Why do people have to answer a simple question with a five page report?
340222
Sometimes it is difficult to give a good answer with just a few lines. Most people want to help the person asking the question in any way they can.
285149
It is not necessarily your responsibility, since (if you are indeed referring to this forum) this is an open forum and quite informal.\n\nHowever, it is the kind thing to do, especially since some people have a hard time forming questions.\n\nOn the other hand, if they fail to clarify in response to your query, perhaps they have no real desire to know and you could be simply wasting your time.
789741
Well, you could write a report about poorly phrased questions at Yayoo Answers.  Of couse, it would be tough to keep it to one page.
1006047
who wants to know? why waste 5 points on a question with no best answer and no importance.
571682
This is how to write a 5 paragraph essay.
640916
You don't really expect that somebody types in a 6 page answer? Start with a google search....
261840
If a question is not at least 10 chracters long, it is not much of a question.\nYour single word "why" is not a good question.  Part of the rationale is in using the search engine at a later time to find a question already answered.  Less than 10 characters would lead to too many items in the list.
225791
They probably do not want too many questions and answers in their system, as it may slow it down. Also, they don't want people making many pointless questions or answers.
505918
it a simple question so it needs a simple answer
284860
Well, for starters, it makes people carefully consider the questions they ask.  It helps to reduce questions that are frivolous.  Second, it encourages people to answer questions, because if you want to keep asking questions, you keep answering.
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 know what you mean. It is incredibly annoying when looking through the answers to see what people have said, and then you get some stupid people that just write '2pts'... I mean, they're not even trying.  Usually, when I see people that do that, I go and see their profiles and other questions they've answered, and if they have several, I report them.\nIt's annoying, it's like they feel that's what the point of this site is, to get points... \nI say, if you don't know the answer, or are not even going to bother to try and figure it out... then don't answer at all, the point of this site is to ask questions when you truly want to find something out... and to learn what others think, and have to say about various topics and things.
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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!
982116
I would have to say when you give a good answer and it gets reported for  no reason. Thats DUMB
209564
You wouldn't be able to ask more questions, until you can raise your points to 5 points.
542313
Sounds boring.\n\nJust post your questions here, its probably quicker.
573399
This is my pet peeve also. I don't mind a simple yes or no from time to time but some people type a single letter eg g or just some dots eg ...... this really is not fair to the people who type long answers. In fact a lot of my answers are very long as I try to help people and only twice have I ever reached my limit for answers as a result. (I reach the limit for questions all the time) Had I played like some people I could be at a much higher level long ago but I would be missing the point.