhász | I completely disagree with leaving a comment. "enough to inform the community to downvote" - why would anybody read 5th comment of an old answer? "enough to inform the answerer that the link gone broken" - in this specific case author of the comment last logged in in April 2014, low chance will follow up on this answer. | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 1:58 | vote | accept | Worthwelle | ||
| Mar 8, 2019 at 1:46 | history | answered | Vylix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |