If your idea really answers your question, at least partially, then you can post it as an answer. But doing so may actually decrease the attention attracted by your question: if someone sees on the front page that the question has many answers, they may assume it is effectively resolved and that they may not be able to add much.

Adding an answer will have the effect of "bumping" the question back to the front page. But your edit already did that.

In the Stack Exchange model, the intended way to simply draw additional attention to your question is to offer a bounty, which creates a reputation incentive for someone to try to answer the question to your satisfaction, if they can.

But ultimately, you can't force people to take an interest in your question, or to have productive ideas about it. As Yogi Berra allegedly said, "If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody can stop them."

If your idea really answers your question, at least partially, then you can post it as an answer. But doing so may actually decrease the attention attracted by your question: if someone sees on the front page that the question has many answers, they may assume it is effectively resolved and that they may not be able to add much.

Adding an answer will have the effect of "bumping" the question back to the front page. But your edit already did that.

In the Stack Exchange model, the intended way to simply draw additional attention to your question is to offer a bounty, which creates a reputation incentive for someone to try to answer the question to your satisfaction, if they can.

But ultimately, you can't force people to take an interest in your question, or to have productive ideas about it. As Yogi Berra allegedly said, "If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody can stop them."