Have you ever picked a best answer based on...?

Hello Animegeek.

:D

Yes or no answers.

>>Well, I can already tell you that my answer is No to all of those, but I'll also explain my reasonings too.

Who the person is?

>>I dont choose a Best Answer based on the person's identity because even if they had an extremely important Y!A status(lets say they were the Top Answerer in the section in which I asked the question in), and they gave me a vague one-sentence answer, and a level one user with a lesser-known status gave me a fully well-though out detailed answer I would choose the lesser-known user.

If they were your friend or not?

No, dont get me wrong, I like to make friends on Y!A and the more the merrier, but I couldn't just resolve my question based on the recipiant of the B.A. bieng my friend or not.

If they were top contributor or not?

>>The T.C. status doesnt actualy mean anything on a larger scale, it just means you're knowledgable in a particular section, what matters is if you have the consistency to keep the T.C. status, so if they didnt, then they wouldnt be getting a Best Answer from me just so I can help them stay a T.C.

How many thumbs up/down they had?

>>Alot of the time people choose Best Answer on the amount of Thumbs Ups, mainly because they think everyone favors thier answer and its the best decision, I on the other hand disagree with that and I'll choose anyone no matter what rating they have.

Their percentage of best answers?

>>I look at B.A. percentage pretty much the same way I look at the T.C. status.

Their total number of points?

>>Points do not matter either, I wouldnt care if you had zero points, I'd still choose you as B.A. if you deserved it.

If they gave you a star or not?

>>They can star it if they want to but they dont really *have* to, it wouldnt really alter my decision.

If they agreed with you?

>>Agreeing with me is great, as long as you can support why.

>>If they disagreed with you?

Disagreeing with me is fine too, as long as they can support why.

>>Who the person is? Yes

>>If they were your friend or not? Yes

>>If they were top contributor or not? Yes

>>How many thumbs up/down they had? Yes

>>Their percentage of best answers? No, I dont think so

>>Their total number of points? No

>>If they gave you a star or not? Yes

>>If they agreed with you? Yes

>>If they disagreed with you? Yes?

Well last time I asked a question was years ago on a different account but I'll try to remember I guess ^^"

>>Who the person is?

》lol, yes.

>>If they were your friend or not?

》Yup.!

>>If they were top contributor or not?

》Psh, no. That stupid little badge is a nuisance that people think too much of.

>>How many thumbs up/down they had?

》One time when I had absolutely no clue which to pick. Hey it was kind of a clever answer :3

>>Their percentage of best answers?

》Nope, another little nuisance people too much of.

>>Their total number of points?

》Nope.

>>If they gave you a star or not?

》Nope. Maybe if they added me as a contact or something XD

>>If they agreed with you?

》If they had a good argument as to why my opinion is right (err why they agree with it.)

>>If they disagreed with you?

》If they had a good argument :)

>>Who the person is?

no

>>If they were your friend or not?

no

>>If they were top contributor or not?

no

>>How many thumbs up/down they had?

yes

>>Their percentage of best answers?

no

>>Their total number of points?

no

>>If they gave you a star or not?

no

>>If they agreed with you?

no

>>If they disagreed with you?

no

most of my questions are surveys so i close my eyes and click all over the page about 50 times until i hit a best answer button... lol, or if its a more serious question, i choose the answer with the most provable facts.

>>Who the person is? yes

>>If they were your friend or not? yes

>>If they were top contributor or not? no

>>How many thumbs up/down they had? yes

>>Their percentage of best answers? no

>>Their total number of points? no

>>If they gave you a star or not? no

>>If they agreed with you? yes

>>If they disagreed with you? yes

>>Who the person is? Yes.

>>If they were your friend or not? Yes.

>>If they were top contributor or not? No.

>>How many thumbs up/down they had? Yes.

>>Their percentage of best answers? No.

>>Their total number of points? Yes.

>>If they gave you a star or not? Yes.

>>If they agreed with you? No [it doesn't matter if they agree or disagree as long as they give a good answer].

>>If they disagreed with you? No. ^

I was honest. :]

>>Who the person is?

Yes.

>>If they were your friend or not?

No.

>>If they were top contributor or not?

No.

>>How many thumbs up/down they had?

Once.

>>Their percentage of best answers?

No.

>>Their total number of points?

No.

>>If they gave you a star or not?

No.

>>If they agreed with you?

Yes.

>>If they disagreed with you?

Yes.

>>> no

>>> no

>>> yes (when two people have the same answer and ones a top contributor I generally give it too the person who ISN'T a top contributor)

>>> Yes (when I don't know whats right or wrong it helps)

>>> no

>>> no

>>> no

>>> no

>>> no

I generally give best answers to the people who, when it's a quiz, are most enthusiastic without being obnoxious, or, when it's a serious question, the people who are the most thoughtfu l, mature and honest in there answers.

^_^

>>Who the person is?==> Well... more if they were nice and friendly

>>If they were your friend or not?==> Yesh.

>>If they were top contributor or not?==> I'm not sure... I don't think so

>>How many thumbs up/down they had?==> Ya...

>>Their percentage of best answers?==> Nope.

>>Their total number of points?==> Noooo

>>If they gave you a star or not?==> Uh-uh

>>If they agreed with you?==> Yes...

>>If they disagreed with you?==> No...

Lol

I WAS HONEST!

Gosh, I gotta get better on picking BA's lol

:D

If the question required a yes or no answer then I would pick a best answer with a yes or no answer, I'd pick the first person to respond though. It wouldn't matter if I knew the person, percentage, TC, points, agreed or disagreed with me. :)