Recently I got a notice on this. This is the first time I have received a notice. I understand comments. Now I am wondering what this "notice on answer" is? I am also interested to know who gives these notices to the answers, because no name is displayed as there would be if someone made a comment. Are the notices used for answers only or are they applicable to questions as well?
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You are referring to a "Post notice." These can be added to posts for various reasons:
Citation needed
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Post is related to a rapidly changing event.
Insufficient explanation
We're looking for long answers that provide some explanation and context. Don't just give a one-line answer; explain why your answer is right, ideally with citations. Answers that don't include explanations may be removed.
Only moderators can add these notices. I added one to your original post because it was brief and telegraphic: it clearly did not meet our site standards and was at risk of being downvoted and even deleted.
When you amplified your answer, and I observed that you had done that, I removed the notice. Unfortunately, there is no notification mechanism to let me (or other moderators) know that a change has been made to such an answer. Consequently, you can still find a few answers on our site that now look great but still have post notices. If you come across anything like that, then just flag it for moderator attention.
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$\begingroup$ Thanks for the answer. Now I understand the difference between comment and notice.Also I will flag answer if I see great answer with post notice. $\endgroup$– A.DCommented Feb 13, 2015 at 19:45
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$\begingroup$ Do all such notices come manually from moderators? I was under the impression that there is an algorithm in the background that adds them automatically. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 22:44
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$\begingroup$ @gung Sometimes the "Community" bot might add such notices; I cannot recall whether it does or not. Pretty obviously it cannot add the "rapidly changing event" notice or the "citation" notice. $\endgroup$– whuber ModCommented Feb 13, 2015 at 23:44
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$\begingroup$ Yeah, I was thinking of the "insufficient explanation" one. There may be (or may used to have been) other notices that seemed automatic as well. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 14, 2015 at 1:09