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Re:What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up? by foxfired on Monday October 22, 2018 @08:58PM (#18279962)
Accepted answers are not necessary at the top. Here is an example: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6121203/how-to-do-fade-i...

The chosen answer was not the best, so my answer ended up reaching the top. But note that after 7 years, my answer, although still correct, is no longer the most efficient way to do things. Better alternatives are rising up.

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Re:What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up? by mixmastamyk on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @12:46AM (#18280794)
It's being sorted by votes. Many times, the accepted is at the top despite higher number of votes being cast for those below.

I'm not sure what the deciding factor is now, perhaps there is a more complicated scoring system happening in the background or it recently changed?

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Re:What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up? by Flimm on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @02:17AM (#18290103)
The only case where an accepted answer is not pinned to the top is when the accepted answer was posted by the same user who asked the question. Your link is an example of that.
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