Best responses

I was pondering the very same thing, this morning-- trying to clean up my unresolved discussions. I have a couple with either just one response, or rather "substandard" replies that just don't seem deserving of a "best" rating. I keep thinking it would make sense if myLot could change the site's "settings" so that the "mark best response" link doesn't even APPEAR unless a discussion has three, or maybe five responses. That would also work towards eliminating the questionable practice of a couple of friends who post loads of discussions and reciprocally comment and mark each other's responses as "best."

I would wait myself. I know I've gone and posted on some that were started months ago and might only have one or two responses. So some old ones are found and I'd rather wait and give it to someone who really deserves it. I wouldn't want to give it to someone who just happened to respond with something on there. I've seen a few who have done this. Actually saw one today who had 2 responses, one was a I have no clue answer and the other one was a "Yes I'd do the same thing as you" answer. They gave the second one best response. Myself I would have waited.

well i know you feel that you shouldn't give them the best response but still think about that others don't even bother to answer your question, so what is worse? you sometimes have to be happy with all you've got so you do what is best for you and others

If you have a discussion that only got one response because someone was nice enough to give you a response, you should very well give them a best response. That's something I don't see enough of here on mylot. Everyone cares about themselves and their money. They don't take time to help others.

I gave best response ratings in the same situation you're asking about, but now that I've been here for a little while I don't think I'll do that anymore. I guess I'd wait a little longer to give it to somebody who deserves it and if there is no great response I'd just rate it as positive or negative for the ones you do have.

That was a very good question. I do usually pick out best responses but if there is just one response and it's not all that great,I won't do it.I think it's more iportant to chose a quality response than to just make a best response for one that isn't so great.

well there are a lot of people who made a discussion 3 month ago or even more and they havent chosen a best response. you shoul only choose it when you feel that that person helped you a long to your question.

I dont think that you should have to but iys nice to know that yout opinions are appreciated. I cant say that i do all the time . but I do try to when i can. I post maybe 50 discuusions a week so I cant always get to them all at once.

For 3 months? Now that's quite long. Normally I would say that one should just wait, but in your case, it seems that you have waited for long. It's not really absolutely necessary to choose the best response, but from what I have been told, it would seem that choosing one will help you also, in your star rating that is. Though I'm not sure is that information is true.

When i am not satisfied when the responses that i got i usually rate them positive, one way of thanking them to take a look at my post, fair enough for them i guess.

I am facing the same question...I have acouple people so far on one of my posts that were just plain rude...so I am putting off choosing...lol

I don't choose a best response if there's only 1 or 2 responses.

I don't think so unless you really agree with some response deeply instead of waiting the next response. No body can judge that whether the coming response is a better one to you or not, so if you mark a best response immediately, you would miss the much better one and hurt someone by marking a unproper best response.

I will only choose best response if I have enough people responding and very good response on my discussion .I have not done it yet though as I 've only started 3 discussion so far.Hopefuly I will have the honour soon..xx

though it some form of appreciation to the responders of our discussion for their effort in taking time to respond our discussion yet we cant give best response if the discussion doesn't have enough number of replies as well as not to the mark of our expectation.in that time i will always give a positive rating and wont give the best response.why dont you make them live by making comments on the reply and hence making them to come to the recent discussion and get some more reply and then opt for best response.

I wouldn't wait any three months. I once gave a best response when there were only two responses. At lest a couple people cared enough to answer the discussion and they deserved some consideration. What's the big deal about giving a point? If you only have one or two responses and they are irrelevant, possibly the problem is in the question. But if they really don't address the issue, Id just forget about naming a best response. We don't have to. Good Luck but don't sweat it. If nothing really moves you, give it to the lesser of two evils. It's actually a lot harder to do the best response when you have over 50 responses and many of them say the smae thing in different ways.

I usually give discussions 2/3 weeks and then give a BR. I also give them when there are only 3, 2 or even one response. If someone at least made an effort to respond to your discussion then they at least deserve the rcognition because if they had not responded you would not have received any earning for that discussion.

it is not necessary to give always best responses when no body deserves it. Let it be like this only and give +rate if you want to give to the responders.

Well heres the thing. I DONT know how to do a best response. When I came to know there was such a thing as best I began to do them for my different discussions. But I have one with 57 replies. How the heck do I pick ONE that is the best? The last one? The first one? My favorite? I guess I should go back in a day or two and figure my favorite? I dont know how else to do it. However, if there is 1 or 2 I'd NOT do one. I dont see a point. Oh they got the reward for best of 2 haha. I dont see a point!

You don't HAVE to pick a Best response at all. I usually don't get many responses to my posts, but I have found something that helped me and so I have given a best response to all but one post so far. I always rate the answers though, because I do feel that if people have taken the time to answer, whether it's strictly on the subject or not, they do deserve to be rated for their efforts. It's down to each individual member. Some always choose a best response no matter what, whilst others don't bother. It's not mandatory, and you should only do it if you feel the answer warrants it.