[wp-forums] Highlighting great answers

[Josh Lobe]

I do agree that models like "Stack Overflow" do help to find the best 
suited answer (has saved me much time in the past).
However... I must also admit I've felt "not welcomed" when I post a 
suggestion which does not help/work for the particular issue.

I also think "best answer" might work for Joe... but it might not work 
for Jane.
I think it places a higher burden on the person looking for an answer.
Jane might thing Joe's solution will work for her... but when it does 
not... will Jane come back with attitude saying it doesn't work for her?

I'm all for the idea... I LOVE IT :)
But... how will it affect the newcomers?

Just my $0.02.

*Josh Lobe*
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On 5/27/2014 7:57 AM, Jan Dembowski wrote:
> I think it's a good idea but tagging those posts might be better for 
> the make/support P2 instead of the list or on the forums. Those 
> answers as an example could be worked into Jerry's idea about updating 
> the handbook for new contributors.
>
> http://make.wordpress.org/support/2014/05/troubleshooting-support-adding-troubleshooting-to-the-support-handbook/ 
>
>
> Mark want to chime in on that post? ;)
>
> It's not that anyone wants to discourage anyone from contributing to 
> support but some answers do standout and should be highlighted. 
> Sometimes members get enthusiastic and recommend a Not So Good™ 
> solution over and over again. The "edit your theme's style.css file" 
> reply is a good example of a not so good reply...
>
> Jan Dembowski
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