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I often see things like:-
1 answer
2 answers
Above items are placed in a green box.
Above should more correctly read:-
1 reply
2 replies
They’re not really answers; they’re more accurately described as replies.
When will this be fixed?
Hi,
Q&A supports only answers and comments, it doesn’t have a single “reply” format like the former Answers platform did. Please note that this is by design and not a bug.
Hello Alison; thanks for the reply.
I know it’s by design but that’s the problem; the design’s wrong and that’s why I logged it as a Site Suggestion.
Please look at this issue:-
At the Top Level it shows 4 answers but then further inspection / drill down shows only 1 Accepted Answer and 3 other replies.
The 4 answers description’s misleading to say the least; it should really just show 1 Accepted Answer.
I understand how this might be a bit confusing coming from Answers, where replies were either marked as correct or not. In Q&A though, users can post answers (which can be marked as accepted) and comments. Answers provide recommended solutions, while comments provide follow up questions/clarification. Answers that are accepted will appear at the top of the thread, just like on Answers. Support documentation can be found for each feature that exists in Q&A to help users understand how everything works and how to get the most out of the platform:
Let's keep in mind that the convergence was a process of unifying both the Answers and Q&A platforms. The resulting experience brings together features from both, and while many elements from Answers have been added to Q&A, this doesn't mean existing Q&A features are meant to be deprecated.
Alison in reply to your posting starting I understand how this might be a bit confusing coming from simply isn’t credible because at the moment the Q A and Comments website (Q A & C) marks things as, “answers” when those, “answers” haven’t been marked as such by either the Issue Owner or a Moderator: such incorrectly described, “answers” aren’t “answers” at all; they’re just replies and should be marked as such.