Comments on: Should I mark my own comment as best answer on my own post?

Should I mark my own comment as best answer on my own post?

mr_silver — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:35:30 -0800

So, I wrote a question and the responses weren't that useful. Afterwards, I posted a reply to my own question with all the information I wished that someone had told me in the first place so that others who stumble on the thread will get something useful out of it. Was it bad form to mark it as one of the best?

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:37:48 -0800

Best answers are a way of communicating your thoughts to the next guy to read the thread. Therefore you should use them this way.

It's not a sweepstakes; there's no competition for favorites or best answers. except between me and occhiblu.

By: BrodieShadeTree

BrodieShadeTree — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:44:35 -0800

yes. no. wait, yes.

By: dflemingdotorg

dflemingdotorg — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:47:04 -0800

It's fine, it's informative and will help people who search for it. Kudos for doing your own work.

By: bob sarabia

bob sarabia — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:50:29 -0800

Nope.

By: mzurer

mzurer — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:53:29 -0800

Fine form and way to show 'em who's boss!

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:59:18 -0800

i think marking it as best answer was fine since you obviously showed did something useful.

however, pointing out this on metatalk officially makes this a dick move.

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:02:17 -0800

One day I will beat you!!!

Stupid useful widely read and universally appreciated medical training....

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:04:55 -0800

occhiblu, post a mefi-related song some time, it does wonders.

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:05:10 -0800

however, pointing out this on metatalk officially makes this a dick move.

Seriously. This is some passive agressive bullshit if I ever saw it. You should have your metatalk privileges revoked!

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:09:45 -0800

Whoo, good tip! Now I just need.... well, some talent, really.

By: bob sarabia

bob sarabia — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:15:24 -0800

Yes, making a metatalk thread pointing out how unhelpful everyone was is pretty dickish.

By: Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:18:28 -0800

Pointing out how dickish someone was is pretty dickish, too.

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:22:48 -0800

Infinite recursive dickishness!

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:26:59 -0800

So, to review: mr_silver, you are dick. And Stynxno, you're a dick for telling mr_silver he's a dick. And Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese, you're a dick for telling Stynxno he's a dick for telling mr_silver he's a dick. And now I'm a dick.

Any questions?

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:27:51 -0800

who's got the box?

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:36:47 -0800

Step 3: Make Her Open The Box!

By: cillit bang

cillit bang — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:49:48 -0800

Yes, making a metatalk thread pointing out how unhelpful everyone was is pretty dickish.

"not very useful" != "unhelpful"

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:55:07 -0800

Step 3: Make Her Open The Box!

Ikea instructions for making Dick in the Box.

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:08:13 -0800

Choking on a bucket of cocks is a dick move.

By: Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:21:17 -0800

So, I made a post on MetaTalk and the responses weren't that useful...

It's a perfectly acceptable question posted to ettiquette/policy. Get a life, haters.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:26:23 -0800

No. I will not. And YOU, sir, are a dick. ::hands over gift wrap::

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:27:26 -0800

It's fine. Good job.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:55:35 -0800

After 22 years of marriage, I think it's high time I learned a new dick move. Is there perhaps a newsletter?

By: Rhomboid

Rhomboid — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:24:12 -0800

dick move?

By: knave

knave — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:28:56 -0800

I've done the exact same thing. Kudos to you for updating the thread for posterity; most don't bother.

By: and hosted from Uranus

and hosted from Uranus — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:37:38 -0800

Great Christy's canyons, what a cynical bunch you are. You just assume the worst of everybody as a simple matter of fact. I love you guys.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:17:15 -0800

It's fine. I don't know what everyone is on about.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:43:52 -0800

The cups.

By: Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:26:27 -0800

Our dicks.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:00:19 -0800

Our dicks, gift wrapped in boxes.

I'd give MetaFilter my dick in a box for Christmas, but I'm a girl. Can I somehow put my box in a box?

(Now there's one for AskMe.)

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:54:29 -0800

My Box in a Box!

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:15:43 -0800

You know what's wrong with posting a best answer to your own question? I haven't done it, and you're making me look bad. THAT'S the dick move.

That and the helicopter. The helicopter is a great dick move, but it requires a certain... physical advantage.

By: IronLizard

IronLizard — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:12:16 -0800

Another dick thread? Yeesh.

By: concrete

concrete — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:24:28 -0800

Box in a box?

Meh.

Now, if you figure out how to get a box in a dick, that would impress me.

By: StrasbourgSecaucus

StrasbourgSecaucus — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:40:48 -0800

MetaFilter: I Think We're All Dicks On This Bus.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:55:06 -0800

What bus are you guys talking about? Certainly not my bus.

By: krippledkonscious

krippledkonscious — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:03:59 -0800

Dick Boxing is still legal in Mexico. Look it up!

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:03:13 -0800

except between me and occhiblu

Pfft. I got occhi beat, you forgetting-C_D-dick.

By: Brainy

Brainy — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:34:09 -0800

Step 3: Make Her Open The Box!
posted by jonson at 6:36 PM EST on December 22 [+] [!]

Eponysterical

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:30:36 -0800

Dick Boxing is still legal in Mexico. Look it up!

Tried to look it up but all I got was this.(NSFW)