Questions tagged [deleted-answers]
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Why did I waste time answering a question on Medical Sciences SE?
I have a question about my Medical Sciences Stack Exchange post: Why can't Asian flush be treated in a similar way to lactose intolerance?
I spent time answering a question on Medical Sciences SE ...
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Why was this answer on how is Lopinavir + Ritonavir is expected to stop COVID-19 deleted?
The question How is Lopinavir + Ritonavir expected to stop COVID-19? asked:
I can't find anything that would explain why the Lopinavir/Ritonavir combination is expected to do anything. Both drugs ...
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What's the max length for a quote?
What's the max length for a quote?
I am asking as this answer quoting 5 sentences got removed because "A link with a lengthy copy/paste isn't an acceptable answer."
Copy of the answer: see the ...
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Why my 5-HTP answer has been removed?
The question was:
What are good ways to lose weight for people being mentally active? Are there any good diets for people being mentally active which won't affect the everyday brain activities?
My ...
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Is it a problem that Health Stack Exchange has high rate of unanswered questions?
I have just noticed that Health Stack Exchange is in the top 5 of the SE websites with the smallest percentage of answered questions:
Deleting answers, seems to me, has turning off potential ...
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Should deletions of answers be decided by moderators only?
I see in the chat log that 2 users agreed to flag answers in such a way that it allowed moderators to delete the answers themselves, instead of having the answers reviewed by the community:
Should ...
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Should answers without references be immediately deleted?
We have established that this site “strongly encourages” references in answers. Although it does not appear to reflect full consensus, I even upvoted the answer that states that we should require ...
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What's wrong with this answer about a cold?
I've posted the answer on the following question:
Effect of the common cold on the immune system
which was removed initially for lack of image references.
Now I've been suggested that this answer ...
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Should my answers get removed, because of my personal style?
As Shog9 and JohnP suggested, my writing:
appear to share the same characteristics
such as:
Start with a general-purpose explanation of the question's topic, paraphrased from another site.
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What is the current reason of answer removal: 'symptoms and how migraine is categorised'?
I've answered the following question:
What are the symptoms of Migraine and how to categorise into severe or mild etc
Initially it was removed by lack of interpretation of migraine stages (I guess) ...
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Glaucoma answer removed because of a shotgun approach?
I've answered the following question:
Can electronic device help with glaucoma?
Initially it was removed as it had too many cites included.
I've improved answer as requested, but now moderators ...
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Should mod remove answers which doesn't address all sub-questions?
I've answered the following question:
Effect of the common cold on the immune system
Sub-questions are:
I've heard that once a person catches a cold, his whole immune system becomes weak and is ...
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What's wrong with my answer to cold in summers with nose bleeding issues?
Question:
How to handle cold in summers with nose bleeding issues?
Answer:
Nosebleed (epistaxis) usually indicates body weakness and it can
be caused by an infection, cold weather or the drying ...
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Confusing CPR question
There is this question:
How are ratios for one person CPR arrived at?
where it's divided to three different questions:
Title question: How are ratios for one person CPR arrived at?
How are the ...
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