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This is Jorge, Be like Jorge

This is Jorge, Jorge offers bounties on other people's questions, Jorge doesn't worry too much about reputation, Jorge is smart, Be like Jorge. Anyway, the thing is, let's learn to offer bounties for ...
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Giving away bounties this December 2019

I hope the plain title can still catch your attention--initially worded as "presents" instead of "bounties" but I decided for latter that has a clear intention. Back then, this meta post (2016) had ...
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Suggestions for questions that need a bounty

When I started here, I would have never believed I could reach 10k but I did and am more than happy with that level of reputation. So, I decided I would offer any excess rep I made, as a bounty on ...
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Is this a wrong way of doing things? answering questions just for bounty?

So I am in need of more rep as you can clearly see. But I do not want to answer questions just because there is a bounty on them because of the times my questions (bounty less) have been answered well....
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Can I award a bounty to an answer that I like?

Let's say I asked an interesting question which got a lot of attention and some really good answers. My problem was solved because of those answers and I've accepted one of them. But I want to also ...
Yoginee Pingale's user avatar
10 votes
2 answers
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How should we deal with bounty questions that are confirmed bugs?

This question is with reference to this bounty question: How do I theme the Sound Menu playback buttons? As the OP has indicated, this is technically a bug - there is a launchpad bug-report, ...
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Possible to split a bounty or award a partial bounty?

How do we award a partial bounty? And how would we split a bounty up between several users? And (3): I believe the two above are not possible, so is this the right place to ask for an enhancement of ...
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How can I award a bounty when there is not answer?

I raised a bounty on this question because I face the same problem. Now I have got a mail from SO that I must award the bounty within 24 hours. But there are no answers, so how can I award the bounty? ...
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How to bring more attention to a non-duplicate

My question on Ask Ubuntu was flagged as duplicate. The post that was said to be my dupe did not apply to my circumstances, so I edited my question and voted for its reopening. How many votes do I ...
John Carter's user avatar
6 votes
1 answer
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Who gets the bounty?

I have answered this featured question which has a bounty of +50. I had first answered it through a comment. My comment helped in solving the question. I was asked to re write it as an answer so that ...
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Can I add more bounty to a question which already have bounty offered by another user?

I want to offer bounty to a question and the question already have a bounty. Can I add additional bounty for the question? Also the question is not asked by myself.
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Who to award the bounty to?

This question, WinEunuuchs2Unix has written the best answers and put the most effort, but nothing seems to work Bernard Wei, a very smart answer, I really wished it would work, I thought it would ...
Lynob's user avatar
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5 votes
1 answer
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What happens to bounty of closed/deleted question?

I went through the description of bounty and its terms / rules. However, I couldn't find what will happen if I have a bounty on my own question and I decide to close or delete the question. Any ...
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5 votes
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Community Wiki bounties should be split

I believe that bounties that are awarded to community wiki questions should be split according to the work done by each user(See the percentages under any community wiki answer to get this data) ...
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1 answer
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Why is there no refund on bounty, when the question is not answered at all?

I know that the bounty is there to make your question more relevant or popular, yes. And this is ALWAYS given, even if the question is not answered, i know. BUT if the question is not off topic and ...
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4 votes
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Is there a way in increase Bounty?

I would like to increase the award amount of the bounty that I set a few days ago. Is that possible?
Aleksandr Levchuk's user avatar
4 votes
1 answer
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Should I feel bad about not giving a bounty to an answer on a bountied question?

I asked this question a while ago and gave a bounty of 50 rep to it. I received some good answers in no time and went through them. Although they didn't fix my problem. Next the bounty was over and ...
Emerson Hsieh's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
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What is the purpose of the ability to bounty a meta question?

I have recently decided to bounty a meta question of mine. This got me thinking about bounties on meta questions. What is the purpose of them? In my case, only the moderators and high rep'd users ...
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Why is there a wait of two days before it is possible to offer a bounty?

The FAQ merely states it. There is no reason that I could see. Could it be to let enough people see the question in the hope that someone would be willing to answer without the incentive of a bounty? ...
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1 answer
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On my question (with bounty) mine is the only answer. Should I just accept my own answer or let the bounty continue to expire?

