Not even a day and best response is already chosen.

I usually wait the week before choosing the best response but the other day I did pick one earlier because it was that good. I don't often do that though... I do respond back to responders, sometimes it takes me a little while to get back to everyone because I have a lot going on in my life. I don't mind if someone chooses a br before I respond. If I like a discussion I will respond to it regardless.

Hi MissPiggy We see lots of cases like this , some give best response suddenly,some don't respond to anyone and some respond to selective people.I feel that its about choice of topic creator, so we cant help it.All we can do is try to make things better in topics we create.I respond to everyone in my discussions and i try to do in detail, because i feel that if someone is coming to your discussion and taking interest in it ,that means in a way they are encouraging you for you efforts.So one should reciprocate this in nice manner that would be fair to everyone.Just my opinion though.Best wishes.

I respond and if nothing comes back I just go on there has been time I had even forgot about it and maybe a yearor 2 goes by before I get a responce back! and some just dont respond back never know why

Yes, I see this a lot. I respond anyway. I don't much care if I get a best response. It is nice and all but it isn't why I respond to discussions anyway. As for the not responding, that does make a potentially good discussion pretty much nothing. I have gotten on those and responded to other responders and had them turn out to be good discussions despite that the original poster never responded back.

it takes me a minimum of 5 minutes to respond to a discussion. i saw one that caught my interest, it was a new one so i started typing my response. guess what??? when my response was finally posted, one got there before me and it was already marked the best response! the first and it was the best??? i don't assume that my responses are better than the others but how can anyone judge the first response as the best if he has nothing to compare it with? some people who posted the discussions do not reply back but i think they read the responses. i try to make it a point to respond but sometimes it slips my mind. however, i rate most responses. i don't rate (-). if i am not satisfied, i just don't rate it.

i have not seen this kind of person yet.it is an irresponsible action.my poupose on mylot is to improve my english.earning money is a little surprise for me.i will read the discussions and responses very carefully.when i reply someone's discussion,i will be very prudent.you know, it takes me 10 minutes to reply this discussion.

We all have different opinions concerning when and how to choose a best response, but I must admit that a few hours is a seriously short period of time. Whether a best response has been selected or not is never a criterion that would affect whether I respond, although a member never replying to any responses does tend to devalue a discussion.

I think it is good to give some days before giving best response. I think there are lots of good responses that comes days after that.

I never even bother to look whether a "best response" has been selected or not in a discussion. It simply doesn't matter to me. It doesn't affect my (or anyone's) ability to participate. I also don't think that awarding a "best response" means that the original poster will never return to participate again. If it does, then they don't understand what a discussion site is. myLot is not a question and answer site. In my opinion, there is never a "right or wrong" answer to ANY discussion. We are here to share our thoughts, opinions and feelings on the topics at hand and those can go on for as long as we still have something more to say. We can go back to discussions that are years old and still have more to discuss. Awarding a "best response" is nice... and, in most cases, flatters the person who posted it... but it's in no way a reason to skip a discussion and not respond. I agree with what sid mentioned above. Contrary to what some seem to believe, the person who starts a discussion does not OWN that discussion. We can participate in it with them or without them. If they award a "best response" and never come back, it's their loss. We can continue the conversation all the same.

i know. i dont usually even bother with those either. i feel if they are that quick and or dont resond back to their discussions, they dont really want to know opinions or talk it over. just here for the mpney so why bother, right? i do my best responses weeks after my discussion just in case i miss someones comment

I usually wait at least one week before I choose the best response, and I get a little surpriced when I see discussions where the person who started the discussion chooses the best response after a few hours. Maybe there is an exceptionally good response among the first responses and when that happens it can be tempting to choose the best response early, but I usually decide to wait and let other people respond before I make my decision. I respond to any discussion that I find interesting and I don't care if the best response has already been chosen. If I am interested in the topic I respond.

Yup, I saw them (not only one but there are few of them) who keep starting a topic and do not respond/comment back- and, choose the best response (duh) I don't understand either. I noted those ones and after several times responding to their topic, I do not dare to check their topic anymore.

Maybe his/her query is already solved that's why best response was given. But I think I have also seen discussions like that, and sometimes it made me curious. I just hope they don't pick the best response just because it is his/her friend's response. And yeah, it is actually better to wait for a couple of days before giving the best response so that more myLotters will be given a chance. Best response is still a reward anyway, and it feels good to be picked. Have a good day! Happy myLotting!

I wait for around 10 days after the discussion is over to pick a best response and I also answers to all comments even if I had already picked a best response. I have also seen some users just selecting a best response by only 3-4 answers. But who cares. You just have to answer as per the best of you.

I never consider "best response" to be competition or anything of that sort, so I respond if I want to, whether they've chosen one or not. It doesn't affect my earnings and it doesn't affect the satisfaction I have in speaking up about something. However, if a person won't discuss anything, or is always argumentative, I tend to avoid responding to the posts.

hi misspiggy I read that admins suggests we wait a week before giving out a best response. but yes some do really skip the suggestions or more likely they never read the guidelines. Also I hate it when others make a slew of discussions and when I respond they never do come back. w hats that all about?They will not make money on our responses so they should be grateful and comment back but not with thanks alone Do not they know that the commenting back really pays them well? I do really try my best to keep all the responses I receive commented back on because I feel since they took their time and efforts to respond to me I must comment back,I may not get all the comments done at one time but I will keep coming back until I have commented back to them all.

Mylot tells us in the guidelines, that we should wait at least a week before we give out the best response. Evidently, there are those that don't heed that, and choose it immediately, or within a few hours. I have seen others doing that as wsell, but I will still respond just the same. If that person won't comment back, then the discussion isns't kept going either, and it does seem like a waste of time, but we still get paid even if they don't take the time to comment back. It would be better if they commented back though, so that the discussion can keep going, and not just stop. As long as you get paid, just go ahead and respond anyway. Take care, and have a good day.

Hi Miss Piggy: I think we have different points of views here. At least as a topic starter, I think I need more than a day to decide what's the best response for me. Sometimes it could take me more than a month My rule as a topic starter is simple: I only select a best response after having 20 responses or after a month of having published a discussion. The third condition I have is that I won't select a best response until the moment I have responded all the messages from my friends one after one. That's another way to show that I read all the responses and that I care about them. ALVARO

There's really no point in the best response. It doesn't add or take away from the discussion. Some like to collect BRs like little trophies but they have no value to the discussion. A discussion can stay alive for years after a BR is chosen. No matter how long you wait to choose a BR you will always find a response that us even better than the one you chose. I rarely give out BRs just for that reason. Once I choose there will come another one better. You get no monetary reward for a VR. it's no big deal. It's only a matter of pride and accomplishment to be valued as a responder. Well, I value all my responders, and a single BR doesn't mean much when do many are deserving.

Well, the use of responding is that we should try to comment the best we can. Our comments should achieve quality and be useful. I think and I heard that is the sense here. We shouldn't expect a best response, although it is great to have one. At least we should expect a response to our comment. Someone who doesn't respond a comment, shows disinteres or a severe lack of time.