Timeline for When receiving multiple correct answers - accept first answer or answer from a person closest to the source?
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| Nov 10, 2011 at 19:35 | vote | accept | Heinrich Ulbricht | ||
| Oct 20, 2010 at 9:30 | comment | added | Heinrich Ulbricht | You all have a point, and just because the author answers this doesn't mean it is the best answer. But if it is a question like "Is it true that...?" - answers which maybe could be answered by a simple yes/no. And then two people come and say "yes". Well, I tend to "believe" the author more because he must know it, because he invented it. The other person who anserered earlier might also be right, but maybe he cannot see all edge conditions. | |
| Oct 15, 2010 at 18:02 | comment | added | Rebecca Chernoff | If the answerer's being the author of the software adds additional value to the answer then value has been added and the author of the answer is irrelevant. John Resig isn't the only person that can answer that question correctly. | |
| Oct 15, 2010 at 17:54 | history | edited | Pekka | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Oct 15, 2010 at 17:50 | comment | added | Pekka | @rchern If it's a deep question about something a developer can answer more authoritatively and meaningfully than somebody else, yes. If the person being the original developer doesn't add any value to the answer, then of course no - I'll clarify to that effect. (One example I'm thinking about is somebody asking "Am I likely to encounter performance problems when doing XYZ in jQuery?" and John Resig answering it.) | |
| Oct 15, 2010 at 17:47 | comment | added | Rebecca Chernoff | If the first answer is just as correct and useful, why would you change it simply because the 2nd answer came from a developer? | |
| Oct 15, 2010 at 12:11 | comment | added | Tobias Kienzler | +1. When accepting answers you should always keep in mind that you do so to help others seeking an answer to your question. And that's what everyone answering has to accept, too. This is not about rep, but about, to quote Jeff, making the internet a better place | |
| Oct 15, 2010 at 10:27 | history | edited | Pekka | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Oct 15, 2010 at 10:22 | history | answered | Pekka | CC BY-SA 2.5 |