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I recently hit 2k and can now review low quality posts. After reviewing nearly 200 flagged posts, I've noticed a significant number of flagged answers that may or may not answer the question, but include only code with absolutely no explanation.

Many times the question concerns technology with which I am not familiar. In these cases I try my best to decipher whether the answer is useful and valid, but sometimes I just skip the review. In cases where I know the tech, I can make an informed decision. However, I'm still not happy letting these answers through, because there may be many, many future visitors not familiar with the technology who will not know why the answer is correct.

My questions:

What does the SO community think is best in these situations?

Should I just vote with no comment needed?

I don't like this as it doesn't allow the poster to learn that posting more informative answers is useful to the community.

Should there be an additional option for these cases?

Perhaps something along the lines of This may answer the question but does not include an explanation. I'm not sure what the comment content should be, but this seems like a good option, though I don't know if this is in the spirit of voting to delete the post.

I'm just trying to do the right thing, so thanks for any feedback!


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