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There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, six months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 6 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two different interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, six months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 6 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two different interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, six months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 6 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, six months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 6 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two different interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, four months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 4 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

There is misinformation everywhere on the internet, and our site is not immune. Stack Exchange is written by people, and as a result, it is not perfect.

Having said that, I think Stack Exchange, and our site in particular, has a lot of good features that make the information here more reliable than many other sites. The voting system, the editing system, and the reputation system all work together to provide good answers to people and make the internet a better place. But it is not perfect, and there are some incorrect answers on here from time to time.

Here are a few examples from questions I have answered:

I recently ran across this question from 2010 after a duplicate question was asked. It only had one answer that was highly voted and accepted from that time. However, in my opinion there were some problems with the answer, so I downvoted it and wrote a new answer, 6 years later.

Another example: This HSA question was asked last year during tax season. I wrote a good, convincing answer. My answer was the only answer, and it got upvoted and accepted. However, six months later, I had done some more reading and came to the conclusion that my initial answer was completely incorrect, unfortunately. So I did the only thing I could do, which was to edit and rewrite my answer with the opposite position. I pinged the OP to notify him of the change. It is unfortunate that the question had a completely wrong answer for 6 months. I wish that an expert had come along before then and downvoted my answer and offered the correct answer, so that the question hadn't sat with misinformation for so long, but that's the way it goes.

A final example, involving Littleadv and me, is this question, on which I wrote one of my first answers on this site. Littleadv also wrote an answer that is different than mine. I came out on top with the voting on that one, but which answer is really correct? It is hard to say. We both cite sources supporting our positions. In the end, hopefully the OP and anyone else reading that question can get some good information from both answers, and they would be best advised to seek professional advice. (Unfortunately, some comment flags were thrown that day, too. The mods did a nice job of cleaning up the mess, and I learned how to react (and not react) to comments.)

Even a professional can get these things wrong, and sometimes there is no right answer. Legal opinions are called "opinions" for a reason. Two lawyers can read the same law and come up with two interpretations for it, ultimately requiring a court to decide. Whoever wins the court case is called "correct," but that simply means that the court had the same opinion as the winning lawyer.

In the end, if you encounter an answer you believe is incorrect, vote it down, upvote a different answer (or offer your own correct answer), and move on with your life. Despite its quirks, I believe that this site is a wonderful resource and provides a lot of help for people, and I'm happy to be a part of it.