Why do you have to wait 4 hours before picking the best ansewer????

Question

Why do you have to wait 4 hours before picking the best ansewer????

Answer 1

To give you the opportunity to provide you with the best possible answer or solution to your question. I guess also to discorage haste in picking a best answer and fairness.

Answer 2

Its clearly stated, "Please wait 4 hours after posting your question before choosing a best answer. This ensures a better variety of answers from which to make your selection."  In addition, choosing the best answer will close your question to other potential answers.  You want as many answers as possible, don't you?

Answer 3

you never know someone might come up with a better one

and iv'e seen somepeople asking if they can change their

minds but too late once youv'e chosen best answer..

c yah..

Answer 4

That's nothing--it used to be 24 hours--really :)

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ALSO:  If people star your question, to see if anyone in their network can provide you with a good answer, it may not be posted on their profile pages right away.

Answer 5

to get more answers to choose from

Answer 6

so everyone has time to pick i know it feels like forever but if it was one mineute it would be first come first serve practically

Answer 7

To give people a chance to answer the question.

Sometimes you only get a couple of answers, so by allowing 4 hours you are giving people more time to see and answer your question.  Yeah, it's annoying but sometimes you get a really good answer if you wait, and sometimes you end up with a bunch and wonder how the heck you are going to chose a best answer.

Answer 8

because it's just how the world works....you know the internet.