[afarrell]

> drew fire for then answering it myself

Which is really weird and unfortuante. Asking and answering a question yourself contributes useful information to the site.

[chias]

Answering your own questions is also explicitly allowed -- you are informed as such on the page where you ask questions.

By the sound of it, I suspect expect that what the parent drew fire for was answering his own question using a comment.

[qubex]

I answered myself with a comment, which was a faux ps. It’s rectified now.