How does it make you feel when you miss out on best response?

It doesn't really bother me whether I'm marked as best response or not, in fact, sometimes I go into and respond to discussions where the best response has already been awarded. However, I am sometimes pleasantly surprised at being awarded best response, when I least expected it! I feel, as long as I can respond sensibly to a discussion and can help or advise in some way, then it has all been worthwhile. I don't look for best responses. I would also like to add that if most times it's your friends you give best responses to, then that's because they know you, and give you helpful answers. I don't think it's a case of favouritism. Brightest Blessings.

I usually don't even think about checking the best responses area. I just respond to discussions I am interested in. Sometimes I have a lot to say, other times just a couple of lines. I've never intentionally tried to make a response I thought might get a best response. I guess if people like my response and mark it as best, it hopefully means it was the best. I realize that a lot of other people have a good things to say as well. So some are best, some are average, and some not so good. Oh well, at least I'm enjoying it. So no, I don't get mad or feel like quitting.

I can honestly say it doesn't bother me. I don't even go back and check to see who had the best response of the discussions I replied to. And when I choose best response, I consider them all, and truly base it on what I think is the best reply. Somtimes they are my friends, but a whole lot of times they aren't.

Don't get me wrong honey I think it is lovely to get a best response and I have had quite a few but it doesn't upset me if I don't receive it - after all other people have put in just as much time and effort as myself! I just answer what I believe and hope the person who posted likes what I wrote even if they don't agree with it! xxx

I never worry about best response. Honestly I don't even think about it at all unless I am checking my "my best responses" page and see that I have a new one. I am always surprised if I get best response. I don't think just because one reply was chosen that means the others were not good. If there are many good ones, people will notice that and read them as well, so I don't think not getting best response is a reason to leave mylot or get upset! As far as choosing the best responses to my discussions, I always read all responses and just pick the one I like best. Sometimes it is a friend of mine, sometimes not. I do not play favorites. I think I tend to share the same opinions as some of my mylot friends so they are probably chosen more often because of that. It's not on purpose though.

I honestly almost never think of best responses when I am answering discussions. I will still answer if a BR has already been chosen and I never consider saying something in the hopes of getting the BR. I will admit though that when I get one I am very proud of it. It flatters me to think someone enjoyed something I had to say or appreciated my effort. I think that it makes sense that a lot of your friends give the best responses to your discussions. They know you and there is a repore.... don't think anything of giving the award to a friend when they earned it.

It actually does not bother me I also still respond to where the Best Response has already been chosen I really do not worry about best Response I just like responding to good Discussions

It does not bother me. Look, I never went to University, I never was in a profession. I had to practice writing, looking up words in the dictionary, checking paragraphs and sentences for examples as well as going on the internet for research, plus the numerous writing how to to get the sentences and paragraphs right. I still am unsure about grammar in some cases. So even though I work as hard as I can, someone else can do better and express herself more precisely. I do not think it is favoring friends. I think in some cases, it is a case of one or the other. So did someone not give you the best response that you deserved?

I give responses for so many discussions. But I get best response for very few only. I feel may be others gave better response than me. Sometimes I read the others' best response answer. But usually I do not have time to see all these things. Hence leave it there and continue your journey.

I try to give best response to the person who has given me an answer I like or whether their answer gave me something that was very helpful and useful too. Sometimes its really hard if all are pretty much the same, sometimes I award the best response and then days later I get a good one. It just all depends. It doesn't bother me if I don't get best response. I just hope that what I post was meaningful and they were able to take something from it.

Hello beautyqueen!(",) I don't really care if that person give me "the best response" or not because it's his own choice to select which one from among the replies is best according to his own view and preference. It really doesn't hurt me if I won't be chosen as the best.(",) I choose best response depending on the content and the sincerity of the person although being friend with that someone does affect my selection because of that certain bond that we share. As much as possible I wanted to be fair.(",) Have a great day!

Thinking about getting a best response for some might purely be in terms of earning at a much speedier way. I liked your question a lot. But there are too many choices you have given. It could have been asked as a yes or no question, leaving the reasons to be given by the repliers. This question's reply could give you many interesting reasons. As for my reply, i am new to mylot, in terms of replies i have made. But if any person rates a response as best, the much better part would be to compliment and give a reason why it was chosen as the best. Even i will start doing the same from next time, A VERY GOOD IDEA i thought of while typing this reply. Thanks very much to you, friend.

I have had very few best responses but I don't care, I try to answer as I feel and I also reply to a lot of discussions where the best response has been chosen. But when it comes to choosing a best response I always read all the answers and choose the one that I like.

Basically from my point of view i do not care the slightest, and it does not influence my day not take any sleep from me aat night. I dont give a fck about the rating system i dont give a fck about the stars or anything related to this silly popularity contest.

I am not in this for the best responses, rather for all of the writing, It doesn't matter to me whether my response is selected or not, just as long as I get paid! LOL Life is not a competition, just as long as I can do what I want.

Although I appreciate it when someone awards my response as best response, I don't take it personally if they don't. I know that everyone has their own way of choosing, and like you said, many will choose their friends over anyone else, no matter what the quality of the response. If I have done my best to give a good response, then I am happy with what I have done. Hopefully others will find some benefit in at least some of the things that I have had to say.

I just answer the best I can and then don't worry about it. In fact, I have had a couple of best responses and was surprised, because all I was doing was giving my best. If someone has a better response, then that is what the person was looking for when they started the discussion. (at least that is how I pick mine)