Should I delete my own answer, if I get something wrong?

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(the title says it all)

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[justin_willey · Accepted solution]

I have to say that they have been occasions when I would have liked to be able to have deleted embarassing NNTP posts! I suppose that one could always just ask an administrator nicely.

Similarly, one might want to get rid of a really stupid question, but if it's been answered then it really should be left (unedited - or it could make a nonsense of the answers) and one just has to add ones mea culpa at the end, and live with it.

Anyway as you imply, one may not be the only person looking for an answer to the stupid question!

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And we have another winner!

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Sure, if it is completely wrong, and someone else has posted a correct answer.

But, it's kinda spooky when stuff disappears down the memory hole. In a lot of cases, answers contain valuable information even if they aren't perfectly correct... or perfectly applicable. In those cases it might be better to edit the answer to preserve a discussion of techniques that might work in other scenarios but not this one, or to point out "why this won't work" or "why this isn't the same thing".

It's up to you. Just remember, if you're coming from the NNTP world, there was no delete button there and AFAIK nobody missed it 🙂

[reimer_pods]

I I've been in a such a hurry klicking on "Post Your Answer", my question being so urgent that i don't even bother to read what I've written, I might want do delete it later.

But otherwise I think it's enough I'm able to edit it, if I change my mind.

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You've got 152 points now, is that enough? Pirate