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Nov 25, 2015 at 20:49	comment	added	KGIII		@Seth I should also add that I'd only discovered this question because a user in chat had indicated this was being discussed on the meta site and I'd just had had that happened and found it rather amusing. :D I almost didn't comment as I figured it was fairly well covered but I thought that I'd share how I felt or would feel as it was slightly different than what was already included as answers. I'm more concerned with the users getting help and getting good answers out there than I am with the points. I can always edit posts and get points if I want 'em bad enough.
Nov 25, 2015 at 20:46	comment	added	KGIII		@Seth It was close enough to that (them knowing the answer) that that works for me. As I mentioned, it doesn't even remotely bother me - personally. So long as the user gets a hand, is able to solve the problem, and the result is a fine answer then I don't care who wrote it or if they used my help to get there. It showed up suspiciously afterwards but the answer was fairly obvious. The only reason I'd even bothered to ask the question (instead of just linking to a prior answer) was just to ensure that it was the working solution. The points aren't all that important to me nor is the credit.
Nov 25, 2015 at 20:32	comment	added	Seth Mod		"and, shortly afterwards, a person took my comment and turned it into an answer. Now, they also phrased it in their own words and they also gave some detailed information concerning the process" how do you know they 'took' it from your comment? Sounds to me more likely they also knew the answer and felt confident enough to go straight to an answer. I have never seen a case where anything substantial was "stolen" from the comments and put into an answer. Usually when this happens it's because the answer is obvious to more than just the commenter.
Nov 25, 2015 at 18:27	history	answered	KGIII	CC BY-SA 3.0