Best Response

Hi!! No, having a best response doesn't help earnings...it's just nice to have one. I don't always pick one...Sometimes I want to pick everyone!! Lately I've been doing it...Take care!

I don't think it makes any difference in earning, actually it doesn't make any difference.

But it makes a difference to the people who have responded on your discussion. If you give people Best Response then they will certainly look forward to respond to your other discussions. So its some sort of reward or say respect to their thoughts.

MyLot actually provides the answers to your question in their FAQs linked at the bottom of every page:

http://www.mylot.com/o/faq/faq8.aspx#16

What is a Best Response?

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A best response is a response that is chosen by the myLot member that started a discussion and feels the response that was provided is the best response to their topic of discussion.
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A best response feature should be utilized by all myLot members. Please help other myLot users know that their responses are useful and helpful.



How do I Choose a Best Response?

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Simply click on "discussions" at the top of your home page.
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Next, click "my unresolved discussions" located on the left hand side of the discussions page.
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This will bring you to all of your discussions that you have not chosen a best response for.
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Click on the discussions that you would like to choose a best response for.
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Read through each response and chose the response you like the most.
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Do not select a best response right away, wait at least a week before choosing a best response. This will give myLot users plenty of time to respond to your discussion topic and will give you a variety of responses to choose from.
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Click on "mark best response" located on the right of the user's username.
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Once you have done this, your discussion will be resolved.



How do I know if a user has selected my response as the best response in their discussion?

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Simply click on "discussions" at the top of your home page.
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Next, click "my best responses" located on the left hand side of the discussions page.
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This will bring you to all of the discussions that your responses that were given "best response" for.

I think i ever start a kinda similar discussions like this before... Most of them said that they never intend to earn the best for their response but looks like they do thank full in their heart for such a appreciations... Being market as best response will effected on how many "task" will available for us as far as i know.

Well I got many good responses at some time intervals but I don't expect too much from the other user I just give answer honestly with my capacity and Expect good reply. Ya if I start any discussion then if I like users answer and discussion is best then I select him or her for their Best Response, Don't know mylot gives some extra for best resoponce or not but this is one kind of reward for users to maintain their quality.

I don't think its really that important to mark best response, infact i never thought of doing so till now. I did it for few of my discussions, and as far as earnings is concerned, i do not feel that it may efffct it at all. As it may happen that you feel so many responses good, or none satisfactory. Making one as best, doesn't seems so realistic..

It is not necessary to give best response at all. It is each person's choice, and not an obligation.
Giving best response, or receiving a best response does not increase earnings, but it seems to help with star rating, which for some people is more important than for others.
If one doesn't assign best response for discussions started, those will stay in the unresolved discussions. YOu can find that when you look at the bar with today's top, my interests, etc. It is the last one in that row.
Once a question is given best response, it disappears from that heading.
I personally use best response more or less the same way as I use the plus button. For me it is a bonus, a reward for a nicely written response, or something that made me thing, or just laugh.
It is true that often there are not that many responses, or many good responses, or sometimes there are too many.
I always try to give best response because I hate to my discussions hanging on that unresolved folder:)

No, it's not a requirement by no means. However it helps people because they get award a good response. Many times it brings closure for the discussion. I'd wait at least one to two weeks before awarding a best response though.

Many times I don't do it, but I like to award it because I know people did a good job so why not? It doesn't do anything for your reward (money), but it's still fun I think. You are right that it can be hard if there are so few answers or if there are too many answers, my friend.

Pablo