When do you feel it is time to close one of your disscussion topics?

I used to do best responses on Fridays because me computer was running so slowly that anything else would drive me crazy. I used to wait until people stopped responding. Now I do whatever, whenever. I don't have a pattern any more.

I think it is a very individual thing and it depends on the discussion topic. We are supposed to wait at least a week but I have some discussions where there is more than one response worthy of being awarded the BR so I have not resolved them yet. Discussions are never closed and they can receive responses forever so if you do not 'feel' that you have the one which satisfies you there is no rush to award it.

even if you stop responding back to people the post is always there.

hi celticeagle I generally wait til a week has gone by'then start working on best responses as by then most any who wants to respond will have done so. then I do make my final decision. but I do like to wait long enough to let people at least have a chance to respond.

Hi celticeagle, I noticed further down in one of your comments saying you can't remember which you've given BR's too. It's easy, the unresolved tag holds a list of all the ones still awaiting best response. I always keep this to under three pages and do one every few days so it's not a duty thing. I generally wait 3-4 weeks in case there are more responses but on certain things I will give them the same day, these are when I have asked for technical help, got the help, and never want to see it again. I don't want these to become discussions, just an answer that works. I always award a best response though as it's a two way thing, if you like to recieve them then you should make someone else happy by giving them one.

Once you have waited at least a week, then there really isn't any set time to give best response. I went through my discussions I started, and I have a few that are several months old, and only had a few responses. I figure, they probably aren't going to get anymore, so I just decided to award the best response. Now, that isn't saying I won't get more responses, but usually after a few months, it is highly unlikely that I will. I don't like giving the best response to soon, as I want to give everyone tthe wants to respond, the chance to do so. I don't really tink that it is mandatory to give the best reaponse, unless you get a response that fits the discussion. Sometimes it is hard to pick just one, as there are several that are really good. I just go through them and read them all again, and decide which is the very best. Good luck to you adn happy mylotting.

It's not that I have a hard time deciding when to do a best response, or choosing a best response, it's just that I am too too lazy. I think the best thing to do is keep to a system. Say 15 responses or 5 months whichever comes first... but if five months do, no less then five responses must be left... if not, then the discussion stays until you hopefully get some attention to it. I think that if you comment to a commenter, they'll see it, and more people from mylot will too... and thus gives you more responses. Good Luck on that, I've been busy... I believe I promised you I'd look at your empty discussions... Ugh, I'm sorry if it was you... I've been not so much busy as needing to be busy!

Good question. I would use either the time criteria or the number criteria. If the time is up, I will close the discussion. Similarly if it crosses a certain number, I will also close the discussion. However, if there is no response, I just let it be.

Hi Celticeagle As someone else has already said I have to agree with I don't think discussion topics close...as for best responses I sometimes forget in fact I have to go back through some of my recent discussions and give a best response

Besides mylot, I also use yahoo answers, so I am used to pick best answers (best response in mylot). I feel that it's my responsibility to pick them. Well, as for mylot, I usually wait for about a week no matter how many responses I get. But in some cases, I just pick as soon as I see the most appealing respond. I think choosing the best response is a good way to thank the responder.