Questions tagged [link-only-answers]
Link only answers are answers that are barely more than a link to another page.
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Should Very Low Quality flag be used on Answers that are link-only where link(s) lead to content that could answer question (i.e. are not SPAM)?
On 15 Aug 2020 I edited an answer by @TimPost to The limits to a Very Low Quality answer.
That answer, after my edit, stated:
If you use the 'Very Low Quality' flag, you're sending a signal to
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Appropriate way to refer to your own Feature Request from a related post?
I recently made the feature request Support browser "reader views" to allow user-controlled formatting
This is a standalone FR, but it is also a relevant as a potential solution (and at ...
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Forcing a code block when there is a JSFiddle link in a post
Right now, when there's a link from JSFiddle.net in a post you are required to have a code-block, otherwise you'll get an error which won't let you submit your post/edit:
Links to jsfiddle.net must ...
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Do the criteria for a link-only answer differ on Meta than on main sites?
Just now someone asked a question about Markdown syntax for chat messages, and an employee answered with the following response:
For chat markdown, click on the help button located at the bottom of ...
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Are link based answers ok if they link to other Stack Exchange Answers?
Is it ever ok to provide an answer to a question that's essentially a link only answer to another Stack Exchange question or answer?
Often I do this when
The answers of the other question could be ...
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Is it ok to answer a contest post with a list of links to others' content?
I am not sure if my potential post passes muster.
I have a fun answer to Time for some more swag! I would like to post the Top 10 Songs of All Time list.
This is a top 10 list, so the songs ...
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Should copy-pasted answers be deleted?
Answer with a link only is bad, but if it's copy-pasted from that link, should it be deleted? I think its value isn't lost and it should be kept.
The question What to do when plagiarism is discovered ...
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Answers which are considered too short to be a good answer shouldn't be used for review audits [duplicate]
I have had review audits several times in the review queues which are mostly fine. They usually included a short (non comprehensive) description of the solution and a link to a howto with the full ...
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How should I handle link-only answers pointing to another Stack Exchange site?
On Super User, I saw an answer that points to an answer on Stack Overflow:
brew install wkhtmltopdf fails.
I documented on StackOverflow the correct way to install wkhtmltopdf
using Homebrew ...
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What comment should I leave on link-only answers? [duplicate]
When downvoting a post, reviewers are encouraged to leave a comment explaining how the author can improve their post.
What type of comment should I leave on link-only answers? Is there a comment ...
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Is a link-only answer on a per-site meta with a link to the same question on Meta Stack Exchange acceptable?
I came across this answer on Meta Super User which is a link-only answer to this question on Meta Stack Exchange. The question on MSE is asking exactly the same thing as the question on MSU, so both ...
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What to do what the best and only possible answer is a plain offsite link?
Recently I came across a question that in order to answer accurately would have required using a substantial amount of technical information which is copyrighted. There is an official website for such ...
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Should I flag link only answers to tool request questions?
I know that, on most sites throughout Stack Exchange (except Software Recs), tool / resource requests are off topic.
I know what to do with these questions, flag / vote to close them on that ...
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Link to "your answer is in another castle" in the link-only comment
Currently, the auto-text for a review comment for a link-only answer reads
While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the ...
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Is an answer that only decomposes a problem and provides links good?
I have recently written this answer:
Your problem has two distinct parts:
How do I update user session attributes whenever I want to?
How do I do something every 20 minutes?
For ...
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