I just asked a question and three people gave 3 really good answers. Each of them is very useful and both the comments and answers help clear up a lot of things. How do I then go about choosing which answer I accept?
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3$\begingroup$ See What factors should be considered to accept an answer: Time, completeness or what? and Are there codified or at least customary acceptance criteria? $\endgroup$– Martin SleziakJan 9, 2013 at 15:36
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1$\begingroup$ Close as duplicate, no? $\endgroup$– user856Jan 9, 2013 at 16:33
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There are no rules stipulating how you make a decision: choosing an answer to accept is a very subjective issue.
Now, if you really cannot choose, one option (which I use myself in other Stackexchange sites) is to flip a coin (roll a die etc.) and randomly choose one. Then leave a comment on the other answers saying that you appreciated the help, but software limitations allows you to accept one answer, and so on and so forth.
For a lot of the users here, the primary functions of the check-mark is
- To indicate the question is solved
- To thank the answerer.
For those users whether they actually get the 15 rep point isn't that important: they would be perfectly happy knowing that their efforts are not misspent and you found their help to be useful.
answered Jan 9, 2013 at 16:26
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13$\begingroup$ Note that at least from personal experience, 'flip a coin, cringe when it comes up one way and realize that you preferred the other choice all along' is also an excellent method for deciding which of two choices you prefer... $\endgroup$ Jan 9, 2013 at 22:53
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1$\begingroup$ @StevenStadnicki I like this comment more than the answer :).(I like the answer also) $\endgroup$ Sep 6, 2014 at 1:33