Why do people on here NOT read their questions or answers before posting them?
598785
its not an issue to be discussed. this site is for entertainment purposes, its not a school exam. or a mental health issue. its just entertainment, everyone can lighten up a bit. and why do you care what people who do know you say? your going to take it however you want to anyway
85220
Oh, I have a pretty good idea why!\n\nI think that alot of people come here with a question but have already made their decition of what they want to hear. However, when we answer with anything that conflicts with that plan, it upsets them because they know we're right. They only sought validation to do what they wer planning anyway.\n\nOh, and I like the silly Q&A's too. hehehe
1093536
If you receive an answer that isn't pertaining to your question or the answer doesn't make sense try to ignore them.  Some people write before thinking, and that is not a good thing. \nSorry about what is happening with the family.
1085589
my friend you and i both know that a good percentage of these people don't bother to read the details of questions. they are to busy being self righteous. most can't grasp the concept of reading between the lines of most questions either.
707606
Sometimes it backlogs the system and take more time to post to the page, if it posts at all. I've asked questions that also didn't get posted.  But people answered them by going to my profile and accessing them that way.
250298
Well limiting my answer to only this site, I would say a lot of folks on here are just playing it like it's a game, and going for the points that really get us nowhere...\nI don't understand why the points factor in anyway, we don't get anything out of it...\n\nPeople don't spell right because they don't try and they are in a hurry for whatever reason...\nAs little effort as is required to use the spell check feature, I don't know why they won't use it...\nI wish there was a way for Yahoo to make spelling correctly mandatory some way...\nI hate seeing so many words spelled incorrectly while I spend so much time getting all my answers to come out right and I use the spell check so I don't look dumb...\nI think a lot of folks just don't care either...
411152
Sounds like a good idea to me. Some of the answers I have received are painfully lame or constitute gaming for points. I think this is a real problem in the Singles/Dating forum and rather just an annoyance in this one. The worst offenders are afraid big words like Etiquette, I suppose.\n\nAt the very least, we should be able to hide answers so we don't have to read them every time we go back to the question. Let others read them, if they want to, but allow the askers to choose not to see them.
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It is not necessarily your responsibility, since (if you are indeed referring to this forum) this is an open forum and quite informal.\n\nHowever, it is the kind thing to do, especially since some people have a hard time forming questions.\n\nOn the other hand, if they fail to clarify in response to your query, perhaps they have no real desire to know and you could be simply wasting your time.
279852
I think some peoples questions are lazy. I have found answers for people before within 5 seconds of hitting search on yahoo. It's better though to read lazy questions than out right dumb ones, like when you wonder if its for real or not.
1099380
This is because some people just don't think.\n\nPersonally if there is an offencive question i don't answer, and report it, but only if it has some thing to do with harming people, anything else isn't my problem.\n\nIf there's is a question that offends me, i just don't answer it. Simple.\n\nSome people need an ego boost, and if they need the Internet to do it there pretty dumb!
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You mean the ones that post things like "Thanks for the 2 points" and so forth. I understand your frustration. It almost makes me wish there was a penalty for posting an answer. Or maybe, you don't get anything for an answer unless it is chosen as a best answer.\n\nI don't know. The way I see it, Yahoo! has to make the final decision.
819257
Someone must have a grudge and are reporting your question and answers. I guess that some stupid people enjoy doing that!
200342
Because they don't want people on here who aren't really answering or asking questions.  It's their way of preventing spammers and such.
294266
Agree. Strongly agree. Why? Because for one, there are things that I say on Yahoo! Answers that people I know in my daily do not need to do. There are just some things that you dont mind stranger knowing because they are less judgemental... or that they really won't say anything to you... or that they you will tell you straight up what they think and you don't have to give a crap about it.\nFor two, there are some things that people ask over here regarding to those people, so it'd just be awkward if they found out.\nAnd for three, sometimes its just better so then they wont start answering your answers and then ask you questions regarding the question that you asked that they answered.\n\nWow, that was a mouthful...
261372
Honestly?  I am here for both reasons.  I like the points and I enjoy answering some of these questions.  I don't ask very many cause I'm too busy answering.  I put a trivia question out yesterday and got a blistering answer from someone, really surprised me.
233214
why would you post a ? and then not want anyone to answer??? are you ok hun???
405698
It's just a basic human characteristic, people love to give advice! If they didn't,  Yahoo answers would have never gotten off the ground.\nMaybe that's a great thing about here, we can all get our advice and our opinions out before we have to go face the public, and won't have such an urge to be overbearing bossy-butts!