Why don't we use the internet to search for answers instead of posting here?
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Because no one here knows of www.wikipedia.org =P
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Because we like meddling, in a nice way of course.  Yahoo Answers allows us to give our 2 cents worth and it's up to the person who asked whether it's usable or not.  We're also not judged by our answers.  \nAnonymity also allows us to ask questions that we probably wouldn't dare ask people we know.
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Because you can't always find what you're looking for on a search engine, there's Yahoo! Answers. Quite often someone with experience in what you're looking for can answer your question.
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because the database for yahoo answers is so vast, it'd take an incredibly long time to search every section to make sure somone else didn't already ask your question.  if yahoo was to have its people monitor every single question, they'd have to start charging people for using yahoo answers, and then no-one would be getting Anything answered.\n\nhope that helped!  :)
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My rule tends to be that if I don't have something worthwhile to contribute to the answers already posted, I do not answer.  That's the only way for the "noise" factor to be defeated on a site like this one.  Answer what you know, learn what you do not, and ask intelligent questions.  That's the formula for a great community at Yahoo! Answers.
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its a way to keep a balance.  If you have everyone just asking and not answering...it ruins the whole model of being a knowledge share.  So, by offering points for answers, it will stimulate the user to go and answer some things they know instead of just asking questions...
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I would say, just to have the interaction that yahoo answers allows us.  If we looked else where for our answers there would be no need to be involved in this site a all.  Every answer asked her could be found else where.
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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.
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No because it's full of kids...then why do I use Yahoo! answers? I confuse myself sometimes.
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I think its for two reasons...\n1. It appeals to people's desire to win\n2.Gives others an idea of who out there in the internet world have heaps of spare time on their hands to sit here typing answers to the unknown (like me ha ha)
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Oh my God are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!! The internet has so much useful info and answers you'd be crazy not to want it!!!!!!!I am a Doctor who relied on the internet as well as computers more than you think.  Its alot easier than going to the library!!!!
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you don't just go to a website to get answers
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Trouble is, no one would use it.  It's faster and easier to ask again then it is to look it up.  Let's face it, if you could look up the answer, you probably wouldn't need to ask the question here (you may have already tried to look it up + weren't able to find it, for example).
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Yes, we certainly have kids asking questions, but that doesn not explain some questions that are asked. We so called adults fare no better!!! \n\nI agree with those who answered ahead of me, Parents need to take care of thier children & monitor thier activities over the net. Yahoo answers has too many questions that are not even fit for adults.
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you can search for it yourself\nyou can find a bunch of answers\non the search engine
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Because Yahoo Answers is more personalized.  You can construct a question any way you like, plus add details.  You then get several or even dozens of answers to your specific question.\n\nGoogle and other search engines have a different function.  They are meant to offer you an extensive, worldwide collection of "static" websites on a very wide variey of topics.  It's what you see is what you get.  Some find searching on Google difficult  After all, who has gone to college to study boolean algebra (AND, OR, and NOT) which, by the way I have and they work opposite to what you would expect, plus who could possibly know that you must encompass a quoted phrase or string of words with quotation marks in the search box?\n\nIn Yahoo Answers, many often refer to websites.  Plus, it's kind of fun to see what everyone is thinking about some subject - especially if it applies only to you.
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If you can get answers why not?!  I think it is a good idea to ask Yahoo Answers.  The internet can't work out a specific question for you.  There's no real person giving you real answers on google or any other search engine.  If fact, some of the other questions that are asked are really stupid.  At least academic questions are actual questions.