Timeline for Why do people answer in comments?
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| Jun 15, 2017 at 22:13 | comment | added | D.A.S. | Most answers are opinions based on personal experience and fundamentals but for people may not like broader answers just prefer personal relevance and ones they understand. THe ones they dont understand needs more time to teach fundamentals or add links, like the best kinds found in Wiki format with links. So comments are appropriate even if it is an answer that should be self-evident to advanced readers. | |
| Jun 24, 2016 at 20:41 | comment | added | Jacksonkr | #4 An answer as a comment is subject to upvotes but not downvotes. I'll throw a "hypothesis" in as a comment sometimes when there is low/no activity. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 18:04 | comment | added | The Photon | Ideally, if no full answers get posted within a couple days, I'll come back and convert my comment-answer to a real answer. But realisitically, that doesn't always happen. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 18:00 | comment | added | Electrical Architect | I don't like it very much either, but you know, better a short answer than nothing. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 17:56 | comment | added | Asmyldof | +1, especially for no 3 - Though a lot of people give comment-sized answers as well, I hate doing that. | |
| Jun 15, 2016 at 17:21 | history | answered | The Photon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |