Tracy;

Now there is an idea! Just have check boxes for specific pre designated members who are the only ones allowed to judge responses. These members will have defined themselves as the “ultimate authorities” on all matters.

Also, do not allow the originator of the question to express if it solved the problem as anyone who asks a question surely will not be able to appreciate the answer or understand if it solved the problem.

Now everything will “scale” on the UT! :)

I think it will meet the fate of the “Points system”! A less than perfect solution, complete with voter apathy will be the result. At least it is worth a try.

Tom


>Ah, but that is my point. It would work great if people actually took the time to mark a message as thumbs up. If no one marks messages (and who will do it? There seems to be some complaint on the UT made previously that typical users are not qualified to mark messages, only very experienced developers) then what is there to search? It only works if it is utilized by a majority of the users. The messages have to be marked to begin with. Granted, I think it is a great idea, yet I'm not sure how much it will be utilized to be worthwhile. I guess it could be tested for 60 days to see what the response is?
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>>>However, if I mark messages as thumbs up I would enjoy the possibility of when doing a search on the UT and selecting to view only those that I marked as thumbs up or other users have. That could be a useful feature. Hmmmm, but wouldn't that be the same as searching only those messages marked either as the solution or as help though?
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>>No, it would not be the same - what about searching for solutions marked with thumbs-up from more than 100 members?