Why do answers come up every 13 seconds?
368551
because yahoo answers is world wide and it is also used a lot and for you information there is a new answer like every 3 seconds
423756
When a question is first posted it appears on the hompegae, typically for 10 to 20 seconds.  This is when most people are going to start answering and depending how long they take to answer depends how many minutes later their responses will be posted.\n\nOnce a question falls off the homepage it goes to the list of recently asked questions and some people will respond from there.\n\nAfter a while it gets so far down the list that no-one will stumble upon it and the only 'late' answers you'll receive are from people looking at questions in specific categories or by using the search function.\n\nThe reason I answered this is because I sw it on eht homepage.
42044
I don't think it is. The person with the right answer may log in at the right time and answer the correct way. Someone may have not seen the questions posted before but spotted them the 3rd or 4th time around. You never know!
270168
I only checked around a few of the questions you'd answered but they all had your answers posted...sometimes it takes awhile for a posted answer to be counted....is that what you mean?????
44817
Well, sometimes there is a lag in the yahoo system since there are probably thousands logged on at a time. :-)
253554
There is a glitch in the programming of the website.  If you enter it later it will usually show up.
723230
I agree. It could be that the opportunity to ask an otherwise embarrassing question within the private sanctum of the Internet, fields their curiosity. Perhaps when we get older we stop asking questions because we don't like the answers. I like to answer questions, that's why I sign in. I like to spell correctly, that's why I use the spell check.
80321
Perhaps you're clicking on the icon too many times.  This happens to me sometimes because I'm impatient.
1177779
Now you have 13 answers
189690
It happens to me all the time, and makes me paranoid. What will happen when that just keeps constantly popping up, and all questions are asked?
716655
You too impatient to wait for someone to answer your question? You posted it three times in three minutes! Dont post it again!
488968
You have to wait 24 hours before you can pick a 'best answer'. When you do, your question will become 'resolved', but doesn't ever disappear from your home Q & A page...
286126
Yes. It is annoying. I know there must be a delay, but when you try to post an answer to a question posted 2 days ago, showing 0 answers, and find it is closed and there are answers from over a day ago, the explanation cannot be simply a delay.
997736
Just let it set for a few days.  A lot of people look to answer questions in certain categories, so be patient, as you don't always get instant answers in here.
572078
The answerers before me hit the correct answer 60% of the time.  If they answered correctly 6 times, how many total answers did you receive?
124665
Because they stop taking answers after they receive 100 responses.  \n\nPeople must be paying more attention to them that they used to, because I was able to answer a few of them before... but now it's like beat the clock as soon as you see a new one!\n\nOk.. well I didn't exactly lie... it was my opinion.. but it seems that they are posting them up because they think they are worthy of a reread... and for people to review the answers... Geez.. what a delicate way to say.. please vote on these 100 answers we've racked up huh?
57522
The only fix is to make it so when you ask a question, have yahoo automaticly search to see if other similar questions have been asked.\nIf they have, user needs to be alerted.\nA message like this might pop up.\n\nThe question you just asked appears to have been asked before (15 times).\n\nPlease click on one of these links to see if your question has already been answered.\n\nThen it should list all the similar questions in order and let them pick from the list.\n\nat or near the bottome could be the, no, THIS question has not been answered button..\n\nThis Might slow some of the idiots down.\n\nHow many times has the following question been asked...?\n\nHow many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?\n\nAnswer, so far the question has been asked 57 times, and counting.