Mark topic as solved without specifying solution post

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Continuing the discussion from Can multiple replies be marked as the solution?:

I understand that you won’t change things so that multiple posts can be marked as the solution, as that would complicate things too much, but would it be possible to change it so that a topic can marked as solved with no post being identified as the solution?

My idea probably would not be the perfect solution for a really big topic, but for a small topic where there have been maybe four or five posts and two which provide good solutions (whether different or the same) it would definitely work.

Thank you for considering this.

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Mark on original post that topic has been solved
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I’ve just voted for this, and encourage others to do so :slight_smile:

It would work in two scenarios. You could mark a topic as solved:

  1. Even if it has no replies; or
  2. Without specifying which reply is the solution, if there are multiple replies with solutions.

Cheers!

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That might stop people from trying to solve it, but it wouldn’t help future searchers if something appears “solved” with no solution present.

What would be great is posting your own reply with the solution you found, and marking that.

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Though maybe the original post got edited to contain a solution, or was created purely to share a solution.

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I’ve read the linked topic and I think the best solution by far is the one given by simon:

The issue raised here,

Is very minor for two reasons.

  • Topics with multiple solutions are rare. I’ve been helping on meta for many years now, I know there are several topics where I only provided part of a solution, and honestly, it’s just so uncommon.

  • Not having our post marked as “solution” from time to time simply isn’t a big deal, even if you aim to collect solutions. If you are helpful, you’ll be credited with many “solutions” anyway. And your answer can be quoted in a post that assembles multiple parts of a solution. And you’ll also have likes probably, so if the objective is recognition or validation, don’t worry about that :face_with_tongue: