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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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What should we do with answers that are low quality but otherwise legitimate attempts to ans...
Most link-only answers, link + a couple of sentence answers, or just couple of sentence answers, refer to a tool or general approach but don't explain how to actually solve the problem using it. … Deleted answers are gone. Downvoted answers remain as an example of what not to do (and the comments explain why not to do it). …
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Is it okay to use headers to summarize content?
It's useful to bold key points, but I think doing it to whole sentences is too much, maybe even counter-productive. What @JakeGould did on this question of mine is a great example of how to use bold …
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Old posts and answers need protection?
But I have seen many old questios, and answers, downvoted on the basis of site standards having changed over time. … Questions, and answers, that are simply low quality can be improved, and an argument can be made that there should not be a time limit on that. …
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What to do when tried multiple solutions and not sure which solved it
If two or more eligible answers have the same score (their scores are tied), the oldest answer is chosen.
If there's no answer meeting those criteria, no bounty is awarded to anyone. … The guidelines don't mention splitting the award between multiple answers. I thought I saw that somewhere, but apparently, I was mistaken. …
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Undelete an answer on a closed post that was deleted before it was closed
There's another option. If someone is going to put in the effort to create a good answer, why associate it with a bad question? Create a new, high quality question that doesn't suffer from the probl …
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How do I recommend software in my answers?
The existing wiki answer has great discussion and comments, but I believe the embedded example conflicts with current site standards. The example would be a response to a request for a software list, …