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Some things are simply impossible - however, it's useful to say why not (or better yet, how it could be done, but how incredibly difficult it is). If we had a question like I need to alter my …

I've occasionally noticed, and commented on and downvoted lower quality, link-only answers, and you've definitely got a lot of rep - and well, if I thought one of your answers wasn't good, I'd consider … In your case these would be link-only answers, with some older, bountied questions if I recall correctly. To put it mildly, there isn't really a problem IMO. …

I'd try commenting first, and editing - in situations like this I'd try to fix up one or two of them, and commenting politely about the fixes I've made, and why that is. If they're truely horrible, I' …

I would say post better answers, but I honestly can't find any answers that I'd take offense with. … I just guess you answered questions which are low visibility, and where the user hasn't bothered to test the answers. …

Its definitely fine if you know it gets migrated. As for against the FAQ, I usually tend to hint at an answer when I comment to why I am close voting a post. Some questions are actually interesting en …

While its for linux, this is a good example of a question where the answer involves original code. Its a small program but the source code is available on a reliable host. The use of the software is c …

I'm encouraging ramhound to post an answer since he comments lots and answers less than he should ;p. However, it should be entirely fine, most of the time to post your own, detailed correct answer. …

Asking for screenshots (and using them in answers reduces ambiguity - as you noticed yourself, the instructions are different between versions. …

Spammers work in mysterious ways - I guess your answer has certain keywords their bots love and it keeps attempting to edit. Frustratingly enough - there's not much to do - just let our lovely reviewe …

The FAQ says "questions about" - and nothing about answers. I think letting the metamoderation system handle how answers should be treated in this specific case should work. … I think questions absolutely need to be technical in nature, but if one of many answers happens to be primarily social, and works in that specific situation, it should stand. …

I see two scenarios - people will upvote the hell out of it (though there will be comments to the satirical nature of the answers) or downvote the heck out of it. …

Depends on the question, but upvotes to an extent is a popularity contest. Unlikely No, pick what you consider to be the best answer. That said, that's a pretty odd question, and I'm waffling on wh …

I try to post excellent answer to these, covering stuff the LQ answers missed out. …

Immediately. Waiting makes no sense, especially when the quality of the answer isn't that great as is Mods can always comment, delete, and undelete once the post is edited to completion.

Only the OP. I can't view those drafts - and while devs might be able to, in theory, I'm doubtful it's a function that would be used.