Are most  people just giving the answer that the asker wants to hear rather than what they think?
400878
i think you have a few kinds of "answerer".\n\n1- the jokester\n2- the f***in* swear*er this *s some k*d\n3- te abveator w/bd splling\n4- the OMG you must solve your life right now you horrible sinner! how dare you add sugar in your coffee!\n5- the bored/drunk night answerer\n6-the hurried I shouldn't be doing this at work answerer\n7-the distracted "will you kids shut up mommy's a typin" answerer\nand\n8-the sincere "this is what i think like it or lump it" answerer\n\nnow..i will own up to 1,5,7 and 8\n\ni will also say that in some "politically or religiously" charged questions i have quelched my full answer to save myself some grief. but still feel that i answered honestly or didn't answer at all.
938615
some people are just miserable and want others to feel the same way.....i try to be frank with my answers, after all they want direct answers, so i try to be as honest as i can...not a nasty person tho....i think it has something to do with, it's not what you read, it's how you read it....hmmmm i don't really know
1027939
People like answers, not questions.  Answers make sense of something unstable and bring order to that instability.  If you question something, you are doing so for your own sake, but at the same time you are necessarily (though probably not intentionally) challenging someone else's sense of stability/security (since that other person would see no reason for his/her belief system to be questioned).  You're not meaning to hurt anybody else, but it's just that too many people cannot easily face a disturbance to their beliefs; they view the one who asks the question as the problem.
540062
hasnt happened to me yet; people who ask questions want to hear things that they agree with, and if they dont \nAH! its the end of the world. \nbut its okay, im sure that you give fine answers, people are just wierd like that.
336318
No.  That is why I don't just give answers--I explain the answer or the question.  If they ask a lot of questions, I point them to internet sites.
487538
I'm not sure. Maybe they want to make their answer more personal like they are really talking to the person whose question they're answering or maybe they are so used to talking to people like that in real life that it's just a habit.
865228
I think it's a little of both. I've seen some answers that were extremely helpful to the person asking the question, and you could tell that the answers had been given a lot of thought and contained very useful wisdom and knowledge. For sure these reflect not only the knowledge of our society but also the kindness of a stranger offering their own experience, advice and information for the sake of helping another out.\n\nOn the other hand (and this seems to be the case more) a lot of answers are either a quick snapshot of the person's opinion (not offering any wisdom or knowledge though and not much thought put into it) or otherwise just a wise crack on the side which I would guess is disregarded by everyone else because it's pretty much useless.
667246
Absolutely.\n\nNobody likes putting plenty of thought into an answer, just to have it passed over for a poorly written one sentence answer.
267222
just to help out, dont you like your quesstions answered?
12863
I sometimes ask "real" questions...other times, I just ask questions/polls for fun.\nI think a lot of people just ask things to find things out, or asking for fun to see what kind of answers they would get.
1084958
MAYBE THEY DONT THINK THIER THE RIGHT ANSWERS
540479
Im not sure if thats true but it seems that most people are only interested in the answer to their question and dont want to go through reading the whole "why" part.  (aka people dont want to read alot.)
680812
well according to the answers you received here, you have proved your point! lol...they just want the two easy points...and or they don't know the answer or just don't care.... either way... it sure can be annoying...
1144320
A lot of people answer questions to receive points. I found that out with a few I have asked. So I just read them and laugh. Its not like they are ruining my day and maybe they had nothing better to do. I also say...If you ask a question...you should be prepared to receive answers you may not necessarily agree or disagree with. Those that have answered your question ignorantly or negatively  might have a different opinion of their answer.
162416
Sometimes to make the one asking the question understand that we don't know what they are talking about so they can edit and make us understand.  Sometimes just for the points.
351816
Not really. If you are blunt and honest with people that can be a great quality to possess. People will know that you do not sugar coat things and that you tell them exactly how you feel. Some people are overly sensitive and cant handle critism.  if they dont want to hear your honest opinion then they should nt ask. In that respect maybe people are conditioned to think that by asking someone their opinion they are going to lie to them to make them feel better. Good for you in breaking the stereotypical view of what should and how something should be said.
472807
Yes, I catch your drift.\n\nI ask questions that interest me intellectually or emotionally, but that doesn't mean the question is necessarily ABOUT me. I just want to know what other people think. Some of our Y!Answer friends love giving advice so I suppose they assume it's all personal.