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I'm at 30% best answers. Yes, it means something to me, especially if the asker choses mine as best. Votes are nice too, but they are frequently biased.

I try to give a really helpful answer and it's gratifying to know I succeeded in helping the person.

I don't. I will admit that my best answer percentage has risen by 5% since I started taking notice of it, but what does it mean... I have improved my answers by 5%? I write 5% more quality answers? I'd rather provide answers and hope that someone read them and it meant something to someone, even if it was just to support their decision in choosing a best answer to their question.

i enjoy helping people, i dont care about the points. the points are just an incentive to keep going but i also answer questions on a site that doesnt give points so i dont worry about best percentages.

Best I've seen is 80% - how the hell gets that given the fickle nature of the site, I'm damned if know. I usually sit around 40%, which is just fine by me :)

*edit* below is the user I was talking about. Freak or genuine smart-pants ...you be the judge :)