This option is way better than just setting a question as solved through checking an answer that might or might not be correct leading to a bias. And since there are many cases already that some people may solve it themselves without any answers help, this would be a neat thing to implement.
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This won't work. If you don't want to write an answer yourself after solving your question, you're probably better off just deleting your question than marking it 'solved' without providing others with an answer. Your question and its potential answers aren't just here for you, they're also here for all the other people that encounter the same problem.
The idea of the Stack Exchange network is to build a library of questions and answers, as described on the tour page. The answers are important: People will come here because they have the same question as you, and they are looking for an answer too. Just presenting them with 'this question is solved' but without any actual answer is just the opposite of the goal of sites on Stack Exchange, and it will frustrate those who come looking for answers.
answered Feb 24, 2022 at 8:15
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I see I did not thought about that but what if deleting the question is also counter-intuitive as in no other people could possibly answer to that question? Wont those who do come looking for the answer be frustrated as well if they couldnt find the question itself? Commented Feb 24, 2022 at 8:19
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1@ShifatBinRahman No, because if you can't find a question about the problem you're trying to solve yet, you can ask your own. If there already is a question, any new questions are likely to be closed as duplicates and that is probably more frustrating for users than being able to ask their own question.– Tinkeringbell ModCommented Feb 24, 2022 at 8:20
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1well thank you for clarifying that. I did not think about that before. Commented Feb 24, 2022 at 8:22
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1@ShifatBinRahman If "no other people could possibly answer ... that question", then why should the question have ever existed on SE? If you're asking a question on SE, then the question must be written such that anyone with the requisite knowledge of the subject matter can answer it. Questions should never require information only the OP has in order to solve them. If that's the case, then the question needs to be edited to include that information, or should be closed (usually as unclear/needs details or clarity) and deleted.– MakyenCommented Feb 24, 2022 at 15:37
If you know the answer, write it as an answer, you can even accept that answer if you want. Note that acceptance doesn't mean the answer is correct, only that it was the most helpful for the question asker. The purpose of all sites is always
With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about...
So if we just provide a button you can click without providing an answer then what value does that have to everyone except the poster of the question?
And if you don't want to answer it, why stop someone else from having a go and actually helping others?
answered Feb 24, 2022 at 8:17
The purpose of the button is to help any new people seeing the post to not try to answer it since their work would be futile anywaysHow is seeing a post that has been "solved" but contains no explanation, helpful to anyone who needs to find a solution? The author would be bombarded with comments asking what the solution was, and if the author replied it was "futile" because??? watch the downvotes start pouring in. I'm also guessing the question would be closed with just three flags raised by three disgruntled users.