(This has probably been asked time and time again, but since I could not find a concrete answer I would appreciate the help of the more experienced StackOverflow members)
I just came upon this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4128309/
For whatever reason this user decided to mess up their own question. What would the proper action be for me?
Flag the question.
As a 2k+ user, edit and rollback to the latest readable version. I feel, though, that the user should be penalized, which would not happen if I just edited the question.
Something else?
Right now I'm leaning towards the first option. I'll admit, though, that since I've never flagged a post before, I'm a bit unsure of what is involved. If there is anything I can do to make this easier for the moderators, please let me know.
EDIT:
Part of my uncertainty is because I am unsure of how the flagging system interacts with revision rollbacks. Can I combine both options usefully, so that the original question and the answers that were provided will be preserved, while the user will be "punished" for being foolish/inconsiderate/whatever ?
EDIT 2:
It seems from the comments that the recommended course is "flag the post and then rollback".