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Found a user posting Amazon affiliate links everwhere
https://stackexchange.com/users/5074398/venus-house?tab=activity
I've raised flags on the sites I'm already a user of, but as they're acting elsewhere thought it easiest to write here. None of their ...
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Is posting a link to jsFiddle without code allowed again?
I recently stumbled upon this question, which initially contained a link to jsfiddle.net but no code. Obviously the questioner had no problem posting it.
The link is active (not a plain text URL) and ...
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Prevent posts with links to jsfiddle and no code
It's extremely common for people to ask and answer questions with no code other than a link to http://jsfiddle.net or similar service. These of course are not appropriate. I have personally been ...
user159834
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Increase minimum word count with links
Links alone do not provide a good answer to a question. At the very least, the author should answer the question with a summary of what is behind that link and how it pertains to the question.
Are ...
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Autoconvert site-internal-link-only answers to comments [duplicate]
When an answer consisting solely of a link to elsewhere in the Stack Exchange universe is posted, it should be converted to a comment prefixed with "See: ". Perhaps this could be widened to cover any ...
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