Why is there so much intolerance in the answers on this site?
403956
It's funny that YOU ask this question.I just read one of your answers (the one about spirits) you sounded pretty intolerant towards Christians.\nYou might be the best person to answer this question, seeing that you do the same thing your complaining about.
1043356
I havent been here long but a lot of teh answers that I have seen are really rude! there isnt a reason for it, even if you do ask a really stupid question you dont have to be a COMPLETE jerk about it, a little sarcastic maybe but not out and out rude... I agree with the idea that Yahoo didnt want this to turn into a chat room/message board. They kinda wnat it to be a massive think-tank, I think...
225248
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.
325970
Maybe its political correctness.  They dont want to post a controversial question that will make some some people angry on the home page of what they want to be a reputable website.
866974
Thing is that there a lot of people here that can give the proper answers, however there are many out there that take a wild guess, and in many cases just give absurd non-sense making comments.\nAlso, this is not a forum for making comments, as you know it's for people to come in ask questions and other people to attemp to give information.
990911
It seems to me that on Y!A many people are not looking for answers, they are looking for someone to abuse and belittle, from the safety awarded to them by the anonimity provided by the Internet. Unfortunately it seems that there is not much to be done about this matter. Hopefully when they become used to Y!A they will get bored of it, and will not persist in sharing their hatred and small minded opinions with the world.
1127072
It is hardly surprising that jokes at the expense of Christians will occur when the more evangelical and fundamentalist of their kind are constantly using this site to make propaganda to argue against Darwinism and to promote uncritical belief in the Bible as being literally true, and do so, not just in the Religion and Spirituality category but in many other categories as well, such that it is hard to get away from them.\n\nUnsurprisingly, this annoys people who come here to debate ideas not get propaganda shoved down their throat. They feel harassed, and indeed, they are right. They are being harassed. Unsurprisingly, there is then a backlash,\n\nPerhaps the question could have been more precise as to which Christians were felt to be less than useful to other users of this site, and why, but the humour in the question is self-evident to all but the humourless.\n\nThis is not however preaching hate or intolerance agaunst a religious group, like the questioner recently who asked if Muslims should be killed at birth. That question was hastily removed by the Yahoo Answers team.\n\nThis is satire, sending people up not blowing people up, and it was to protect just this sort of material that Rowan Atkinson came out so strongly against the Race and Religious Hatred Bill and in favour of Artistic Freedom of Expression.
779332
I think  lot of people post those questions because they bring in the most responses, and sometimes it's fun to instigate a fight. Definitely agree with you on it being wrong and immature, though.
591355
HA HA ALL THE RUDE AND RACIST ANSWERS ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT EDUCATED. AND THEY ARE APPEARED TO BE WHITE OH MY GOSH! YOU ARE RIGHT! BUT ALSO REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND GENDERS ARE IGNORANT! BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU AND IT IS ASHAME IT MAKES NO SENSE BUT TO HELL THESE PEOPLE WILL GO BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE HATRED BELONGS
320409
Very good point, I couldnt' agree more.\n\nDon't you just hate people who leave stupid answers to honest questions......see your first reply.\n\nPerhaps the moderators could hold a members' survey ????
269729
Thing is that are differences in all cultures and religions.  We are people with different ideas and different beliefs.  That shouldn't mean because I am different from some one else they have a right to hate the difference or me.  We are different, we should celebrate that not hate it.  The religious hatred has been going on as long as one can remember I am sure.  Why?  Does it make one better than the other? No.  Just makes you look like an ass when you scream hatred and have no valid reason for it.  \nAnd as far as on this forum goes.  Its sad, I am genuinely curious about other faiths.  Though I do not follow them I do enjoy learning about them and I am constantly bumping into people trying to convert some one.  This should be a place of education and nothing more.  If you are interested in converting people do it else where.. Thats my take on it.  and the VonJumbo character and Schneb, to me, fuel the fire for forced conversion and hatred on this forum.. But again this is only my opinion.
982753
Probably because so many people come to this site  and instead of contributing anything answer with sayings such as "Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve", answer with things such as "Repent now before you burn in hell", answer with carefully selected Bible quotes, and answer with childish name calling. If those people would choose to be civil and actually answer a question, it would not be a problem. Since they, however, choose to answer questions purely out of hatred of gay people, I would think that some gay people have had enough of it and choose to respond in kind.
771380
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.
96909
I share your frustrations. I think it is an utter waste of webspace when people ask stupid questions when they can easily google the answers themselves.  Some questions are just intended to flame bigotry and hatred between users but most appalling of all is that it is a testament to the level of ignorance and intolerance we all experience today.
401783
Sandy, I went back and read some of your 1300+++ answers.  Face it you are a strait shooter with a sense of humor.  Most people can’t handle the first part because the truth hurts, and some people on the internet lack the latter, a sense of humor.  Keep it up, the more hate mail you receive the better you are doing!!!
1147289
It's the same thing with every other category here (especially religion and politics)...people just like getting their two-cents in, I guess, whether you want their opinion or not.  I understand your frustration, though, people could make better use of their time by answering questions that they know something about or where their opinion is actually wanted.
172257
Yahoo intended this site to be a resource for people to ask and answer questions based upon experience. It was expected that it would add a human element that is lacking in most pat textual sources.\n\nUnfortunately, many people are treating this as a chat room and ask questions that either need no answer or do not deserve one. The only real recourse of people is the inane, sarcastic answer.