Best response ..

@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
August 27, 2015 4:57am CST
While I was going through my old discussions it came to me - that we had the option of choosing Best Response on mylot before... I never chose unless there was one that was obviously the best ! Would it be good to have the option ?
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• United States
27 Aug 15
I do not see the benefit of it. I feel all responses are the best Kiran.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
Yes , we were just recollecting old times when we had this feature and members would feel happy if selected ..Now things have changed, the layout has changed so no point !!!!
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• United States
27 Aug 15
@kiran8 Yes I do recall that option on the old site.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
@TiarasOceanView I had forgotten about it and today as I was going through some old discussions I suddenly came across a BR I had received ..., it seems like from a different era !
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
27 Aug 15
Yes, I do remember about that feature. There were confusions over the same whether we get money on getting a best response. Some said it won't affect earning and some said yes, it does. Still the mystery is not cleared. However, I felt happy on getting a best response irrespective of its earning opportunity. It gives mental pleasure for sure. Hope that feature will back soon.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
27 Aug 15
@PhredWreck Thank you for clearing the mystery. Still I will feel happy to restore that feature.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Aug 15
No we did not get extra earnings for best response. I've confirmed that.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
Yes I too used to feel happy whenever I got a BR from another member...I too am not sure whether it actually helped us earn more !
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
1 Sep 15
Oh yeah, those were the days... haha. It would be fun to have that option back. Just an added incentive.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
1 Sep 15
@kiran8 WelI I guess I'm the opposite as I didn't like the task feature back then.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
1 Sep 15
@owstalaga To start with it was good when we had to submit articles which was interesting but later it became highly complicated with everybody joining in !
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
1 Sep 15
@owstalaga Most members are not for it though...I wish they had some tasks like before when your earnings suddenly jumped up..I remember once I got 3 dollars for a task and I was counting cents to qualify for the payout that month and getting the bonus right then was really thrilling !
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Aug 15
I also miss that feature because it makes me happy when my response is chosen as the best but I think it is better if it is mylot that will do the choosing and with corresponding reward to the deserving one.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
@salonga I guess it is too much pressure on mylot too do that to each discussion posted..
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
@PhredWreck Yes I agree it should be the one who started the discussion , who should also choose the best answer..
@sofssu (23662)
28 Aug 15
I don't think it should be there.. this isn't a question and answer site to vote the best answer. Everyone's points are valid and the best . I respect and appreciate everyone's perspective here.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
31 Aug 15
@sofssu I agree with that , however it was just for motivation and there were no rewards given to BRs
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 15
LOL, when you say that it seems quite funny , as if we are writing an exam that is going to be evaluated ...But it was there before and at that time things were different ..
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@sofssu (23662)
31 Aug 15
@kiran8 Sounds like that almost Interactions cannot really be rated some are humorous and make us laugh while others are serious too the point while others seem to be educative.. but each serves a purpose how do you rate them.. Sound unfair to me. Also did the best rated comment fetch and extra reward? I am curious.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
27 Aug 15
Thanks for reminding me of the option.I was in old Mylot.I remember what we had then.But I had forgotten the option of choosing the best response.You reminded me.Thanks again.I agree with you that this version of mylot should also have this feature.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
LOL, when most members are not for it, you seem to want it back...When it was there , no doubt it made us happy to get one, but now with all the changes , I am not so sure ..
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 15
@else34 I agree and accept it as it is now ..
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
28 Aug 15
@kiran8 Fingers crossed.Just wait and watch.Yes,I want it,but if it's not here this time,then ok.Let's celebrate mylot's coming back.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Aug 15
This feature caused quite a few issues in the old days. I used to apply the same approach of only selecting one if it stood out from the rest. Of course many people chose personal friends irrespective of the quality. It was also difficult to decide when to choose one.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
I guess to a certain extent you do favor a member because of some personal reason although I honestly tried my best to be as impartial as possible and thats why I hardly gave out may be around 40 BRs among the 300 odd discussions that I had posted ...
