On the topic of "policies" on policies, answer posts to https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/389582/997587 got deleted with a staff comment saying:

> Deleting this because we don't typically host answers on policy posts, if you wish you can create a new question on MSE for it.

Which is... strange. Like- where's the _precedent_?

Update: Okay, now I see that the point was about the [tag:mod-agreement-policy] tag and not about the [tag:policy] tag, and this is true. Answers under [tag:mod-agreement-policy] questions are locked to staff answers only.

Here's the original content of my post, which is misguided (in a somewhat literal sense, since the deletion comment didn't point to the [tag:mod-agreement-policy] tag):

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If you plug [`[policy] is:q [discussion] answers:0 closed:no`](https://meta.stackexchange.com/search?q=%5Bpolicy%5D+is%3Aq+%5Bdiscussion%5D+answers%3A0+closed%3Ano) into the search bar, right now, there are six results, and _none of those_ are posted by users who currently have a staff tag. Compare that with [`[policy] is:q [discussion] answers:1.. closed:no`](https://meta.stackexchange.com/search?q=%5Bpolicy%5D+is%3Aq+%5Bdiscussion%5D+answers%3A1..+closed%3Ano), which turns up results including:

- https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/347758/997587 (23 answers)
- https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/370216/997587 (18 answers)

And on MSO:

- https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/421991/11107541 (3 answers, and posted by the very same staff member who deleted the answers on https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/389582/997587. granted- it doesn't have the policy tag, but it's clearly about policies)

Even more mind-bending is that the post is locked with the following message (emphasis added):

> This question is locked because it is an official policy or communication and can only be edited by staff. **It is still accepting answers**, comments, and other interactions.

_And_ it's tagged [tag:discussion].

Another weird thing: all the three examples I listed above put the policy information _in the question post_, whereas https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/389582/997587 chose to self-answer. So if anything, isn't that policy Q&A the one that's breaking precedent?

And the self-answer actually even fails to answer its own question, which asks "_Stack Exchange released guidance to moderators on how to moderate AI Generated content. What does this guidance include?_", and then gives an answer about what the policy _excludes_, but not what it _includes_...

Another related question post: https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/389598/997587