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Answering part of a question
Your answer does not need to be complete, not at all. I'd say that anything that drives forward collective wisdom on the subject and isn't redundant is acceptable.
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Is it OK to just ask a question so you can post your own answer?
I think as long as both question and answer are 'worthy' - in that they're contributing something useful, and not retreading old ground - then it's fine. There's plenty of times when I've had to figur …
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I need a script to do...!
For my money, it is to do with the life cycle of a stack exchange contributor.
When you first start, you are an idealist. Maybe you want to help. Maybe you want to get some rep. Whatever. This is …
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Should we punish and also close questions with blindingly obvious answers?
Personally, I think the only stupid question was the one you never ask. I would therefore be quite reluctant to penalise the blindingly obvious - mostly because I recognise that (as an IT professional …
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Feature Request: Question Approval Queue
I think I perhaps prompted this post, and therefore would like to elaborate a little. I'm a relative newcomer to the site. I'm a storage engineer, and I like to think I know a lot about the subject.
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How can we recruit and retain more talent?
I'm an enthusiast for answering questions - I like to be able to contribute to the 'wisdom of the internet' in a positive way. I've answered a few questions on ServerFault, but not as many as I'd have …