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    Indeed the voting is good for gamification, but not for "good content rises to the top .. incorrect content falls to the bottom" (or rise and falling are only occuring with very little nuance). So indeed, changing the system may be a too large step because it changes the entire game which is not nice for those that are playing it. However, more subtle changes can be made (Like Iamnotthewayyouspeak says in h* comment under h* post, it could be possible to not display scores directly and not apply ordering. This is also how I watch the answers, I mostly order them by activity and not by score) Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 20:00
  • @SextusEmpiricus Very much depends. On SO, I typically start by "highest" first. And only if that doesn't resolve the problem I am researching (and there are plenty of answers), then I will change to "active first". Especially for questions that are around for more than a few weeks, the highest voted answer does do the job. Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 20:15
  • on stats there are several old questions with more recently added questions where it is very interesting to see (and vote for) those new additions. Sometimes an older answer is not that great. (sure it may solve the problem, but the newer answer might explain it much more elegantly and provide more insight; stats is also about getting the problem and understanding it well and not just about finding a solution) Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 20:20
  • Here's an example involving myself stats.stackexchange.com/questions/429526/… Commented Nov 19, 2019 at 20:25