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I have a question on SO, that is a real question but is unanswered, but it doesn't have any significance to me anymore and though I wouldn't delete it I don't want to have accept rate penalty for it. What is the right thing to do in this case? In particular, if I make it community wiki, will it take accept rate penalty off?

People start whining about my low accept rate on SO and I'm worried if it can affect their will to spend time for answering my questions.

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    Why won't you delete it?
    – Shog9
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:01
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    As for the rest of your questions, see: blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/08/new-question-asker-features
    – Shog9
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:02
  • @Shog9 Because I think someone may have the same issue.
    – codeholic
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:04
  • @Shog9 This counts as an answer, thanks!
    – codeholic
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:06
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    @codeholic: if it's not answered, then it doesn't really help them, does it?
    – Shog9
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:07
  • @Shog9 Someone may answer this question later... Though if it is a community wiki, chances are few.
    – codeholic
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:14

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If the question goes unanswered, and you don't find a solution yourself ( outside of linux :D ) and it hasn't gained sufficient attention ( i.e upvotes and comments ) to warrant any more attention, I'd delete it.

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  • Unless of course its community wiki, then all you can do is flag it for moderation instead of deletion. Apr 27, 2010 at 1:22
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If it is of no significance because you solved the issue, you should answer it yourself and accept your own answer.

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    But I don't know the answer! :) In this case, is "Move to Linux" a sufficient answer? ;)
    – codeholic
    Apr 26, 2010 at 23:00

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