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In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavioracceptable SE behavior.

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

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In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

  

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

  

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

  

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

 

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

 

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

 

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

 

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

 

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

 

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

 

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

 

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

Migration of MSO links to MSE links
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In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

  

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

  

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavioracceptable SE behavior.

  

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

 

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

 

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

 

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

 

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

 

In order to get better chances for my answer to be accepted, I need to constantly monitor the answer and see if someone else added a (relatively minor) comment so I can add another just to keep up with competing answers. In other words - I have to take active participation in this war;

I don't quite understand—if you're stealing something that someone else wrote so that you can put it in your own answer, don't (unless your answer is CW and you're trying to compile a complete answer from many answers—my point is don't steal for reputation purposes).

If you have your own additional information to add, add it anyway, regardless of whether or not anyone else is helping.

 

In order to get points, you know you are very, very time limited. Unless you answer within seconds (especially involving popular tags), your answer is useless;

The OP prefers to have the answer as soon as possible—we should encourage that behavior.

 

Some people submit an answer within first few seconds by providing bare bone answer (just to put other people off) and nail-polish it within next 20 edits;

Known as the Fastest Gun in the West, this is acceptable SE behavior.

 

per question/per post edit limit;

So I can't continue to make improvements to my answer if I think of something else after a certain number of times, see grammar problems, ways to improve formatting, or other things that can be done to make an answer better? Remember, after a certain number of edits, answers become Community Wiki anyway and reputation is no longer earned.

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