When choosing a best answer . . . ?

Question

what criteria do you use?
I am sorely tempted to give 10 points to barbie&jlo are sluts cos I feel this person needs some happiness in their day today.

Personally, I love a witty and well thought out answer and if it is informative then alls the better . . . I love it when people read the question and answer it properly?

What do you all do?

Answer 1

I like to give the points to someone who gives an informative intelligent answer. I often give people best answer when they don't even agree with my opinion on something because they have argued thier point well and have not just blasted me for having a different opinion than them.

Answer 2

for opinion type questions - will either pick a hilarious answer (one that makes a point, though, & makes sense w/ the question!) or one that is well thought out.... kinda like you, I guess! sometimes I will vote for an answer as the best b/c I agree w/ the viewpoint, while other times I will vote for one b/c the person makes their point well, even if that's not what I personally believe, as long as it is non-judgemental.

for questions needing facts - I go w/ the one that seems the most accurate & informative. If I don't know, I will skip that question & go on to the next.

I cannot staaaand when ppl do not answer the actual question or make irrelevant comments. Like sometimes, I will make some comment or another (like this), but it is at least related to what was in the actual question!

oh yeah - don't give 10 pts to a jerk - would probably just feed their nastiness! probably a sad person in general, but gets enough momentary happiness from being nasty.

Answer 3

Lol - Love your comment about "barbie&jlo are sluts", that really cheered me up, there are so many trolls on here at the moment arent there?

I personally give best answers to the person who has either given me the most helpful answer if im asking for advice, or who to the person who has read it properly, understood it and answered informatively.

Answer 4

Yes the same as yourself, at first I look for the answer to be informative and then humour is definitely what gives it that extra punch. Also, sometimes an answer is really good such that it promotes awareness of other issues to do with the question asked.But on occasion I have given top answer to someone who maybe deserves my pity. If I forget to choose a best answer ,I hate that because people have spent time to answer it so I always make sure to vote . Good luck :)

Answer 5

I guess that when I choose a best answer, I do look at the amount of TU and TD but it does'nt weigh greatly on my decision. I think it's great when a question generated a ton of responses and gets the community going. I try not to just throw a best answer out there, If I can, I like to let the person know why they got the best answer.

Answer 6

I don't necessarily give the 10 to the person who agrees with me, but to the person who's answer I enjoy the most or whose answer does actually answer the question or to the person who makes me learn something new or sometimes to the person who makes me change my opinion on a subject.

Answer 7

lol Barbie I did actually give best answer to an abusive poster because I thought well maybe the poor soul needs some TLC and a friend or 2!! xx

Answer 8

I like to read all the answers and pick the best one I feel that matches the question. You will always know a troll answer cos they are full of abuse and do not type in anything related to what the questioner is asker.

Answer 9

I pay no attention to who the particular answerer is. I simply read all the answers and pick the one I feel best answered my question.

Answer 10

Choose the answer that gives you most relevant info put in the best way.