Recently, I've gotten a few messages asking me to mark the "best answer" in some of my recent threads.
In many cases, a thread receives several useful responses, leading to a final answer.
It might be better to mark a thread as SOLVED as one reply need not stand out from the others.
It's the joint contributions and back/forth that oft leads to a solution
In some cases, NONE of the replies of a thread are of any use. In this case, I'd like to mark te thread as CLOSED, perhaps including a reply on how I solved the problem, if it was solved, using other resources, or sometimes I just find a solution on my own.
And, in some cases, ALL of the replies in a thread may be (almost) equally useful. This thread should be marked as SOLVED. Maybe even marked as a "best thread"?
Sometimes a reply will really stand out. Perhaps, such replies can be turned into a FAQ, if the author is willing to put in a bit of time.
Is there a mechanism for searching for "best answers" for particular topics? That would be almost as good as a FAQ.
In many cases, a thread receives several useful responses, leading to a final answer.
It might be better to mark a thread as SOLVED as one reply need not stand out from the others.
It's the joint contributions and back/forth that oft leads to a solution
In some cases, NONE of the replies of a thread are of any use. In this case, I'd like to mark te thread as CLOSED, perhaps including a reply on how I solved the problem, if it was solved, using other resources, or sometimes I just find a solution on my own.
And, in some cases, ALL of the replies in a thread may be (almost) equally useful. This thread should be marked as SOLVED. Maybe even marked as a "best thread"?
Sometimes a reply will really stand out. Perhaps, such replies can be turned into a FAQ, if the author is willing to put in a bit of time.
Is there a mechanism for searching for "best answers" for particular topics? That would be almost as good as a FAQ.