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Is it okay to mark an answer as 'Accepted' when I can't test it?
I asked a technical question on dba.stackexchange.com. I got a very good answer, but because I made many technical changes to my environment before I read the answer, I'm no longer in a position where ...
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Is it OK to write a new answer after I deleted a downvoted one earlier on?
I answered a question in a rush recently. For good or bad, the answer received a downvote quickly. I deleted the answer soon thereafter... but kept thinking about the question during the weekend.
Now ...
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Is it ethical for me to post answers from some other source under my account on Stack Exchange?
I asked a question on Ask Ubuntu and also shared that question on Facebook. After that, some comments on Facebook gave me the answer I needed! But the users who gave me the answer have only Facebook ...
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Is it okay to borrow information from other answers? [duplicate]
Say there are several answers to a question, and I realize that if I borrow some information from other answers all the information addressing the question will be in one place. What should I do? Do ...
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What if two different users post nearly identical answers to a question at the same time?
Yesterday on Stack Overflow, another user and I posted the same answer at the same time co-incidentally. Today he has commented below my answer that I have copied him and he voted me down as well. - ...
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Is it ethical to vote to delete someone else's answer to my question?
Should someone with the privilege vote to delete an answer to their own question? For instance, if someone has answered my question, in good faith, by talking around the point giving confusing advice ...
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Is it ok to answer based someone's older answer on SE? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it okay to copy-paste answers from other questions?
What to do when plagiarism is discovered?
This question will probably be closed in a few minutes. It is a duplicate ...
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Copy-paste answers: fair use? [duplicate]
Question : Is it considered ОК to copy-paste someone else's answer to an earlier question as your own, as long as you provide a link back to the original answer?
Background : A question has been ...
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Are we giving answer just to earn virtual reputation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Asking for someone to accept your Answer
I see many answerers who beg the questioner to accept the answer and give upvotes to their question. Is this kind of practice ...
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Does consecutively editing a post, inserting single lines, discourage other answers from being posted? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Fastest Gun in the West Problem
Make first draft of a new answer part of the permanent revision history
I noticed something odd earlier today. I drafted a long answer to a ...
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Is the user a serial google-copy-paster, or a part-time bot?
I just noticed a particular user that has a large amount of throwaway answers. They seem to almost always take the form:
This may be of help [or another generic phrase]:
[link/pasted code]
And that’...
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Is it OK to use a hidden HTML hack to circumvent minimum answer length?
I've followed the advice of this possible duplicate so far: Is it ok to flog people for circumventing the minimum answer size?
There may be other similar questions asked, but I've seen none that ...
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Is this ethical? Copying unvoted answer into upvoted deleted answer after question merge
Earlier today, I wrote a quick answer on a question, and received an upvote. I then saw a comment on the question identifying it as an exact duplicate (the asker had asked the same question twice ...
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Technically valid answers that raise questions of morality
Similar to Questions with nefarious intent?, but different, and more about voting than “Is it possible?”, versus “Is it a good idea to try?”.
If someone posts an answer to a perfectly normal question,...
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