Automatic best answer?
Khal
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I've noticed that even when I don't select a best answer in a thread, one seems to automatically get chosen. What is the algorithm behind this? Does it get chosen based on the amount of likes? Most recent? Just randomly? Or something else?
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A best answer is chosen by the moderators and the thread is closed after a couple of days if you didn't chose to do so.20
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Pick ME, Pick ME, LOL.16
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Definitely not randomly.16
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Seriously though, yes it is likely not randomly. Provides a good database for new-comers with questions, and selecting a best answer makes it quicker and a lot easier to read in the future.16
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The best answer is chosen by the moderators after two dayswhile the question is not closed.14
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The Whizzs are closing posts, and sometimes they do not chose the right best answer.11
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Chooze by modérators and this is correct.11
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The Wizz should definitively put more consideration while choosing the Best Answer10
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I Hope it's not done randomly, otherwise it's quite misleading ... and sad.....10
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Chosen by moderators, but you should pick me
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I am squarely in the "probably random by moderators" camp. I have seen the best answer chosen by them when people have called out how non-competitive their internet prices are and I doubt they would purposefully choose those as the best one.10
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The good/interesting thing is that you can always go back to the question and change the best answer if you don’t find it to be a fair pick.5
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