Some comments, when combined, remove the point of answering questions

Question

I see this a lot when I go on the unanswered section, it's not "answered" but there are comments that, when combined, basically make an answer, or are an answer, so there's really no point in answering, because the asker already has the answer, I am wondering what would be a good way to fix this problem, or is it something we'll have to stick with?(This happens with about 50% or more of the "unanswered" questions I see, when I just want to answer someone's question.)

Comments

https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/373379/ The last comment asks for more information. Not an answer.
https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/384315 This first comment is not an answer. It's asking if that's what the person asking for wants in an answer.
https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/384226 If the asker already knew the answer, then the question should have been asked in the first place. It's likely that they want more information.
https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/384226 Original answer was converted. Most recent comment is just a compilation of info. The person who made the comment clearly didn't think it was enough to warrant being an answer.
I don't think that adding the feature to convert comments into answers would be a good solution for this. If there are multiple comments that, together, FULLY answer the question, and the question is not answered, converting them into separate answers is going to be less effective than someone compiling all of the info into one answer. Why can't we just do that?

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That's true, I just feel wierd getting points and stuff for just compiling other people's work, but I guess if it's okay, as long as you credit it to the comments, I'll do it. Also, how do you do the quote function with the line running down the quote?

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That wasn't really an invitation to take other peoples' comments whenever you notice this, because most of these situations are those in which a complete answer is not found in the comments. You should ask the person/people who made the comment(s) first, also. If its their information, then they should be the ones to answer, as long as the information provided is sufficient enough to answer the question.

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K, sorry, I'll make sure to do that.

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To create a blockquote, put a "more than" sign > and a space before the paragraph you want to quote. There should also be one line of empty space above the quote. More formatting help is on this thread: https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/meta/62257/

Answer 1

If you think a complete and accurate answer to the question is somewhere in the comments, then you can post it yourself. Nobody owns information -- you are more than welcome to include information from other people in your answer. If you feel bad about it then you can just give credit to the person you got it from. The only thing you should avoid is copy-pasting somebody else's writing verbatim (use your own words instead).

Take note that if somebody posted something as a comment, they probably believe it is not a complete or reliable answer to the question. If you think differently, then you can post the answer anyway. If it's truly not enough to answer the question properly, it can be converted to a comment or hidden. In most of the examples you linked, there is not a 100% confident and complete answer to the question in the comments (but the comments do contribute a lot to a possible answer).