Why don't I get an option to answer my own question?

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John Murray · Mar 17, 2016

Apparently if I pose a question (like this one) and subsequently discover an answer, I can't add that as an answer. I'd have to resort to a comment on the original posting, or editing the original posting.

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John Murray · Mar 2, 2017

Now we can, I'm adding this "answer", and then accepting it, in order to remove it from the "unanswered" and "no answer" lists.

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2016-03-17T09:10:32-04:00

Scott Beeson · Mar 17, 2016

How do you choose if something is a comment or an answer? I just have a WYSIWYG form labeled "Your Answer".

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score 0 · Answer 2 · 2016-03-17T09:10:57-04:00

Scott Beeson · Mar 17, 2016

Oh I see, top level replies are "answers" and then you can comment on them.

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score 0 · Answer 3 · 2016-03-17T09:12:12-04:00

Scott Beeson · Mar 17, 2016

Wish I could delete my answer :)

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score 0 · Answer 4 · 2016-03-17T09:12:32-04:00

Confirmed same behavior for a question I posted. I agree that we should be able to answer our own questions.