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Now, let's look at a recent closed question: Is anyone in the Hulkbuster armor in the Age of Ultron Trailer?

A great example of this was Who was the first Avatar?. Gabe Willard provided an answer based on the information at the time, but was ultimately incorrect. Eventually, The Legend of Korra definitively answered this question, and Keen provided a new, more correct answer. (Side note: Pureferret, change your accepted answer!)

We can also look towards What is that alien in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD?. At time of posting, we had no definitive answer. We had some clues, so I wrote an answer explaining what we knew, and which might be more or less likely. It took almost 9 months, but we were finally able to provide a definitive answer to this.

The more recent Who is Peter Quill/Star-Lord's Father? is a similar question. The best answer we have right now is, "We don't know, but the director has said that it's not the same person as in the comics." This question has not been closed.

Now, let's look at another question: Why are Superman and Batman against each other? This one has been closed. (Note: Yes, I was one of the close-voters. I've changed my mind since then.)

• X-men: Apocalypse - Taking on an invincible enemy? Like the Batman/Superman and Hulkbuster questions, we don't have an answer right now, but will eventually.
• Is there going to be an Iron Man 4 after all prototypes are finally destroyed for good? Either there will be a new Iron Man movie, or there won't be. Currently, there are no publicized plans. Where does opinion come into the picture?
• How is Magneto pulling Mystique in the Days of Future Past trailer? Prior to release, we had a few decent speculative answers. After it was released, we got a solid definitive answer.
• What is the plot of Star Wars 7 Yup, another one I initially VTC'ed. I voted for it before I voted against it. Go ahead and call me a waffler if you like.
• What character is Benedict Cumberbatch? This one is deleted, so you may not have access to see it, but it asked about the identity of a character in an upcoming movie. It was originally closed as "Too Localized" since we would get a definitive answer once the movie came out. "Too Localized" is no longer a valid close reason.
• Who is the eye patch woman? Another question where we didn't have a definitive answer until much later. This one is especially interesting as Gilles specifically edited the question to make it less time sensitive, extending the life of the value of the question.

Now, let's look at a recent closed question: Is anyone in the Hulkbuster armor in the Age of Ultron Trailer?

A great example of this was Who was the first Avatar?. Gabe Willard provided an answer based on the information at the time, but was ultimately incorrect. Eventually, The Legend of Korra definitively answered this question, and Keen provided a new, more correct answer. (Side note: Pureferret, change your accepted answer!)

We can also look towards What is that alien in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD?. At time of posting, we had no definitive answer. We had some clues, so I wrote an answer explaining what we knew, and which might be more or less likely. It took almost 9 months, but we were finally able to provide a definitive answer to this.

The more recent Who is Peter Quill/Star-Lord's Father? is a similar question. The best answer we have right now is, "We don't know, but the director has said that it's not the same person as in the comics." This question has not been closed.

Now, let's look at another question: Why are Superman and Batman against each other? This one has been closed. (Note: Yes, I was one of the close-voters. I've changed my mind since then.)

• X-men: Apocalypse - Taking on an invincible enemy? Like the Batman/Superman and Hulkbuster questions, we don't have an answer right now, but will eventually.
• Is there going to be an Iron Man 4 after all prototypes are finally destroyed for good? Either there will be a new Iron Man movie, or there won't be. Currently, there are no publicized plans. Where does opinion come into the picture?
• How is Magneto pulling Mystique in the Days of Future Past trailer? Prior to release, we had a few decent speculative answers. After it was released, we got a solid definitive answer.
• What is the plot of Star Wars 7 Yup, another one I initially VTC'ed. I voted for it before I voted against it. Go ahead and call me a waffler if you like.
• What character is Benedict Cumberbatch? This one is deleted, so you may not have access to see it, but it asked about the identity of a character in an upcoming movie. It was originally closed as "Too Localized" since we would get a definitive answer once the movie came out. "Too Localized" is no longer a valid close reason.
• Who is the eye patch woman? Another question where we didn't have a definitive answer until much later. This one is especially interesting as Gilles specifically edited the question to make it less time sensitive, extending the life of the value of the question.