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The accepted answer is the answer the question owner thought best met their needs. This tag is for discussing issues related to accepted answers, not indicating that a question has an accepted answer.

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Informing new users of how to accept answers

It is an absolutely abhorrent practice and it should stop. The system should be the one holding the novice user's hand. Our comments, as helpful as we might think they are, are simply noise. They gr …
Anthony Pegram's user avatar
5 votes
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when is it ok to accept an answer for a tutorial/guide question?

That question was not a good fit, so it has been closed. But as for when it is it OK to accept an answer So basically, unless I implement it I wouldn't know if it is right or wrong. So, there is a …
Anthony Pegram's user avatar
5 votes

Total overhaul of question after accepting answer

If your edits change the question so much that it is basically a different question and its answers are no longer applicable, leave the question alone. Walk away. If you can add clarity to a questio …
Anthony Pegram's user avatar
7 votes
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Allow mods to accept answers for new users if they leave a comment like "Yes, that's it, tha...

No one should be able to take an action on behalf of a user, be that a simple upvote, downvote, or acceptance. While there are automatic protocols to protect against suspect voting patterns, those are …
Anthony Pegram's user avatar