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I would have a (private) discussion with the mod and see if we could come to an agreement about the appropriate resolution. … If we still can't agree then I would open the discussion to the rest of the mod team and let the majority decide (we have 9 mods so no deadlock is possible). …

What is a "scraper" and why is that bad? Historically, SCRAPER here on Stack Exchange meant "Stack Content Republishers Attributing Poorly and/or Excelling at Ranking." More generally, a scrap …

I was the moderator who handled that flag. It's not spam, and that profanity is part of the extension name. There was also a rude/abusive flag on the post and no spam link when I saw it. Sho …

If the question or answer contains a serious leak of Personal Information you can mod flag and ask for a redaction of the information. Redaction will remove it from the revision history. If you have e …

I noticed a question which was apparently spam but was answered by a high profile user The spammer edited his question 17 minutes after it was posted and replaced a valid question with spam. Screens …

Raises hand - I edited that text out of the answers. If you want to educate/remind users about voting/accepting then that belongs in a comment not an answer. For what it's worth the user in questio …

What is the problem with this question? Is it simply because the OP asked "is there a tool I could use to verify my rips in this way?" Yes. Questions seeking product, service, or learning materia …

There is no need for both. The windows tag is meant: For questions not specific to a single version of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, use a more specific tag such as windows-7 or windows-10. H …

Are these really distinct versions? Yes. These distinct version tags are used for questions that are specific to a particular version. Not all users have upgraded from older versions. Source Window …

Source How do I write a good answer? Provide context for links Links to external resources are encouraged, but please add context around the link so your fellow users will have some idea wh …

You are currently blocked from asking questions. To remove the block you need to improve your existing questions and write good quality answers. Please read What can I do when getting “We are no longe …

According to Is there a sandbox to post test questions? you can use the Formatting Sandbox. Unfortunately the Formatting Sandbox only allows new answers to be posted not questions. However, one of the …

List of Canonical Questions/Answers that can be used as Duplicate Targets How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC?? How do I recover lost/inaccessi …

What should we do about these questions? Answer them. Don't delete questions just because they have an answer somewhere else. Some advice: We don't generally migrate questions to other sites if th …

Post it as new question? This is the correct action to take, as it will give your problem the visibility it needs in order to get an answer. You should ask a new question, referencing the old one if …