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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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Question closed on Server Fault, then make here again - should I repeat the answer?
As it is on topic here then it makes sense to post your solution here.
I would be tempted, for cleanliness sake, to delete your answer on Sever Fault so that the question can be cleaned up by OP or …
MokubaiMod
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Do Mods get Rep for Deleting Downvoted Answers?
The only way moderators get rep is the same ways that normal users get rep, by getting upvotes on questions and answers, deleting answers is not one of those ways. …
MokubaiMod
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Why are some Super User answers not sorted by up-votes?
The answers (after the accepted answer) are sorted by most recently "active". Either they were posted more recently or edited.
You can adjust the sorting using the tabs above the top answer. …
MokubaiMod
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Can an answer be backed up only by personal experience?
It depends.
If the answer is nothing but personal experience, but results in it completely solving the original problem then it is definitely an answer.
I've seen this before. When I last used F …
MokubaiMod
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How should I deal with link-only answers where the information in the link can't be copied?
Some link only answers can be okay if they are specifically telling us what exactly is at the link and showing why it cannot be copied. …
CommunityBot
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Promotional text in answer
Some spammers are getting into the habit of posting almost useful answers in order to disguise their spam. … If you use an additional signature or tagline, it will be removed to reduce noise in the questions and answers. …
CommunityBot
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Why was my comment mod flag declined?
The first is that Moderators cannot convert comments to answers. …
MokubaiMod
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10
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Accepted
Why do people post their answers as comments?
Firstly I would say that there is somewhat a dislike of link-only answers as in "go there, try that". … People come here for answers and should get more than "why don't you try somewhere else" as an answer.
My preference would be to make all link-only answers into comments, but that's just me. …
MokubaiMod
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