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I got one more flag declined because poster comes back and edited the answer. This was a year old, inactive question with plenty of answers and votes, and the user comes up with a link only answer. I promptly flagged it, user comes back and edited the answer, and my flag got declined. Makes me wonder whether I am doing the right thing in flagging link only answers in the first place. Something not right.

I got one more flag declined because poster comes back and edited the answer. This was a year old, inactive question with plenty of answers and votes, and the user comes up with a link only answer. I promptly flagged it, user comes back and edited the answer, and my flag got declined. Makes me wonder whether I am doing the right thing in flagging link only answers in the first place. Something not right.

1. If the answer is accepted - I don't flag
2. If the answer is the only one, and is up voted (so the link is helpful enough) - I don't flag
3. If the link is dead - forget everything else and flag
4. A new answer to an old popular questions with plenty of answers and votes - I normally flag

I know this whole link only answer business is a tricky beast to solve. I also know there are contrasting opinions around community about whether or not to flag link only answers. But since the general way of doing across the community is to flag link only answers, I would like to get a strong grasp on how to handle the case.

1. If the answer is accepted - I don't flag
2. If the answer is the only one, and is up voted (so the link is helpful enough) - I don't flag
3. If the link is dead - forget everything else and flag
4. A new answer to an old popular questions with plenty of answers and votes - I normally flag

I know this whole link only answer business is a tricky beast to solve. I also know there are contrasting opinions around community about whether or not to flag link only answers. But since the general way of doing across the community is to flag link only answers, I would like to get a strong grasp on how to handle the case.

1. If the answer is accepted - I don't flag
2. If the answer is the only one, and is up voted (so the link is helpful enough) - I don't flag
3. If the link is dead - forget everything else and flag
4. A new answer to an old popular questions with plenty of answers and votes - I normally flag

I know this whole link only answer business is a tricky beast to solve. I also know there are contrasting opinions around community about whether or not to flag link only answers. But since the general way of doing across the community is to flag link only answers, I would like to get a strong grasp on how to handle the case.

1. If the answer is accepted - I don't flag
2. If the answer is the only one, and is up voted (so the link is helpful enough) - I don't flag
3. If the link is dead - forget everything else and flag
4. A new answer to an old popular questions with plenty of answers and votes - I normally flag

I know this whole link only answer business is a tricky beast to solve. I also know there are contrasting opinions around community about whether or not to flag link only answers. But since the general way of doing across the community is to flag link only answers, I would like to get a strong grasp on how to handle the case.