user49214: 

I have a question about my Biology Stack Exchange post: What's the current conclusion about humans being omnivores vs herbivores?
Why was my answer deleted by the moderator ''Chris''? it didn't violate any community guideline and every statement was referenced either with direct links or by writing the name of the article, the majority, if not all  were peer reviewed. 

user6307: I don't think this should have been deleted. For better or worse, on Stack Exchange, the voting system is supposed to decide the validity of answers, not deletion by moderators or even the community.
This question is related, and I quote from another source in my answer:

When should I delete an answer?
Answers that are answers but are factually wrong or are actively bad (say promote SQL Injection) should get downvoted, but not deleted.
Why not vote to delete a -10 answer that is factually wrong and actively bad? To serve as an example?
Because they still have a right to provide the answer, and seeing an approach widely considered wrong is still useful information, as opposed to trying to stick your head in the sand.


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<p>I have a question about my Biology Stack Exchange post: <a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/74705/whats-the-current-conclusion-about-humans-being-omnivores-vs-herbivores/80813#80813">What&#39;s the current conclusion about humans being omnivores vs herbivores?</a></p>



<p>Why was my answer deleted by the moderator ''<a href="https://biology.stackexchange.com/users/5144/chris">Chris</a>''? it didn't violate any community guideline and every statement was referenced either with direct links or by writing the name of the article, the majority, if not all  were peer reviewed. </p>
 6307: <p>I don't think this should have been deleted. For better or worse, on Stack Exchange, the voting system is supposed to decide the validity of answers, not deletion by moderators or even the community.</p>
<p><a href="https://biology.meta.stackexchange.com/q/3591/6307">This question is related</a>, and I quote from <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/163733/278314">another source</a> in my answer:</p>
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<p><strong>When should I delete an answer?</strong></p>
<p>Answers that are answers but are factually wrong or are actively bad (say promote SQL Injection) should get downvoted, but not deleted.</p>
<p><strong>Why not vote to delete a -10 answer that is factually wrong and actively bad? To serve as an example?</strong></p>
<p>Because they still have a right to provide the answer, and seeing an approach widely considered wrong is still useful information, as opposed to trying to stick your head in the sand.</p>
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