Questions tagged [deleted-answers]
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Why was my answer to this question about Adobe Illustrator files deleted?
I'm extremely confused.
I've provided an extensive explanation and answer to the question "Can .ai files (Adobe Illustrator) be malicious?", yet it was deleted on some unclear grounds.
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Undelete an answer?
I didn't see Jonas' answer because it was deleted. But the link in the comments really helped me understand it better. Can someone undelete the answer? Or explain why it has to remain deleted?
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Why put questions on hold instead of deletion, but delete answers?
I answered a question with no spam or offtopics. However, my answer got downvoted two times and then deleted.
Why delete answers instead of keeping them downvoted, while “wrong” questions instead “...
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Is it acceptable to delete repost an answer to counter "runaway downvotes"?
A user posted an answer to a HNQ question which was quickly heavily downvoted. When it hit -7, the user deleted their answer then reposted it, resetting their downvotes, with only minimal changes. A ...
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Why was this answer deleted?
Question: Hacked aiming xgirlfreind
The answer was deleted by a moderator, but I do not understand why. It has some humour/sarcasm, but it does make an attempt at answering the question. I doubt the ...
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This answer was edited and should be undeleted. I cannot vote to undelete
The answer: https://security.stackexchange.com/a/23431/10863
The timeline as I understand it:
The question is about Nmap and one of the original authors of Nmap answers.
They copy the answer to ...
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Moderator deleted my answer without good reason
@AndrolGenhald suggested I ask this here.
My answer here was deleted for the reason that "this is covered by other answers". First of all, its obviously not a duplicate answer, but it also contains ...
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Undeletion followed by lock -- communication denied
I deleted this answer over a year ago, for reasons I do not remember. I assume it was due to some hostility in the comments, but I don't know anymore. (The comments had been moved to chat, and ...
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