How do you, yourself, decide whether or not to offer a tip for the best answer?
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That being said, there is some responsibility on the part of the question asker in terms of clearly defining what you are looking for. For instance, I have asked a question about liquid nitrogen and its carrying containers. I set out very specific guidelines as to the information I was looking for, and what I wasn't. If the tip was only a dollar and I at least got some half decent answers, I would award a tip. But, as I have offered $5, I have yet to receive an answer that meets the guidelines I have set out within the question itself. So in that case, no one has earned a tip.
If I was vague in my question and someone provided a complete answer (but perhaps not on what I was looking for) I would likely award a tip as it was my fault for not being specific enough.
In the end, if you define very specific guidlines within your question, it makes deciding whether or not to award a tip that much easier.
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As the question was clarified above...hehe...
In that case, I decide on the difficulty of answering the question and the expertise required to answer it.
If it's a question I feel can be answered by simply searching the internet or something that I feel is likely pretty easy to answer, I might not offer a tip. However, if the question requires something beyond searching the internet or actually requires the person answering to have a significant knowledge of the subject matter I ask about, I'll probably offer a tip. In the end, knowledge is a commodity. Supply and demand still applies.
If there is a great supply then the price goes down (or to none at all) as is the case if I were to ask, "When will the moon be full next?"
But if I were to ask (as I did before), "What inexpensive containers other than a thermos or a dewar are suitable for transporting 4+ liters of liquid nitrogen" I would offer a tip (as I did of $5) as that requires more than searching on the net (as I had already done) and probably requires some expertise in dealing with LN2 beforehand.
So, in the end, supply and demand.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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Also, if I want a truly accurate answer, I keep in mind that people will more likely hunt down highly specific information if there is money involved.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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If it is an answer that requires special knowledge, like, "How do I update the firmware on a NetScaler," I would give a tip, and would most likely never ask a Tip question unless I were offering $5 to 10 minimum.
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M$I myself had run into a issue where i wasn't sure weather to award a tip to the best answer that helped me personally or weather i thought that it would help everyone that viewed the answer.
I think you need to award the best answer to the person that formats there answer the best and help your particular question.
As disingenuous as that sounds, after all it is _YOUR_ question.
Experience.
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Oh I see , well in that case , it would be weather or not the person solved your individual personal issue or not. 100% no equivocations.
I need to clarify the question. I'm not asking how you decide which answer you should select as best. What I'm wondering is, when you first ask the question, how do you decide whether or not you want to give a tip to the best answer.
1) can I justify a tip?
2) is it in line with the tip other similar questions offer?
3) will I get better answers if I offer a higher tip? (Sometimes money just attracts a lot of responses w/o regard to quality)
4) likewise, will I get faster answers for a tip?
5) are there alterntives to tipping that are more effective at getting results?
These are questions I'll evaluate *before* posing a question. 1 & 2 are the most important. I can ignore the rest if I'm so inclined.
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M$I've had okay answers to the questions I've asked without tips. But, seriously, since this is a group of fellow google searchers, and not a group of subject matter experts, all a tip is going to do is attract more google searchers rushing to give you an answer as quick as possible.
I can google search for myself.
So, I'm tip Nazi - NO TIP FOR YOU!
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You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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Your point about asking the question clearly is good, especially since my question wasn't all that clear. :) Please see if my clarification above gives you a better idea of what I want to know.