Consider this question: how to convert enum between (string ,list of flags ,enum with flags)

The user asked this question at "2016-07-16 10:46:12Z" and self answered it "2016-07-16 10:46:12Z" -- at the same second. Is this even possible?

The question has its merits and the OP gave a good answer.

I would flag this for moderator attention, but I don't know if this behavior should be allowed/enforced, nor if Stack Overflow is supposed to work like a knowledge repository like this -- more suitable to CodeProject, for instance.

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    41k and you didn't know about this? Wow. – user1228 Jul 18 '16 at 15:47

Yes, whenever you ask a question you can tick the checkbox Answer your own question. If you do so, the answer will be posted at the same time the question is posted.

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This is - under certain conditions - acceptable and encouraged in the help center. There even is a badge for a good self-answer. Of course, the question and the answer must comply to the Stack Overflow standards, just like they would if they were from two different users.

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but I don't know if this behavior should be allowed/enforced

This behavior is acceptable and must be allowed as it's clear from the Help center that:

Can I answer my own question?


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