About Best response

@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
March 22, 2012 1:59pm CST
I was just going through my unresolved discussions and noticed how hard it is to decide best response. this takes a while as I really go through everyones responses. Just to make sure Im not over looking some great resonse. Only problem is, when theirs 2 or 3 or more people in the same response. If you give a best response, does it mark all the comments in that section as best responders? Diane should likely know this answer. Since she has said we should comment several times in a discussion. Does anyone know?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Mar 12
Is that me? I'm Diana If there are several comments in the box, the Best Response will go to the person who started the box and left the response. The others are comments and the 'award' will not go to them. There are no earnings attached to the Best Response. All we get if we receive it are Boasting Rights and a warm fuzzy feeling p.s. It wasn't me that said we should comment several times. MyLot told us to do that because that is what makes a discussion.
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• United Kingdom
23 Mar 12
[i]"I'm so young and you're so old This my darling I've been told!" [/i] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPw5WiABUOA&feature=fvsr
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
23 Mar 12
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
hi darling diana. yes you. sorry i spelled the name wrong and it took a while for me to get back to you. well, yes i know the origin of the idea is from administration. but i meant you brought it up. anyway, glad to hear about its the first resonder in the box. thats exactly what i wondered. thanks. that helps me a lot on decisions. cause i do love giving the "bragging rights" to the right person. yes i know it doesnt make money, but i like getting and giving them anyway. if i was just here for the money, i wouldnt be. wait a minute, that dont make sense. hope you know what i mean. thats cute orson. yes it took me a minute to recognise the song. loved it
@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
22 Mar 12
I think is goes to the first responder. Rule of thumb (I guess) is to put your best foot forward for first answer, then make a lot of comments. I agree it's hard to pick the best, and for that reason I don't really like that feature. Good answers deserve a reply, and that should be enough.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Mar 12
Please don't be discouraged from making discussions,Bunnybon. Discussions like this answer not only your question but many others who may not have the answer. We love your discussions so don't stop!!!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Mar 12
"Good answers deserve a reply, and that should be enough." But comments added to a response that further the topic make a discussion. The more there are the more the topic becomes a discussion surely?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
well Catdla, i guess i should have just asked you privately. as you know what im trying to say here. guess im one not allowed to make discussions about mylot that everyone should already know the answer to, even if i dont know the answer. Thers the "brain surgery" comment again Hatley and i will admit i cant do brain surgery. but im not stupid either. i just asked a question in a discussion about mylot and some people constantly make discussions about mylot and get lots of responses and no one seems to care. sorry. guess i will not make any more discussions about mylot questions. will that be better for you?
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Mar 12
When there are 2 or 3 responses in the same paragraph, if you give someone the Best Response it goes to the first person who responded, and not to any of the others who you might have felt gave a better answer. I know this does sometimes make it even harder to choose, and sometimes not fair, but this is the way that they have worked it.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thank you krause, at least you understand what i was asking. thanks a lot
• United States
22 Mar 12
I think it is the main response that starts the thread that gets the BR. All the ones under the main one can't get BRs. I've been here for over 5 years (counting my other account of Oreo) and that is the way it's always been. I've gotten a lot of BRs and I've also been a responder under a person who got a BR. No one else under the person who gets the BR gets one... I never did.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
see thats good to know. i guess i should have figured that out by now. thanks pointless.
25 Mar 12
Good answer! :)
@CFstats (82)
25 Mar 12
Does it hurt someones feelings if the original discussion maker doesn't comment on a response?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
25 Mar 12
If you were sitting in a room full of people and someone asked a question and you answered and then they just ignored you, how would you feel?
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
25 Mar 12
Welcome to myLot! Here is just like one big room with a lot of people in it - except that we don't have to dress up because no one can see when we are in our pyjamas
25 Mar 12
You're right, thanks! :) That does make sense.
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• Philippines
22 Mar 12
I guess you've been here longer than I do and surely, you've had previous experiences about these things. I just hover over some discussions and I learned that when we pick someone to be the best response in our topic, it doesn't mean that those who made the comments as also best responders. It is just a comment on the response and no one is given a best comment award as far as I know. Have a great and wonderful day ahead.
