The Help Center page and its Deficiencies
Answering a question:
Thank you for taking the time to contribute an answer. It’s because of helpful peers like yourself that we’re able to learn together as a community. Here are a few tips on how to make your answer great:
Writing an answer
Every answer must make at least one concrete suggestion for improving the code in the question. Answers that merely provide an alternate solution with no explanation or justification do not constitute valid Code Review answers and may be deleted.
Read the other answers so you don't cover duplicate points. While it is fine to mention points in multiple answers, each answer should contain at least one novel observation.
Do not feel you have to cover every point covered by the question, nor do you have to go through the code line by line. Short answers are acceptable, as long as you justify your remarks. Do not provide suggestions for improvements in a comment, even if your suggestion makes a very short answer.
Tailor your answer to the apparent level of the code's writer. While the site is about improving code and helping people learn, you should not provide an answer suggesting advanced features when before the question answer is ready.
Organizing your thoughts helps make your answer more readable by grouping related points together.
In addition to criticisms, pointing out good practices in the code is also a form of helpful feedback.
No link-only answers
Links to external resources are encouraged, but please add context around the link so your fellow users will have some idea what it is and why it is there. Always quote the most relevant parts of an important link, in case the target site is unreachable or goes permanently offline.
Answer well-asked questions
Not all questions can or should be answered here. Save yourself some frustration by flagging off-topic questions for closure instead.
Don't forget that you can edit the question you're answering to improve the clarity and focus - this can reduce the chances of the question being closed or deleted.
Write to the best of your ability
We don't expect every answer to be perfect, but answers with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar are easier to read and tend to get upvoted more frequently. Remember, you can always go back at any time and edit your answer to improve it.
Always be polite and have fun
It’s fine to disagree and express concern, but please be civil. There is a real human being on the other end of that network connection, however misguided they may appear to be. We are here to learn from our peers, not to yell at each other.