Do you think the best Answer is good or pointless?

[Gromit]

And do you think it is an excuse to sneak another advert onto the page?

[vulcan]

It will lead to arguments.

[gingejbee]

Like most things that don't interest me, I just ignore. And don't have ads anyway.

[RATTER15]

I think we need to just put up and shut up actually, this is a question and answer site not a social networking site.

We can still ask and answer questions in the same manner, if you don't like ads just block them.

The site needs to generate money, it isnt here purely to entertain people, despite what you may think!

Some people just aren't happy unless they are miserable and need to tell the world about it!!!

Ed, do I get best answer for that^^^^^ :))

[sunny-dave]

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[RATTER15]

Oh, I suppose it is down to the OP to decide the best answer?

ED I take back all the grovelling!! Dammit!!

[AB Editor]

"The site needs to generate money."

Yes. Look, the logic is: better (higher paying) ads placed prominently will get more clicks. This gives us more money to play with, this lets us buy a bigger, faster server - and the site runs more smoothly and everyone is happy! (-ish)

"Ed, do I get best answer for that?"

Not sure, you'll have to ask, Gromit :)

[B00]

Ed- does the OP get a chance to change their mind over the best answer? What I mean is, if they mark a reply as B.A, can they later make another B.A if they consider that reply better than the first one?

[ummmm]

Do you remember when they changed Facebook? Post after post of CHANGE IT BACK...

I can't remember what it was like before the change!!

[Philtaz]

Phew, thanks for that ummmm.

I was beginning to wonder if I'd been somewhat hallucinogenic a month or so ago when I read a thread about who had been deemed the best ABer as a result of the most 'Mark as best answer' votes!

[AB Editor]

"if they mark a reply as B.A, can they later make another B.A if they consider that reply better than the first one?"

Yep!

[rockyracoon]

I think Sunny Dave should have got marked best answer on this thread.

[Philtaz]

As there appears to be a requirement to have the site format changed every few months any news on the request to be taken automatically to the last answer of a thread that we were told was 'in progress' some months ago?

[ummmm]

Phil - you can go to the last answer on a thread by clicking on the name of the last person who posted on it.

[anneasquith]

should we have " worst answer " also ?

[AB Editor]

"As there appears to be a requirement to have the site format changed every few months any news on the request to be taken automatically to the last answer of a thread that we were told was 'in progress' some months ago?"

You weren't told it was "in progress" (as far as I remember!) but that it was "on the list" :) the list is different.

[ummmm]

But you can get to the last answer.

[Hopkirk]

I have to laugh at your line Ed: "the button was there, and it did work - but it didn't do anything that users could see :)"

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[Khandro]

It's no problem to me, and if it generates some money to enable AB to keep going then well and good; it isn't a charity. But if Ed. you have dropped the 'Mark as best answer' on each post, could we have the posts numbered as was mooted recently. It really would often be helpful to know to which previous post someone was referring, particularly on the long threads.

[AB Editor]

"Could we have the posts numbered as was mooted recently. It really would often be helpful to know to which previous post someone was referring, particularly on the long threads."

You can click the "go to best answer" to see the individual post in context.