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How do users set sort-by parameters? I was not aware of this option.

Tal Fishman
– Tal Fishman

2011-09-07 21:49:48 +00:00
Commented Sep 7, 2011 at 21:49
@Tal It's the answertab GET parameter. It is determined by what tab is clicked on in the top right.

cwallenpoole
– cwallenpoole

2011-09-07 21:56:37 +00:00
Commented Sep 7, 2011 at 21:56
To point #2: newer answers only get more prominence if they have more than a certain proportion of the votes of older answers. To point #3: the question may be marked as more active, but a user coming to this question for the first time may not notice why when a new answer is buried under old answers with much higher up-votes.

Tal Fishman
– Tal Fishman

2011-09-07 22:19:55 +00:00
Commented Sep 7, 2011 at 22:19
@cwallenpoole Perhaps Tal Fishman is looking for a change in the behavior when answertab is not specified.

Damian Yerrick
– Damian Yerrick

2015-01-09 17:56:24 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:56

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