Users are *able* to post multiple answers to a question. But is this encouraged, or discouraged? Does the answer change depending on the circumstances?
For the sake of a concrete example: Say there’s [a geometry question](https://math.codidact.com/posts/286985) that could be approached in different ways: with synthetic geometry, with trigonometric formulas, with vectors…. And say that I wanted to answer the question using each of these approaches.
Should these be posted as separate answers, or combined into one?
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For comparison, *that other Q&A site* explicitly invites multiple answers, by replacing the “Your Answer” form with a button that says “Add Another Answer”. It tempers that with a message when you click said button:
> Are you sure you want to add another answer?
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> You could use the edit link to refine and improve your existing answer, instead.
(And then there’s [meta discussion](https://math.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/10205/multiple-answers) that establishes what appears to be a consensus.)
I don’t want to make experimental posts, so I haven’t actually tried adding a second answer here (that is, I wrote one but never hit “Save”). But I don’t *think* there’s any similar guidance available.
Tim Pederick
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2022-11-20T05:00:39Z (about 2 years ago)