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If we let authors close their own questions, it should only be allowed if there are no answers. I wouldn't want to spend time on an answer to have it stuck in a closed question because the OP is p...
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#1: Initial revision
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Olin Lathrop
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2024-02-01T13:10:40Z (4 months ago)
If we let authors close their own questions, it should only be allowed if there are no answers. I wouldn't want to spend time on an answer to have it stuck in a closed question because the OP is planning on changing the question. Once an answer has been written, the question shouldn't change in meaning. There is another problem with this whole mechanism, though. We don't want posting and then closing questions to be used in place of drafts. Each close and reopen will bump the question. We don't really want to see it until the author is ready to present it to the world. Allowing authors to close their own questions encourages developing questions "in public" instead of making sure they are ready before posting. All the above considered, I think it's better not to let authors unilaterally close their own questions.