<p>First I answered <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/143999/on-forecasting-the-mean-squared-error-and-realized-volatility">this</a> question on March 30 (the same day as the question was posted). Later I got two upvotes. </p>

<p>Then a bounty was started on that question some time in mid-April. I received two upvotes during the bounty period (April 11 and April 14). <br>
(I am not 100% sure, but I think both April 11 and April 14 fall within the bounty period; how can I check what period the bounty was on?)</p>

<p>My answer was never accepted. There was only one other answer that got only one upvote in total and was not accepted.</p>

<p>I was hoping to get half of the bounty following the <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/help/bounty">bounty rules</a>:</p>

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  <p>If you do not award your bounty within 7 days (plus the grace period), the highest voted answer created after the bounty started with at least 2 upvotes will be awarded half the bounty amount. If there's no answer meeting that criteria, the bounty is not awarded to anyone.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>-- but that did not happen. </p>

<p><strong>Question:</strong> What could be the reason I did not get (half of) the bounty?</p>
