Have you ever tried hard to get a BR for a discusison and get it?
By sanuanu
@sanuanu (11235)
India
April 1, 2009 2:15am CST
I would say no!
First I don't response for BR and second even if I did for one or two, I didn't get one. Those were discussions where I read all the responses and thought that I would get a BR but didn't. Most of the time they remain unresolved.
I would like to thank all the users who did award me BR. I would like to take one name but I think that would be bad as he/she would get a negative popularity but I am really glad that people are awarding me BR.
So, what do you say, have you ever tried hard for a BR and got it? Of course you get very happy on getting it even if it is the only response to the discusion, isn't it?
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21 responses
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
1 Apr 09
no , i have not tried to get response. i do get some but i am not aiming for it. but i am thankful if i do. but i don't mind if i will never get another best response. as long as i have given a good response and i have enjoyed the discussions that will be more than enough for me . i treat having to post on great discussion as a reward itself. no need to inflate my ego by having many best responses. and i don't like actually getting best responses if i don't feel that my responses are not up to that good. so i prefer not to receive any best response at all actually.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
2 Apr 09
ah ok. then it is good also to get BR cause it encourages you more to be active and feel good when you know that you have given a good responses. and yes i really wanted to write. i wanted to learn how to be a good writer. that is why i have no more time to get or make an effort to have BR. as long as i was able to make good responses whether it earned BR or not.
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@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 09
"BR" AND MY LOT EARNING PROGRAM
All of my responses I did it sincerely within my faithful participation. Talking about rewarding, to this point I don't see any "proof of account statement" in myLot earning program on getting "BR" improved my earnings. So, it is not my priority BUT at the same time I always admire for members/friemds who had chosen or selected "BR" to my response including you, sananu; my hat off and down for you.
When "BR" is not my priority, meaning that I'm far away from feeling down or dissatisfaction when members/friends didn't rewarded "BR" to my response. What I know, my participation as a responder to one discussion stay tuned with their post's description. Whatever, this is my personal opinion, sanuanu.
PLAY BY EAR AND BY HEART
I got one big problem now, where I don't know how to make my response short, not many like long post because they think and accepted differently. In fact, a quality response does make an extra penny for poster, compare to normal rate. Mostly, my response contents flowed from my mind, brain, fingers naturally seemed like play by ear and by heart.
By the way, I think I need to learn how to make my response not more than five (5) lines. I wish to do that way, but just can't do it for the current moment. I'll try till I reached it.
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
1 Apr 09
Well, I would be a little dissapointed if you choose to shorten your response but it is worth saving time and saving time means saving money too!
About you getting BR in my discussion, I am glad that you came in and posted some extraordinary responses. It did nothing but added four moon to my discussion!
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@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 09
What a great APRILFOOL DAY...you'd chosen my response as your discussion's "BR", thanking you rom the bottom of my heart, sanuanu. In return, with my best regards I wish you fortune ife, forever!.
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@fiazio (734)
• India
1 Apr 09
Not really, I don't respond for the mail aim of getting a BR.
I have not really tried hard, I just write what i feel is appropriate and forget about it, The response should serve the purpose and help the person who has asked to get the perfect solution to her problem.
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@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
1 Apr 09
no, whenever i post a response to a discussion, i am not thinking of getting or be mark as Best response, i response according to what my thoughts are at those moments i type my response and nothing else, the Best Response all depends on the user who started the discussion on whom does he/she thinks deserves to have the BR mark. for the past 8 months since i've started here in myLot, i had 23 or 24 Best Response mark. i've never expecting anything like that but i am grateful about it.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
1 Apr 09
I did get couples of best response before but they were the discussions that I expected. I got excited though because I don't get it often or people doesn't really go through the discussions to mark best response.
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@jlredike12 (207)
• United States
1 Apr 09
ive only gotten a BR once, but i wasnt even trying at the time. all the other times, i think out a good response but i dont try to be the best.
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@DuoMaxwell (953)
• United States
2 Apr 09
No, not really. I just say what's on my mind as best as I can. I'm not a guy who's striving for a best response every time. I just let the best responses come to me. I don't have to try hard to do so. I'm just saying what's on my mind and sounding reasonable at the same time.
Although it's a rare occasion that I ever get a best response at all. It'd be like a surprise if I ever get one at all. I'm just doing what I always do every time i'm here.
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@DuoMaxwell (953)
• United States
3 Apr 09
I don't even know HOW to get a best discussion in the first place, but I get them when I get them. I already got 5 best responses last time I counted, and it's not like i'm an expert on getting them.
I might be good at getting best responses, and I might not, but as I said, I get them when I get them, and i'm just being myself giving out good, useful and/or helpful responses. I'm just doing what I like and getting paid for it.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
2 Apr 09
I never remember BR when I response to any discussion. Why I response to a discussion is mainly because I can relate to it. Sometimes when I least expect it I am given a BR. I am delighted when I see it from my email that says 'Congratulation.. sure it puts a smile in me.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
4 Apr 09
It's actually my goal here in mylot every time I respond to a topic. I want to get the best response mark, well, that's no longer a secret. I like the feeling of getting at least one best response mark every week, and I'm proud to say that I have achieved this goal ever since the beginning I went active here in mylot!
