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Does anyone else find it interesting that "Mikey ~ Defender of Myrth" managed to add 26 "Best Answers"

withing a 24 hour period without answering a single question?

Funny how some folks, like myself, are not ashamed to let my answers speak for themselves, instead of "hiding" them behind a "private" screen. C'mon, Mikey, give it up. You are not fooling anyone.

Update:

Thank you, Doc, Rita, Shadz. If you look at his profile, you may note that ALL of his questions and ALL of his answeres are "private" and cannot be seen without his permission. Last time I even approached the "top contributor" mark, his "Best Answers score jumped about two hundred in the space of about a week. And, he hasn't contributed one bit since them (maybe about three months back) He must have been sleeping, because I actuall held that #1 level for almost a week before he, suddenly popped up those 26 best answers in a day.

It's not the kind of "play" that's worth reporting, but I wouldn't mind some little bit of recognition for me efforts to help.

Well, goodbye, all, for your good thoughts. I'll go back to helping people, which is what I still think Yahoo Answers is all about.

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  • Shadz
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I'm with you man. Being a top contributor and getting best answers shouldn't come from having an extensive ring of friends who can throw out random questions and automatically give you best answer. You've gotta work for it. Some people don't seem to be. Let the people outside your friend list decide. That's what it's meant for. Good eye, man. Some people on here don't seem to be playing fair. I haven't really looked on Mikey, but the issue could be addressed on a number of other ppl. But maybe Mikey answered questions a while back that were tie breakers that finally got voted on. Or maybe they were just past questions. I dunno. But, what you point out is quite interesting.

  • 1 decade ago

    I dunno about the "Mikey" thing, but, I'm with you...I let my answers speak for themselves, and it's always been obvious that some users collude with their buddies/contacts/fans whatever when it comes to naming "Best Answer".

    Which is why the "Best Answers" percentage should always be taken with a large grain of salt. And, come to think of it, a slice of lime and a shot of tequila.

    Cheers!

    Doc

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm with you brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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