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Anything related to posting answers, e.g. about improving their content, voting on answers, editing others' answers, etc.

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Why "Please only post one answer to a question"?

If you are proposing two radically different solutions, sometimes they belong in different answers so that they can be voted on independently. …
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Recommending own products

From the FAQ (previously quoted but I want to clarify) Also, if a huge percentage of your posts include a mention of your product or website, you're probably here for the wrong reasons. This gen …
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Cannot vote on answer unless edited because it is locked

You have a 5 minute window to cast and uncast votes; after the first vote is cast, the clock starts ticking. Regardless of the final state, the clock starts ticking the second you click a vote arrow. …
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Should duplicate answers be posted, just to include screen shots?

That's tricky because you ideally want each person to get credit, but you also want a merged best answer. In this specific case it's only one screenshot, not an entire series of 6 screenshots, so I a …
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Increase number of visitors to a question (without bounty)

In order to get good answers, you have to put some effort into your question. Edit your question to provide status and progress updates. Document your own continued efforts to answer your question. …
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