Do you have your own special rules when choosing a "best response?"

Hi Karen...I reeally don't follow any specific rules when picking best response. I base my choice on the answer that best brings something to the discussion that may carry it on in a new perspective or will redirect it to another phase of the discussion. I also llike funny answers as lond as they are not sterotyping a group of people. flutterby

I tend to mark someone the best instinctively. That is as and when I find someone's thoughts, substantial, funny, weird or whatever that gives it an edge over the others. Many times I get more good responses later in the course of the discussion. I wish I could mark more than one best! And other times, I go by substance. I give a lot of BRs to the newbies with good thoughts. However, having said this, I am bit lazy on resolving my discussions apart from the times when my instinct has the last say!

HI Karan! There is no special rule, what I see is if the response is to the point and is relevant to the issue and wheather the respondent has touched to core issue in the discussion. Presentation and counter-comments of the respondent also carry importance, while deciding for the best response. You see everyone does not write deailed response, therefore, contents and length of the response also matter, when deciding for the best response.

Unless I find a really outstanding one I try to give mine to the newest people, I think that is a cool way to encourage them.

hi karen, i am not taking care special rules or criteria for choosing best response

I have no idea about best responses, what to be mark, or how to get? Maybe I am a newer, My best response says nothing. haha..

i never choose a best response, never remember to do it, but if i did i think my critera would be something like, go for the response which i can read has had thought put into it and also that it doesn't just agree with what i have said