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We can go off and search for questions no answers or no accepted answers and try there. So yes accepting an answer will discourage more answers, but that (in my opinion) is a good thing. … There's nothing stopping you adding a new answer if you think that there's something missing from the answers already there. …

Usually there's no need to flag anything. If a user deletes or edits a large number of posts over a relatively short period the system raises a flag for the moderators so they can investigate. See …

I'd avoid answering such questions as the chances of being misunderstood are quite high. The OP might get annoyed that you haven't answered their question - especially if they don't realise that they …

Your options are (as always): Ignore it. Add a comment pointing out the problem. Edit out the offending remarks. Down vote. Flag the post for moderator attention. In your case it's slightly compli …

There's nothing wrong with basically the same answers being posted within a few minutes of each other. … The fact that all of the answers are the same would imply that it is a solution to the problem - as stated in the question. …

Search for "Fastest Gun In The West" (FGITW) for more questions and answers on your last point in particular. …

If none of the answers help, then don't accept any of them. Flag any comments nagging about accept rate as "not constructive". … If your question is unclear, leading to confusion and incorrect answers, then edit your question to clarify and improve it. …

Currently the system detects duplicate answers from the same user and flags them for moderator attention. This is useful, but could be streamlined. … Duplicate answers fall into two main categories: Spam. Answers to duplicate questions that haven't been closed yet (or even attracted a single close vote/flag). …

As well as posting and accepting your own answer as suggested by Jack, you could comment on and/or down-vote the incorrect answers. … Be careful if you decide to down-vote all the other answers. This could be seen as suspicious activity by some people. …

We need to encourage people to either ask questions on the right site or not ask completely off topic question at all. By posting an answer you are reinforcing the idea that it's OK to ask such quest …

Competing answers are central to Stack Exchange; the highest voted one being the one that the community thinks is "best". … Two people posting competing answers at the same time and editing them to make them better is not a problem. …

On Software Engineering I've been adding a message along these lines to old(ish) questions that have enough answers to be CW if they start getting new answers. … Please read all of the existing answers before posting yours. The question is relatively old and has a reasonable number of answers already. …

It's one of the reasons I've asked for the ability to see separate up and down votes so I can see those answers that truly have no votes. … If there are no (or only one or two) other answers then I will leave it. …

If you're responding to answers left on your question, enter comments under each answer. If you need to add details to your own question, use the edit link under your question. …

I don't think there's an official policy, but when ever I see one of these I leave a comment trying to explain the problem (as outlined by you). Sometimes I find I've been listened to. Other times it …