Is this forum simply enabling people in their laziness?
121749
Not everyone is very good at using a search engine. It does take a little bit of familiarity and skill to find what you're looking for. I've seen people type into a search engine something like: "Where can I find plant food in New Jersey?" .... obviously not a good search. You and I know that '"plant food" "new jersey" store' would be a much better search.  Using google is easy to you and I and many other people but consider this: Think about the intelligence of the average person you know. Consider how dumb they are, then realise that half the people in the world are dumber than that.
518217
I agree. This should be like a living encyclopedia, where people contribute their knowledge, but it isn't. There are a whole load of questions that should not be allowed. Here are some types that I have been daft enought to answer within the last week:-\n1 Too lazy to do own homework e.g. "Visit a Maxican community and write your observation? why do like this community?"\n2. Jokes e.g. "Clairvoyants: I would like to send you a cheque for £1,000. Could you please mail your name and address to me?"\n3. Too lazy to do an internet search e.g. "Does anyone know anything about Christine De Pisan?"\n4. Impossible to know e.g. "How many people own alarm clocks in the U.S.?"\n5. Inadequate detail e.g. "Is there an underground tunnel at excelsior high school?"\n6. Feedback grumbles e.g. "Thanks for the answer on Irish Clubs!! I am english - my husband is irish thankyou.We socialise with ALL!!?"\n7. Useless trivia e.g. "What is the correct Ibo/Igbo translation of, 'Throw him'?"\n8. Self-publicism e.g. Does anyone know who jonathon c mclachlan is?\n\nSometimes a member of the Answers Team bothers to read some of the postings. I just hope that one of them reads this, and comes up with a suggestion for improving Yahoo! Answers.
537918
Justin you are right. I think that any forum that doesn't screen its members is destined to become a useless cesspool of idiocy and personal attacks. Yahoo answers never was and never will be a forum for obtaining useful information or exchanging ideas. Instead it is a playground for chuckle heads.\n\nNow having said that, I must admit that I am guilty of contributing to the degradation of this forum. You are welcome to play if you want, just don't expect any enlightenment here.\n\nPeace, bro.
287941
Dam right laziness if you ask me!
95836
You are doing it ... Yahoo Answers.  It's a great way to waste hours and hours!
651309
Yes, there a few gems stashed in amongst the rubbish on this forum.  It takes researching the profiles of people who give intelligent answers.  People who give good answers usually ask great questions.  Sometimes we have to put up with a lot of irritating nonsense to get through to the good stuff.  I suggest keep a list of people who ask good questions/give good answers and go to their profiles to answer theirs.  Who cares about points.  Let the others wear each other out.
136800
Don't air your dirty laundry on the internet like this. This service is for people who have concerns, people who have solutions, and those of us who just want to learn more about a specific topic. This isn't the place to bash another user. Use the site for it's intended purpose, not for this.
318076
Being lazy is not as much fun as one would think.
318386
So then why do u ask? Because there's stupid ppl like me who are bored and have nothing better to do with their time...so they answer a question and feel that they have made a difference...haha.
466183
Thing is that there a lot of people here that can give the proper answers, however there are many out there that take a wild guess, and in many cases just give absurd non-sense making comments.\nAlso, this is not a forum for making comments, as you know it's for people to come in ask questions and other people to attemp to give information.
522391
The height of laziness Fidgety! The man is not really lazy he is energetically declined!\nReminds me of the farmer who had ten employees on his farm,and all were notoriously lazy.One morning,he decided to try and cure them of their laziness once and for all.\n"Men." he said,"I have a nice easy job for the laziest man on the farm.Will the laziest man step forward?"\nImmediately nine of them stepped forward.\nThe farmer looked at the one man left behind and said:"Why didn't you step forward along with the others?"\n"Too much trouble."
608613
well, a lot of people post pointless questions on here just to build up points and such. you've just got to sift through the 'look at me' questions, like this one, and find the serious ones and try to give an honest attempt to helping.
390776
lol... the yahoo staff is too lazy... just kidding... :-)
429642
That's Yahoo! 4 you! They'll leave crap like that posted for days,but remove someone else question 4 chatting in less than an hour! You can try posting a complaint in the Y!A forum?
74303
You make some good points, and you may be right.  But none of us know the whole situation of anyone who posts here.  Since that is the case, then professional help is probably the best option for most people in truly difficult situations.
452894
Wow, I completely agree with you.  You're the first person I've seen that has the same opinion as me on this subject.  To answer your question, I think it's out of pure laziness.
374248
I'm afraid a lot of people just want to answer silly questions with a single word answer (yes or no) - They get their buz from getting loads of points not from helping people! Sorry rant over!!