How soon do you mark the best response to a discussion?

@ram_cv (16513)
India
July 15, 2010 11:21am CST
I usually wait for a week before I give out the best responses to any discussions. Sometimes if the discussion is based on an a event, I will wait for the event to get over before I will give out the best response, for e.g. the discussions related with World Cup, I waited for the world cup to be over before doling them out. What is your usual response time, before you mark the best response? Cheers! Ram
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
16 Jul 10
I have many discussions from over a year ago where I have not chosen a response as the best because there are many worthy of receiving that award. I certainly never award one before a week has passed since I started the discussion. MyLot advise us to wait at least a week and I can certainly understand the reasons behind this. Not all of us are able to be here daily. Indeed some only log on at week-ends and it would be unfair to them if all the BRs had been awarded during their absence.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 Jul 10
That is correct, minimum one week is a prudent approach. But I think if you have discussions for which you have not chosen a best response for over a year, you need to rate them and close those discussions. I usually consider a discussion closed when I choose a best response. Cheers! Ram
@kolsti87 (521)
• United States
16 Jul 10
I usually wait until I get the best response. If no one gave me a satisfying answer, then I'll just wait. Sometimes I won't pick one because a comment discussion is going on between two of the responders and I want to see if it plays out.
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 Jul 10
I think if you have waited for a reasonable amount of time, it is still better to give out a best response. Sometimes when I receive only one response and that is not a great response, I will still give it a best response, because frankly as not other response has come it is the best response :) Cheers! Ram
• United States
15 Jul 10
You are more patient than I! I usually don't mark a best response. Most of my posts are written in a way where there can't be a best response. But there are times when a post can have a best response. With those I Know the best response when I read it. I usually make a note which post it is and wait two days. If No one has written anything close to the best response then I mark it. Sometimes I am ready to give out the best response and another is so well written there is a tie! That's when I don't give out a best tesponse.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 Jul 10
I still think you should mark a best response for all your discussions. If you have a confusion between two, you can then take a decision based on other parameters such as number of replies etc., but I think personally I feel obliged to mark a best response for all my discussions :) Cheers! Ram
@ET28LV (1890)
• Latvia
15 Jul 10
In the past I do no do It, but now I always select best response. Sometimes It makes longer time to select It, but usually I select It when I response to all discussion answers. I think It is very important to select It, but many myLot users do not do It. I always read all responses again and then I choose my favourite. If I like many of them I make a draw and then I choose a people name, but I do not seen It before my eyes is closed. Take care, Have a nice day!
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 Jul 10
I know, in fact I hate to respond to those users who do not select a best response. I usually track any newbie who has started a discussion for some time to see if he marks best responses and responds in discussions, else I will simply stop responding to such discussions. Cheers! Ram
@suds619 (100)
• India
15 Jul 10
i do not take any specific time to mark the best response ..means when i get the correct solution from any other member i make it the best response .. i think maximum number of peoples do not make the best response . but i do if i get the answer or post which is very correct .every should mark the best response in their topics because it makes too easy to other peoples in case of no. of responses are their .so keep making your best response .happy mylotting .. hey ram nice topic started . -sudhir patil
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 Jul 10
Yes, but what is the minimum wait period where in you allow people to respond before deciding if it is a best response. Cheers! Ram
• United Arab Emirates
15 Jul 10
the first time i did that was within a week as i did not have many comments. But now i wait for a long time as comments keep pouring everyday and i am not able to decide the best one soon.
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