[Simon Lloyd]

Well i guess the "Best" answer is subjective, what may seem like the best answer to one may not be to another, don't you think moderators have enough to do without vetting every post that has a helpful answer rated?

For me, if the OP chooses his/her best answer (most helpful answer) then all is well, subsequent visitors to the post can choose which they feel is the best answer and there on in lies the rub, the best answer will be the one with the highest number of votes (HA clicks), getting a "Best" answer this way has to be the one with true value as it will have been rated by a wide and varied cross section of the voting public.

So, i guess if (hope Ted is watching ) a link appeared in the first post or next to the thread title to the post with the most HA clicks that would be good, although i think it would probably be prohibitive due to the number of queries.