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Sometimes (infrequently) I see that the OP not only does not accept an answer but does not provide his/her intended answer. There are a lot of questions with no accepted answers here.

This can be a bit frustrating to readers who are genuinely interested in OP's answer.

Is there a way PSE can ask/request or persuade the OP to either accept or post an answer?

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I'll go down the list of possible solutions I'm aware of. Some of these Code Golf is using, so I've linked them as examples.

  • Ping them in chat: only works if the user is pingable or a mod abuses superpings (and they check their notifications).
  • Post a comment on the question: only works if the user still checks their Stack Exchange notifications (either they still use SE in some fashion or they get email notifications of updates).
  • Post a comment on an answer: only works if the user has posted a comment on said answer, otherwise they're not @-pingable.
  • Set up a sidebar infobox: only works if the user is on Puzzling SE to see it.
  • Customize our first-time asker dialog: only works if the user bothers to read it initially.
  • Make a meta post: only works if the user is active enough to see/remember meta. Also, Stiv already tried that.
  • Send a direct message, outside of chat: will never be allowed.
  • Telepathically call to them across the vast Internet: currently impossible.

Obviously, if you're using any of these possible solutions, please be polite and not overly pushy.

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