Possible solutions for OP's not coming back to there question
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I have been thinking over what ifixit could do about OP's not coming back to their question after posting it. I believe this is getting to be a large problem. Out of my 250 answers, only about 15% of them have been selected as answer, largely due to the problem of discussion. Similar numbers have been observed from other reputable members.
However, looking at Jayeff as an example may show us approximately how many answers are affected as such. From my personal knowledge, I see Jayeff's answers very well written, and nearly always are selected as solution. This can be backed up by the fact that he has exceeded the reputation cap almost every day for more than a year.
Now, as his (answers) A/AA (answer accepted) ratio is just as good about as good as it gets, I will use it as a base. 60% is roughly the A/AA. That would mean that 40% of all answers go without the OP ever coming back to the question.
I have a few Ideas on how to solve this, but it would be great to hear from anyone else interested in the subject.
After two days with no activity (no activity meaning no votes or comments or such, or if possible page visitation), from the OP, they will be sent an email encouraging them to return to the question. If the link within the question is not clicked and there are no answers yet, the OP's question will be deleted a week of more inactivity. However, if the link is clicked, the question will remain open for another 14 days ''if'' there are any comments. If there are any answers, the "most helpful answer" will be selected as the accepted answer after 21 days of no activity by the OP.
Of course that plan has bugs, but I was hoping I could get some feedback from others. Thank you.
