I understand why I can't upvote my own answer, but if I realise
that my answer is wrong, why can't I downvote it?  Also, for one
answer, I figured I'd just edit saying something to the effect
of "warning - this answer is wrong - left in as a warning to
others". This seems like the right (but embarrassing) thing to
do - but is it?  Basically, what's the normal way to confess
your own wrong answers?  share|improve this question add comment
3 Answers  up vote 11 down vote accepted  Delete it if it's
wrong and off base.  By deleting, you help clean up by not
littering with an incorrect answer (unless you're a mod and you
get the joys of seeing deleted answers amidst the non-deleted).
share|improve this answer Note that you can't delete it if it's
been accepted... –  Jon Skeet Oct 7 '09 at 8:20 add comment  I
don't understand-- if your answer is wrong, why you don't just
correct it?  share|improve this answer You can realise it's
wrong, without knowing what the right answer is –  Ralph Lavelle
Oct 7 '09 at 11:01