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Aug 15
I remembert that too, and I used it, but not a lot. I don' think that is necessary, the way we do things here now. To me, all responses are good and they all deserve best responses. I just like the fact that we can interact a lot in here, and that is where the fun comes in. To me, it would be boring, just to have someone respond to a discussion, the discussion starter comment back, and that would be it. That is the way it used to be, but now that mylot wants interaction, they are getting it.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
I agree thats why I never gave BR to many discussions and only to the very old ones where the interaction had stopped...I guess now with things changed to some extent it does not seem necessary ..
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Aug 15
@kiran8 You are right that it isn't needed the way that mylot has changed things. Ithinkthat is a good thing, as it was hard to give best response, when their sometimes more than one person that deserved to get it. I like the fact we don't have to worry about it now. We either like the posts or we don't, simple as that.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Aug 15
Oh yah, I forgot about that! I'd have to say no - only because some people might play favorites and some might get bent out of shape that they didn't get picked. It's really all in fun, but you know some people take it a bit seriously.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
31 Aug 15
Yes I agree, today it seems unnecessary although at that time I guess we all felt happy when it was received especially when it was from someone who was not all that well known to you ..
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Sep 15
@kiran8 That is true too! Long ago I used to be with Yahoo Answers - and the best answer picked there was not necessarily the correct answer, especially if it were a technical question (sometimes people just picked their friends). The bad thing about that is it would show up in search engines and people would take some of those answers as fact when some of it was actually wrong - so that was a bad thing! But I think in our minds here, we know who gave the best response.
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@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 15
does it exists still? I am not here often so I cannot recognize changes :)
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
No, we dont have that option now ...but I feel that it does not really matter !
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
Since everything is a matter of opinion, I don't see the point in choosing a #best response.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
Of course marie, we were just recollecting the old ways and back then members loved getting a BR for their post ..
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
@kiran8 I see, I am new here.
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@LadyDuck (458066)
• Switzerland
29 Aug 15
Honestly, I do not see the interest to reintroduce this feature. In my opinion we can have several interesting responses, why to choose only one?!
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
I agree Anna, it does not seem necessary now and that seems to be the opinion of most of the members ...
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• New Delhi, India
29 Aug 15
People will differ and you can mark the best and not so good or anything like that only when the parameter is fixed because thinking has no limit.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
30 Aug 15
No there was no parameter, it was solely the decision of the discussion starter and members would feel happy when they were given a BR for their post..
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• Delhi, India
29 Aug 15
well @kiran8 i am new to this site and don't know the benefits of Best Response but i think the option should be given to us
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
Ashish, it was there before when the person who started the discussion choose one post as the Best among all... I guess it was just an incentive to add quality posts but now it does not seem to make sense since the whole perspective here has changed..
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
1 Sep 15
Now that you mentioned, I remember that too. I tried to choose the best response after a certain time after the discussion has started. I tried to choose the response which is more related to the discussion. I remember reading that it's good to choose the best response, so I did. I don't think it's good to have that option, as we are here to discuss but not like the question and answer kind of discussion, so we need not choose the best answer.
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Aug 15
I remember giving them to who i thought entertained me the most, or who made me stop and think about things!
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 15
Yes that seems fair, same here whoever gave the most interesting response and also witty used to be my choice, although I did not give that many ..
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Aug 15
Well, it would only make things more confusing to me. There were times when I was literally in splits on which one to mark as the BR. But yes, that marking was supposed to be an indication that the discussion from the OP has been closed as the Best Response has been given. So after that point, even if the OP did not respond back to the other new responders, it was all okay. On the new MyLot, there are already too many things that can be fixed/improved upon. I know that and so for now, it does not matter because it might just be asking for more confusions and complications.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
I agree , it was more like reliving those old days when members would wait to see if one of their responses got a BR ...Now, things are vastly different and I guess like you say no need for it !
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Aug 15
I think that is not necessary anymore .
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 15
Yes that seems to be the opinion of most of the members
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@rollylolly (2843)
• India
27 Aug 15
Not going into any controversy I would say I loved that option. It felt great to receive a BR and I agree with you, and I too awarded a BR to the one who gave the best and to the point response.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Aug 15
Yes for us old members it is part of those old memories attached to this site ..
@iamshane487 (1139)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Aug 15
I don't recognize it the fact that I seldom visit this site.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 15
Since it is not there now, we dont need to worry, just remembering the old times and ways ..