I noticed the ones who express themselves from their own experiences get the best votes.  Some on here know a lot of things and must have great resources to information.
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I find it easy to share personal experiences because I'm an open and friendly person. Plus, I hope that the more people who read and learn from my answers, and are helped by them, the better off the world is. I admit I do some selfish things that only benefit me, but that's not the kind of person I want to be.
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Because some people like to be heard, some people linke to help other's and some like to be test their knowledge and want to be sure that what they know is correct or not and rest of us like me is hear just for time-pass.
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well, we do get something in return like when we ask, when we answerer's different opinion and ours might be wrong and when we vote for an undecided question. But i think most likely people come here because they are bored or lazy to do work or want to lough, that's why silly question gets more answer than a real question simply because we're not in the state of mind to think
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don't take things so personally. there are a lot of freaks in here, who either have nothing better to do or are just looking for points. just go with the answer you like the best. take care.
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I think so. You must choose and pick and take what you want out of the answers. Alot of it has insight and good comments and questions. Remember to rate your best answer after 24 hours. Good luck. I hope to be helpful to any of your questions.. Welcome!!
264679
Believe it or not Ive learned alot from being on here,and Ive just started this a week ago.This helps me to value and accept other peoples opinions, and I enjoy answering some of the "not so dumb" questions.oh and I get good laughs from time to time.
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The quality of the questions & many answers do seem to be quite low quality, but a few folks are sincere, or at least they don't understand how the other side can think the way they do. I personally try to give them sincere logical answers, and a few people do respond with open minds, or at least a little appreciation for the mutual respect & reasonable debate. Id on't know if minds are changed, but ina few cases the anger is softened, and they get just as much chance to change my mind too.
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LOT OF ANSWERS AND THAN\nVOTE FOR BEST ANSWERS IN UNDECIDED SECTION AND\nDISCOVER THE RESOVED QUESTIONS AND VOTE THUMBS RATING..
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HAHAHA... yeah... some of the sources these people use on here are hilarious.. then they talk about the "bias media"... hahaha
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Unfortunately, those people probably didn't know how in the first place, but this will definitely not improve their skill in research. There is a plus side, however. The answerers who do the research will definitely gain a lot of knowledge and improve their ability to find the best information easily. Sometimes it's helpful if the answerer gives a slight explanation as to how the information was obtained for future reference.
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A wide mix. There are some incredibly... not bright answers and questions on here. On the other hand, I've seen some people who give a lot of thought to what they post here.
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Yep! I agree 100%. I began participating in the "Answers" thing during the Beta phase and thought we were asking for people's own opinions or having our brains picked for what we knew from our own experiences and/or education. I lost most of my enthusiasm for the site when it became apparent that answers were being researched and sources cited.
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I hope I am wrong, but I think many of them are really that ignorant and close minded.  And they want someone to agree with them, without being given criticising looks by those who disagree, so they post their stupid questions here while no one can see their faces.
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Yes. This is why I signed up and love the site. It gives me a chance to share what i know, and get answers to stuff I don't. The points thing is just fun. I love it when my answers get picked as the best, because it tells me that i give some good advice at times. It makes me feel good to brighten/help someone's day. I tried to thank folks for choosing me, but not everyone has their e-mails posted, so I stopped, but the thank u's are in my heart. Well, i'll get off my soap box now, and encourage u to keep asking, answering, and rating questions to the best of ur ability no matter what someone u don't even know thinks or says!
585502
I pick the most thought provoking. I will often ignore the ones that are just parroting what I have said. Someone must bring in a different tilt on the subject, something I missed, or explain things well for me to give them the 10 points.
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I know this is for fun, however I asked a serious question and some of the answers were rude or generally way off the point. I think some people enjoy putting others down sadly. When I answer a question I make sure I know some facts that are relevent to the question, otherwise, why bother lol
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based on my own sampling I have noticed that people giving articulate, intelligent answers to questions asked gravitate towards the left in their views and the ones leaving simple sloganistic responses that in no way come close to answering questions seem to have a \n"rightie" bias.  \n\nAn unscientific sampling to be sure.