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In this case there appears no genuine question in the first place; the only reason the question seems to have been asked is to allow the author to post his answer.

I'm one of the most guilty parties on ServerFault when it comes to this. That said, I mostly do this to contribute to the Google Runbook. If there is a question that needs answering, and SF+Google didn't adequately provide the answer, then I try to contribute something for the next person who has the same problem.

Alternatively, if someone asks me a tough question at work (or if it's misinformation that frequently comes up at workmisinformation that frequently comes up at work) and I have to provide an answer, there's no reason for me not to turn around and take the extra effort of converting the conversation into Q&A format if I wouldn't be creating a dupe in the process.

Simply put, I come to ServerFault for tough questions. I self Q&A for people who do the same. I leave them open for a week just in case someone can do a better job than me, and if they contribute a better answer I'll accept it.

In this case there appears no genuine question in the first place; the only reason the question seems to have been asked is to allow the author to post his answer.

I'm one of the most guilty parties on ServerFault when it comes to this. That said, I mostly do this to contribute to the Google Runbook. If there is a question that needs answering, and SF+Google didn't adequately provide the answer, then I try to contribute something for the next person who has the same problem.

Alternatively, if someone asks me a tough question at work (or if it's misinformation that frequently comes up at work) and I have to provide an answer, there's no reason for me not to turn around and take the extra effort of converting the conversation into Q&A format if I wouldn't be creating a dupe in the process.

Simply put, I come to ServerFault for tough questions. I self Q&A for people who do the same. I leave them open for a week just in case someone can do a better job than me, and if they contribute a better answer I'll accept it.

In this case there appears no genuine question in the first place; the only reason the question seems to have been asked is to allow the author to post his answer.

I'm one of the most guilty parties on ServerFault when it comes to this. That said, I mostly do this to contribute to the Google Runbook. If there is a question that needs answering, and SF+Google didn't adequately provide the answer, then I try to contribute something for the next person who has the same problem.

Alternatively, if someone asks me a tough question at work (or if it's misinformation that frequently comes up at work) and I have to provide an answer, there's no reason for me not to turn around and take the extra effort of converting the conversation into Q&A format if I wouldn't be creating a dupe in the process.

Simply put, I come to ServerFault for tough questions. I self Q&A for people who do the same. I leave them open for a week just in case someone can do a better job than me, and if they contribute a better answer I'll accept it.

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In this case there appears no genuine question in the first place; the only reason the question seems to have been asked is to allow the author to post his answer.

I'm one of the most guilty parties on ServerFault when it comes to this. That said, I mostly do this to contribute to the Google Runbook. If there is a question that needs answering, and SF+Google didn't adequately provide the answer, then I try to contribute something for the next person who has the same problem.

Alternatively, if someone asks me a tough question at work (or if it's misinformation that frequently comes up at work) and I have to provide an answer, there's no reason for me not to turn around and take the extra effort of converting the conversation into Q&A format if I wouldn't be creating a dupe in the process.

Simply put, I come to ServerFault for tough questions. I self Q&A for people who do the same. I leave them open for a week just in case someone can do a better job than me, and if they contribute a better answer I'll accept it.