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###Reposting as an answer is great — but no excuse for plagiarism ### I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.

Reposting as an answer is great — but no excuse for plagiarism

I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.

###Reposting as an answer is great — but no excuse for plagiarism ### I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.

###Reposting as an answer is great — but no excuse for plagiarism ### I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.

###Reposting as an answer is great — if... ### I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.

###Reposting as an answer is great — but no excuse for plagiarism ### I've reposted other people's comments as answers many times. I do this because that's where answer-like content should go — in answers, not comments.

But I always make sure to make it a community wiki answer. That way there's no taking credit for someone else's contribution. (Votes and acceptances on community wiki answers don't count toward anyone's reputation.)

(To illustrate the point in a meta way, I made this answer you're reading right now a community wiki.)

Now to answer your question more specifically

What can you do about your situation after the fact? Not much, I'm afraid. Except leave a comment appealling to the answerer's conscience to make it community wiki, or at least give you full attribution. Other than that, learn your lesson and move on.