Do you find that people sometimes give too much information when you ask them a question?
475869
No of course not, I mean, I was thinking about the question so I had to get up and get myself some cookies.  It's not doing much for my figure, I really like them a lot, especially the chocolate chips.  And my mate, I'll tell you, she's not too crazy about chocoalate because...Oh sorry wait back to the quesiton, no...why?
271566
usually you ask what you wonder about....
559221
if you want an answer, you have to give more details, trying to outdo you, that leaves it wide open...
666441
*lol* I hear that, some of those questions I have seen really make you wonder who it is asking the question.\n Of course for all we know... you could be an alien yourself and trying to throw us all off your track......... HUMMMMMMMM
997867
you just gave him too much information.\nlike an overload of love.
503163
I guess that people assume that if a "relevant" person asks a question, they really want an answer.\nSo here I am answering your question.\nMany people have a lot of information in their heads that seems to be of no good to them.  It just floats around in there taking up space.  They might think that if they give that information to someone else, it will go away and leave them more space to gather more irrelevant information to pass on to someone else in answer to an irrelevant question so they can get it out of their head so they can gather more irrelevant information to float around in their heads until they can pass it on to someone else in answer to an irrelevant question.  Understand?
10976
There's an infinite amount. Why? Because, as things are learned, there is expansion in perceptions & knowledge which leads to more questioning based on your newfound information...
926063
I think if someone really wanted to, they could figure out so much info about a person.. People leave what they think are very small pieces of info, but when added up, you're leaving yourself wide open.  But that's true of any internet site people contribute to regularly.
542965
You have to give more details than that if you want any help.
993743
I usually find people that just want to tell me off when I don't agree with their question. I find it amusing.
326349
Nice generalisation. The sharing of true facts can never harm people, But i do have to kind of agree with you on the reason some of the questions are asked. I would hope that people use common sense and answer the more risky questions with tact and diplomacy, With knowledge comes responsibility
991529
I agree. I often give complete answers, with lots of research to back them up, and am only rewarded with two points. It can be pretty frustrating.
819500
8 - doesn't it suck when someone else asks a question you just asked and they get way more responses....
162450
Sometimes it is because they really want to know how others can respond to it.  A lot of questions are loaded, but that is because sometimes people have so much that they think on a subject, and that is reflected in their question.  \n\nSometimes someone does it to try to prove a point.  Sometimes it is a rhetorical question meant to bring up a point of weakness in a faith.\n\nThe answerers can shed light on the topic however to all who would read the question.  Perhaps the one asking will not listen to an objective answer, but other readers might.\n\nI think that most questions asked in this forum are sincere, and people are really seeking answers, or seeking to know how other people may answer the same question.
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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.
887744
Not at all. I only answer questions I'm interested in, and ones I feel like I have something to contribute.  Even when I answer sarcastically, or argue unpleasantly, it's still input of who I am.  Good question, though.
254638
There are many explanations why someone asks too many questions. The one above was great, and supports your interpretation of the scenario. Another possibility is that the person is trying to indicate that they are very interested in you and wants to "figure you out."