"Unselect Best Answer"

[damric]

Why is this here? Is there official guidance on this?

The only list of forums rules I see is this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2083609/read-forum-rules-styling-posts.html

It seems silly to have this function if it gets you in trouble. Maybe this can be fixed, maybe it can't, but did I miss the sign somewhere that says don't press the button?

I honestly figured it was there to fix wrong solutions, but I just got my peepee slapped for my first use of the function.

Please do enlighten me

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I think I once saw an error saying something like 'you need at least a bronze badge in the area to downvote'. I don't see that any more, but it might be a clue that you need to have badges showing from tags.

I'll try make a test thread.

EDIT: Could a non-mod with a CPUs badge please downvote this post?

 

[damric]

Must be for mods only. I think I can still do it for news comments though.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

What error do you get there?

If it's for mods only, the button really shouldn't be there for everyone...

 

[damric]

"You do not have required permission"

 

[Bondfc11]

mine says you do not have the required permission. no problem in the article comments but when it is moved to forums it does not work.

Yup same here- weird little "gllitch"? Or is this intentional? No idea.

 

[t99]

Nope. That's an active thread (look at the date created) and the OP has yet to check back in. If you happen to see an old thread, say, 2 months without activity, then go ahead, the OP has probably moved on. The rule is, give the OP a chance to select a BA in their own thread, then respect it.

oops, well I just messed up. Really did not know what was up with this and while searching ran across this thread. I just saw a thread in which the obvious best answer was there and the problem solved so I selected it, but it was not old yet. There was an actual photo of what to do and couldn't have been more clear.