# Why was my self-answer deleted?

I recently answered my own question but my answer was deleted promptly for being 'additional information' rather than an answer. Here's the question:

Different uses of 'almost sure'

They are equivalent.

(Thanks to Did for the comment.)

One of the reviewers was kind enough to comment on my answer and said:

From my perspective, I'm pretty sure the contents of my answer were about as direct an answer to the question as is possible. I don't see how it could be construed as mere 'additional information'. I can understand if Did should get the credit for the response, but given that he only posted as a comment I thought I would formalise it into an answer.

• I've voted to undelete, but if you're just quoting verbatim, it might be a bit more acceptable to set the answer CW. – J. M. is a poor mathematician Oct 3 '17 at 12:35
• Deleting the ansnwer is a mistake, but undeleting it now seem pointless, as there is already a strictly better answer. – user99914 Oct 3 '17 at 13:21
• In my opinion, if a question can be answered by a trivial three word answer (or just by "yes" or "no"), it usually better to put that as a comment (so the OP can delete the question). If it is necessary to put it as an answer, IMHO it should be a community wiki answer. There is no reason for a trivial self-answer - just blush, delete the question, and move on. – Carl Mummert Oct 3 '17 at 13:39

I guess it was deleted because it's just an assertion without any elaboration or reasoning. Thus it's not a very good answer.

Still, the assertion does answer the question, and I think the reviewers made a mistake here.