The only thing that really matters is if the answer is clear, concise and maybe has a little bit of humor thrown in for good measure. Some answers can be technically correct, but if they’re too dry and sterile, or repetitive of someone else’s answer, I likely won’t give a GA.
I also tend not to give GA’s when someone simply answers Yes or No, without giving any qualifying statements. Just saying yes or no doesn’t really add anything to the conversation. And although I’ve been told recently that Fluther is not a Social Network Site (which I don’t believe for one second, because I’m on here with you guys almost every day having great social interactions) it is the social aspect, the conversations, if you will, that make Fluther something special and not just another Q & A site.
I’ve been surprised recently that I have been able to give GA’s to a couple of Jellies, with which I almost never agree. I also noticed that several other Jellies who tend not to agree with these same folks, guys, ahem, people, also pointed that out, that they too were in agreement with people who they tend not to be. It was kind of weird. Good, but weird.
I love it when I see a brand new Jelly who manages to put forth an almost perfect answer, after having only been here for a very short time.