Does this annoy anyone?

I wish there were an easy comeback to this, but (at least for my money) others here have touched on the answer. Earlier in the week, I posted a discussion and had 96 answers within 24 hours. Although it required some reading and consideration, choosing a "best answer" was fairly easy. Next day, I posted another discussion, and had maybe a couple of replies-- neither of which were particularly brilliant. Bottom line, for me, is that I guess I'm really not going to choose a best answer until there's something there to choose from. And sometimes that takes a long time, I guess (I am not sure HOW long, as I am still pretty new here). I don't know why some discussions seem to catch on fire, while others go unnoticed. I try to be a good "debate host" and reply back to people who post intering comments, but I am not sure that really makes a different. But I just feel reluctant to choose a "best answer" until there's a reply of some quality to choose. Does that make sense?

Yes maildumpter, this leaves me annoyed just as you described. It especially annoys me if it is a user who obviously knows better (high number and many other discussions with a chosen 'best response.') When I was a newbie, I didn't fully understand how to chose etc, but I learned. I will give the benefit of the doubt to a new person.

that's why i don't easily choose the best response especially if the discussion which i started only got one or two responses. i am still looking forward to some more better ones and i don't want to regret rushing for a decision. sometimes, it takes months for me to choose the best response. but atleast, i got something that is really worth of the title. sometimes, there are better responses coming up after i already had chosen. but that's okey. i cannot get back my decision. so, what i do is comment nicely to the person who responded and rate the response positively.

It sort of annoys me, but what annoys me more is, when you give a really great response, and they mark the person that gave the worst answer possible as the best response.

First maildumpster I want to say how sorry I am that people either misunderstood what you were asking or stopped reading after your 2nd sentence. It is very frustrating. Now back to the topic, yes it bothers me that people don't seem to pick a best response, even after a week of no new responses. If it is clear that their is a best response and after a week of no additional responses it should be picked. With that said, I read a discussion last week where someone was saying that they either don't or didn't like to leave a response after the best was given because according to them "What's the point?" So if people are thinking like that then the OP's who want to get more responses down the road say well no one will respond if I give the best response away. So they hold back giving it. Each person is entitled to give the best response to whomever they like, but it really should be the best at the time it was given. Their are a lot of large discussions out there that have plenty of excellant responses that don't have one picked either. I really don't kno what the big deal is, personally I ate seeing a bunch of unresolved discussions in that folder and usually clean them up with in a couple of days of no new responses. Just my 2 cents worth. Welcome to mylot and I wish you much luck here.

I don't very often pay attention to who or if I have gotten best responses on discussions but I do know what you mean about knowing in my heart my response was by far the best (compared to the off topic or one word responses) and the best response was given to one of those. I have seen people choose a best response after only a few hours and only 3-4 responses, this doesn't make since but possibly the person doesn't understand they need to give people a chance to respond. Compared to some I guess I don't really start that many discussions but the ones I do I wait a week before picking a best response. As I've said before I don't like picking best responses because there are soooo many great "best" responses.

It does not bother me if I am not chosen as the best response regardless of the other types of replies or no other replies. I am sure they are just waiting to see other responses as well and does not want to choose one too soon. I am still getting responses to some of my older topics. At some point though they should choose someone as the best response and not forget about the people who replied to them.

I have to admit, I'm kinda guilty of that. Sometimes I'll just forget that I have unresolved discussions. Other times, it takes me a while to sit down and choose one because there's too many good answers. And I want to give everyone that worked hard their best response. But I don't do it intentionally, so I wouldn't want anyone to get offended and think I've done it intentionally.

Frankly, I completely disgree with the whole method of rating the discussion responses. How can you accurately rate something as + or - or best response It is too arbitary. I would prefer to see a scale of 1 to 10 and each time a member reviews a resonse they give a 1 to 10 rating. Then the best response category would be more dynamic. That is it would change over time as more people entered into the discussion and rated each response. The ongoing best response would be the one with the highest overall average rating.

sometimes it gets tiring but not annoying because thats why were here to help each other out and discuss issues of intrest even if your discussion isn't good enought to get responses u want, buh hey just keep your head up.

Personally no. I don't see the point in being bothered over something like this. With hard work you'll gain decent responses and those who add to a discussion either short or long to me it doesn't matter there for i don't get annoyed. I've really got better things to do with my time, but those who are bothered i do see why. Kudos. ~Joey

nope sorry never gave it a second thought

I myself wait to pick a bets response, So this does not bother me. If you pick one too soon you may be sorry, Because a better one came up.

doesnt really bug me too much. Hopefully the OP got a good idea of what I was saying and that is what matters.

Nope it doesn't bug me at all. Nothing in here does anymore. I enjoy it no matter what happens in here. Have met some nice people and I get some recipes and things I need from here so is all cool.

yes it annoys me and I have waited on some topics and it has been six or more weeks and no futher response. Mylot takes away points though if you don't give best response mark after awhile. I contacted and asked them about this and if you wait too long to choose a best response then you lose points.

I love doritos.........just kidding. I never really pay that much attention to if i was selected as best response. I just kinda figure most people are just here for the money ill weed out the good ones and keep up to date on there discussions.

well id otn know about the best responce part but it really annoys me when i get a lukewarn responce to the discussions that i start!! i still havent figured out what interests people out here! i dont start any useless topics... they are all sensible topics!! maybe thts the problem! people prefer nonsense!

Yes, i also find that annoying...but in all fairness, i believe i have done it. i don't always resolve discussions, and honestly, that is because i have not gotten a response that i consider to be all that great.

i guess not all people share the same interest with you besides the fact that there are thousands of topics to choose from. it's more annoying if you post a nice topic that no one even bothered to answer.