Is there a way to mark an answer in draft status so that the contributor can easily reference it?

Question

I have a question about my WordPress Development Stack Exchange post: Pull the category name in category.php out of the loop

It would seem that having the ability to mark a question or an answer in draft status would benefit the site considerably. That way answer authors are able to get complete details about the question from the question authors before being exposed to voting.

Maybe this is already available. How can it be done (aside from just writing that the answer is a draft in the question text)?

As long as we are on the subject, perhaps a post can also be flagged as needing assistance from someone with greater reputation. So if new authors need help, they can get the help they need to be encouraged (important for those starting out especially) and productive.

Answer 1

There is no such feature and it would probably overcomplicate things, as well as incentivize wrong behaviors (creating drafts just to "stake" being first to answer and so on).

If you feel your answer is incomplete it is perfectly fine to use your words and say so in the body of the answer.

If I am not confident I understand the question completely/correctly I will typically start answer with my understanding of it:

If I follow you right you want to accomplish X under Y circumstances.

This may be a good starting point in such case...