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answers that exactly repeat what has already been said in other (possibly upvoted/accepted) answers random gibberish or otherwise unsalvageable posts spam Redundant answers Furthermore, you can flag … Answers that don't logically answer the problem stated Now, finally: answers that state the obvious / repeat the situation of the OP, unless they explain the backgrounds and why it happens. …

But more generally, if there are two duplicate answers, one lower quality than the other, simply downvote the other answer. … Low quality answers in the strict sense of being unsalvageable through edits are of course flaggable. …

I'd also like to point out that we shouldn't just hunt down old link-only answers to delete them. That's the easy way out. …

In that case, what we'll often do when we see these answers is 1) deleting the answer and 2) closing the question as a duplicate. … In the specific case you gave us in your post here, if we'll find that the current question is more general than the older one and answers to it would be equally applicable, we can reverse the typical …

Writing good answers requires thorough research, and after contributing hundreds of answers you might be more efficient at solving your own problems, hence no need to ask questions anymore. … As long as you provide good content we don't care if it's in the form of questions or answers. …

With an increasing negative score, answers are faded out to show that they are not well received and thus of less importance than others—or just plain wrong. …

There really isn't any policy on this. Just note that content is licensed under cc-by-sa, but Stack Exchange additionally requires you to: (…) attribute the work in the manner specified by the aut …

I would be hesitant to provide a simple rule on how to deal with these kinds of answers, although one thing should be clear: "You cannot do it" can be a valid answer. …

here's a very important point: If you're experienced enough in a topic to be able to sufficiently answer a question, you should actually be one of the first to have the privilege to downvote any wrong answers … The Sportsmanship badge is given to those who upvote competing answers. …

Jim and Yolgie's answers were deleted, and the formerly accepted answer was converted to a comment on Tim's answer. I think in such a complicated case going to Meta was the best choice. …

Your two answers were probably equally useful and very much alike, I don't see why they should be completely separate. … If both answers work, only one can be accepted. And finally: You're essentially gaming the system. By posting two answers that could also stand as one, you're getting double the reputation. …

So please, just flag answers that aren't answers like you did before. … If the review queues are being visited by 20k users, answers with pending votes for deletion might be prioritized, and the community could handle these things alone. …

In general, links to other Super User questions/answers aren't real answers—at least if they don't go beyond what's stated there and simply say, "Look here, here's your answer". … Normally we don't delete accepted answers, but in this case the person who answered also voted to close the question as a duplicate, so I'd say: flag away in such cases. …

In the long run, people will see these edits and know how to post better answers. I don't think that downvoting and/or deleting those answers always makes sense. …

Users who have a lot of reputation should lead the community by example – and part of this involves posting great answers where possible. … Leave a comment if possible and see if that results in better answers. There's not much else I can think of. …