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misuse of "Ask asker" function
Thread poster: heikeb
Craig Meulen
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German to English
Good point: Jun 19, 2007

Heike Behl, Ph.D. wrote:

... And IMO, any kind of answer should be submitted in the proper answer box, even if it has been first suggested following a discussion in the "Ask asker" box, so that

- people have an opportunity to agree/disagree with it,
- the asker can award points properly, and - maybe the most important point -
- somebody looking up this question at a later point in time doesn't have to wade through a lengthy, unstructured discussion, but can get the most useful information glancing quickly over the provided answers and how they were received by the peers.



I agree with you entirely, and the third point you mak here is especially interesting - when I think about my KudoZ search habits I do just this - first look at all the answer entered and then at the Ask asker section.

So, just to re-emphasise your point, even the selfless 'non-point-grabbing' contributors that come up with an answer during a discussion should be encouraged to enter their answer as a separate answer.


 
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