New Phuture Phorum Pheature. Best Answer.

[dUSt]

In the next phorum upgrade we'll have access to a new feature called "Best Answer". It will allow a specific reply to a topic be deemed as the "Best Answer" and that reply will be pinned right below the original post.

Check out the details: [url="http://community.invisionpower.com/topic/369447-ipboard-34-dev-update-best-answer-feature/"]http://community.inv...answer-feature/[/url]

Let's brainstorm about the best way we can use this here at phatmass!

[Nihil Obstat]

I will just get in on this right away. I think that the OP's opinion should have greater weight than anyone else's when determining what the "best answer" is. However that could work out.

[arfink]

I think you should make a new feature that makes it so that xTrishaxLynnx can post her own posts again.

[Tony]

How would this be determined, most props?

[FutureCarmeliteClaire]

I agree with Nihil. But also maybe people with certain titles also have greater weight in choosing the best answer. Like if they have CS or CM even tags.

[Brother Adam]

To save us the trouble, simply set it to pin all of Hasan's posts as the "best answer".

[xTrishaxLynnx]

I am a bit concerned that it might cause some confusion at first with posts jumping around out of order, but that's minor when considering that it will help those outside of our "immediate phamily" who are searching for answers to find what they need quickly and easily. Let's herd them into the flock!

I noticed it said you can enable this selectively on individual forums, which were you thinking of enabling it on? I'm thinking it probably would be most helpful in Open Mic and Transmundane Lane, where people will ask some serious questions but possibly get a ton of answers.

It says also that the OP and the Admins or Mods that can choose the best answer, but does that mean that other members will [b][i]not [/i][/b]be able to?

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='xTrishaxLynnx' timestamp='1348677061' post='2486932']
I am a bit concerned that it might cause some confusion at first with posts jumping around out of order, but that's minor when considering that it will help those outside of our "immediate phamily" who are searching for answers to find what they need quickly and easily. Let's herd them into the flock!
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Perhaps we can solve this by leaving the post in its original order, but copying it as well to a position at the start of the thread.

[xTrishaxLynnx]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1348677278' post='2486935']
Perhaps we can solve this by leaving the post in its original order, but copying it as well to a position at the start of the thread.
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That would be perfect!

[Tony]

my only concerns are, no algorythym will be perfect. and Some people may try to compete to get the top answer which it shouldn't be looked at as a competition. Even if it's strictly mods/admins, they will still be forced to be Simon Cowell's of this competition that could arise. Nice idea but I think ""top answer" would be more trouble than it's worth.

Edited September 26, 2012 by Tony

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Tony' timestamp='1348678672' post='2486944']
my only concerns are, no algorythym will be perfect. and Some people may try to compete to get the top answer which it shouldn't be looked at as a competition. Even if it's strictly mods/admins, they will still be forced to be Simon Cowell's of this competition that could arise. Nice idea but I think ""top answer" would be more trouble than it's worth.
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I am leaning towards this as well.
I think perhaps these concerns would be mitigated if the OP's pick was the [i]only[/i] criterion for choosing the best answer.

[Papist]

When did Matt become an Administrator?

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Papist' timestamp='1348679413' post='2486949']
When did Matt become an Administrator?
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who is Matt?

[Papist]

[quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1348679873' post='2486951']
who is Matt?
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Did you click the link?

[dUSt]

The feature does not move the post to the top, it just creates a blurb underneath the original post which allows you to jump to the post deemed as the best answer.

I actually see people competing to get the best answer is a [b]good[/b] thing, not a bad thing. Why not encourage people to take more time and effort to make really quality posts?

We may have some guidelines around how to choose the best answer, such as number of props, and obviously, fidelity to church teaching.

[Papist]

I think this would be problematic b/c of the fact that most things here are subjective/views/opinions. If determined by mod/admin/etc, then it is really an opinion of what is the best answer. If determined by number of props, then it will be most liked answer. Perhaps have a button that would take you to the most proped post.

[Papist]

[quote name='dUSt' timestamp='1348680556' post='2486957']
The feature does not move the post to the top, it just creates a blurb underneath the original post which allows you to jump to the post deemed as the best answer.

I actually see people competing to get the best answer is a [b]good[/b] thing, not a bad thing. Why not encourage people to take more time and effort to make really quality posts?

We may have some guidelines around how to choose the best answer, such as number of props, and obviously, fidelity to church teaching.
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Anything outside of number of props would be subjective, no?

[dUSt]

You get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

[Basilisa Marie]

It seems like it'd be great if someone was asking a question or looking for advice, like Trisha said, in Transmundane and Open Mic. And it'd help keep those really good responses from getting lost in the rubble. It seems to me like it really wouldn't be used in situations where it'd potentially cause problems, like the Debate Table. And doesn't the peanut gallery already have a voice in what the best posts are, with the prop system? So you'd still be able to see what answers are the most popular, even if they aren't deemed the best by the OP.

[Nihil Obstat]

Perhaps only specific types of threads can use the best answer feature, and then chosen only by the OP.
I agree with Basilisa that the props system already does the general task for us for most purposes.