Topics marked as "Answered" by Moderators
Niall
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Some may have noticed that more threads are being marked as answered / solved.
This is particularly happening when the topic is transferred from the "Ask a question" board to it's final relevant board.
I have found out Moderators do this "if the original poster hasn't marked it him/herself within some time and there is a plausible answer/solution in one of the comments" as "that topics with marked answers score better in online searches (SEO) therefore helping people with a similar question find an answer easier."
If you, as the originator of a question, feel that what has been marked as a solution is not, use the flag symbol
on the entry that has been marked as the "Answer" to explain to the moderators why it is not the answer
This is particularly happening when the topic is transferred from the "Ask a question" board to it's final relevant board.
I have found out Moderators do this "if the original poster hasn't marked it him/herself within some time and there is a plausible answer/solution in one of the comments" as "that topics with marked answers score better in online searches (SEO) therefore helping people with a similar question find an answer easier."
If you, as the originator of a question, feel that what has been marked as a solution is not, use the flag symbol
on the entry that has been marked as the "Answer" to explain to the moderators why it is not the answer 0
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Hi Niall,
Thanks for reiterating this here and sharing your useful tip!
Cheers, Mikko0
Retired Community Managers and Staff 
