How to choose 'Best Response' amongst the replies received?

Dear Deepak Well I never find it difficult to choose whose reply should be considered as best .. I don't care about the member's rating and status on mylot while marking best response. I only consider the response. It doesn't matter whether the member is in my friend list or not .. If member's discussion is the best then I don't think much to rate it as best .. though I give all replies to my post -- a + as well :) .. Happy mylotting my dear friend .. and wish you a great day !!!!

I think this is arguably the hardest thing to do on mylot. Choosing a best response is really, really difficult. I had in one of my discussions may be up to ten responses I thought were fit to be chosen as best response but the problem is i can only choose one of them. May be it would be better if we are able to choose the best response and second best and third best responses respectively.

For me is not so hard because I don't get more than 50 responses.When I want choose I read the most of my responses again to choose the best.I don't give best response at 1 lines posts. I try find these that I like more but I must admit that if they are 2 that I like both and one is from a friend I can choose more easy the friend post. The most of the times when I start add comments I already try keep at my mind if I really liked one so I can remember later.Just many times I late choose the best response lol: PS:Thanks for all best responses that you gave to me...

In choosing best response, a post has to be well-put and can easily be understood. With facts and basis that supports his response, can be a simple one but provides the best opinion. All in all, it has to be first, original and understandable..

yeah it's really very difficult to choose one among all the replies! but in my case i just award it to the one which i feel is more in regard with my post and also who really touches me.things like someone is in my friends' list or not is never my concern while giving out a best response. and i always make sure that i read each and every response on my discussions and only after that i chose one:) i think you should read those replies you get more minutely and then it would be easier to choose one..or you can compare between them if you get 2 or more contenders for a BR and still if you couldn't make a choice then just follow your heart!:)

I ussually choose the really best answer, regarding the effort they give and the way they explain the situation or sometimes if they really share the truth. For me I can recognize if they writing the truth or if they just invented they answer, you can see really feel it and if they are sincere in some word they say.

I did have that problem with my 744 responds discussion...it showed back as unsolved and I get to selected the best respond again...and again...up to 3 times... So the third time I just closed my eye and I get random selection...

Selecting best responses should come with one's preference with accordance to be able to measure, and see different pespective form different angle. I believe that posting a + sign is a sign of giving good response, and if I were to really adapt to an advise of a poster, then I will post him, or her as best response. I do not have the privillage to have more than 50 responses, most of my discussions are only filled with 10, to 15 responses. With that, I set my average criteria that I will only: - Vote for best response when there are more than 10 (average of your discussion posts) responses in a single discussion - Give a + if I find it useful, but do not strongly believe, and adapt to it - Make sure that I only give + to those who give relevant, valuable responses - Do not give anything for 1-2 liners Basically, set yourselve in a position where if posters have meet your criteria in a, Excellent, Good, Okay, Bad, or Worst Mannger. Then gauge if they are feasible, useful, and applicable for yourself, rather than for the general crowd. (not all methods work for you, perhaps) In my pespective, getting a best response is just a bonus for me to motivate me to posts further, with, or without it, I will still post my outmost best opinion, views, and experience so that my friends can see them, and hopefully, be helpful to others.

I go with my gut feeling. If i think they have given me sufficient info to answer my question then I pick it and leave it at that. I don't let the discussions linger for too long, so I judge it on the time the last comment was made. I usually select it the next day. If I receive lots of comments then I leave it open a little longer.

i never consider friendship when it comes to response. I choose best response when they give me an idea that i never heard before or never comes in my mind. Sometimes when im posting discussion is all about what im confusing about, or questions, or problems, if the response made me understand things from things, sure that is my best response. I read all the response from my discussion, im so glad they take time to read my discussion so i gave in return.

To be honest, i will first consider to select from my friends responses.If am not satisfied with my friends responses i will consider the replies of others and opt the best response. Why iam considering like this is i get 90% of replies from my friends and they take so much effort to reply mine so their responses deserve my first attention for marking best response.

The response that rings a bell in me is the one that I choose as best response. When I can feel that somebody answers with his or her heart, particularly when I look for comments to a problem, that's the one I choose as best response. But I haven't gotten very many responses to my posts, yet, so I don't know how I will do this in the future.

If I have received only one reply for some days, then I will mark this reply as the best response. If I receive lots of responses, then I will read them carefully. Usually I will judge them according to the content, length, quality to mark the best response. If I receive some responses, then I will wait for some days and read them carefully according to my rules mentioned above to select the best response.

Hi there dpk262006, I agree with grecychunny26, i never consider friendship when considering the "best response" because then it would be unfair for other people who put in more effort in their responses. In my choosing of best responses, i do the following: 1. See if their response is informative and on topic 2. It is not repetitive and is well structured so it is not too confusing to read 3. It is succinct and not "going around in circles" 4. People say "Quality not Quantity" but i say "how can you have good quality without a reasonable quantity?" so a reasonable length of response is needed. Those are my 4 points i usually use for marking the "best response", but of course, each discussion is different in nature and different perspectives may be taken to suit the topic.

I believe that this is an individual choice. The way I do it is go through the responses and rate any I may have missed. you at that time may find a response that contributes to the discussion as well is informative. I do try to give my friends best response, but occasionally some one has contributed to the discussion that is worthy of a best response, and so I will give it to them. As I said it is entirely up to you but I do do it every Sunday in order not to get behind and have a massive pile of unresolved discussions. I have read that some people let their discussions go on for months. I do not believe this is fair to the people that take the time to answer nor does it show that you care. Again just my feelings.

I believe that this is an individual choice. The way I do it is go through the responses and rate any I may have missed. you at that time may find a response that contributes to the discussion as well is informative. I do try to give my friends best response, but occasionally some one has contributed to the discussion that is worthy of a best response, and so I will give it to them. As I said it is entirely up to you but I do do it every Sunday in order not to get behind and have a massive pile of unresolved discussions. I have read that some people let their discussions go on for months. I do not believe this is fair to the people that take the time to answer nor does it show that you care. Again just my feelings.

If I am tied between 2 responses I thinka re equally good then I look and see if one is a friend and they get it, if not then I move on to something else I think is relevant. It is really hard to choose a best post sometimes.