Can I ask a question to which I already know the answer?

Question

This is sort of an etiquette quandary, I guess. I just found out about Acrobat's "Run Form Field Recognition" function (I have always done forms manually) AND how to tweak a form in InDesign so that said Acrobat function will recognize fields as easily as possible.

I think this is useful information which should be disseminated, and if I were searching on Google, I'd want to find that answer on a Stack Exchange site.

But I already know the answer to the question (How do I tweak an InDesign form so that Acrobat recognizes the fields easily?), and I even know where to look (InDesigner podcast).

I don't want to post my question and then post my own answer; that seems onanistically silly (even if there is a badge for it). But if I know the answer, is it bad form to ask the question?

Answer 1

Yes, you can certainly ask questions which you already know the answer. A few guidelines:

1. Give other people a chance to answer the question before you post your answer. You don't have to in general answer, but at least wait a day or two before you post your own answer.
2. Make sure it is an interesting question, more so than most questions.

Answer 2

I don't want to post my question and then post my own answer; that seems onanistically silly

On the contrary, it's good to share knowledge.

Give other people a chance to answer the question before you post your answer. You don't have to in general answer, but at least wait a day or two before you post your own answer.

Disagreed, post asap, no need to have others search for an answer if you know it already.