Why does a definitely WRONG answer win?

Thats right, You tell them! Thanks for the correction by they way. Thanks to you I learned something today!

Step One: Ignorant person asks question

Step Two: Many ignorant people answer the question to get 2 points

Step Three: A few knowledgeable people answer the question to give a correct answer

Step Four: The ignorant person must then decide which of 40 wrong answers and 3 right answers to select

Step Five: The ignorant person selects a wrong answer OR

Step Six: The ignorant person leaves the decision up to the community

Step Seven: 5 ignorant people vote for the first answer in the list to get points for voting

Step Eight: 2 knowledgeable people vote for the best correct answer

Step Nine: The first wrong answer wins

Step Ten: One of the knowledgeable people writes a comment in frustration to correct the wrong answer, but no one ever reads it

Because some people know nothing about the questions or the answer. They just want points. It is very unfair to the people who have taken the time to give, or properly research, a correct answer ,and also to the person who has asked something in earnest, does not know which to choose, and hopes that people will guide them to the best answer through voting. They end up with something totally misleading or even ridiculously facetious that is no help at all.

Let's face it many people use this website as a game of conkers and are bound to mock you for being annoyed.

Like you say many use those stupid electronic translators which normally are absolutely wrong.

The problem is that if the person asking the question has no clue about the answer and sees that most have the same translation coming from a translator (of course), he/she assumes it is the right answer.

That is why they should never pick an answer from web translators but from native speakers.

i noticed this too and not just with translation questions

some answers chosen are blatantly incorrect

i think some answers are chosen because it is what the asker wants to hear or even because the answerer has a "CUTE" avatar(i say this because i have seen it in the response to best answer response)

A. Because the voter's can choose whatever they want.

B. Because the asker can choose whatever they want.

THOSE BASTARDS!