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How do you select the best answer for your own question and while voting?

If there are similar answers, what is that you look for in an answer to vote/select as the best?
Do you just select based on the helpful votes? oldest? longest? the one with pictures/videos?
How about the copy and pasted answers (without following the guidelines)?
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smartweb smartweb
 
 August 12, 2009 04:47 PM
i go by whoever gave the answer that was the most helpful to me. if a video or picture didn't add to the helpfulness, or other people voted it helpful but it didn't actually help *me* then i wouldn't vote for that answer.

when they add extra resources for me to get more information, that is always seen as a plus to me and shows they put some time into it.

if it came down to two answers that were equally helpful, then i have to pick the first one that got me a helpful answer.

and copy and paste is not even considered for best answer...
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psionandy psionandy
 
August 12, 2009 12:26 PM
It depends on the question. Where a video/picture helps answer the question then that helps.

But generally its the person who can give the best 'real' explanation that I tend to prefer. By that I mean the reply is the sort of answer a human rather than an encyclopedia gives.

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socalsue socalsue
 
August 12, 2009 08:43 PM
I vote by most useful information. In case of very similar answers, then it is who posted first.

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