Comment 13 for bug 107810

"...[T]hat solution would ... introduce some inconsistencies in the data model. Now, all questions in the SOLVED status have their answerer and answer attribute set. It wouldn't be the case after the change."

But you're going to need to change that *anyway*, sooner or later. Sometimes a problem goes away by itself; it's Solved, but nobody solved it. Other times, one person provides half the answer and another person provides the rest; the problem is Solved, but not by just one person. A UI that denies either of these possibilities will cause bad data and meta-noise until it's fixed, regardless of whether you manage to minimize other problems. That's the rationale for my proposal: fixing this problem in the short term, reducing work for you in the long term, and reducing relearning for repeat users. But I don't care that strongly about it, so I'll shut up now. :-)