Timeline for Is it possible to ask a Question you already know and answer it
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| Sep 5, 2016 at 16:46 | comment | added | Dan | I understand the frustration, but to be fair, I don't think I noticed such behavior before. Although I won't say it didn't or won't happen. But if a user's goal is to abuse the system, I don't think we should remove helpful features because of that. They will find different ways to abuse the system. Which can be even more annoying/harmful. For example, those users can create a fake account, wait a bit, then answer it with another account. Which is a lot worse; and it's against the rules. | |
| Sep 5, 2016 at 16:26 | comment | added | WinEunuuchs2Unix |
@Dan thanks for the Answer your own question comment. I agree sometimes (perhaps most times) people find their own answer after research. I'm just focusing on those that already knew the answer when they posted the question and put on the superman cape later.
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| Sep 5, 2016 at 16:04 | comment | added | Dan | Also, and somewhat subjective, If someone answers their own question later, that mostly means that the user is still researching their problem instead of giving of us their homework while they sip their coffee. And tbh I personally admire those people more (The ones who would still research their issues that is). | |
| Sep 5, 2016 at 16:03 | comment | added | Dan |
You can always add another answer to an already answered question. Lots of times, the OP would change the accepted answer because a better solution was posted. In another point, when you are asking a question just to answer it, you have the option to do both at the same time in a single submission (by ticking Answer your own question).
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| Sep 4, 2016 at 2:08 | history | answered | WinEunuuchs2Unix | CC BY-SA 3.0 |