who keeps hiding answers, hows it done, even when the answers aren't thumbed down? its annoying?

Hi, Petit Chou. Long time no see. So you are back. There have been many changes, some totally absurd like the ability to answer your own questions and the removal of the public vote for best answer which means that since most people can't be bothered to choose a best answer or in the case of Languages are in no position to know what the best answer is, the points are rarely awarded.

Because of this many contributors with gravitas have dropped out completely.

Are you still caring for your mother? You were doing a splendid job there.

Answers are listed in order of relevancy. The software determines which answers are the most relevant based on language in the answer that matches language used in the question. You can game that system by basically repeating the question in your answer.

Edit, Hi! I've been bored lately. Video games don't seem as fun to me anymore, so I've been on here a lot