Will Manifold Markets add a Merge Function for Multiple Answer Questions by the end of the year?
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740Ṁ572resolved Jan 10
50%46%
No
50%46%
No
2%Other
0.6%
Yes
0.7%
Yes
3%
Question Creator can Merge
0.8%
Answer Creator can Merge
0.7%
Community Process for Merging
0.2%
Creator can delete duplicates
This market will resolve to yes if there is *any* merge functionality added to Free Response questions before the end of the year.
In markets that allow multiple answers, sometimes duplicate answers are created by users. This disrupts the accuracy of the market and will distort payouts and costs. For example, in the @AdamAdam pointed out here:
https://manifold.markets/TheSkeward/who-will-be-the-administrator-of-th#UVHCb6sRp0IO3M0HX7Iv
That @Test Test submitted a duplicate answer that I had already submitted. When I checked the other answers I noticed that this was not the only duplicate.
There are many different ways that Manifold could create a merge function. Allow the question asker to merge answers, allow answer submitters to merge them collaboratively, or some sort of community nomination and confirmation process. This market will resolve as long as there is some kind of merge function before the end of the year regardless of the specific function that Manifold Markets chooses (or not) to implement.
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