Why is it dumb questions get plenty of answers but...?
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I think the answer to your question is -in- your question.\nA dumb question is easy to answer with a dumb answer, which doesn't require much thought: hence, there are many answers.\n\nI like to answer a dumb question occasionally, because I need a break from serious researching for other questions :)
34395
they want to have good questions rather than a lot of bad ones
408880
It is NOT just you. There is a serious DUH factor in MOST of the questions in here.\n\n\nReticent how can you blame Yahoo's STUPID questions on Bush. That raises the DUH factor of the answers.
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Well, it's getting there... but the key is to report abuse when you see it... and not answer silly questions... if people don't get answers to dumb questions they will stop asking dumb questions.\n\nBut then again, I am perpetuating the problem by answering this question, but so are you for asking it :)
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There is stupid and then there is real stupid.  No offense, but your question, itself, could be called stupid by some people (not me of course).  If you ran a search with "Stupid question" you would find your question has been posted dozens and dozens of times.\n\nI really feel that if you think a question is that stupid or you don't think you can come up with a good answer then you should not bother answering it.\n\nI'll ask a question that I know could be considered stupid, and one that I could research myself.  But let's say, for instance, I'm really busy at work.  Then at least when I get home I'll have the answer to my question.  Hopefully, not one, that says, "Search for it on Google," to me that's just a dumb answer.  \nAnyways...have fun on Yahoo Answers.  :)
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some people have no sense of humour, yes there are stupid question on here but everyone has posted them at one time or another and the answers are really funny. I have asked serious questions and maybe get 6 serious answers which are great and very informative and 4 answers which are not too serious but never the less give me a great laugh so lighten up you boring person.
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lol  on a site such as this one, it's usually the dumb questions or the good questions that receive attention, doll.
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It depends on your question. Certain questions have standard answers - which can be answered without much effort. Even if people are not aware of the right answer a simple browsing might be sufficient. Whereas the other questions for which you normally dont receive any answers really require some serious thinking. A lot of reading is required & further some really logical thinking will also be involved. Many are trying to answer as much questions as possible in the shortest time. I feel many of them are not ready to spend so much time answering a single question - where they could have answered at least a dozen!
43467
Some people are overly intelligent, some are not.\nSome people seriously need an answer, then some people have a craving to see if they can get an other answer with a stupid question like yours.
808332
I think people answer what might be considered dumb questions for the points but also to regenerate a smart azz answer.  Some of these people only answer the dumb/less interesting questions because they have no better retort than what they write (which is usually half a sentence and generally misspelled).  As long as they get the points, they don't really care, I imagine.
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I'm not sure that's true. There seems to be a lot of response to provocative questions. Religion, immigration, racism are hot topics. There is a lot of response to kids in trouble -- pregnant 15-year-olds, depressed 14-year-olds etc. Pregnancy and child care questions often elicit a significant response. Easy homework questions get lots of responses, because people like to show off how smart they are. Some questions attract the jokesters. Really technical or specific questions may get few answers because only a few people may know how to replace a carburetor or how much manufactured homes cost in California. Then there's just the random factor of timing -- who's there when a question comes up. There's an interesting ebb and flow in the kinds of questions. Homework questions, for example, tend to increase as the night goes on. I'm surprised at how many come up after midnight! It is interesting to watch the trends as you stay on Answers over a period of weeks or months. Certain questions occur quite often. How can there possibly be so many kids who have no clue who Leonardo DaVinci is. Incredible. Anyway, I find Answers a fascinating place to hang around.
1105375
I wonder why ppl like pooky ask such stupid questions which have an imminent answer...
25333
If you want a competant answer, ask a well-thought-out question.  Some of the "questions" people are asking here are RITRADOED oh, I mean RETARDED.
256223
Why do I answer so many unimportant questions?\nIt's all just for fun,don't worry about the importance of questions or answers.
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what a dumb question, why do you ask?
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Don't ask retarded questions if you don't want smartass answers.\n\nAbout 50% of my answers are smartass in nature. But I have my reasons.
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we're not dumb. we're jus try 2 catch some1's attention so they can answer our questions.