44 sats \ 5 replies \ @LibreLoya 1 Feb 2022 \ on: Daily discussion thread
Can we have ASK SN "bounty posts"?
I recently posted a question but got no answer. I would love to have the ability to set a bounty for the best answer. That way the users are incentivized to provide quality answers, and the posters to use the platform as a source of truth for the best answers.
This was the question:
#9335
You can mention the bounty in the title or in your post... That gives you more freedom who you choose to pay in the end, etc
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It'd be kind of cool to have an obligation to pay, kind of like a 99 Designs contest.
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Also stackoverflow almost always has a "best answer". I don't know if the OP selects it, or the users or the algorithm.
- the "best answer" can get the bounty automatically.
- the 'bounty post' can have a special icon (like the pin post).
This will be another way to monetize stackernews, in a paid-quora/ask-experts kind of way.
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The OP on Stack Overflow marks it as the answer.
All good ideas though.
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Yes, I imagine some users will filter for 'bounty included' posts to try and answer as much questions as they have knowledge in (to make money in the platform).
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