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Making the answer a little more gentle ie introduction to the answer, a range of actions, and a completing statement that adds more information about why to do this action
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Competing answers are central to StackExchange;Stack Exchange; the highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". With that said, I'd consider flagging when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original AnswerAnswer.

At present there are the following options:you have the following choices:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attentionmoderator attention.

Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem as this is the gamification of StackExchange.

Competing answers are central to StackExchange; the highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". With that said, I'd consider flagging when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original Answer.

At present there are the following options:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attention.

Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem as this is the gamification of StackExchange.

Competing answers are central to Stack Exchange; the highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". With that said, I'd consider flagging when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original Answer.

At present you have the following choices:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attention.

Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem.

Making the answer a little more gentle ie introduction to the answer, a range of actions, and a completing statement that adds more information about why to do this action
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edit approved Jan 31, 2023 at 14:53
Crowie
edit approved Jan 31, 2023 at 14:53
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You haveCompeting answers are central to StackExchange; the following choices:highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". With that said, I'd consider flagging when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original Answer.

At present there are the following options:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attentionmoderator attention.

However, competing answers are part of what Stack Overflow is about. The highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best".

The only times I'd seriously consider flagging is when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original. Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem as this is the gamification of StackExchange.

You have the following choices:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attention.

However, competing answers are part of what Stack Overflow is about. The highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best".

The only times I'd seriously consider flagging is when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original. Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem.

Competing answers are central to StackExchange; the highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". With that said, I'd consider flagging when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original Answer.

At present there are the following options:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attention.

Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem as this is the gamification of StackExchange.

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ChrisF Mod
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You have the following choices:

  1. Do nothing.
  2. Leave a comment.
  3. Vote the duplicate answer down - difficult as technically it is useful (assuming that the answer is correct).
  4. Flag the answer for moderator attention.

However, competing answers are part of what Stack Overflow is about. The highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best".

The only times I'd seriously consider flagging is when the duplicate is posted days or weeks after the original. Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem.