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Which answer should you accept when both answers are correct but use different techniques?
The one you prefer, the one you end up using. It's completely up to you.
Acceptance is very personal, it's your question. Accept whichever answer you want.
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What happens if I think that my answer is more valid than the accepted one?
Usually, nothing. If the other answer is flat out wrong, downvote it and leave a comment explaining why. You can also leave a comment for the OP informing them of why it's wrong.
If the other answer …
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If an answer cannot possibly give you what you asked for, please consider accepting neverthe...
Please consider accepting a good answer, even if it does not (possibly) give you what you asked for
I have to say I completely disagree with this. Accepting an answer is saying that that answer s …
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How did I get 35 reputation from 2 votes?
You got another 15 rep because your answer was accepted. See https://askubuntu.com/help/whats-reputation for details about reputation. The relevant bit here is:
You gain reputation when:
[ . . . ]
an …
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