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Thanks for your eply to my question.

Originally Posted by Ted S

Helpful Answers Users -

It's been a long time since this mod had a major update and I want to see what, if any, features would make it better for you. Is there a different way you'd like to see HA work? Another voting or reporting option? More controls? More interactions?

Share your thoughts for the next update!

Firstly kudos for appreciating that there is value in developing vB3 mods. Lots of sites are still with vb3, as are we at 3.8.2 (and we're never upgrading to vb4).

Please forgive me if my suggestions are already included but I haven't tried this mod, so I'm not familiar with all its features.
The name of this mod implies that it's designed primarily to help readers locate the best answer to a question. The best answer indicated by the number of positive votes it gets.
But what if the thread isn't one asking a question? But sharing advice or just chatting?
If people then vote to indicate they like posts generally, there is some overlap with the Thanks mod.
So how about having some kind of tick box in the New Thread form for the OP to indicate that he is asking for advice or help, which when ticked, enables this mod for the thread.
Maybe 'If you would like the community to vote for the best answer, tick this box'.
Otherwise, threads would then appear as they do normally.

I like the idea of displaying the best answer directly below the question (like Yahoo Answers), as that is the most useful for people reading threads later. Or at least a link to it.
But how does the system (or who) decides which is the best or most definitive answer?
What happens if one reply gets lots of votes but someone then posts a better answer? Can people change their votes? Do you restrict plus votes to one post per thread? If someone votes for a second post in a thread, does their previous post get deleted?