• Canada
22 Mar 12
I see a lovely "Golden Pencil"...so that is our rewards and bragging rights!
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Mar 12
hi pergammano could be at that is the pencil golden than okay why not?
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Mar 12
hi god is good yes all we get for the br is the knowledge we were appreciated and a warm fuzzy feeling no money involve with this b.R. iiiiiiii
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
23 Mar 12
I always looked at it as the first person in the box is the response, and everything else is a comment on a response. I may be wrong. There are times when I wish I could give best response to a comment. I am very naughty and hardly ever do my best responses anymore.
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
25 Mar 12
But then I might have to start some discussions to take up the slack.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thanks Gerty. id like that.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
so true. i can see why some stops making discussions on here all together. so i may not be making any more discussions. i will go else where to ask dumb questions like this one then wont have to worry about the stress of not being a "brain surgeon" thanks for the response you 2
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Mar 12
You are right. It will spend you some time reviewing the responses again and then decide which one is the best. Usually in my discussions not many Mylotters responded to the same response. But if it did happen and I also chose it as the best response. I am not sure whether all of the Mylotters responded to it are marked the best. But I think the first one is the best rather than others. I love China
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thanks. im sorry if you arent getting a lot of responses. do you have a lot of friends?
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
23 Mar 12
Oh I so hate this part of Mylot more than anything. I spend so much time trying to decide because truthfully on most of my discussions, there are several that could be a "best response" I procrastinate terribly on awarding one. I feel like an American Idol judge narrowing them all down. I do have a tendency to when there is is more than one, I'll go for the new person. Since all that BR does is give you that warm fuzzy feel, I think of it as a "welcome aboard" to someone new here. It's not just because they are new but because they are new and really giving good responses. I know...I talk in circles. sorry.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Mar 12
I didn't even answer your question. Regardless of how many responses there are under a particular response,the BR goes to the person who originally started the comment box. Also if a person makes a great response under someone else's response, I will go to that person's response and still leave a BR because it's about who added the most to the discussion. Oh and don't let the sarcastic comments of others stop you from making discussions please. I and many others enjoy your discussions. This one in particular is more than likely answering a question that many have so you are also helping out.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
oh sid, you dont know how i appreciate your nice words. its going to be really hard to resolve, BR this discussion
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
no you dont. i know just what you mean and yes, thats really kind of you to give encouragment. i like best response and know it doesnt pay, but its not what im here for. but again, i probably will refrain from making discussions for a while, as not only do i not make pay out here often but i dont need the extra stress of some makeing snide comments like on a previous response to this discussion. i can see now why some leave. i guess they get ran out by others. dont know if i will go that far but not makeing a lot of discussions from here. any more. hugs, bon
@celticeagle (166757)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Mar 12
I would think that the first person responding is the one who would get the best response. I have so so many to do. I have people responding when they come onto my friend's list so I am sometimes sorry I did the best response alread. I am not in any hurry to do them.
@celticeagle (166757)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 12
I read over some and try to find a BR occasionally. Some are really hard and I leave them.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
me to. i usually wait and even then its hard
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25 Mar 12
Yes, it's not required to find best response, right?
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
23 Mar 12
I also find it hard to give best response...that is why i rarely make them as i do not want to hurt others when i know they too have given great responses.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
jazel, you are right. but i like the best response thing as i enjoy it when i know ive done a good job and you are right, so many people are deserving. yes, sishy and ive worried about missing one also. another good reason for me to go back and check by reading clear through. I sure hope i havent missed any so far. but i still have some unresolved to go through and yes, ive been skipped like that a few times. id say ask in a discussion but you might get your feelings hurt like me over someone practicly thinking its a mute or dumb one like this one happened with me. not meaning you. if you read some other responses or comments here though, whatever they are calling them, you will see what i mean. i dont think its a dumb question but maybe 1 other person will. yes i know what you mean though and i dont have an answer for that. maybe ask the person that does it to you. hope it wasnt me missing a comment
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
23 Mar 12
Sorry for taking this topic to the side a bit. I've seen discussion starters who comment on every single responses but skip one. Won't you say that'd make the one responder wonder what could've been the reason?
