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I encountered this comment while browsing questions on Super User: "Remember to always be careful with the registry!": Such a notice should be added, because newbies can mess up! Also, instruction …

Such answers have no salvageable content and should be removed. …

For more information, see What is the policy on duplicate answers? …

—Thaddeus (source) Until now, I have not run into an issue with this format and answers using this format have been very well received. …

In my extensive time on the review queues and 10k tools, there's one thing that's always been bothering me: low-quality answers that consist of no more than a few sentences and often a link to external … Ignoring obviously bad posts such as spam or questions posted as answers, how should I handle these answers? …

I noticed this comment from one of our established users: I only answer questions I belive [sic] are extremely high quality – Ramhound (source; moderator only) Assuming the questions are answera …

After looking through the user profiles of very high-reputation users, it seems that most such users have lots and lots of answers, but very few or even no questions at all. Why? … On the other hand, as of this writing, I have 245 answers and 48 questions. I can't remember the last time I've seen a question asked by a 10k user other than me. …

At Stack Exchange, we want to keep the quality of answers high, so an answer that states that the desired action is impossible needs to be backed by an explanation. …

Please see note below. At 20k, you should downvote and vote to delete. Flags for moderator attention should be reserved for posts that you cannot handle yourself or require immediate attention. W …

Are such answers appropriate? Should they be flagged? …

I removed a rant from this answer. Is this the right thing to do or should I take some other action?