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).

The OP on Stack Overflow marks it as the answer.

All good ideas though.

k00b

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.

LibreLoya

Daily discussion thread

saloon

It'd be kind of cool to have an obligation to pay, kind of like a [99 Designs contest](https://99designs.com/how-it-works).