If you are the asker, how do you choose the best answer?

please help, first answer gets best answer

You have to wait 4 hours. Then go to your profile page, click the 'questions' tab, click on the quesiton. read the answers & whichever one you like best, click the big blue buttone that says something like 'choose as best answer'

Funniest answer.
Or one that actually answers my question.

Wait 4 hours and choose which answer you like the best!!!

read them all and pick the one that sounds the best and is the most imformative

i take any... sarcastic, serious, but as long as they are well thought out, or at least creative...

whatever answer connects closest to what you really asked

The one I feel really is the best answer!

informative and creative and of course answer the question without sarcasm.

I choose the answer that stands out from the others, whether it's funny, challenging or just original. If There is more than one that fits this description, then I pick the first one. If none of them do it for me, I put it to a vote.

Just click on the blue "Choose as Best Answer" button after 5 hours. The question has to be available for at least 5 hours.

i read them all and pick one that is what i wanna hear

i normally choose after 24 hours,
then i will pick the most unique answer.
the answer that's different from others.

With my magic 8ball of course!

You have to wait for four (4) hours after asking a question in order to choose the "best answer." That's to give folks a fair chance to log in and find your question. Many of us log on and off periodically during the day and we may not be online when you posted.

Once the four (4) hours have elapsed, go back to view the question. You can do that by clicking on "My Profile" near the top the page, right hand side under the word "discover."

Once you're at your profile, look under your avatar (photo) and you'll see a list of all the questions you've answered plus a tab you can click to see the questions where you were chosen as "best answer," the questions you've asked and the questions you've starred.

Click on the word questions and you'll see the list of your questions, click the question and it shows you not only the question but all the answers. There will be a blue box under each answer. Click the box of the answer you liked best. You will get 3 points for choosing.

Be sure you pick the "best answer" before the time for answering expires or it'll be too late, it'll go into voting.