Content posted as an answer that doesn't actually answer the question at hand may be flagged "Not an Answer". Note *bad* answers are not eligible for this kind flag.
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Not An Answer flag on Link Only Answer declined without action
I went through the 10K mod tool flag queue and flag this link only answer as not an answer, which got rejected.
Answer text (full) is:
For those wondering, here is another website showing a way ...
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C'mon now - someone is having a joke! Who up voted this?
While going through the review queue I spotted something extraordinary.
Can someone trace where this answer has been so that we can find how it got three up votes by the time I saw it? Has it ...
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Clear not-an-answer flags as helpful when a flagged post is deleted through the review queue
Right now some answers are deleted neither "by the owner" nor "by <some diamond>" - most likely via the "Recommend deletion" function of the new review queue.
However, when a post is deleted ...
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Mod “not an answer” flag queue: Display if there's an accepted/high-voted answer
Lots of "not an answer" flags are for link-only answers. Most of them are of low score and not accepted.
It would be pretty useful if there was a quick way to see if the same question has an accepted ...
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Something weird going on with this question
I was browsing the New answers to Old Questions 10k queue, and came across an odd, new answer, so I went to the question:
Wake app at regular intervals while using UIBackgroundModes=location
While ...
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Mention who wrote the question on the 10k flag page to better suss out non-answers
When going through the 10k+ flag list, I have a recurring nag: it's inconvenient to find when the question asker is trying to clarify his or her question with what they did so far, and when an ...
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Proposal: answer-to-comment conversion for non-diamonds
Of late, there is a giant population of 'not an answer' flags on display, and most of these are comments planted in answers.
It seems to me that answer-to-comment conversion is non-destructive. So, I ...
