why do so many people use the straight but not narrow answer?
821212
I think part of it may be to keep others from questioning their sexuality--in other words, it's their own insecurity about how others perceive them. To me it seems that heterosexual men are very concerned that they not be seen as gay, even by accident. Because two women together is often more accepted by heterosexual society (a popular heterosexual male fantasy), I think you won't hear women say this as often. Also, I think women are generally more gay tolerant. Perhaps that's another reason they don't feel the need to separate themselves verbally by the "I'm not" tag.
463211
People don't like to appear ignorant and so will post to get the 2 points even if they have no idea what they are talking about.\nNever let the truth get in the way of a good 2 points seems to be the motto of this place.\nWhat worries me are the people who can't tell the difference and are accepting answers from people who have no clue.  \nKeep up the good fight
502436
There are two types of people in the world: People who have questions and people who have answers.  I happen to have more answers than questions, so I don't think I would be different if there were no points.
830162
Because they liked other answers better.  But, don't get upset over it. Depending on the subject, you will get the best answer, it may take a bit of time, but it will happen.
340222
Sometimes it is difficult to give a good answer with just a few lines. Most people want to help the person asking the question in any way they can.
43467
Some people are overly intelligent, some are not.\nSome people seriously need an answer, then some people have a craving to see if they can get an other answer with a stupid question like yours.
478198
because people dont relize how smart ur answer actually is
340851
Only some men do this, and they probably do it for exactly the same reason that some women sulk when you dont give the correct answer to them.\n\nSome people react childishly.
893214
because some people are narrow-minded
416214
Because you can easily answer a question like this with a simple sentance, or even one or two words. But if I ask you something serious you might have to write a paragraph or do some other research. Plus, anyone can give advice or answer a serious joke, if you asking questions about how to set up your TV or a question about history, maybe only a few people actually know the answer. \n\nAnother thing is, after looking at most of the questions on here, I have to assume that 95% of the users on here are pre-teen girls looking for dating advice.
9940
Specific answer. Yahoo answers seems to be designed to handle specific answers more than open ended questions. There are things like web forums and chats where open ended questions work well, but answers is a good way to find the answers to quick facts that are otherwise hard to track down.
669818
I bet it's because the they want the points.  If they say "Do your own GD homework, they probably don't know the answer, anyway.  In any case, the more polite thing to do, if you really want those points, is give a person advice on how to get the answer that they are looking for.  Sometimes, people just need a place to start.
287418
coz many ask stupid nonesense qeustions.......like u....can u not figure out the answer by ur self????\ni think u now already the answer,,,,,,u just want to be stupid like them......
572286
Because some people want to know the answers from other people rather than their friends... because sometimes your friends don't know the answer so you want to find out some answers from some other people that may know the answer to your question.
54844
Some people answer for 2 points, some just to slurr and put down on the asker. I personally do it because most of the time I think it's a child not knowing how to look up the answer or is home alone sick and bored just wanting to have a conversation. So I sucker myself into doing it..lol.
588257
Yes, it is frustrating.  All you can do is ignore the quantity and look for the quality answers.  those are the ones that matter anyway.
991621
Come people may feel it is not necessary to read it.  They might only want to give smart a## answers and get the points.  \n\nOthers might think they know everything and want to answer right away.  \n\nWhat I do if I see a question I know I can answer or look up is like this:\nI will try to be the first to comment by only typing on letter or symbol then doing my research.  Then I come back and type it all in.  This was my answer is the first to be read as it is now. \n\nI do my best to read everything in between these periods to.\n\nSorry but some people are just idiots.