What if you want to mark two best responses?

how do you even pick a best response? im assuming it has to be from a post you started. but then what? is it something beyond just checking the plus mark box or is that it? ive ben confused about that ever since i realized that someone could pick a best response. thanks

I think its a matter of choosing the best among the rest, and Prioritize. Keep smiling! ;D

well, i can relate to that totally. many a times i end up getting more than two even but all i could do is to rate them and repent. for my rule is, first come first best basis. i always mark the post best, instantly, which appeals to me. so you can understand my position after being getting more good, deserved responses. so, i respond to a few of their discussions just to overcome my guilt. that's how it works for me.

If I were you, I would just choose randomly from the two and then the other who did not get the best response will get a good recommendation in my discussion. I will do it so that it would be fair to both of them.

Bluewings, you are spot on. there are discussions that "take off", discussions that slowly gather momentum and those that remain in a state of "0" response for eternity. For the ones that take off rapidly, I ensure that I mark the best response before the first 30 responses are in. Otherwise it becomes a challenge. (I still have a couple of discussions that I need to resolve). For the slow ones I go ahead and mark them at some suitably whimsical time. And then comes along a post that blows all the others in terms of quality of response - after I have marked the best response. I comment very favourably on the response and say some nice things and ruminate on the unfairness of the universe!! lol.

Maybe it's not an entirely fair thing-- but sometimes a discussion will sit with 5-6 responses, I pick a "best," and a few days later the discussion is "off and running" (often for no reason I can find out) and ends up with 70 responses. At that point, I wish I could "unmark" the original best response, because several of the newer responses are MUCH better than the original best response. I realize this probably doesn't make sense, from a practical perspective, since "best responses" probably are part of the myLot earnings algorithm-- and making changes in the middle of a discussion would screw up things. Which is probably also why we can't "edit" our discussions. As a result, I tend to leave discussions "open" for a long time... as long as replies continue to come in OR until I have at least ONE response I consider "really good." Which-- of course-- also means that I may have a few discussions that end up "unresolved" forever.

After marking the best response you must have observed that the option "mark me the best" is no more there, so that way we cannot mark two discussions as best, however in comments we can mention that we liked the reply and as there is no provision for marking two as best,so I am not able to do so.

if i have received two response which i thought both are good than i just make one response BR sign and for second response i have reply with this comment that ur response is also a best response and i am giving u [+] sign .

If I were you I would give the first person (just on random picking) the best response. Then I would go to my other discussions and see whether the second person had answered me with good quality content. If he/she deserves it, I would definitely award the best response to that second person. So in this way I would be able to be fair to both of them.

Yes I am faced with this problem too. Not only having to choose between two equally good responses but many deserving to be the best. Unfortunately we can only choose one. I guess, the one who posted earlier will get the prize and a + mark will suffice for the rest. I can't think of no other way short of not choosing any best response at all. Even if mylot will introduce a second best response feature, it would also do injustice to other responses that are equally deserving. Well, after all, it's the early bird that gets the worm. LOL

I was in the same dilemma when i have to choose best respond, sometime it's hard to do. Anyway, for me it's ok if we choose whoever post ist thest response because it's just meet our needs and the answer really help some way. If later we get the same thing which is as good as before, then just say thank you :) i think it's enough since we can give + rate to them also.

I have faced that dilemma a couple of times. I normally wait atleast a week before I mark my best responses and if I have two or three that I like I just flip a coin. I wish there was a better way to choose.

Yes, it can be a problem when selecting the best response. Sometimes, I get responses that are very good and long and I feel bad to give only ONE best response! They've took their time to write nicely and descriptively. But, we've got to face the fact, anyway. There can be only one winner, right? Only one Number 1.

I often find when I post a topic and have several responses that most of them are worthy of best response. I usually don't give best response because there are so many good answers. I just thank them all for posting and rate them positively. Now some topics I can and do rate best response. But for the most part I rate positively and thank everyone.

I agree with gbala that it is very difficult sometimes to mark a best response. I look at them and see what has had the most thought put into the discussion. I sometimes look at the users profile also and decide from there if it is a hard decision. Good luck.

I have been in such a situation a couple of times. But i didnt have to choose from too many good responses. I have discussions which have many good responses and i have not yet marked a best response yet. I will follow this rule..i will pick out all the good responses till i can no more filter (which fit for a best response) and i will mark the response of the youngest amongst them as the best response after going through their profile because i think it requires greater effort from the side of an youngster to answer to some discussions than the older among mylot.

It is hard to determine. Sometimes, I even cannot find a single response that is worth for me the choice it as the best response, sometimes, it has more than 1! But mylot seems does not support this multi-selection of best response. It this case, I think I will not rate both of them until a even better response appears. What do others think?

I have had this happen to me on several occasions. It is really hard to make a decision and sometimes I end up putting it off when this happens. Eventually though I have to make the call. I might choose someone I have never chosen before, or I might make sure that they are an active member. I guess I would have to take it on a case by case basis, but I try to play fair.

I would select the one from the two which will help me resolve my discussion....... if still I am not able to make it then I would go for a lottery ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................that's alll