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SO doesn't do anything to make this a better option really. I mean, you can always delete your answer if it goes negative. You can even get a badge for it. (http://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/38/peer-pressure)

This is annoying for people answering the questions too: what should I do when I know the answer but it's already in the comments? Duplicate and rake the points for it? Leave it be and leave the question as unanswered?

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Interesting, I didn't know that... I think I will start answering more now. Let these words be heard!

I was about to flag a comment (hoping that I could choose to pick "this is an answer") but didn't know if that was an option once you flag something. The tooltip on the flag icon says "Flag this comment for serious problems..."

You get options to choose from, but there's no "this is an answer" option. It's not something mods can fix anyway. (you can't force someone to post an answer)

I ask people to turn their comments into answers. They usually do.

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