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The workaround (since notifying commenters and voters of edits has been declined many times) is to comment saying that you've updated the question. This notifies the commenter and leaves the question in better shape. Then flag their comment as obsolete and after a short time, delete yours.

Kate Gregory
– Kate Gregory

2013-06-01 13:26:19 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 13:26
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That requires remembering you've done it and spending more time on it later. There's no incentive for users to do that. While this is the only workaround, the useless comments will keep coming.

Dan Hulme
– Dan Hulme

2013-06-01 16:26:06 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 16:26
@KateGregory Flag both comments as obsolete!

AndrewC
– AndrewC

2013-06-01 18:12:57 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 18:12
@KateGregory Sorry, it was a poor attempt at a joke.

AndrewC
– AndrewC

2013-06-01 19:21:34 +00:00
Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 19:21

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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