Timeline for Does the current Puzzle answering format discourage some solvers?
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| Jan 6, 2018 at 9:40 | answer | added | zimpsonr | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 13:28 | answer | added | Bass | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 13:20 | history | edited | Glorfindel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2018 at 8:51 | comment | added | Andrew T. | You mentioned "It is possible that the "late viewers" might actually solve the puzzle in a shorter time than the the first to see/solve person but they either dont attempt it or ignore it.", but I still don't understand the function of the timer. If they don't attempt it, then it's their lost. If they do attempt it, what's next? Post a duplicate answer since they're faster? | |
| Dec 26, 2017 at 17:23 | comment | added | A. P. | I can definitely confirm that questions where the "accept" button is used very late (although the right answer might already be posted) are much more likely to get more views and/or be displayed in the 'Hot Network Questions' compared to questions where the correct answer is immediately accepted. By changing the criteria for 'Hot Network Question' selection, one could encourage more people to look at already solved puzzles. | |
| Dec 26, 2017 at 0:27 | comment | added | boboquack | @Sid except perhaps on StackOverflow, so that more people could 'beat' Jon Skeet :P | |
| Dec 25, 2017 at 16:44 | comment | added | Sid | Huh. I don't think Puzzling is all that appreciated /respected in the Stack Exchange Network and they definitely wouldn't like a "Timer" option exclusively for Puzzling especially because such a feature is not at all useful in other sites of the network. | |
| Dec 25, 2017 at 15:14 | history | asked | DrD | CC BY-SA 3.0 |