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I know that locking a question like StackOverflow is not wanted here, but SO has another thing that may work: Protecting a question, which allows new answers, but only from people with sufficient reputation (on SO, that's 10, here it might need to be higher).
According to the notice on Protected questions, this is done to prevent Spam and answers that don't add anything to the discussion.
What do you guys think?
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Reputation is not a synonim of skill, a new user could have solved the problem of the question in a different or better way - or maybe the answerers wer all wrong as it may happen.
Then you cut them off the respinse, limiting the quality of the site, while spam is already dealt fairly quickly and good.
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den2k88 wrote: while spam is already dealt fairly quickly and good.
I agree. 
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Why lock down a question? If someone has a better answer why not let them add it? Sometimes old questions might show up in a search and if there is a newer, better way of handling whatever the question is then it would make sense to update it with a newer answer.
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I think there has to be some sort of balance. But it is a difficult one to find the right answer too.
Does editing a question that is 3 years old bring any benefit to the community? personally I don't think so.
Does adding an answer to a question that was posted 6 months ago bring benefit? yes
Does adding an answer to a question that was posted nearly 2 years ago? depends on the framework / language being used.
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Rather than locking-down old questions, how about this: when a spam answer is deleted, rather than the question moving to the top of the list, it should move back to wherever it would have been if the answer had never been posted.
That way, there's less risk of someone accidentally posting a new answer to an ancient question just because they saw it at the top of the list, without prohibiting new answers that actually add something interesting to the discussion.
Of course, I have no idea how much work this would involve for the hamsters! 
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Firstly, the hamsters would get cranky, Crankier. But whatever - I can deal with that. Secondly you've nailed it: Delete the spam answers.
I'm not a fan of "protecting" a question, since that assume
a) high rep = god given abilities to answer a question
b) A question's answer can't change.
Both of these are clearly false.
We have spam moderation to help filter the spam. We have you lot to help clean up the mess: and you do a fantastic job at it.
My job is to stop the questions popping their heads up after an answer is deleted
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm just curious: I upvote many entries in the Lounge and the Soapbox. How may rep points does an upvotee get for an upvote from me?
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Easy - upvote this and I will tell you.
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You are a platinum debator with a weight factor of 8 (4 for gold, 2 for silver). Debator messages receive 3 base points upon upvotes. So an upvotee gets 24 points from you.
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Thanks!
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The options are currently "This is spam" or "This is perfectly acceptable" (paraphrased) ... Another option might be appropriate .. along the lines of "Complete and utter garbage" .. e.g . The hack is not unlocking. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE[^].
To be fair, as soon as it is allowed through it's going to get flamed as "Not a Question" etc ... but oh it hurts to flag it as "perfectly acceptable" 
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Another nice option would be "Repeat" for when the user got impatient and posted a second copy which also is in moderation. I've seen three or four in there at times, and the only option is to let them through then find and delete the spares later. You can't "This is spam" them to get rid of them as this would kick the user, and confuse the spam detector with bad data.
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Single responsibility. Spam moderation is purely spam moderation. It's not about whether it passes the community's test for appropriateness (For that we'd need the help of Watson[^] in order to mark and place into a queue those posts needing double checking)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Although I see your point, I am with @chris-maunder. Let the spam filter learn and do its job without interferences of new "criteria".
CHill60 wrote: The options are currently "This is spam" or "This is perfectly acceptable" (paraphrased)
What about "This is spam" and "This is NOT spam"?
That should do the job. Quality of the question is... another question  An it is already possible to deal with it.
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If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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A less skilled Author send me a disturbing message to my genius comment.I want to reply to the message in more sophisticated and secure way, However I can't see it to the article comment section. Is it deleted or something happened ?
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Sumuj John wrote: my genius comment
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The author replied however I can't see it in the comment section. I only got the email and the notification.
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So maybe he deleted his message. You can still reply if you know who it was.
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How? To my own message thread ? It was only me on the thread till for a few min except RyanDev , not the "Author" replied something.
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I am still not quite sure what your problem is, or what the above means.
However, if you wish to send a comment to the author then post a new message on the forum. If someone sends you a private message there is nothing to stop you opening a new thread and quoting what they sent you.
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