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Discouraging 'minimal correct answers' for fast points [duplicate]
One of the odd patterns I've noticed on SO goes something like this:
Person A asks a question.
Person B very quickly delivers the minimum viable answer, with minimal explanation.
B's answer starts ...
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1answer
109 views
Why people upvote answers that are copy pasted from question? [closed]
Why people upvote the answers that are exactly replica of the question, even without fixing the code errors that is contained in the question itself?
3
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3answers
108 views
Maximum upvote and downvote a question or answer can receive
Is there a limitation in the upvote or downvote for a particular question or answer can receive?
2
votes
1answer
94 views
Why I got only 2 reputation for upvote [duplicate]
Yesterday I faced one issue, I don't know wether it's an issue or my fault of understanding.
Here is answered one question Can GWT handle Java Swing?
Answer accepted and got 4 up votes. Still ...
1
vote
2answers
57 views
What should be the intention/motive behind upvoting? [duplicate]
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When should I vote?
When I am hit by a question/doubt, I head to the Stackoverflow(of course on not finding that in the docs or the docs are not so good). Many times I ...
14
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0answers
208 views
My answer is shown as up-voted from me
I was looking at Will anybody help me gauge the quality of my question? and I noticed that my answer is shown me as up-voted from me.
How is that possible? Even in the case my account were merged ...
2
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0answers
27 views
Vote up popup vs Select answer popup [duplicate]
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I was recommended to accept an answer before it was possible
I got a great answer to my question, and wanted to accept it, as well as upvote. I upvoted first, and a ...
4
votes
1answer
176 views
Upvoting every correct answer at own questions?
Is it common practice or 'decent' to upvote every answer at own questions?
I mean, the people taking the time finding an answer and typing it, should get some points I would say? As long as the ...
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6answers
173 views
Should people answering questions with another question get up-votes?
So as I've seen this way of answering a few times since I started to use SE, I was wondering if answering a question in the form of another question is really a good thing. For example this:
I mean ...
4
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2answers
118 views
Will too thorough answers prevent users from upvoting?
Somehow the answers I put most effort in are not upvoted (even though the comments show that users agree). Now I have the idea that maybe they are too thorough and long? For example this answer.
What ...
2
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1answer
57 views
Answers that work and are mostly right vs later always right answers
Sometimes the optimization for the right answer picks up only the working answer rather than the more correct answer. And there is a distinction. Here's my example:
Adding HTML entities using CSS ...
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4answers
130 views
Automatic upvotes for questions
There have been a discussion on why people answering a question don't upvote the question, and why some questions with 0 upvotes have answers with many upvotes. What do people think about the ...
4
votes
1answer
148 views
Why don't upvotes to my answer give me reputation?
I answered a question recently and it seems like upvotes don't contribute to my reputation.
I've edited the answer like 14 times so is it possible that my answer turned into a "community" answer and ...
1
vote
1answer
52 views
Is it just me, or do answers with the most votes now show up on the BOTTOM?
The question is in the title... did this change recently, or am I hallucinating?
1
vote
1answer
45 views
How do I know which answer was up voted?
If I have answered dozens of questions in the last day, and I see my reputation go up, how do I know which answer was up voted?
In activity I see Answered, Commented, Accepted, but no indication of ...
