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Every tag has its questions that make the same mistake(s) over and over and over again. (But some tags more than others.)

That's where Benjol's pro forma comments script comes in. The only downside to this great script is that it uses local storage, so if you switch browsers or machine, you lose your data! The team doesn't seem to be interested in incorporating it into the core (at least not at the moment) so this question may serve to collect good snippets here in lieu of a real central repository.

To use, click "edit", and fetch the snippet's markdown source code.

Note: For these snippets to be easy to copy&paste, do not use the editor's linking method, but inline links, like so:

[This is a link](http://www.this.is.the.url)

Magic links might help too:

See [so].
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  • Are these for SO only? I've been meaning to drum some up for UX. I could just post them on our meta instead
    – Zelda
    Commented Jun 27, 2012 at 16:43
  • @Ben it might make sense to post a separate one on Meta.UX. If this gets properly used one day, it might become pretty crowded... feel free to copy whatever you deem useful of course!
    – Pekka
    Commented Jun 27, 2012 at 16:57
  • Maybe I don't understand, but why don't you just create a remote source? The folks on Ask Ubuntu did: meta.askubuntu.com/questions/3007/…
    – ɥʇǝS
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:10
  • SOPython has a collection in their wiki which contains some comments which are not here (I was looking for "please don't vandalize").
    – tripleee
    Commented Oct 9, 2017 at 4:19
  • Isn't this a List of X (that is, a poll)? Does "this is not a discussion or poll site" not appy to the meta sites?
    – NH.
    Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 20:25
  • @NH it doesn't apply exactly as on the main sites, no. Much more license here.
    – Pekka
    Commented Nov 21, 2017 at 20:52
  • Related Add data.SE style "magic links" to comments (covers magic links in both questions/answers, comments, and chat).
    – This_is_NOT_a_forum
    Commented Dec 15, 2022 at 20:38

