When Rewarding a Best Response To Someone
By KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36445)
United States
October 27, 2008 11:46am CST
do you have Special criteria you use in order to reward them, or do you just reward someone who you most feels their answer deserves that reward instead? I know there are probably some here who will only reward people on their Friends list, or maybe someone they know responds back to most of their discussions, but what about the average person on here? How do you decide, and if it is an Older discussion and unresolved, if you know the person is no longer active in here, do you still reward them the Best Response, or do you make sure it is given to someone more active in here as well?
For me, I feel it does not matter if you are on my Friends list or not. If you have given me a response to any of my discussions that I feel helps give me a Great understanding or help for my topic, then you deserve this reward. You could be only here in myLot one day and I would still reward you, as I feel it is only Fair to give these to the person most deserving.
As for older discussions, that is when I am not sure how to reward for these or not. I unfortunately have many discussions that are unresolved. I am trying to resolve some of them as I can, but since somedays my time on here is way more limited than others, it can be hard to do. I sometimes wonder though if I ever accidently give Best Responses to Banned members does that end up becoming another unresolved discussion again as well?
What are your thoughts, and do you make sure and give out your Best Responses to your discussions or leave them be?
~~TINA~~
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19 responses
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Yes, this is definately a Good way to do it. It just makes it hard sometimes when there are more than one that could deserve this as well.
@ersmommy1 (12587)
• United States
27 Oct 08
No criteria to speak of. I read over the responses I receive. If I like what a person says I give it best response. Even if I don't agree with what they say. Just means they thought about the response they were giving.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
10 Jan 09
This is a Great way to look at it for sure. Many times most people will put a lot of thought into their responses here, and even if you may not always agree with them does not mean you should beg it disagree with them, and create some issues in here as well.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I pick out what I consider the best response. I do not worry about whether they are on my friends list.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
31 Dec 08
That is a really good way to look at it for sure. If we limit ourselves to only our friends list we could really be missing out.
@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
27 Oct 08
Not everyone who is inactive is banned. I think that myLot even makes distinctions on best responses depending on what they were banned for. I had a bunch come unresolved once, and it was because at least some of them were given to someone who got banned for plagiarism. Maybe his answers that I chose were someone elses'. I choose best response by who answers what I ask, or who seems to understand what I am asking. I will give it to an inactive person, if it is the best answer there. I like others to see what I am expecting. By giving them best response it may encourage them to come back and be active.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
6 Jan 09
Good thoughts on here my friend, and Great way to look at it. I know that when it comes to resolving Older discussions a lot of times it is hard to know why some people are no longer active on here and others who might have been banned for sure. I guess that we just hand out the Best Responses and not worry about it as well.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 08
This BR thing has has been holding me back as I find it a very sticky issue when it comes to awarding it. Everyone has their own version of views and which one to pick gives me a hard time. But the one that is very detailed and descriptive stands out in my judgement and most likely he/she will be awarded the BR. I do not know about those banned members as mylot never tell us who is banned and who is not for I assume they are on an unrecorded leave. Again this need to be thrash out by mylot. They should at least give a clue whether that person is still a member as their names are still in the record. This applies to all who responded to my discussion and the BR does not confine to my friend's list only.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Some Great thoughts here, and I know there are many of us who are also like you as well. I honestly think you are limiting yourself when you are not like this as well.
@comfort55 (1574)
• India
27 Oct 08
Hi Krause, well I reward best response to that person whose answer really deserves it and is close to what I've asked and has helped me for my topic regardless of whether she/he is in my friends' list or anybody else. We are here for healthy discussions and should be fair in rewarding and not try to impose narrow thinking while making decision. Happy mylotting!
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
27 Dec 08
So True here, and one of the main things that can actually make this site interesting. We have many people joining this site all of the time, and some unique answers and responses back to discussions here as well. So why not open up the Best Responses to anyone here as well.
