Answer button doesn't function as expected

I agree. Ran into the 2nd issue mentioned and felt it was confusing to have a button to click "answer" right above the answer form that I would be filling out if I wanted to provide an answer.

Hopefully we can triage this in Commons 3.9. Thank for the bug report and feedback, japerry & WebSinPat!

Patch in #4 is looking good so far.

However it doesnt seem to address the 2nd issue in the OP that the Answer button appears even when there are no answer yet and it's right on top of the answer form itself. Think we need a check to see if any answers already exist in commons_q_a_node_view, before displaying the answer link.

<?php
 function commons_q_a_node_view($node, $view_mode) {
   if ($node->type == 'question' && $view_mode == 'full') {
     // Remove add comment link.
     unset($node->content['links']['comment']);
     // Add the answer link below.
     if (commons_q_a_check_answer_access($node)) {
// ADD A CHECK HERE TO SEE IF THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED ALREADY
// BEFORE DISPLAYING THE ANSWER LINK
?>

Also, perchance is this a good time for a fresh request to have the answer link and answer summary info appear in the browsing-widget when viewing the teaser for a question?