Linked Questions
13 questions linked to/from Preferred way to answer own question that already has an answer
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When is (and isn't) it acceptable to edit?
Update: Sort of ironically, this question has been left unedited for a while, even when there seemed to be some consensus in the answers below of the kinds of edits that are acceptable and those that ...
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Is it good practice to share your personal work after receiving the answer?
The title is not very clear, so I'll just get to the point.
I recently asked this question: What package supports this kind of timeline? and a user suggested that I could share my finished work, so ...
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Is it possible for moderators to accept an answer?
There are numerous examples of questions on TeX.SX and SX sites where the OP has asked a question, some one has provided at least one complete solution but the OP has not accepted any of the answers.
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When is it Kosher to edit one’s own question?
While fiddling around an issue I’ve just met, I’ve discovered a likely related issue which needed another MWE and description. I wanted to edit my question, but that would mean nearly doubling its ...
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My question has an answer which is of little use to me because of incompatibilities
Let's say I asked a question about problem X. Someone provides an answer how to solve problem X. I test their code and observe that it does not work for me because it is not compatible with something ...
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Etiquette: when is it acceptable to edit anothers' answer?
Case study: How can I typeset the date/time at compile time?
A perfectly good answer was left, but without a MWE (minimum working example). It looked easy enough to do, so I figured I'd try to ...
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How soon should I accept an answer and when is it appropriate to accept a different answer?
How soon should I accept an answer?
As I understand it, you should accept the answer that is most helpful. Often the first answer I receive fixes my problem, but then someone else posts an answer ...
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Should I self answer my question?
I am new here and do not know how to react now. I asked this question and got some answers, each answer is a part of solving the question. Should I now write a self answer with a summary of all ...
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Should I ask one question with many requirements instead of many questions on same topic?
When I make fillable form using hyperref package, I face many problems and I sometimes don't get wanted features.
So, then I ask a question in this site for this feature. When someone give the ...
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1answer
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Posting a question very close to an already solved one
I posted the question entitled Aligning TikZ trees with other nodes when in fact it should have been "Aligning one TikZ tree with other nodes". The question was answered and I accepted the answer as ...
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(Further) guidelines on accepting answers
I asked a question a few moments ago and someone answered straight away. Then, a while later someone else proposed an alternative way of doing the same thing. The answers are not all that different ...
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When is it acceptable to accept one own's answer?
Here's the scenario:
I have recieved a few good answers for a [code-bound] question I asked. Since they all make different contributions, I would like to write my own answer combining approaches and ...
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New entries not choosing best answer, should we make it more clear?
I found myself answering to a question of a new user in TeX.se. Actually he said that that was for him a good solution, but since he wasn't use to the functioning of the wheel he did not choose best ...