Have you ever felt that the best reponse should have certain more restriction?

If you say there should be restrictions for marking a BR and making it time bound what do you suggest should be done if the BR is not marked within 6 months? I dont think all mylotters mark the BR only to their friends. I have received quite a few BRs from mylotters who are not in my friend list or we do not participate in each others discussions. Its just that most mylotters end up replying only to notifications received by thier friends. Its just a few here whom I have seen marking BR to select people only.....irrespective of whether there were better responses or not.

Sometimes when I go through some people's responses which have high ranks, I feel its really not worth it as there are better responses deserving better ranks. I really wonder if some nerd marks these ranks..

I very much agree that 'Best Response' is very open to abuse. Unfortunately we don't have a voting system which encourages other users to vote for a best response. To be fair, often the person starting the discussion really is the the person best suited to choosing the best response but I'm afraid that the system is still often abused. Fortunately, I don't think that a great deal of weight is given to 'Best Response' in terms of earnings, so it's really not that big a deal.

Sang I appreciate your point of view there. The internal voting system is a great thing and if mylot could introduce it nothing like it. Votes from community also sounds good. But the the initiator should also have freedom to vote of his. I think, since best responses do not affect our earning we can do with the biased BRs from the initiator but once myLot introduces earnings on BRs - they would require a serious revamping of the rules. Happy mylotting

Everyone has the option of rating a discussion with a +. I do this all the time. But when it comes to marking best response, I think some discussion starters are too quick to give it. I wait at least 3 weeks before I mark best response. Not everyone is on here every day (they do have lives outside of myLot) but they should be given the opportunity to give good responses, responses worthy of a best mark. When you give that best response mark, you can't take it back. If someone gives a best response mark after, say, the third response, and then a couple of days later someone else comes out with a more intelligible response, you can't take it back. I wouldn't wait six months but I think three weeks is reasonable. I don't think marking it the same day is reasonable.

You have given some very good suggestions. I agree with you that there should be a time limit and their should also be a polling system to select the best response. In some other sites, there is a system, where one can vote the best response. Till you suggestions are implemented and looked into, I would say that it is the discretion of right of the host of the discussion to select the best response, so we should not question his wisdom or judgement. You also select a best response, which appeals you, I believe. Perceptions differ from person to person. Sometimes I feel that I have written a very good response, however, the host does not mark my response as the best one, there may be some others who may be better than me in his/her opinion and on the other hand, I get a best response, when I least expect the same. I just share my thoughts, without bothering about the best response.

Yes I think there should be bit more restrictions when it comes to selecting the best response. In my there should be more than one best response as there are many other responses which deserves best response title.

sang2k2, People will tell you that some discussions don't really need a best response. The first reason can be, when there is no response. Second, when there really is no best response. (Say you receive just one-liners) Have a nice day!