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It's annoyingly common how the OP doesn't mark this answer as accepted, or even acknowledge how amazing this answer is from one of the technology's creators --
by sikhnerd 10y ago
It's annoyingly common how the OP doesn't mark this answer as accepted, or even acknowledge how amazing this answer is from one of the technology's creators -- instead just goes on to ask a followup.
- mixmastamyk 10y agoThe accepted answer is often wrong (or obsolete) and grants a small number of points. The obsession with it on SO is a bit odd.
- ghayes 10y agoYeah I tend to think if another answer has double the points of an accepted answer, that answer should come first.
- dexterdog 10y agoPlus, often there is a decent and accepted answer given quickly and then a much more complete answer given later on that is really the one that should be considered in the archive.
- d0mine 10y agoIn the vast majority of cases the accepted answer is the most upvoted answer http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/178439/can-we-exempt-downvoted-accepted-answers-from-getting-the-top-spot/189424#189424 http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/178439/can-we-exempt... But then again: the most upvoted answer doesn't mean that it is the most correct (whatever it means) one. Though likely it is.
- coryfklein 10y agoOut of curiosity, why do you care whether the answer is marked as accepted?
- hatchoo 10y agoBecause it more likely that beginning programmers would jump straight and look for the "accepted answer".
- dalke 10y agoWhat mechanism would you suggest otherwise? For example, suppose I ask a question, and within 10 minutes get an answer which is good enough for me, then I accept it and move on. Hours later, someone gives a much better answer. What is my obligation to track the topic after I already know a correct answer? What should be the mechanism to override my acceptance? What is more achievable: putting that mechanism in place, or getting beginning programmers to look at the first answer rather than looking for the accepted one? To which I'll add, I'm looking at it in privacy mode (not logged in), and can't tell which is accepted. Is that something that only people with an account can see? If so, aren't those also people who are now no longer beginner SO users?
- hatchoo 10y agoI'm no UX expert but maybe highlight the accepted answer and a different colored highlight for the top voted answer.