I am not sure when this happened (or if its just my imagination), but lately I've been noticing that answers aren't sorted by their vote counts. I noticed this on couple of questions that I answered my question had the highest rating but wasn't on top. So was this feature never there and I was living in an illusion (in which case I apologize)? Or has something changed? I personally think sorting by upvotes count is a good idea.
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3There are tabs in the top right that change the sort order. They are "sticky", meaning that your setting persists across multiple pages. You probably accidentally clicked something other than "votes".– Cody GrayCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:47
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There are options to sort them by other things, but the default is by votes, with the accepted answer (if any, and if it isn't the OP's) at the top.– StephenTGCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:47
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Even if you sort by vote score: 1) Accepted answers always top the list (except for self-accpets). 2) Answers may be out of order if they changed score or were just added while you were viewing the page; you can see them sorted by refreshing the page.– apsillersCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:48
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oh damn. so it was just me– SoWhatCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:49
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I have noticed that as well. I also noticed that when you update your answer it goes right on top. Before my answer got accepted it kept going up and down not depending on the count. Once accepted it stabilized.– user221081Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:50
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@mehow that's because the sort of answers having same score is random, by design. Every page reload will change the order. It's meant to prevent same answers stick on top and thus gain more votes and anyway, not relevant to this case.– Shadow WizardCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:52
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Below the question there are tabs that give you the option to change the sort order of the answers, choose votes for your desired order.
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@ShaWizDowArd I think I did pretty well, considering I'm using a little touch pad on a laptop– apaulCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:53
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For all we know, Mat might be using a little touch pad too. :D Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 14:55
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@ShaWizDowArd What's in the size of a free hand circle? that which we see as a free hand circle By any other size would look as sweet;– apaulCommented Aug 13, 2013 at 15:13
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