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Should we/can we have a flag/delete reason for “objectively wrong”?
We definitely should not delete answers for being incorrect.
One of the main advantages of Stack Exchange over other parts of the internet is that we don't censor. Anyone can advocate whatever view ...
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Should we/can we have a flag/delete reason for “objectively wrong”?
There is currently a flag dismissal reason for moderators like this:
flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer
Evaluating a post's accuracy has ...
Double AAMod
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Should an answer by the questioner be held to a different standard?
Self-answers are fine, either from the outset or later, but we usually hold them to a higher standard, not a lower one. In particular, we should make sure the question could be answered by someone ...
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Does one need to tag all "no longer needed" comments or are moderators going through the list after seeing one?
Whatever helps us clearly identify which comments need to be removed and why is best. Otherwise we have to read the whole post, understand what the substance of the suggestion in the comment was, ...
Double AAMod
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Should we/can we have a flag/delete reason for “objectively wrong”?
There aren't really delete reasons, beyond the comments built into the review queue that you can use to explain delete votes. We could develop a standard comment for people to use, and I suspect that ...
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Plagiarism policy?
Plagiarism is the opposite of the sort of intellectual honesty and clarity that our citation guidelines call for. As the general Stack Exchange policy indicates, plagiarized posts may be downvoted or ...
Isaac MosesMod
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