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I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

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• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

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I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

Related:

• Should I not answer my own questions?
• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Posting and answering questions you have already found the answer to
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

For more information, see "Can I answer my own question?" in the Help Center.

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I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

Related:

• Should I not answer my own questions?
• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Posting and answering questions you have already found the answer to
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

For more information, see "Can I answer my own question?" in the Help Center.

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I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

Related:

• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

For more information, see "Can I answer my own question?" in the Help Center.

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I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

Related:

• Should I not answer my own questions?
• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Posting and answering questions you have already found the answer to
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

For more information, see "Can I answer my own question?" in the Help Center.

Return to FAQ index

I might want to answer my own question because:

• I arrived at a solution before there were any other correct answers or I like mine better, can I still answer my own question?

• I have a folder with lists of code snippets for things I always forget or get wrong, such as regular expressions for processing XML, common WinForms control idioms, etc.

  Is it considered poor etiquette for Stack Overflow to ask a question I already know the answer to, and then self answer, just so it gets recorded on the website?

Related:

• Should I not answer my own questions?
• Etiquette for answering your own question
• Posting and answering questions you have already found the answer to
• Minimum reputation for answering your own question should be higher than what is needed to ask
• It’s OK to Ask and Answer Your Own Questions
• What is this "answer your own question" jazz?

For more information, see "Can I answer my own question?" in the Help Center.

Return to FAQ index