Answer by Raffzahn for Don't answer a question you want to close
I believe this mixes two separate issues:Closing a question andAnswering a questionSeparate but they are tied in a non trivial relation, as both are commanded by two imperatives:Questions that do not...
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Although it hasn't happened on this site, there have been times when I answered a question and only later after some thought decided to vote to close it. What's more common is that I write an answer...
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Assuming the question is coherent and answerable, just because a question is a bad question per the site's established structure, it doesn't mean it's not worthy of a response if a viewer happens to...
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I noticed while closing a question that a person had voted to close and written an answer. It is not the first time I see it, nor the first stack.This is of course not only inconsistent but also...
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