Why is someone other than the original poster allowed to mark solutions?

[Thorns]

I made this post and didn't get answers that solved my specific situation.

Solved: Re: Dataflow Incremental Refresh Causing Duplicate... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Today when I log in I see I have a notification that the user MadhaviT accepted a solution on my post.

Why is one CST member allowed to mark another CST member's post a solution?  That seems like a conflict of interest.

Also, why is someone other than the original author of the post allowed to mark a solution?  The author of the post has the problem, they should be the ones to mark something as a solution.

[Natalie_iTalent]

Hello @Thorns,

Thank you for reaching out.  CST is there to help provide solutions.  They don't mark their own response as a solution, so if a viable solution is offered it could get marked by another CST member.  We appreciate you checking back on your post to see if there was a solution, but that doesn't always happen.  So after an appropriate amount of time, a CST member may mark an answer as a solution.

I hope this helps.

Best,

Natalie H.

Community Manager 

[Thorns]

That's completly ridiculous because now that post has two solutions marked on it, but neither actually resolve the issue that I was facing.  This is a fundamental issue if this is allowed and now there is disinformation because a solution is marked when it doesn't actually resolve my issue.

This needs to be fixed.  Only the author of the post needs to be allowed to mark something as a solution.

[Natalie_iTalent]

Hello @Thorns,

Thank you for your feedback.  I have passed it along to the appropriate team members.

Best,

Natalie H.

Community Manager