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> Our hypothesis is that by adding bounties to the equation, the quality + speed of the answers you receive will increase due to competition for the bounty. We

> Our hypothesis is that by adding bounties to the equation, the quality + speed of the answers you receive will increase due to competition for the bounty. Well, either that or maybe the opposite. When there's a financial incentive people will respond to as many questions as possible just out of hope that they'll be awarded for any of the answers. If that happens then that will kill the quality of the answers. Good answers take time to research or require knowledge that only a minority of people have for any specific question. Spewing out garbage answers takes no time and no skill so it's more likely that more people will be doing that.

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
Also, what I'd you receive a satisfactory answer and agree to pay the bounty. Now the ten better answers never get posted. Currently, the default timeframe for answering and voting on a question is 24 hours. This may change in the future, and we may also allow question askers to choose their own time durations. What happens if my question receives no answers? If your question receives no answers and the answering period has expired, you will be re-funded the bounty amount less any transaction fees. Keep in mind that Cent is all about timing - try posting your question again when you feel the moment is right. I live in Tasmania (+10hrs). How am I going to know when global domain experts are awake and ready to respond?