Would you change how you did things if.....

I think a lot of people would find that rather difficult. "Because I had a pact with a friend to swap BRs?" I think it would be a good idea and MIGHT be an improvement. Choosing a best response is a responsibility that should be taken seriously, or ignored. I make a written note of all "good" responses when reading them. Then, when it comes time to choose, I only have to re-check a few to pick the best of the "good"

hi dawnald, I'd consider that one gross cencorship as I have no reason usually just something takes my fancy which sometimes can be a bit warped or on other days completely logical but I certainly wouldn't want to go round justifying myself, that would be mylot gone mad. And how would you be supposed to justify giving a best response if there was only one response but it was a good one, which sometimes happens, if there's a only one and I don't like it I ask a friend to go in and add a response but that doesn't mean their going to get a best response as then other people might see it and one of them get the best response, so to summarise I wouldn't like that system at all.

Okay Okay Okay, You've got me! I don't always reread through the responses to pick the best one, I'm sorry! I'll do better, I promise! Okay so maybe I'll just skip doing them altogether, or be snazzy and suave, and think of something to say even if it's way off the mark from my original (too lazy to read, but like their avvie, name, or just what they usually write, without checking to see if their style or opinion's changed)... AH!

I guess i'd do it the same ol' way i always do. Too mean to change my ways now at this old age, lol.

Hi dawnald, I would probably give a good reason for giving best response in a box provided because thais what I do, normally I would go back and read then give best response so it don't make much difference to me. Tamara

Hello, Dawn. It wouldn't make any difference to me, as I read all the responses, allow enough time and then allocate a BR to the one that seems to fit the bill. Most of them seem to go to friends, purely because it's mainly friends that respond, but I've never been guilty of trading BRs. I like the idea of justification, though, and I'd extend it to rating. Anything that makes things fairer on here and inhibits the mischief makers has to be good news. You could have a rick box with set criteria, and an'other' option to cover anything out of the ordinary. You never know, it may stop some of the discussions about earnings and ratings. Well, we can but dream!

I think that would put a few people off awarding best responses, if that happened, I think some people find the tags monotonous having to add them as well as the rigmarole you go through in adding tags and titles for images you upload. I would continue awarding best responses as I see fit and wouldn't change the way I awarded them either. I think a better idea would be the period of when you can award best response, I have seen on numerous occasions people awarding best response within a few hours of starting the discussion which is I think unfair to others who want to contribute. I do feel a certain time is needed for a best response to be awarded.

Actually, that kinda looks like a good idea... But I must admit, I'm way lax in the BR category. I have tons of discussions I really need to resolve...

it sounds like an ok idea. as much as i hate explaining things,it's not unreasonable :)

I would still award them in the same way I do now - with great difficulty. I am way behind because there is more than one response worthy of it. I would have no trouble saying why one response was chosen rather than another - if and when I ever get round to deciding

I don't post now. But recently I have discovered that writing from my iPod I occasionally hit the BR button by mistake because my finger is too fat! That's a hard one to justify especially if the lucky recipient has written bigger twaddle than me! In principle it is a good idea, but sometimes I have awarded a BR just because I felt that the comment was the best of a good bunch, but there was not that much in it. I tend to give to non-friends just because I am perverse that way!

If I encounter such response. I will choose to response too and justify what I say. I explain to depend what I say is true or if ever there is any error or mistake I can correct or to accept corrections...

I don't know that I would take the time to write an explanation, but a short little multiple choice thing wouldn't be too bad, Or at least a pop up to prompt you to think about it.

Hi dawnlad I don't think it's a problem and I guess it won't really affect me. In fact, maybe I will feel happy (although it takes time longer) because I can tell that responder the reason why I choose his/her response as BR. Honestly, I always read all responses carefully before giving BR and I'd like to know too why my response choose as BR in other discussion. By knowing this, we can do good things again that makes people like our response and avoid the one that cause people insulted. I think it's really positive things if myLot ask us for a justification before give a BR

Actually, I take the coward's way out, I don't give best respnses, lol. I know I know, I'm a bad mulotter. I just have a hard time deciding who gets it. Then there is the fact that I have had discussions pop back up after months and long after I have given a best response, only to have the new addition be an even better response. I just find it simpler and less compicated to not do it at all. That way, if mylot ever does come up with a system such as you mentioned, I am still safe.

Hi dawny Don't be giving the myLot lot any ideas now! I find it hard enough to keep up with my BR's as it is and in fact I have 30 pages of unresolved discussions as it is without making it harder for me to ressolve them!!!!!!! Having said all that I would of course comply with whatever mylot demmanded of me!!

I would stick to my choice of best response. The one with sense, the one who could and I could relate to, as much as possible not a one liner response or if a one liner but answers my criteria for choosing.

Hi dawnald, I will use the same way that I use now. Just look for the best response and give it to this responder. The best response will always the best response unless someone come with the better one.

For me, choosing a best response is a very difficult thing. I have to read all of the responses that people have given and then make the choice based on the content of the discussion. What I mean is I already do carefully read the comments on the discussions that I start. If mylot were to add a way to put a reason that a response is the best response it wouldn't be a problem for me. Actually, I've wished that this was an option on discussions because I'd like for people to know why I chose them and I'd also like to know why some of my responses are chosen as best response.

Try ti give my best still lol...............