Why do my answers on this site 'jump' in line?

If I post an answer to any question on this site, it sometimes happens that the answers of people who post later than I do move above my answer. But sometimes my answer is above one that was already there when I wrote. How is that?

Is that because of time zones? Does the site use the writers’ time to sort the answers? I’m posting from Europe (UTC +1). Is it a bug or is it supposed to be that way?

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Answer #1

OK, rates. That explains a lot. Thank you, dude!

Answer #2

The highest rated answer moves to the top…and yes, we do need to make that more clear, on the page, so it’s more clear what is happening. :)

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