Sometimes you will have a second best or third best answer, that is really really good, and sometimes you just can't decide which is the best answer.
2nd Best should get eight points.
3rd runner up should get 5 points.
Of course this would only work if the individual who posted the question actually picks the best question themselves.
If the question defaults to being voted upon, because the questioner forgets to select the best question. Then the present method of voting for one best answer is acceptable to me at least.
If its important to the individual, then they would follow up and select which is the best answer themselves.
The issue of having a "runner-ups" option to selecting the best answer is relevant also under another set of circumstances.
Sometimes there is such a substantial response to a single question that there ought to be 2nd and 3rd best answers.
For example, a question gets 20 to 50 answers in a short time, or within the time it is allowed to run.
2007-02-28 01:23:44 · 8 answers · asked by somber_pieces 6 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Some questions will accumilate hundreds in not thousands of responses.
Regardless of whether the question was posted by a celebrity.
There are occasionally profound questions that will invite some very interesting responses as well as provoke someone who is of like mind to want to share their own interpetation of their perspectives on the issue.
2007-02-28 01:29:43 · update #1
You make a good point.
I like the part about if there's LOTs and LOTs of answers, definelty should have a runner up!
2007-02-28 01:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by lisa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree, except in my case one of my answers was given the most thumbs up (4) and the person who picked chose someone else. I think there should be points for how many thumbs up you get or, like you said, have a second or third best choice.
That'd be insane to have to compute though. ^_^ I mean, what would the best answer % be when you looked, would it include those or not?
2007-02-28 09:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by Sputnik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL, and then the winner can leave a little speech about their win,sorry,no i think its a good idea.Sometimes its difficult voting when you like more than one answer.
10 points to you,but only if i get the 8.
2007-02-28 14:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by Countess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very good suggestion..
I wish that Yahoo would do this.
@ the same time, this will complicate things up, and Yahoo Answers is tend to be simple and fast
2007-02-28 09:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Really Confused 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its all or nothing! Too many people are willing to settle for second best. Its their excuse for not giving 100%. We've lowered the standards in this country to accommodate minorities, women, and slackers! Enough already!
2007-02-28 10:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why shouldn't yahoo reflect society?
2007-02-28 10:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by sowhat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2nd place is "1st loser"
2007-02-28 13:05:48 · answer #7 · answered by duck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2nd place is just 1st to lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-28 13:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by Billie R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