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Moderators: stop deleting benign comments!
I do feel that in many circumstances there exists a gap in our definition of what is a "useful" comment that should be preserved. Chatting back and forth I think we can all agree belongs in a chat ...
maple_shaftMod
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Moderators: stop deleting benign comments!
Speaking personally - and not directly about this case as I didn't handle any flags here or delete any comments - I don't go looking for comments to delete. I will only delete comments in response to ...
ChrisFMod
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Moderators: stop deleting benign comments!
I enjoy this site because of the collaboration with other people. Much of that collaboration occurs in comments on questions and answers.
Moderators are expected to have the following attributes:
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Unclear question is clarified in comment, later comment is deleted and contradictory clarification added to question
Before editing the question, I would probably edit the answer, and explain why it answers a slightly different question than the one which was asked (refering to the deleted comment and the edit). It ...
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Deleted comments
I deleted your comments on this answer. Comments are ephemeral, they are not supposed to stick around for ever, and yours had clearly outlived their purpose. Also, comments are expected to meet our ...
Thomas OwensMod
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Can comments on deleted answers still be seen by the @user?
Unless the user has enough reputation to see a deleted post, I don't think they will be able to see the response. However, I'm not sure what the current state in logic is around notifications - they ...
Thomas OwensMod
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Unclear question is clarified in comment, later comment is deleted and contradictory clarification added to question
This is a tough one.
One option would be to edit the question after getting the clarification in a comment. You can even use the edit description to note that the clarification edits were derived from ...
Thomas OwensMod
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Moderators: stop deleting benign comments!
Comments are not for extended discussion or conversations, even about topics addressed in the post. Comments are for three things: requesting clarification, leaving constructive criticism, or adding ...
Thomas OwensMod
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How gnat has proper comment for almost every question?
The comment in your example is not quite typical. It is copied from Workplace meta. They get this particular kind of troublesome questions much more often than Programmers, that's why they invested ...
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Get people that have marked a question as a duplicate to review it since changes have been made
If you see something that doesn't agree with you on this site with regards to content or user actions, then please flag for a community moderator. That is why we are here so that you don't have to go ...
maple_shaftMod
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Can comments on deleted answers still be seen by the @user?
Notifications for comments posted in a deleted answer/question are shown between the inbox messages only when the comment was posted from a moderator.
If the user receives emails for answers to his ...
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Why was my comment deleted?
I didn't delete the comments on that question, so the mod who did would have to state their reasoning, but I would have also deleted that comment. Maybe not if I was just browsing the site, but if at ...
Thomas OwensMod
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How do I get the text of a comment that was deleted by a mod?
Your comment was:
An important reason why you should distinguish between C and C++ is that the underlying ideas of the languages are quite different nowadays. C++ has a focus on OO and uses RAII ...
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Should there be a pencil in edited comments?
The pencil shows that the comment has been edited, not that it is editable.
If you can edit a comment there will be an "edit" link visible at the end after the time stamp.
ChrisFMod
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Why are comments on the original question locked on low rep?
In order to comment everywhere (on posts you don't own), you need 50 reputation. This is pretty standard across the board on Stack Exchange sites that have graduated beta (and I'm unsure what the ...
Thomas OwensMod
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How to defend myself from the accusation of being rude.?
The user who called your answer "rude" probably misunderstood the intentions of your answer, so my recommendation here is, don't overthink this. To me your answer does not sound rude. BUT - to me, ...
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