LAZY Users Who REFUSE to Accept RIGHT Answers (Solutions)

Recently some people have noticed that the "confirm bus" has been arriving less and less frequently as of late. This is frustrating, but the Mods have a life outside NTP, and it can be a daunting task to check every post, confirm the answers are correct, and then accept them as correct. This is where users with the ability to accept answers come in, because by doing that they take a huge load off of the Mod's shoulders, and then we won't have to wait for the confirm bus to arrive like a crackhead waits for his dealer to arrive. lol But for some reason, there has been a increasing number of users who just REFUSE to accept correct answers. Even if you give the pornstar names, the video name, and the full video, your answer will just sit there with 5+ confirms for weeks and sometimes even months on end. Here are just a HANDFUL of posts that I have answered 100% correctly, but as of the moment I make this thread, the user still simply ignores it:

What's the name of this porn actor?

440

5

1

10 years ago

Answered

Where can I find this video?

1,119

9

2

8 years ago

Answered

What's the name of this porn star?

313

0

3

8 years ago

Answered

What's the name of this porn actor?

279

1

1

10 years ago

Answered

And I have a lot more, believe me. Those are just the more recent ones. And I'd like to think that I gave the OP everything he was looking for in those answers, (names, full scenes, full movies, etc.) but even if I didn't, then why not simply EXPLAIN what more they need to accept the answer? That way, I can give them it, and the thread can be closed. Because open posts like this kill our solved ratio, which is why it's now down to 47%, when it was at 50% less than a year ago. So what can be done about this? Well this is my possible solution for the Mods to take into consideration, but feel free to post yours below if you have a better one:

What if after someone posts an answer for an OP, and someone confirms it to be correct, the OP now has 7 days to either accept the answer, or explain why it's incorrect. If the OP does neither and the time expires, then the post is automatically marked as correct, and the user with the confirmed answer gets the points. This solves 2 problems at the same time:

1. It forces OP's to come online at least once per week, so they can make sure their questions aren't automatically mark as solved. I've answered too many posts from OP's who haven't been on in months, so my answer just sits there collecting dust.

2. It forces OP's to give a detailed reason why they won't accept the confirmed answer as correct.

I think if we had this policy, our solved ratio would shoot up dramatically, and more people would be awarded the points that they deserve.

-WBP