[wp-forums] Highlighting great answers

[Ipstenu the Half-Elf]

In general? A level of moderator enforcement that we don't do on the 
WPORG forums. Nor ... should we. It would be unwelcome to just shift 
over, and we have enough complaints with "But I have the SAME problem!"

WPSE is not a forum. Forums tend to be a place where folks pile on 
problems, and SE defeated that by simply being a question/answer place. 
It's got a different bar for inclusion, though, and I think both 
approaches are awesome in their own way, but it's better to have both 
than a one-ring solution :)

Josh Lobe wrote:
>
> +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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