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
25 Mar 12
Rest assured it wasn't you... Although I still think it does not seem right to single out a comment, I'll just let it be and assume that it's simply an innocent overlook with no malice intended. Btw, I like your topic here; I think it relates to many users thus the discussions are helpful. I wouldn't worry too much on the discouraging responses/comments. Those make discussions even more interesting...
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
28 Mar 12
I honestly have to say that the majority of the discussions that I've started are unresolved as of now. The reason that I choose to leave them as open discussions is because of the fact that it is quite difficult for me to make a decision of just one of the responses in a discussion as being superior to all of the other responses. In addition to that, there is no earnings associated with best responses, so I don't think that it is really something that is necessary.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
28 Mar 12
i understand that. i do mine just for enjoyment.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
23 Mar 12
To my knowledge, it only marks the person that you chose as the best response. As a matter of fact, under your discussion it will tell you who you have given the best response to. That way you know who it is and everyone knows who it is. I know it's a daunting task to do that. I still have some unresolved discussions that I need to get to and mark some best responses. The real question should be how long do you wait, or how long would be a good time frame before you give a best response to your discussion. I try and let a good amount of time pass by before I do that.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thanks CFstats. i think ones like this helps new people here. i meant to say every 2 months 10 bucks. i just noticed that. but im actually not really doing a lot here. only for friendship purposes. i dont stay on here a lot.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thanks. see thats what i mean. anyway, guess i should have known the answer and not made this discussion as it was obviously dumb/ i usually wait till i have about 2 pages of unresolved, then read over and mark the older ones first. since i dont usually make a ton of them, its about a month or so back. i likely will not be makeing much more anyway. as im not here for the money because i dont make but about 10 bucks every 2 weeks. ive been here for the friendship and enjoyment. but 1 or 2 have stated how this discussion is not so smart. i dont need more stress in my life.
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25 Mar 12
bunnybon, this discussion is not dumb. It's a good one. I'm quite new here and I learn about MyLot by reading these discussions. So don't put yourself down, OK? :)
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@Orson_Kart (6768)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 12
I think I know Diana if that helps!
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
23 Mar 12
I wonder if it helps Diana
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
sorry about the name mess up if thats what you mean. otherwise, im afraid im to dumb to know
@akp100 (13640)
• India
26 Mar 12
moving one - Moving animated pic..
Let your kart moving with this one.. Upload this one instead of current one and it will start moving in discussions too.
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@AmbiePam (92491)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I see Diana answered it. That was my thinking too. Just wanted to stop by and let you know I read the discussion. I'm way behind.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
thanks sweetie. me to.
@dandan07 (1906)
• China
23 Mar 12
It is hard to choose the best response. Many posts are very good in my discussions. But I can only choose one. And usually I will wait until the discussion is more then three month, then i will choose the best response, for if i choose one, other people may not make comments in my discussion. When I was a new myloter, i gave the best response to my friends, in most cases, their posts may be not the best one. Now I try to do things more fair.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
me to, but like i said above, we cant help it if some of our best friends here are using their brain the best.
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
23 Mar 12
Hi bunny, really it is hard to choose best response. So I left many responses unresolved. I noticed some of our friends after getting three or four responses decide best response. I think it is not fair. Who starts discussion he or she should wait for more response before marking BR.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
so true. i sometimes wait a month or so to mark mine
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
23 Mar 12
Here is what I do - I love to read back all the responses so I dont have an issue with that. What I have on my mind is - when there are a few who are quite good, I decide on my whims and heart. And on some occasions, I do cheat - I take liberty to mark anyone who gave me a great interaction or even anyone who suites my fancy that time
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Mar 12
i know what you mean. but i do try my darndest to be fair. thing is, sometimes our best friends here are the smartest and best responders, right?
@akp100 (13640)
• India
26 Mar 12
Hi No.. It will only goes to box starter. Not to all the users who have commented on that box.. If you like particular comment from that box then you can find out the box of that user and can choose as BR.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Mar 12
thanks