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| Nov 22, 2020 at 23:28 | comment | added | Michael Kay | I like @WayneConrad's succinct rule. There are many useful contributions that are more than comments on the question but less than solutions to the problem: for example, advice on a strategy for diagnosing the problem. However, pointing out flaws in an existing answer should ideally go in a comment, and it's just bizarre that we allow people to answer a question and don't allow them to critique existing answers; it's bound to lead to this kind of consequence. | |
| Nov 22, 2020 at 15:52 | comment | added | Wayne Conrad | Well said. To put it very tersely: "answer" does not imply "solution." | |
| Nov 22, 2020 at 10:17 | comment | added | Peter - Reinstate Monica | Yes. The "contains legitimate information" pertinent to the question (and thus potentially helping the OP towards a solution!) is the important bit. Therefore it does constitute a partial answer. It is also (if correct, which I cannot tell) quite useful to readers. The OP may have hurt his case by saying he would have commented if he could. In fact, since comments are ephemeral and ancillary information only, a comment may actually be insufficient for such substantial information. Reminds me of the "positive results bias" in scientific publications: Failed research is rarely published. | |
| Nov 20, 2020 at 18:20 | history | answered | EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine | CC BY-SA 4.0 |