Questions tagged [answering-questions]
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Relocating an Answer to a More Specific Question
I wrote an answer to a question, which was only tangentially related to the general concept of the question. Later I discovered that there already exists another question that my answer would ...
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Why is the SuperUser Community so Arrogant and Toxic to New Users? [closed]
In the SuperUser forums, the majority of the comments have negative undertones and more focus is placed on subtle low-key comments that create a toxic culture by its very nature. Users ignore the ...
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I have some information on an unknown (according to net) virus / app
I have some information that I would like to share with the community. I posted it on Stack Overflow and have been told to post it here somewhere. Could you point me in the right direction. There is ...
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How to ask better questions and give better answers
Rarely can I ask a question or provide some kind of input without someone having a problem with it and it’s getting on my nerves. To me, they all seem like great questions and answers, so I figured ...
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What's the good way to answer "What is the analog of software X for operating system Y?"
I gave an answer today, being just a software recommendation, to a question, asking for a recommendation.
If you cannot see deleted answers, there was the software name, a link to homepage and ...
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The slider to make the text area taller does not work on iPad
In questions and answers, the text area has a nice slider to make him taller.
Alas, on iPad, the slider does not work.
It would be nice to make the slider work.
Thank you.
I have Safari on iOS 7 ...
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Should I take question quality into account when answering questions?
I noticed this comment from one of our established users:
I only answer questions I belive [sic] are extremely high quality – Ramhound (source; moderator only)
Assuming the questions are ...
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What is the proper procedure for us laypeople to edit an answer?
How do I get rid of adware from Search Conduit/White Smoke?
A few days ago, I had this question answered with the assistance of another user. His answer did not entirely solve my problem, however. ...
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How best to handle an answer added to the question?
The poster of this question subsequently edited it and added a solution he had found. I left a comment asking him to post his edit as an answer instead (and self-accept if he feels like it), but he ...
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Old, answered questions bumped by newly posted answers
I'm seeing newer users occasionally posting answers to old questions that have already been marked as answered. I'm thinking of this particular example. It was asked and answered last year, but was ...
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What is the proper way to change your own answer completely?
I answered a question, and since the question was of a real interest to me (I noticed the same thing on my own system and thought it might be malware), researched it further. It turned out my answer ...
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When people give good answers to the wrong question
I asked this question last night just before going to bed. In summary, the question was "Why does my browser ask me before it will make an HTTPS connection?"
I've got two answers now, but both have ...
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How do I make the distinction between editing an answer to add content (detail) vs. just answering that question?
I have a question that has the right answer, but it's not very detailed:
How do Optical/Laser Mice work?
I'm at a dilemma here, I want to give the answerer the rep that he deserves as he is correct, ...
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Should answers be posted as comments if we are not sure of the answer?
I notice that a lot of comments are really answers to questions - or at least could be considered answers to questions - should "one" submit a comment instead of a question when "one" is a little ...
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