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Tagged with self-answer discussion
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Should a question about a bug in software be answered or closed when the bug is fixed?
To give you a specific example, I have asked this question, but then realized it must be a bug in the software and created this bug report. The bug was quickly fixed, but the question itself remains ...
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Should you ask/answer your own questions to make a public KB?
I wonder if it's in the spirit of the site, or if my questions will get down-voted to oblivion, were I to answer my own question as I post it. My intent is to build some sort of public KB; stuff which ...
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Can a Q&A be too minor?
I tried a bit and finally found out how to set the + and - key for zoom in Notepad++ with a German keyboard layout*. I thought about writing my first Q&A here, but it might be a too small question ...
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Is my answer so improbable or too low quality?
I asked a question and it was answered. However, I figured out that the origin was completely different and the circumstances will be hard to figure out, so I answered my own question, describing the ...
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I want to ask a too broad question and answer it with a tutorial I wrote myself. What will the be the community's reaction?
We were asked to set up a LAMP server on an unused desktop PC a week ago. I am a complete newbie regarding this matter. The only experience I had was that I was slightly familiar with vi and the ...
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Should I post an answer that isn't a perfect fit?
If I have an answer to a question that would help some people with the same question, but not the OP, should I post it?
Case in point: https://superuser.com/a/748752/231678
This doesn't help the OP, ...
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What is the etiquette surrounding Asking and Answering Your Own Questions
I Feel I now need to pre-face this question given the start of every answer, I love the idea of answering ones own question and sharing knowledge it's a good system and I feel it benefits the ...
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When to self-answer, when to blog?
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What is the difference between the criteria for self-answered questions and blog post?
I have a number of topics I'd like to write about, but I'm having a hard time deciding whether I should ...
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Why was my answer to my own question deleted?
I posted a question about using the PowerShell rm command. Then, I posted an answer, after making it clear I was also soliciting competing better answers.
My understanding is this fits with the ...
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