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
27 Oct 08
I don't have any special criteria. It all depends on the discussion, and the type of response I get. If i have a question, I award best response to the person who answered the question in a way that helps me. If it's an opinion post, I award the best response to the person who seems to understand me the most or whom I understand the most.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Oct 08
Yes! I agree with you and adopt the same strategy like you do!
I am neither patial to my friends or to some one known to me. It doesn't make ny sense giving a best response to a person just because he/she marked your response a the best one, if the response doesn't carry any substance in it to qualify to get abest one.
I also look for the details provided in the form of information which is useful to me and also to the other members of the foum,interest with which the response was made and the efforts put in to make the respose an interesting one!
By marking a wrong discussion Response , we are doing grave injustice to the genuine meber who hasnot only taken lot of efforts and zeal in responding your discussion but also eager and keen for the appreciation either in the form of a commment, rating or marking her/his response as the best one!
So in conclusion, I always stick to strict merits of a response while marking it a best response.This is the only criteria I use for marking any Response as the best one!
Good topic of discussion and I hope by going through your initiated discussion members will be benefitted !
Oh, one more thing top add at the end, it has given to my understanding that by marking nd getting marked as a best response, the earnings are also getting increased!
Thanks! Happy Mylotting!
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
27 Oct 08
The only criteria I have to award best responses is they have to have a little thought put into them. I don't care for one line responses that are not well thought out. I don't start many frivolous discussions. The ones I do start I try to put a little effort into them and some are specifically to make people think. So if I see someone has put a little thought and effort into the response, whether they agree with me or not, those are the ones I choose.
I don't think it makes a difference if you give a BR to a banned or inactive member, the BR stays. I usually wait for several weeks before I give out a BR for one of my discussions and I'm sure I have several right now that are unresolved. I'll get around to them eventually. I got a BR just a couple of days ago from a discussion that was like 6 months old! It was a nice surprise! 
So I guess I'm not the only one who can be a bit slow on the BRs.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
19 Dec 08
Yes, I hate trying to even respond back to someone who posts only about 1 line or two that really does not give me an answer or idea on how they really think. Many times I will just pass over them, and a lot of times do not even try rating these ones as well.
@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
28 Oct 08
I usually post according to how much heart they put into the responses to my posts. I feel that if you can answer my questions with decency and intelligence--no, I am not saying all of them are dumb answers, but if they know something about the subject, I have a great appreciation to them. Happy Mylotting!!
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@maxilimian (3099)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 08
I'm giving it only to a response that helps me a lot and worth for the reward, even i'm lately rare receiving any best responses from any topic i already made i don't know if it's because the topic starter doesn't see the mark as best responses button or they really not give anything to me hehe
But it doesn't important, for me, all we can do is just giving our best effort to make any response, the rewards as a bonus 
i don't know if it's because the topic starter doesn't see the mark as best responses button or they really not give anything to me hehe
But it doesn't important, for me, all we can do is just giving our best effort to make any response, the rewards as a bonus 2 people like this
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
1 Dec 08
The only criteria I use in awarding BRs is that they were the best, most thought out, well written, and included something that I didn't know or a view that made me think. I don't think its fair to award best responses to friends, or those who respond to most of my discussions. There can be better responses than those.
I don't worry about if the person is still active, or if they have been banned. If I feel its the best response, that is what I will mark it as. I am very unbiased when I award BR.
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@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
27 Dec 08
Well, KrauseHome, I usually decide based on the esence of the response. The importance of which to the posted topic matter much to me. I do not favor anyone even if they are my friends or not. It would be unfair for those who gave out their heart and their best to share their oponion. Best to you!
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Oct 08
Krausehome I try to find my friends first but if I find a response that is the best of all the others, that person'gets my best response. after all fair is fair, the one which was most comp;lete and made the best sense should get the reward whoever
he or she may be. lol lol lol
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
28 Oct 08
I always wait until the discussion has more than 10 respondents and then I choose the best response from there. It's not always about the length though I admit that I tend to award longer responses more frequently. SOmetimes though, I do award a best response to short but thought-provoking answers. Other times when there are so many responses, none of them seem to touch me, so I just don't award a best response.
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