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1answer
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Collaborative answer via single wiki vs multiple answers?
I have been using StackOverflow for a while and recently became familiar with how the site works. I have a fundamental question on how the answers are displayed on the site. I already tried searching ...
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1answer
151 views
Best answer versus best solution
I was recently in a bit of a quandary over which answer to accept to this question.
Of the answers I got, two were the clear leaders and, of course, I up-voted both. Choosing a 'winner' was more ...
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3answers
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Why is this accepted answer not listed at the top? [duplicate]
Answer in question: http://stackoverflow.com/a/12827086/825789
I have the answers sorted by votes, but strangely the answer marked as accepted is listed last. The top answer is the one with most ...
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2answers
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Accepting Answer protocol
What if I ask a question that is of the "How do I ...", not "Can I ...", and the only answer I get is "You can't". You can't is an Answer, but not a solution to my question. If it's the only answer to ...
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3answers
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Many users don't accept answers [duplicate]
On the StackExchange sites I answer quite a few questions, but I find that once the answer (or even a few answers) is there then the user just leaves the question never to see it again. They also do ...
3
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1answer
69 views
Accept an OK answer or write more complete answer?
I have a question over at Server Fault and it was been answered to my satisfaction. And I have two options as I see it
Mark the given answer by David Schwartz as "the answer"
Write up a summary ...
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4answers
102 views
Does the loss of reputation from unaccept happen on the day of the unaccept or retroactively?
I know that you give back 15 rep if an answer is unaccepted:
Do you lose the 15 pts if someone later unaccepts your answer?
However, does this loss happen on the day the answer is unaccepted, or ...
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3answers
163 views
Why do people answer questions when the OP has already accepted an answer? [duplicate]
I just got a notification that someone had added an answer to a several year old question which I had already accepted an answer for. It didn't require any additional answers. Should the OP not be ...
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4answers
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Are “bad” accepted answers a problem, and if so, how should we deal with them?
More than once I've seen accepted answers which suggested bad practices or were plainly wrong in some sense. In many cases, there was a better, not accepted answer (which often had more votes).
An ...
4
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0answers
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Flag High-View Unanswered Questions for “Community Reviewed Answer”
Stemming from a discussion here, there are many questions in less-frequented tags which are drive-by questions that never get an accepted answer, but are hugely useful and pop up quite often.
I came ...
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1answer
93 views
Allow a request to question owner to reconsider correct answer to their question.
Often questions have more than one correct answer, and sometimes the answer with the most votes is not selected as the right answer. Sometimes is because the most-voted answer was submitted later. Yet ...
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1answer
89 views
What do I do when an answer solves my problem but doesn't answer my question?
So I asked a question about how to do x because I wanted to achieve y, then two answers were submitted that helped me achieve y but didn't address how to do x. My problem was solved, but my question ...
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1answer
77 views
Why can't I accept two answers for the same question? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does accepting an answer work?
I got two answers for the same question from different users and both of them correct and working perfectly, but I am unable to accept ...
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3answers
58 views
How do I accept an answer when more than one provided the solution? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to select the correct answer when their content is equal
How do I accept an answer when two users provide a complete solution to a problem?
Case - Image can not be ...
0
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1answer
34 views
When trying to accept an answer for my question, it is asking me to wait [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does accepting an answer work?
Time limit on accepting an answer
When I am trying to accept an answer for my question, I am asked to wait for 2 minutes. Why is ...
