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Why was my flag on a link-only answer declined?
I flagged this answer as Very Low Quality due to it being a link-only answer, since I thought it didn’t have any value if the link went dead.
I am not complaining about the declined flag; I'm just ...
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Are all the links to non-English language papers here providing benefit?
I recently raised a flag on the below answer, as being a link only answer, which was disputed. I can understand why this was disputed, as the answer does include additional detail (though I think it ...
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Removing my answer because it pointed the questioner to a video tutorial [duplicate]
I recently answered a user question by directing the questioner to a video tutorial that specifically dealt with his question. The person asking the question found the tutorial addressed all his ...
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Top voted answer is just pointing to another answer
The top voted answer on this post is just pointing to this post and not contributing anything new.
Should we close this? Mark it as duplicate? or keep it as it is?
Update:
The answer is now deleted. ...
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Why was my flag on a seemingly link-only answer declined by a moderator?
I flagged this answer as NAA a few hours ago. Full text of the answer:
A solution that worked for me :
https://laravel.io/forum/11-15-2016-ho-to-paginate-search-results
But my flag was ...
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Why is a "link-only" post deleted rather than giving the opportunity to add more detail? [duplicate]
I have a question about my Stack Overflow post: Is .NET Core == .Net Framework 5?
The reason for deleting my answer was: "While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the ...
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Someone deleted the accepted answer
I was asking a question and got a clear answer which solved my problem. I accepted this answer.
A bit later someone added another answer which was not helpful at all. The accepted answer has been ...
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My NAA flag got declined as if it were a custom flag
I flagged this answer: The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List as it is just a list of URL's, so not really an answer. Also the question is off-topic as it asks for recommendations.
My NAA flag got ...
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Answering a (maybe) too localized question with links to comments
Recently I found a question about a jQuery plugin not working as expected.
The problem was extremely simple: the OP dind't realize that the library requires a license he doesn't own.
I understand ...
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Why was my permalink answer deleted in Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I posted an answer to a question using a Stackoverflow permalink.
My answer was deleted/rejected because I used a link ?!?!?!
Can someone explain to me why an answer is not ok when you use a ...
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Is this answer a link-only answer?
In Rubocop in html.erb files? , this answer has been moderator deleted. I flagged it to try to undelete it, saying
Deleted by moderator, but seems to be a valid answer. It was possibly mistaken as ...
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Should this answer deleted as link-only be undeleted?
The answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/24013793/38765 was deleted with the comment
While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and ...
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Is this link-only answer ok?
I came across this answer a while ago and flagged it as not being a 'proper' answer, because it contains no information other than a link to an MSDN page where one of the comments included the ...
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What about highly upvoted VLQ answers?
I've come across this (now-deleted) answer:
Try this http://refreshless.com/nouislider/
It's a link-only answer to an off-topic question but is sitting at +10 upvotes (+7 as of now). That makes it ...
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What should I do with "here are some of my answers that may help"?
There is a question that reads like
I do not understand exactly what an application server like Tomcat,
Weblogic, Websphere, GlassFish etc. does.
... I do not understand what exactly an application ...
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