Questions tagged [comments]
For use when discussing the appropriateness and use of comments
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How to comment on answers lacking citations
What is some good boilerplate for a comment on a post that lacks citations or references? When you see a post that appears to be pure conjecture, not backed up by or referencing the source material, ...
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Answering Questions with a Comment
When answering a question, I've noticed that sometimes a sleuth will answer in the comment section with a complete answer, as opposed to with a formal answer. Are there any reasons to do this, and ...
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Tweak language of 'move this discussion to chat' link
When there are a large number of comments on a post, you are prompted with this if you go to add another comment:
Please avoid extended discussions in comments. Would you like to automatically move ...
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How can I find the most upvoted comment(s) on a site?
I saw one comment today that (deservedly so) was upvoted to +14 in a couple of hours.
Is there a way to find all the "good" - meaning highest-upvoted - comments on the entire site?
I'd strongly ...
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When I add a comment, Internet Explorer drops into compatibility mode
When I add a comment on the main site, something breaks such that IE8 drops into compatibility mode for the site. This has unfortunate side-effects like removing the bar across the top containing ...
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What should we do about comments?
Okay, the single largest thing that I have been surprised at since I became a moderator is the large number of comments which are flagged. So, what do we do about comments which are:
Jokes
Off topic.
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Should a Down Vote require a comment?
Would it be a reasonable to require Down Votes on questions (and maybe answers) force the user to first leave a comment, or mark an attached comment as great?
This would be to help prevent blind ...
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Usefulness of "Plot hole" answers/comments
I'm seeing a lot of movie/TV questions being answered with comments or answers saying, "Bad writing" or "It was a plot hole the writers forgot about".
How useful are these answers? They don't provide ...
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When is it appropriate to flag a comment?
I read the entry in the FAQ, but that only mentions obvious things such as "abusive, off-topic, or inappropriate content." What about the gray areas?
I mention this because my recent question: In the ...
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Disappearing usernames in comments
I am facing a pretty weird bug. Sometime, when I type an '@username' at the start of a comment, it disappears when I submit the comment. If I afterwards click on edit, the '@username' is not present ...
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