i've only just discovered answers 4 days ago. i've answered nearly 80 questions and only had one best answer

Question

why is this i think my answers are great, if anyone has seen them please bolster my failing self confidence and tell me i'm great.

londoner it's in the bank

Answer 1

Obviously other people do not perceive your answers to be that great.

Thanks John B but I think you're having me on!!! A trick to getting best answers is maybe to throw some light-hearted ones in, sometimes a little humorous answer stands out and give the asker a smile.

I'll still consider you're answer to my question despite being called a cockney ****!!!

Answer 2

Welcome! And may you get a lot of pleasure out of it. It isn't for the points (though we all like to get them), it's for the pleasure of giving good answers which, you hope, will make a difference to someones day. Sometimes you even get to hear about it!

I've looked at some of your answers and I would say that you need to do some work on your answering technique. I'm afraid 'yer ain heid' doesn't count for a lot as source material here, despite your opinion of it (and I am only being slightly ironic).

There is a knack to BestAnswering and you get the hang of it through time. I'm by no means an expert - there are some with over 50% BA's and I'm currently around 13%! Here is what I've learned so far:

1) Be selective about your questions. Don't bother about those you think you can't answer well.

2) A specialised subject or a question to do with a particular area that you know about is more likely to be one that you will answer excellently. Also, if you read a question and find it puzzling and 'think into the questioner's mind', you will find that many of the answers besides yours will simply say 'what are you on about?' If you have the knack (and it is a knack) of reading beyond the words, you have a better chance of giving the information needed.

3) If it's a new question (asked within the last 2 or three minutes) you can be sure that others are answering it too while you are writing your answer. A mean trick - to be used sparingly - is to immediately type a word or two, then click Preview and Send. That bags your place near the top of the list and then you can Edit and compose your proper answer! It is a bit of a mean trick and it's only worth doing if you know it's the kind of question that the questioner is not going to spend the time to vote on themselves (sadly more than half don't). If a question is left to Community Vote usually the question nearest the top which approaches a complete answer is the one that is chosen.

4) Avoid answering too many poll-type questions - 'What is your favorite film?' &c ... (technically, these are Chatting, anyway). There can never really be a 'Best Answer' to these unless you have a lot to add about the subject.

5) Know that you can sort Questions by date (up or down) and by number of answers. Again, this is a little like cheating but is sometimes worthwhile (from the Questioner's point of view as well as yours). If you answer a question which already has some answers, you can often get a better idea of what the questioner really wanted to know and come up with a more complete answer. Chose questions which are around a day old.

I hope that helps. As I have shown, there is an element of 'gaming' about it ... let us say strategy? ... which is not (I would say) entirely in the spirit of the thing but you will find that other people are much less observant of that.

Finally, I ought to mention that Best Answers can come in slowly. If the questioner just leaves the question it goes to vote after 7 days. It may then take another 7 days at least before a Community Vote comes to a conclusion. You may well find some of your 80 answers come back as Best after 2 or 3 weeks.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Since it's only been 4 days, most of the questions are still open; not every Asker chooses the "Best Answer" sometimes they leave it up to a vote. I have had people choose inaccurate answers over mine which was accurate, and even provided a link to the information! Don't be discouraged...

Answer 5

Basically you need to answer a question quicker if your less than 10th in the list then it is unlikely anyone will bother to go far down enough to read it.
Also it takes some time for people to answer questions/ vote etc. may take up to 2 weeks.
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Answer 6

I haven't seen any of your questions but dont worry.
There are believe it or not some smart fun answers fromtime to time. It may be that the catergories you choose bring out the best brains.
Anyway keep going, Good hunting.
The baldchemist
http://tbebaldchemist.blogdpot.com
Go and have some fun

Answer 7

I answered 31 questions, well, 32 counting yours and got 2 best answers. Nannynannybooboo!

Now stop pouting and look up more questions.

Answer 8

Your answers seem quite good to me. I especially liked the one about the Time Machine.
Keep answering & Good Luck.

Answer 9

I have read some of your answers and their great. Some people don't know great answers when they see them.

Answer 10

Yup. Most of your questions are still open and I'm competing with you on one of them.

But if it makes you feel any better, you're great,

Answer 11

you might have great answers but it might not be whot they want to hear or youve prob interperted your answer wrongly other than that your great i have 156 ansers only 6 are goodones