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  • I'm not too sure about ending your comments with thanks. That risks annoying any sensitive person who's had their 'thanks' edited out of a question.
    – Benjol
    Commented Jul 24, 2012 at 5:52
  • Marking helpful answers as accepted: Removed as the system nags people to accept answers already, this is just noise and no one cleans up the comments once answers are accepted.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:20
  • Removed the image hosting and the formatting problems: these are edits that other users can and should make. It's a huge reason why we have collaborative editing. People typically do not go back to see if the editing was actually done after leaving the comment. If it was done, then the comment is obsolete and just noise.
    – casperOne
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    You should edit your question to include a [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) so that those answering this question have something work with. Also let us know what you've tried, what went wrong and anything else you can think of that would help us help you. I use that one (or incarnations of it) all the time.
    – Diminutive Colossus
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 16:52
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    On SO, you can now use [mcve] in comments, which results in [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve)
    – Cerbrus
    Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 10:16
  • There is a homework-specific question on stackoverflow meta, so:We will not do your entire homework for you, only help you with it. See [How do I ask and answer homework questions?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/334822). Show us your code and focus on a specific problem you're having. Tell us what you already understood, where you are struggling, and [what you've tried](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask).
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    Aside from not being related to PHP, I don't think adding some meme is helpful, @Truth. (Also, it won't render that nicely on all machines.)
    – Arjan
    Commented Jul 3, 2012 at 19:41
  • Here are the reasons for me removing each of the sections that I did and what you should be doing instead in these situations (instead of just generating noise):
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:17
  • Answer cites W3Schools as a reference: W3Schools is by no means the only wrong place on the internet. Also, some of the pages are actually right. Edit the reference to a better reference.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:17
  • Lack of error checking: Using MySQLi: Vote/flag as too localized if that is the error. Also says RTFM.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:18
  • Lack of error checking: Using mysql_*: Vote/flag as too localized if that is the error. Also says RTFM.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:18
  • Using older MySQL library: User might not have any choice, this is just preaching. Doesn't help with the question as asked. If they do switch, then vote/flag as too localized.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:18
  • SQL injection Vulnerability: SQL Injection is by no means the only security flaw that people have in their code. This is preachy. Edit the code to actually use the methods that sanitize input instead.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:19
  • HTML & Regex: Removed as the poster might not be able to use the html library. Why not ask why they don't use an HTML parsing library, or better yet, put it up as an answer.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:01
  • @casperOne: I have to disagree with most of your removals. If people ask a question which exhibits these problems, but the question is actually about something else, are we supposed to just ignore them and wait for the question "I just got hacked... why?". In this scenario, leaving a comment like the ones you've just removed (IMHO) is the right thing to do; it's not an answer as it doesn't answer the question. It's not VtC close-worthy (as you said we should do); it's just a prod in the right direction which is right.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:30
  • @Matt Ask specific, tailored questions about the question in the comments. Don't just dump a bunch of pre-formatted stuff and then just leave. This is the core of the problem. As refined as you want to make any of these comments, you're really just telling the user "go somewhere else" and you aren't really trying to help them with that problem. There is no "one comment to rule them all" (even in specific contexts). When you try to get one for a particular context, it's nothing more than preaching and doesn't help anyone, while reducing the signal-to-noise ratio.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:02
  • @casperOne It probably would have been easier just to delete this answer and restore mine :P
    – Some Helpful Commenter
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:21
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    Appear to be different? They are.
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  • Can't MSO questions just be migrated to SO? Why bother with a comment which encourages re-posting, when you can just vote to migrate instead?
    – Ajedi32
    Commented Jan 13, 2015 at 15:36
  • @Ajedi32 If someone posts a programming question on MSO, that means (a) they have no clue about how Stack Exchange works; (b) specifically, they don't know what makes a good SO question; (c) they haven't searched SO to see if there's already an answer. They should fix all of that before asking at SO.
    – user259867
    Commented Jan 13, 2015 at 18:21
  • @Fundamental Never mind. I was under the impression that MSO posts could be migrated to SO by the community. I just checked and it doesn't appear that that's the case. My point was going to be that you shouldn't recommend reposting on SO at all, since the original question is going to be migrated and reposting would just result in a duplicate. Given that questions can't be migrated from MSO to SO (without a mod?) though, I actually agree with the wording of that comment.
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    Commented Jan 13, 2015 at 18:50
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    "consider what'd happen if jsFiddle went down in the future." Is that correct? "went" has to be replaced with "goes", not?
    – Rob W
    Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 21:11
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    @Rob W: "were to go down", I believe.
    – Wooble
    Commented Jul 13, 2012 at 15:27
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    The w3schools general comment is useless, what's important is if the actual page referenced is incorrect, which a pro-forma comments script cannot address. It's just noise and will be deleted on sight.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:00
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    ES5 Notice: Removed because there are people in corporate environments that are locked into older browsers.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 17:34
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    @casperOne: that doesn't prevent web pages including poly fillers to bridge the gap between older browsers and ES5, which is what the comment stipulates. Furthermore, I don't think this is anyone's call to remove potentially useful comments from this post. If you don't find them useful, don't add them to your pro-forma list.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:06
  • @Matt: the intent here is refinement and discussion of these comments - which you're doing. CW allows just about anyone to make changes, or revert changes - which you've done. As long as folks don't get into edit wars, we're fine.
    – Shog9
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:17
  • @casperOne: I was polite enough to explain why I rolled back your edit, and why I think the redactions you made were wrong. I would ask you to do the same, as this is a community made and maintained resource, not yours.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:50
  • @Matt 1) I'm a member of the community, let's not forget. 2) I've edited anything bordering on preachy or not directly answering the question at hand. Comments are meant first and foremost to elaborate on the question not to evangelize. It's not for "oh, you might be interested in..." or "you're doing this wrong, go read this somewhere else to see why". That's what answers are for. That said, I'm rolling it back for these reasons, as we will not tolerate evangelism or a RTFM/GTFO (which these are a polite form of) comments on the site.
    – casperOne
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 18:53
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    @Matt: You can keep your version if you like, I'll merely downvote it. The w3schools hate is misguided; it's mostly due to w3schools SEO success, not some grave, catastrophic hazard, and your comment simply isn't true on any meaningful level. I've seen textbooks that are worse than w3schools.
    – user102937
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:06
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    I detest w3schools links, but tend to agree that the fear-mongering in that comment wasn't productive. I've revised it.
    – Shog9
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:09
  • @RobertHarvey: FWIW, the w3schools link wasn't mine, someone else added it. My comments were more about the approach of wading in and editing a community resource, and then rolling back a rollback without any intention of explaining the rationale and providing justification.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:17
  • @casperOne: I'm not saying you aren't a member of the community. If this was your post with no CW, I'd respect your decision to rollback an edit, and not be too incensed if you provided no justification for it; however, as things are, you waded in here and edited a community resource (some of which is my work, yes), and provided no rationale or justification of your actions; even when I clearly disagreed with them (otherwise I wouldn't have rolled back).
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 19:20
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    @casperOne: I don't dispute CW permits changes, but I think I would have expected changes as radical as you performed (e.g. removing half of the pro-forma comments collectively) to have been discussed first. I didn't mean to distance you from the community in my comment, so I apologize if it was interpreted as such.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 6, 2013 at 11:32
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    @casperOne: Regardless, I think we both have very different mentalities here; I can see every comment you removed having some use-case on Stack Overflow, however, I'm expecting the user to determine the correct use for them appropriately. You however, seem to be removing the comments unless they can be used in every circumstance. At the moment it's just our 2 opinions; should more community members get involved and lean towards a particular POV, I'd of course be happy to go with the majority verdict.
    – Matt
    Commented Mar 6, 2013 at 11:34
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    @casperOne ES5 Notice: Removed because there are people in corporate environments that are locked into older browsers. - isn't that the point of the notice? It's a comment for the benefit of precisely the people you describe, warning them the code they're reading won't work in all environments - and it is left as task for the reader to decide whether they care. I can't make sense of your reasoning for deleting that entry in any way besides supposing that you misread it.
    – Mark Amery
    Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 21:53
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    "Stack Overflow is a Q&A site for professional programmers" - The help center also mentions hobbyist programmers.
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  • At least point to a comment FAQ.
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    Better would be something like (with correct FAQ link)... If you want to notify the user, please [@tag](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/43019/307988) their name in the comment.
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    Commented Sep 23, 2016 at 10:02
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Access violation

Weird behavior often comes from undefined behavior caused by wrong memory manipulation. If you're experiencing **access violation** (segmentation fault), please try tools like [Valgrind](http://valgrind.org) or [AddressSanitizer](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html) to determine the root of the problem.

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Weird behavior often comes from undefined behavior caused by wrong memory manipulation. If you're experiencing access violation (segmentation fault), please try tools like Valgrind or AddressSanitizer to determine the root of the problem.

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    So ironically...
    – Ooker
    Commented Jan 2, 2019 at 17:24
  • Isn't it inappropriate to talk about votes in comments?
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    Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 13:59
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    @P.Mort.-forgotClayShirky_q why?
    – Ooker
    Commented Jun 12, 2020 at 16:00

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