[wp-forums] Highlighting great answers

[Josh Lobe]

+1
Great point, Chip.

(I know Chip has MUCHO experience with this type of system over at WPSE).

But.. over at WPSE... I hardly ever/never see other people saying "I 
have a similar issue......".
All answers over there are... well... answers (albeit, some better than 
others).

Chip,
How did WPSE get to this point where all topics are kept to the OP?

*Josh Lobe*
WP Edit Pro <http://wpeditpro.com>
Personal Website <http://www.joshlobe.com>

On 5/27/2014 2:44 PM, Chip Bennett wrote:
> But then, the "best answer" is from the perspective of the OP - and even
> with the WPORG support forums, topics are specific to the OP. Other people
> with similar/related issues are asked to start their own topic. So, I think
> it is fitting with such a model that the OP be able to identify a "best
> answer". Whether that's feasible to implement is another matter, of course.
>
>
> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Josh Lobe <joshlobe at joshlobe.com> wrote:
>
>> 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*
>> WP Edit Pro <http://wpeditpro.com>
>> Personal Website <http://www.joshlobe.com>
>>
>>
>> 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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