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2 votes

Consider carefully if story-sharing anecdotes are REALLY acceptable answers

Do we want to allow answers based upon personal experience and anecdotes? I don't see how we could not allow them. … While answers based upon being good at google certainly have a place here, they shouldn't be the only content we allow. …
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7 votes

What can be done about misinformation in answers?

I fear it will be very difficult to clearly define a policy for answers which contain "misinformation", as this site falls into the category of SE sites that tolerates some degree of subjective content …
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Copy, Paste, Link, One Liner Answers

Personally, I think it is sufficient to refrain from upvoting most answers that are particularly brief, but at some point there is a subjective line where these answers become poor enough to merit a downvote … Answers that are thorough should be our goal. Answers that provide the minimum information necessary to address the question should not be encouraged. …
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4 votes

What should be our stance on "see tips here" answers

Answers should always be relatively self-contained. If the answer provides enough details to qualify as a good answer without the link, then it is generally okay. …
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7 votes

Is "consult a vet" an appropriate answer?

I'd say we need to distinguish between answers where "consult a vet" is the right response, and ones where some users will suggest that in place of a "proper" answer. … could very easily be dismissed with "consult a vet", yet the two answers provide what seems to be good advice (and one answer also includes the phrase "consult your vet"). …
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Question edited to change question and now has two answers addressing two questions

I disagree that the entire edit should have been rolled back. There were several grammatical improvements made in the edit, that have now been reverted. The only issue I see with the edit is the cha …
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