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I disagree that deleting posts from new users who made a mistake sends the message you feel it does. Instead, I feel it sends the message of "you didn't do what we expected, so you aren't welcome here", unless we provide guidance as to how to fix it. The whole idea of my suggestion is to avoid having to monitor those answers, and instead provide a way to catch it when someone new tries to fix their mistake.

Beofett
– Beofett

2013-08-01 16:47:46 +00:00
Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 16:47
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As for not deleting answers that don't meet the standards... we've tried that, and it doesn't work. Skeptics, I believe, has tried that, and it doesn't work. What winds up happening is the answer sits there, as a broken window, garnering downvotes and negative comments from the community, which further discourages the person from fixing it, assuming they come back at all.

Beofett
– Beofett

2013-08-01 16:48:17 +00:00
Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 16:48

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