I asked a question. After further searching and no answers I set a bounty. Only after that did I happen upon information I needed by a total fluke. As a result I have posted an answer that addresses ...
Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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Bounty for self answered question

I have this question from a user that I was trying to help. It was taking a bit of time to troubleshot everything so I offered a bounty for it. After that I could pin point the problem and answer it,...
Bruno Pereira's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
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Losing privilege with points lost in setting bounties

Is it appropriate for users to lose privileges with handing out bounties? I've recently posted a bounty worth 400 points and consequently lost even the simple privilege of commenting everywhere. I ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Why don't I get my reputation back when I answer the question myself?

I posted this answer to my own question on which I had set a bounty. I lost the rep immediately when I set the bounty = OK, that's expected. I didn't get the bounty back when I added the best answer ...
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2 votes
0 answers
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Would it make sense to prolong bounty time limit for large bounties?

There are some annoyances that would require more than just a casual google or from the top of the head answer. Some questions and problems require effort in answering, and the bounty system helps ...
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1 answer
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Low quality answer getting upvotes and bonus?

I have a moral problem with the votes and bounty reward on the following question: One single cron job not running in which user Елин Й.has posted an answer that in my believe is: unhelpful (because ...
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1 answer
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Are there other ways to increase the chances of getting questions answered besides bounties?

Are there other ways to increase the chances of getting questions answered besides bounties? For example, I would love to see an answer for this question --What are the steps to modify a filesystem (...
Devyn Collier Johnson's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
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Where to put bounty information?

Sparked by a chat discussion about this question, I think we should think of a way to put some order to bounty information. What information is interesting? Sometimes, one would like to include ...
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1 vote
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How can I award a bounty to another user's question?

I read about Altruist Badge, but I can't see how could it be applied. What are the requirements for this badge to happen? Do I have access to another person's question?
kamil's user avatar
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1 vote
2 answers
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Should one give a bounty to anyone to prevent it from expiring?

This bounty will expire in 24h. The answers do not solve the issue. Should I pick any answer or the answer of the user who put more effort or not? I was thinking to award it to terdon because he ...
Lynob's user avatar
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1 vote
1 answer
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Why did this answer get bounty from Community?

This answer recieved a bounty of 50 from Community. Why? What's the algorithm/reasoning behind this?
strugee's user avatar
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1 vote
1 answer
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Bounty on a low-quality answer when there is an own high-quality answer

I asked a question for a problem which was (and is) very important for me. After 6 days of the 7 days period, I found a first solution and posted a very big and detailed answer for my own question. At ...
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1 vote
1 answer
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Is it alright to not award a bounty?

Background: I was asking a question about Wireless LTSP, and while I received two answers that seem like they might work, I have no way of testing them right now (but I should a little bit later). I ...
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2 answers
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Should I award a bounty to a non-accepted answer (but what if)?

In general, this meta post would have an objective answer of "yes" or "no" with simple reasoning; however, I have added "(but what if)" because I am looking for additional answers in case of not-so-...
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0 votes
2 answers
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Where is the number of questions which have an open bounty?

I used to see a number of questions which have an open bounty in FEATURED tab. Now it has disappeared. Why? Again I have to do a patchwork to this site?
Radu Rădeanu's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
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Bounty on adobe AIR Ubuntu 10.10 question

I see that there is a bounty on a question about installing adobe AIR on Ubuntu 10.10 The description reads: "The current answer(s) are out-of-date and require revision given recent changes." I don'...
Merlijn Sebrechts's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
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Is it ok to advertise an otherwise wasted bounty?

I asked a question a few days back. No one answered, so I put up a 50-point bounty. A day or two after that, I found an answer and answered my own question. No one else has answered. I do not expect ...
AmagicalFishy's user avatar
-1 votes
1 answer
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Does this answer deserve bounty?

This question was asked How to make keyboard backlight Fn buttons work in Samsung Series 9? for which users having trouble getting samsung-laptop module loaded in order for F* hotkeys to work as ...
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Not receiving answers. What steps can I take?

My previous post: https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/20553/bounty-on-my-question has been closed with the following feedback: Asking for responses to questions with a bounty on them is NOT the ...
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