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If so, you're \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.uservoice.com\u002Fpages\u002Fgeneral\u002Fsuggestions\u002F39426-allow-users-to-accept-their-own-answers-with-no-rep-gain\">not alone\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words; here's what I just did to one of my own questions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Before:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Faccept-own-answer-before.png\" alt=\"accept-own-answer-before\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>After:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"http:\u002F\u002Fstackoverflow.blog\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Faccept-own-answer-after.png\" alt=\"accept-own-answer-after\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, look at that, I just \u003Cstrong>accepted my own answer!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there are some special rules around owner-accepted answers, to prevent gaming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wait 48 hours.\u003C\u002Fstrong> You must wait 2 days from the time you originally asked your question before you can accept your own answer. 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