You see, to be able to receive the best response mark I have to be sure that I compose my thoughts well, and I deliver them properly.
Though I don't get disappointed if I don't get the best response mark, I do respect the author's decision to whom they'd like to give the mark to. But just the mere thought that every post I make could be the best response and achieving it is a great feeling.
You see, I don't post or respond here for the money (well not entirely) I respond here to get my ideas out. And best response mark affirms that my ideas were interesting enough.
Nice topic by the way.
Happy mylotting!
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
6 Apr 09
Hahaha!
I do also give out best response marks, but I don't do it just for the sake of giving it out. I first try to see which post really gives me the 'WOW Feel', if I don't get that, then I don't mark it.
I guess the longest time I've ever decided on the best response was about a year or so, the shortest was like months. I want the person to get my BR mark to truly deserve it. By the way, it's not the person that I look into, I thoroughly read the comments (without looking at the person).
Thanks for enjoying my discussions!
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
8 Apr 09
Thanks for enjoying my comments
Mention not but don't you think that it is my decision which discussion to enjoy and which not to!
For me, once I have given it within a matter of minutes after I started a discussion and you could see many of them remaining as unresolved.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
4 Apr 09
Interesting!
Although we all want to have a handful of BR in our account but most of us don't post only to get BR.
It would be interesting to know if you award BR in each of your discussion because you are a good discussion starter and I enjoy participating those(Unless that is intended to only ladies of course!), you could see me in your discussion more than often. So, do you award BR to us?
I must say that I enjoy your comments and response. The quality always remains good when you give a response or comment. I am sorry that I couldn't award you one for my discussion. Please don't feel bad about it and keep responding.
I think BR increases the star rating(only think).
Thanks for responding though!
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@daliaj (5674)
• India
6 Apr 09
I would say No too. I never responded for best response. I always wrote what do I think about the discussion and what is my opinion aboutt that. Sometimes my opinion will be against the opinion of discussion starter, but I don't care it. Even then I got 5 best responses.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
2 Apr 09
That is something I have never really though about before. I can't say I would try to respond and aim to get a BR, but just reply and give my input or thoughts on a discussion.
I feel that if I get a BR for one of my responses is just a nice bonus
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@nzalheart (2338)
• India
8 Apr 09
Hello sanuanu!!
Well I don't really post for getting best response. But I certainly get very very happy when someone think that my response is the best and mark my response the best response. So far with my two hundred and ten post already, I have only two best responses. But I am happy for it. I keep on posting, no matter it is best or not, every time I give my best to respond a particular discussion, if fortunate sometimes I may get the best response. Moreover, when I get the best response, I get encouraged. I was really encouraged when I got one for the first time. Yes but many times it becomes unresolved. I think friends in mylot should give a little time to mark the best response among the answers they get in their discussion.
Happy mylotting...
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@uicbear (1900)
• United States
3 Apr 09
When I decide to post a response to a discussion, I always try to make it a quality response. It's never an attempt to receive a best response. Although there have been a couple times when I have gone into great length and detail in my response that I did think there was a strong possibility that if the original poster rated the discussion, I could get one.
Most of the time though, getting a best response is just a really nice surprise.
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@acematthews71 (1084)
• India
6 Apr 09
ya, you would be really nice if u got selected for the best response. i have till now been awarded with 4 best responses but in that the first one about the playstation interest was which i was expecting to get a br & i was really happy to get it as my first br as i tried hard for it to come by.
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@feathers26 (865)
• Philippines
2 Apr 09
It is also good you are trying your best to get BR.
but when I respond to discussions I just do my best.
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@Amber4106 (540)
• United States
1 Apr 09
I've never really tried to get a best response, I just try and give my best opinion or thoughts on each discussion that I respond to. I don't really think that the best responses get awarded with extra money, but maybe there would be more positive responses and discussions if people were offered more money for best responses. It would atleast give some people a goal to aim for, kind of like our ratings and number of posts.
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
2 Apr 09
No, they don't get extra money but they must be getting some rating points to help their star move up towards 10.
The opinion of awarding money for a Br would not do good. Star rating is making discussion a quality one already and when money will be awarded by BR then people would be starting a trade of BR. "You give one, I will give you one!". That wouldn't be increasing quality but trading only!
Thanks for response.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
2 Apr 09
I can't say that I have made it a habit of trying hard for a best response but if it's a discussion that I really like I will. I don't really go through my unresolved discussions as much as I probably should, and when I do I find sometimes I am lazy and just award, or am stuck as to just who I should award. Best Responses are a hard to accomplish, whether it be trying to get one, or trying to give one!
Great Discussion!
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@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
2 Apr 09
I have had my share of best responses but I have never actively sought them out. I just like to participate in the ongoing discussion at the time.
If the BR was worth ten dollars I might be more disappointed in not getting one though. This posting for a penny or two is nice when it finally accumulates into a payout.
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@parthu28 (498)
• India
2 Apr 09
no i never respond thinking about anything like a best response.....its just whatever comes to my mind that i spill out.its not about getting any such things...........thats because for me mylot is much more than a site to earn money.i accept that i started it to earn money but now its more of an outlet to my heart and feelings rather than a site for earning money.........
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