Timeline for Can we stop flagging poor answers as "not an answer"? [duplicate]
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| Jan 18, 2016 at 20:33 | history | closed | Alex A.Mod | Duplicate of Definitive policy about answers not meeting the challenge specification | |
| Apr 30, 2014 at 15:32 | comment | added | vsz | I have seen a similar trend with questions being flagged as "unclear what the asker is asking" despite a very accurate explanation. If you don't like a question, just downvote it or find a more appropriate flag if possible, not just use the "unclear what he's asking" all the time. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 15:07 | answer | added | Doorknob | timeline score: 11 | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:56 | comment | added | Geobits | @PeterTaylor Most that I see flagged this way really just deserve a downvote, along with a comment explaining why they don't work or are against spec. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:54 | comment | added | Peter Taylor | If the question deserves a different flag (e.g. VLQ) then you shouldn't mark the flag as invalid: you should flag it correctly. (Unfortunately VLQ is only available when the answer has a negative score, so some people might have chosen NAA as the nearest available option). | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:54 | history | edited | Geobits | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:53 | comment | added | John Dvorak | Is this even worth a VLQ flag? | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:37 | comment | added | Geobits | Also, is there even a reason for a mod to nuke them? If more people would just downvote poor answers, mods would never have to be involved with this. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:36 | comment | added | Geobits | Maybe not yet, since the site is still small. Mods on other sites have clearly said that having the wrong flag attached sucks up more time, since they have to figure out why it's actually flagged. That may not be noticeable when you're only handling a couple a day, but... isn't it the whole point of having different flag types? | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:33 | comment | added | C. K. Young Mod | This is just my personal opinion, but, if the end result is "I want to request a mod to nuke this post", does it make a huge difference? From a mod workflow point of view, the process is the same either way. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 14:29 | history | asked | Geobits | CC BY-SA 3.0 |