How do people manage to answer my questions immediately when  there are  so many   catagories to choose?
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cuz some people browse all questions, not by category, and new questions are always displayed first.
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Once you get past that, you'll be glad you did.  But go to the\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/\nand select a category and type in the question!  Hey!  They got tons of people asking questions and I got a question answered in five minutes (cause it was already answered in the answer thingy) a question that I had been messing with for a week and my wife berating me about it and I don't know what all.  I went there and got the answer, and now life is back to normal.
197095
On the next day try to answer as many question as you can. Because if you can get onto a higher level you will have the opportunity to answer more questions.
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Maybe apathy.  Maybe defensiveness.  Maybe too many questions.\n\nI tried to answer some guy's question the other day and he got upset that I didn't answer yes or no.\n\nWell, his initial question was not a yes or no question and there were at least 3 questions he was asking at once.  If you ask too many questions, people are generally going to pick either the first or the last thing you said.\n\n(Case in point, read my question here:  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlYHfr9enEYxTaAQOGFw.9_sy6IX?qid=1006051030349 and then read some of my answers.  It is a highly specific question.  I think I have asked it in a logical progression.  But it's too much information.  People either didn't read all the way to the bottom or it's just more work than they want to put into an answer.  At least two of them gave me the exact answer I asked them to avoid.  It's too many questions.)\n\nIn his case, I actually did address the two questions at the end of his litany.  But it seemed silly to me to answer those first when they were asked last.  Sometimes the question isn't that great.\n\nAs for answering based on opinion or agenda, we only know first hand what our experiences are and what our interpretations are.  I don't know if we are fully capable of answering anything in a completely unbiased way.  Do people go too far and become unwilling to see anyone else's side?  Sure.  But if they perceive the question as "where do you stand?" of course they're going to tell you.  Or if someone asserts their way is the only way, someone is going to feel compelled to point out all the other ways. \n\nSometimes the questions are not questions at all.  Loaded questions are generally statements with a question mark tacked on at the end.  People who ask them, don't really want to know, but people feel compelled to answer them anyway, because they are generally based on what one group  considers to be untrue.\n\nThe higher the stakes or the contention, the more divided people become.  And this is the division as far as I can see:\n\nAtheist's statement:  "you are stupid if you believe in mythology and any belief in God or anyone higher than ourselves is the equivalent of belief in the Easter bunny," or "Christians are too ignorant to understand science and if they were just smarter, they would see that there is no need for God."\n\nChristians' statement:  "your life would be better if you accepted Jesus as your Savior", or "if you don't see the error of your ways, you are going to hell."\n\nI've not been paying enough attention to the other views (agnostics, pagans, wiccans, Jews, Muslims, etc) to voice their "side."  But you get the idea.\n\nI think part of the problem between Theists and atheists is that if science is wielded by the party who is trying to overthrow God, science necessarily cannot be neutral ground.  Theology is not neutral ground.  \n\nI'm not saying that science is the enemy, but it can't answer everything.  Since it is used by atheists to discredit God, it cannot be considered neutral.\n\nSo were do we meet to talk things out?  What could we decide is neutral?
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Well, it is called Yahoo! Answers and in most cases, if you want an answer, you gotta ask a question. \n \nEveryone want answers to THEIR questions.  \n\nWhether or not another person has asked the same question really doesn't enter into it.  Hopefully, the next person that asks the question will get a sampling from a different group.  The problem really surfaces when the same people are answering the same questions, and I wouldn't even think about complaining about that.  \n\nAND, as has been pointed out by several people before me, your question has been asked several times in one form or another as well.  So let's play nice and remember to share our toys.
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If the question if too vague, or it sounds stupid to everyone who reads it, they will not be likely to want to answer it.  \n\nI have been the ONLY person to answer about 4 different questions over the past week.  I keep going back to the questions to see if anyone else has answered them, and no one else has.  \n\nSometimes I think there are too many people asking questions at the same time and your question will get pushed down the list of questions too quickly for anyone to get to see it.  And ... like I said, if it is to simple, vague, or sounds to stupid, it might not get answered.
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Yes, it is frustrating.  All you can do is ignore the quantity and look for the quality answers.  those are the ones that matter anyway.
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how can I answer a question ten times???
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Many people give answers to different subjects they have no clue about. I am wondering myself. But what can you do?\n\nWell, I only answer questions for which I am qualified to answer.
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You should choose a category based on the people you want to answer your question, rather than the difficulty of the question.
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Yeah, you can go and just go crazy rating answers or voting on them which goes surprisingly quickly. Of course you can answer them too, but I've found the best satisfaction is to find a category that you are knowledgeable about and give out good solid answers consisting of more than three words. The key is not only to answer but to explain as well. With so few people giving decent, longer answers, you are bound to start earning 10 point "chosen" answers. See? I just did it!
107513
keep it short and keep it too closed questions. if you use open questions you are going to find it extremely difficult to collate your answers.
464174
Sometimes. I answer alot of questions though, so it's hard to keep track of all of them.
807984
Very good question ! Every time I come up with a question that I think should draw good answers it does the opposite . When I said I baked 2 cakes what kind do you want I was bombarded with answers !
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Type a question and let others respond. After a few days you can pick the best one.  You can answer others questions for points or Discover answers and vote if you think they got the answer right or not, also for points. Have fun and welcome to the neighborhood!!
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The great Lone Gunman offered a solution. Sorry I don't know how to pull up his question about it.. He offered asking several questions at once. I added to HIS question that it would also be a good idea to try adding only KEY words in UR question. (So the basic idea of each question would be on the question list.) Example- Boyfriend / Mom's Cooking / Brother in Law?-- Or you could go another route, and make sure U REALLY need to know, before U ask...
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I've been with you all along.  From my experience you can pretty much throw out at least the first couple of answers you get to any question.  No way can a person answer that quickly and his answer be worth listening to.  I find when I answer I am almost always way down the line from the first ones.