<p>I put a lot of effort into a <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/q/431720/163114">question about difficulties in reproducing a specific algorithm</a>. I got stuck in one step, was able to (probably) find a solution myself, but got stuck again in a next step. I've now edited the question showing the solution I have found and where I'm stuck. Anyway, the topic hasn't changed and I'm still having trouble reproducing this algorithm. </p>

<p>But there was already an answer - which however was not really an answer (so this question doesn't really match up with this <a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1159/163114">related meta</a>) because it did not help to even solve the first step I was stuck. I know it's not recommended to edit questions when there is already an answer, in order not to produce "chameleons" but I thought it would not have made sense to ask a new question where most of the text is the same. </p>

<p>I have now <strike>crossed out</strike> the text passages that were wrong and inserted a new chapter <strong>"Edit"</strong> to make it visible that I've made an update. I think the question has a higher value now, but I wanted to know if this was the right thing to do. Or -- to get a "w" into my question -- what should we do when we found a solution ourselves but got stuck in the next step if there's already a - but poor - answer?</p>
