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What is the policy regarding writing an answer which is borrowed from another Q&A website and given due citation?
I believe there shouldn't be any problem with this, provided you're sensible about it:
make sure your answer is more than just a link to the other site. See also Are answers that just contain links ...
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Should one-liner ID answers be deleted or improved?
Is there a third approach I've missed?
Perhaps not a third way but rather more of a middle way...a selective, targeted criteria.
There's a saying on SE/SO..."Don't polish a t_rd"...and a one-line ...
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How can this post be salvaged through editing?
I was the moderator who declined the flag. The reason why I did this is really outlined in my answer to this meta question:
What is a low quality answer?
Personally I don't believe that we should ...
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How can this post be salvaged through editing?
First of all, I was not the moderator who declined your flag and only took a look at that answer after I read this meta question. I would still encourage said moderator to post his point of view, but ...
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