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Will Jagy comments on "How does one deal with really, really bad answers?" (9550)

2010-10-13T13:23:34-07:00

I see, as when somebody else (not me) posts an answer, thinks better of it, and deletes the answer, on the "recently active" choice for sorting questions, I still see that user as having "modified" the question, but then upon opening the question I see nothing, and now I see nothing on that user's individual profile page. If I delete my own answer it goes all pink and I can choose to undelete it later, useful if only a little bit needs to be edited to make it an acceptable answer.

Anton Geraschenko comments on "How does one deal with really, really bad answers?" (9549)

2010-10-13T13:15:43-07:00

Flagging as spam is probably the best thing to do. Flag for moderator attention if it's really bad. If a moderator flags a post as spam, it is immediately deleted. I'll go demonstrate that now ...

By the way, when you flag a post a spam, the community user downvotes it.

Will Jagy comments on "How does one deal with really, really bad answers?" (9548)

2010-10-13T13:02:54-07:00

New troll or change in Modus Operandi, spam answers instead of spam questions. I flagged all four of his answers as spam, I imagine others did as well now that you have called attention to this.

Mariano comments on "How does one deal with really, really bad answers?" (9546)

2010-10-13T12:50:37-07:00

Flag it as spam, or calling for moderator attention. It does not even deserve downvotes, I think!

WillieWong comments on "How does one deal with really, really bad answers?" (9545)

2010-10-13T12:46:57-07:00

For example, this one is obviously a joke, and is barely tolerable as a comment. Should it be flagged? (as what?) Should it just be down-voted?