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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:58 history edited CommunityBot
replaced http://mathoverflow.net/ with https://mathoverflow.net/
Feb 17, 2016 at 22:29 history edited Gerry Myerson CC BY-SA 3.0
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Feb 17, 2016 at 13:40 comment added user9072 Minor correction: "if it deletes valuable answers and is not clearly motivated" is closer to what I want to say.
Feb 17, 2016 at 13:32 comment added user9072 Sorry I misunderstood this, in part due to the preceding comment. For deletion of questions, I would say the same, except if it is unmotivated and/or deletes valuable answers in the process. This case is rare as the software is by now very rigid in this regard (this used to be more flexible). A delete of a question with answer is only possible if there is only one answer and this answer has no upvote (note it really no upvote, not positive score). This question however seems to have fallen in that segment, and I tend to support the undelete here. (But if in doubt I'd respect OP's intent.)
Feb 17, 2016 at 12:47 comment added Yemon Choi @quid: my issue wasn't with the deletion of the answer, but the deletion of the question
Feb 17, 2016 at 7:28 comment added user9072 For the record: I am not sure about a standard policy, but excepting unusual circumstances including noticeable spite or vandalism (inapplicable in this case), I can see little reason not to just accept the author's wishes regarding the status of their answer. There is a reason self-deletes do not even show up in the standard list of deleted posts.
Feb 17, 2016 at 6:10 comment added David Roberts Mod An answer (mathoverflow.net/a/231246) has been reinstated, and Remling claims the previous answer was wrong.
S Feb 17, 2016 at 1:10 history answered Yemon Choi CC BY-SA 3.0
S Feb 17, 2016 at 1:10 history made wiki Post Made Community Wiki by Yemon Choi