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Sometimes, I may encounter some problems, which doesn't have an answer in stackoverflow yet.

And finally I found the solution, maybe through reading docs or other way?

Is posting both such question and answer by myself be encouraged?


More over, for example, like this question I asked today: rendering image for preview from selected file in file input tag. So how can I get repulation benefit on it?

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    It is. See Self-Learner badge. Athough I think you may accept someone elses answer if provided and correct, not necessary yours.
    – mip
    Jul 5, 2014 at 14:22
  • Just like this question I asked today: stackoverflow.com/questions/24585189/…. So how can I get repulation benefit on it? Jul 5, 2014 at 15:32
  • @fish_ball You'll soon realize reputation on StackOverflow isn't everything ;) Dec 4, 2014 at 22:31

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As it states on the Ask Question page, it's absolutely encouraged:

Answer your own question – share your knowledge, Q&A-style

It’s also perfectly fine to ask and answer your own question, as long as you pretend you’re on Jeopardy! — phrase it in the form of a question.

To be crystal clear, it is not merely OK to ask and answer your own question, it is explicitly encouraged.

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    to the extent that its bloody annoying to see a question with a comment under it 'don't worry i figured it out' and no bloody answer. Jul 5, 2014 at 15:16
  • so if encouraged, how to get benefit from it? Jul 5, 2014 at 15:41
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    @fish_ball Just write a good question and good answer and if they're helpful you'll get upvotes for both.
    – MrLore
    Jul 5, 2014 at 15:43

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