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19 questions linked to/from Obsolete comment flags should notify the original commenter in advance of moderators
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Comment owner should be notified if comment is flagged as obsolete (not otherwise) [duplicate]
Frequently, I suggest a post author to make a particular change. The author makes the change, then notified me in a comment to inform me. I delete my comment (which is now obsolete) and flag the ...
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Allow an edit to notify downvoters: "I think I've fixed the issue now - please check"
To me, a downvote usually indicates a problem with an answer. When I downvote it's to mark the answer as having a problem, not the person. If the answer is fixed, I want to remove that downvote - but ...
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Help us figure out a way to handle the explosion of comments on Stack Overflow [closed]
As a frequent user of Stack Overflow, I see a lot of conversations that happen in comments. Whole questions are answered in the comments. Often, the comments have useful information, but ultimately, ...
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Make comment flags less stupid
Update: declining this in favor of Drop "not constructive", combine "noisy", reword "rude" and "other" comment flags
I'm sick of comment flags, and I'm pretty ...
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Drop "not constructive", combine "noisy", reword "rude" and "other" comment flags
The problem
Comments are terrible; no one agrees on what they're for, or how long they should be kept. Comment flags are equally terrible, because if no one's on the same page as far as what should be ...
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Help people learn how to write good comments instead of just flagging them
I have just read the blog post Iterating on Inclusion by Sara Chipps about all the recent changes SE made to improve the site experience. These are all great ideas but they have one single common ...
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Will I be notified if one of my comments is flagged?
I don't see any area in my profile that would indicate this, unless I'm just missing it
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Edit makes comment meaningless: Now what?
Often, an edit in response to a comment makes the comment appear out of context to visitors from the future.
What is the best way to handle this?
Currently: Commentator needs to actively look out for ...
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Evolving answers and outdated comments
Many comments highlight a problem with an answer or a question. The author often acts on the comments and addresses them, making them obsolete.
It would be nice to let authors explicitly address ...
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Deleting comments which are replied to should not be so easy
There are quite a lot of apparent monologues in comments which where actually replies to other comments leaving an incomplete conversation. If the original commenter wants to delete his comment, those ...
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Can we add more information to "no longer needed" flags?
As a moderator on a couple comment-heavy sites, I see a lot of "no longer needed" comment flags. But that doesn't tell me why it's no longer needed, so to evaluate it I usually have to read through a ...
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Automatic deletion of 'reply' comments
Kind of related to this question:
Should we get notified of deleted comments we've replied to?
I just deleted some comments that were a reply to a comment that was deleted. Unfortunately, the ...
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Should we get notified of deleted comments we've replied to?
If I post a reply to a comment and that comment gets deleted, I'd often want to delete my comment as it often doesn't make sense or is redundant.
In the interest of removing more of these comments, ...
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Insta-delete obsolete comment if I was the one @replied
Typical scenario:
I leave a comment on a post pointing out some issue or requesting some sort of clarification
Someone comes along and addresses the issue or fixes the post, then leaves an @reply for ...
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Provide a bronze badge for deleting one's own old comment
We have an enormous number of bronze badges on StackOverflow to help new users learn the basic functionality of the site. I propose a bronze badge for deleting a dated comment one has left:
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