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49 questions linked to/from How do I properly use the "Not an Answer" flag?
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Why are the Low Quality deletion reasons not available outside of the review queue? [duplicate]
When I'm browsing questions and I come across an answer that fits one of the Recommend Deletion reasons from the Low Quality review queue, I'm not able to flag the answer with one of those reasons.
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"Not an Answer" flag disputed [duplicate]
I'm highly curious to know why a particular answer which was flagged by me as "Not an Answer" was rejected with the status disputed?
This is the answer I'm talking about.
Just to be sure, I double ...
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Should already accepted answers even be able to be flagged as "not an answer"? [duplicate]
The description of the "not an answer" flag states:
This was posted as an answer, but it does not attempt to answer the
question. It should possibly be an edit, a comment, another question,
or ...
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How should I review no-answers? [duplicate]
Since this morning I can make reviews in SO. I got a question which is answered with a no-answer, what should I do rather than commenting the user to ask this as a question?
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What to do if my flag on answer, that is obviously invalid, is disputed? [duplicate]
I am an active member on Stack Overflow and usually love to read all the questions and answers to improve my programming skills.
Recently I found an invalid answer and flagged that answer as Not an ...
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Flag raised was rejected. How to re-flag the post? [duplicate]
So, I am trying to be a vigilant member of Stack Overflow.
I flagged a few posts, and noticed that some of them were rejected/disputed.
Of course, my little ego was bruised (just joking) and I ...
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Are wrong answers non-answers? [duplicate]
Suppose I ask, "What is the best way to add two numbers with my pocket calculator?" and someone answers "jQuery." That answer is obviously wrong, but it is technically an answer; ...
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My edit to remove expletives on a Meta site was reverted and my flag for ♦ moderator attention was rejected. What's next? [closed]
On Stack Overflow en Español Meta, there is a "question" where the OP is complaining that they were suspended one hour on the chat because they used expletives (actually one specific expletive). On ...
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Why was a useful answer that clarified the use case of the question deleted? [closed]
In this question, there is a comment asking the motivation/use case of the question.
So I (who asked the question) added an answer to clarify that.
But unfortunately, it was deleted, under the ...
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Is it appropriate to flag an answer as "Not an answer" if it doesn't address the question? [duplicate]
This question is an attempt to clear up the following part of a related question:
Do not use this flag when a user posts:
An answer to a (slightly) different question
in the case of an answer to an ...
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Sandboxing the FAQ for Stack Exchange sites to make it international
The content was taken from the rev. 233 of FAQ for Stack Exchange sites to test an idea shared on a comment to my answer to Help develop the site and community knowledge base in your language.
The ...
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Guidelines for "Not an answer" flag [duplicate]
I have been reviewing flags and the vast majority are flagged as "Not an answer". However, many clearly represent attempts to answer the question (even though they mostly fail with very poor quality ...
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Username still showing old name on a question [duplicate]
From what I know, changing your username will change it everywhere but looking at this question, Robert Harvey ♦'s name is still showing as The Grinch as the name of the question OP.
It is also still ...
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Add "more information" field when flagging [duplicate]
When I am generally flagging a post, I want to include more information for the people who are reviewing my flag. However, the only way I can add my two cents to it is to flag it for moderator ...