Is this a bug or expected behavior "Accepting our own answer to our own question"
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Is this a bug or expected behavior "Accepting our own answer to our own question" And also by doing this we can earn 25 points.
Hope this helps , --Rahul D.
It is and it should be possible. There is of course a potential for abuse, but this is usually countered by our vigilant and observant user base. When I encouner such a case of abuse I just downvote the given solution and add a report as abuse vote to it. There are nevertheless not so rare ocassions where OP does indeed give a significant and valid solution to his/her own question. These solutions are only downvoted by myself if they don't include appropriate credit to solutions that contributed to OP's "own" solution. Best Regards, Manfred
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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Is this a bug or expected behavior "Accepting our own answer to our own question" And also by doing this we can earn 25 points.
Hope this helps , --Rahul D.
There are some who abuse this privilege, but I believe it is valid that it exists. If someone asks a question and does not get a good answer from CP it is very good and should be encouraged that they provide their solution when they come up with one so that the community can benefit. In that case they should be marking their answers as correct. That being said, I'm pretty quick on the trigger finger to report when OPs post "answers" that are not answers and marked as such by the OP.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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There are some who abuse this privilege, but I believe it is valid that it exists. If someone asks a question and does not get a good answer from CP it is very good and should be encouraged that they provide their solution when they come up with one so that the community can benefit. In that case they should be marking their answers as correct. That being said, I'm pretty quick on the trigger finger to report when OPs post "answers" that are not answers and marked as such by the OP.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
Marcus Kramer wrote:
That being said, I'm pretty quick on the trigger finger to report when OPs post "answers" that are not answers and marked as such by the OP.
So am I! :thumbsup:
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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There are some who abuse this privilege, but I believe it is valid that it exists. If someone asks a question and does not get a good answer from CP it is very good and should be encouraged that they provide their solution when they come up with one so that the community can benefit. In that case they should be marking their answers as correct. That being said, I'm pretty quick on the trigger finger to report when OPs post "answers" that are not answers and marked as such by the OP.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
Agreed, and +5; I've often had a question that was answered by the topic-starter, without any additional comments. It's a blessing to see an answer if you're directed here by Google, and I always vote them up for taking the time to answer their own question.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss:
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Is this a bug or expected behavior "Accepting our own answer to our own question" And also by doing this we can earn 25 points.
Hope this helps , --Rahul D.
I'm with the crowd on down-voting an OP's self-solutions, unless a reasonable period of time has passed from the original post date, unless they give credit to what they used from other posted solutions, etc. And also: if clarifying questions have been asked, and not replied to by the OP before they post a self-solution, I would down-vote. And if I know there are already resources on CP (articles, tips/tricks, etc.) that could well have given the same answer as the self-solution ... which indicates to me the OP did not bother to search CP: that's a potential factor, for me, in a down-vote. But, another consideration: if there is substantial independent technical merit in a self-solution, and/or a novel solution presented, I'd rather write the OP a comment, and suggest they write a Tip/Trick or article for CP to share their insight. So, for me, no absolute rule on down-voting a self-solution, but that's just my choice, and I am not advocating anyone else should adopt it. If I were structuring the site (ha !), I don't think I would allow self-solutions posted or credited unless: the OP first posted at least a Tip/Trick, and then linked to it in a QA self-solution. Since I've already raved (enough already) about "freezing" QA questions where the OP does not respond to clarifying questions, just consider this another expression of latent ... or overt ? ... fascism ? best, Bill
"Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true." Niels Bohr
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I'm with the crowd on down-voting an OP's self-solutions, unless a reasonable period of time has passed from the original post date, unless they give credit to what they used from other posted solutions, etc. And also: if clarifying questions have been asked, and not replied to by the OP before they post a self-solution, I would down-vote. And if I know there are already resources on CP (articles, tips/tricks, etc.) that could well have given the same answer as the self-solution ... which indicates to me the OP did not bother to search CP: that's a potential factor, for me, in a down-vote. But, another consideration: if there is substantial independent technical merit in a self-solution, and/or a novel solution presented, I'd rather write the OP a comment, and suggest they write a Tip/Trick or article for CP to share their insight. So, for me, no absolute rule on down-voting a self-solution, but that's just my choice, and I am not advocating anyone else should adopt it. If I were structuring the site (ha !), I don't think I would allow self-solutions posted or credited unless: the OP first posted at least a Tip/Trick, and then linked to it in a QA self-solution. Since I've already raved (enough already) about "freezing" QA questions where the OP does not respond to clarifying questions, just consider this another expression of latent ... or overt ? ... fascism ? best, Bill
"Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true." Niels Bohr
BillWoodruff wrote:
I don't think I would allow self-solutions posted or credited unless: the OP first posted at least a Tip/Trick, and then linked to it in a QA self-solution
How many times do you search for a solution for hours, then post a question, then, 5 seconds later, find the solution? I strongly encourage members who do this to post the answer. Contributing to the common knowledge base is more important than worrying about members trying to game a system. They would have to repeat the self-answering enough times to make a dent in their rep that their behaviour will be spotted and action will be taken. Let's focus on the helping the community, not on individuals.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP