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For questions primarily about accepting answers, and best practices around accepting answers.
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In good subjective questions, should I accept an answer if there are several good ones?
Wait until you use the advice, and then use the checkmark to indicate which one helped you most.
There's no time limit on accepting an answer, so there's no need to rush when the nature of the questi …
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my accepted answer is factually incorrect--no recourse?
Flag as “other” and explain the issue in the custom flag area. Moderators have the ability to delete answers even when they've been accepted, and unless there's a good reason not to, such flags are ge …
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How to resolve the checkmark sitting on answers now made incorrect/inaccurate by rule change...
The only way to move a checkmark is by the question-asker doing it. Not even mods can override which answer the asker found most useful.
There's no expectation set by SE that the checkmark will corre …
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Overwhelming amount of edits needed in correct answer; what to do?
The guiding principles for good edits are “Does it improve the post?” and “Does it preserve the intended meaning?” Changing the original author's intended meaning, or not improving a post, are the mai …
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How to reward an answer that isn't my accepted answer
Awarding a bounty of the “reward existing answer” variety to another answer you like is a fine idea. You should be able to do so without fiddling the accept checkmark — I don’t believe starting a boun …
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