How did he get to be a top contributor, I thought that was a privelige earned by amassing a lot more best answers than that., another one an American one as only been a member for about 2 weeks and already he's a top contributor, why?
2007-06-04 03:22:04 · 14 answers · asked by fizzyhead25 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
ooh! you ladies do get precious don't you, Mrs Doyle tell us how you can cheat to get to be a top contributor, I wanna be one, and Amy s only grannytoad can ask that question, and get away with it. I love grannytoad, she rocks for granny toad xxxxx. I think Mrs d you are out of order with your snide comment, you are saying that the likes of granny toad and hsk's mom and all the excellent genealogist ( prof or am) have achieved it by cheating, tut,tut,tut. That's bad.
2007-06-04 06:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue how they figure these things out. It's a little orange thing that just popped up maybe six or eight weeks ago with no explanation. I have been listed as a top contributor in a category where I only had 2 best answers...and only 10 answers altogether...while at the same time I was #2 in another category for best answers and didn't get any mention there. One day Rust Skipper, who leads in several categories in Arts & History, just fell off all the boards like they deleted him. He was just as suddenly back again. Whatever the algorithm they're using to figure it out, the calculation doesn't take much into account that the rest of us find important...like whether the answers even match the question or are just snarky remarks that irritate people. Go figure!
2007-06-04 05:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I asked this question some weeks back and believe me it has nothing to do with best answers. It would appear that how many questions that are asked on the shortest time possible seem to be the key.
I'm not taking away from the top contributors as some of their answers are specialist so fair doo's. However, some of the answers given are appalling.
So like everything in this world if your face fits your in.
2007-06-04 03:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The level depends on how many points you have. The contributor status depends on the average answers you have given that have been chosen as best answers.
I would imagine a person who has a lot of witty comebacks to questions gains points as far as their level but loses on their best answer average. However, I have noticed in the genealogy section, people who give snotty or smart alec answers get a thumbs down from a lot of people. I believe that effects your level.
2007-06-04 11:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Top Contributor is someone who is knowledgeable in a particular category. Each Answers user can be a top contributor in up to three categories.
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Just checked a few top contributors out . The least best answers for one of them was 165 . I can't find out how many you have to have in a certain category.
2007-06-04 03:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by scorpionbabe32 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know how I came to be a top contributor but I am, I honestly don't know how it's decided or why the orange things are awarded, it just appeared without warning.
2007-06-04 06:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fairly recent to the site as well with not all that many answers (or best answers), but have tried to be helpful. I would guess it is based more on the number of answers in a specific period of time, not the total number of answers.
2007-06-04 09:20:26 · answer #7 · answered by genealogist84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 21:28:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could well be that he just answers a lot of questions on a daily basis not always best answers we also must try to remember that this is not about winning best answers it is about helping others understand their problems yes it gives a buzz and mabey i have not answered your question correctly but he may be answering questions in debth giving web site info extras and blah blah blah and of course the point system by answering as many questions it gives points
2007-06-04 03:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by Andrea B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people are clever and spend all day on this site.
Others have a posse of friends that give them best answer regardless of other contributions.
Others cheat. (I don't know how, but they do).
2007-06-04 05:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