Timeline for Answering part of a question
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| Jul 12, 2017 at 15:21 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | No, it's not - and there's no better evidence than the fact that "this is a clue towards an answer" is not a flagging reason for a comment. In fact, there is no flagging reason that would fit such a comment, because such comments are proper and necessary. | |
| Jul 12, 2017 at 14:38 | comment | added | Aurora0001 | @ChrisStratton The fact that comments are for clarification and suggesting improvements to a post is not a misconception from me—it is stated in the help center, the placeholder text of the 'add comment' box for questions, and it is enforced by moderators when flagged, including by Community Managers in the early stages of beta sites. Robert Cartaino's justification for why comments should not be used for answers puts it far better than I ever could, but this is correct advice. | |
| Jul 12, 2017 at 8:43 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | This might apply in the specific case of a question with two co-equal parts. However, it is written in the general case, and makes two highly erroneous claims about that. First, information which does not answer the main question must never be posted as an "answer" - because it fundamentally does not answer the question. Second, useful information that does not rise to the level of an answer is not only a proper use of a comment, but an ideal use of one. It's a serious misconception to think that comments are only for clarity issues with the question. | |
| May 23, 2017 at 12:36 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 4, 2017 at 16:00 | vote | accept | Nir Friedman | ||
| May 4, 2017 at 15:19 | history | answered | Aurora0001 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |