Rate an answer
Tell Bilby whether an answer was good or bad with a thumbs up or down, and say why in a click or two.
3 min read · Updated 31 Oct 2026
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What a rating does
One click saves your rating. Reasons and a comment are optional, but they're what make a rating useful.
Here is what changed in Japan's export controls on chipmaking equipment, item by item, with the date each change took effect. meti.go.jp +2
What went wrong? (optional)
Step 1: Press thumbs up or thumbs down
Under the answer, next to Copy, press Good answer (thumbs up) or Bad answer (thumbs down). The thumb fills in, and your rating is saved.
Step 2: Say why, if you like
A card opens under the answer: "What went wrong? (optional)" or "What was good? (optional)". Press any reasons that fit; press one again to take it off. To say more, press Add a comment. Then press Send. The card changes to "Thanks for the feedback."
| Bad answer | Good answer |
|---|---|
| Wrong or made up | Accurate |
| Didn't do what I asked | Did what I asked |
| Out of date | Up to date |
| Weak sources | Good sources |
| Too long | Right length |
| Too slow | Quick |
| Got me wrong | Knew my context |
Got me wrong and Knew my context appear only when the answer used what Bilby remembers about you.
The × closes the card without sending reasons, and so does sending your next message. Your thumb is saved either way.
Step 3: Change your mind
Press the other thumb at any time. You can change a rating, but not remove it. Pressing your thumb again opens its card, to add or change your reasons.
Who sees your rating
- Only you, in the chat. In a shared vault, everyone who can write rates for themselves, and nobody sees anyone else's rating.
- The Bilby team, who use ratings, with the answer they're about, to find what to improve.
What Bilby learns from it
When you give a reason, Bilby may remember it for your next answers. Too long can teach it that you like shorter answers. Got me wrong tells it that something it remembered about you is wrong: when your comment says what's right, it corrects it; otherwise it forgets it. Reasons about one answer's facts or sources, such as Out of date, stay with that answer. What Bilby learns stays in your own memory; see Questions people ask.
Note
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