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Should we [always] ask for references?
I have possibly spent too much time on Skeptics.SE... but I think we should be a bit more strict in requiring good references for answers.
Take for instance these questions (I hope the answerers do ...
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What is to be done with questions that have no answers yet?
The issue of unanswered question fraction is always in discussion (and it being a factor for site graduation).
In my opinion a lot of mechanisms are unknown in biology (even for some commonly ...
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When are citations needed in an answer?
With the site's graduation and increase in low-rep visitors, some of whom are beginning to answer, I (and many others) have had to comment a number of times that answers need to be supported by ...
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Functionality Request: Community Voting for Answers: Citations Need Banner
There have been a number of examples, (Why does evolution not make our life longer?, Is evolution a fact?, If evolution is not about increased complexity, why does so much complexity evolve?), where ...
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An effective measure to counter unreferenced answers
One of the big problems we are having is the number of poorly referenced answers on the site. They often make unsubstantiated and contentious claims without any supporting material, and that's not the ...
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Should we be concerned about the lack of quality answers?
I've been making an effort to ask quality questions regarding actual biological problems. I'm sure people have been able to figure out what type of experiments I'm doing on a regular basis.
I am ...
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Flagging incorrect answers
Related post
What is wrong with flagging answers that are grossly incorrect? Why should flags "not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer"?
I understand that it is ...
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On answers that are basically "extended comments"
Answers should ideally not be "extended comments" but in certain cases they seem to be useful. I am reluctant to remove such answers for being "not an answer" which as per strict SE rules should be ...
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How to deal with posters of consistent poor quality/incorrect answers
Sometimes new users are answering multiple questions in a short period of time but, as is often the case with new users, the quality is low (formatting, research, lack of good sources) or information ...
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How to deal with an incorrect answer that received many upvotes?
The issue
I have been bothered for a while now by this answer to Why do men have nipples?.
As @Corvus and I mentioned, the answer is misleading and IMO and arguably, incorrect. However, the answer ...
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When should answers be deleted?
I sometimes see answers in the review queue that have apparently been flagged/voted for deletion with the boilerplate comment "this does not answer the question...", or something to that effect. In ...
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How do you people identify all these critters?
I am always amazed at the answers in species-identification, especially for insects and plants. It seems like a grainy photo, a vague description, and very broad geographical location (often just a ...
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Why was this answer moved to a comment?
Which of the two chromosomes in a pair is expressed?
The first comment on this question was originally posted as an answer. Both statements made are correct and at the level that the question was ...
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Answers with no references which have been contested for a long while
I am well versed in the way that Psychology.SE and Health.SE work but I am new to Biology.SE so I am trying to find my feet a little here.
I came across a question here, Why aren't we ...
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