I mean come on; i have a computer, i'm sitting right in front of it. I can google, and i know how to find wikipedia. it wouldn't be so bad if they limited it to a line or three, but two or three pages?
maybe it's just me, what do you think? and, do you think some smart^ss will paste in 10 pages to explain why ?
2006-06-08 17:06:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
and no, I don't think they read what they paste in. i've hit questions one second after asking and there;s 3 pages of usless info. with possible exception of ovine with glock below.
2006-06-08 17:37:43 · update #1
Might sometimes be helpful to answer a really tough Q but c'mon any monkey can hit a website for an answer. I personally try to answer them from my own knowledge. It's kind of like going onto Jeapordy and bringing a whole stack of encyclopedias with you.
2006-06-08 17:13:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 5⤋
Odds are, the person who is cutting-and-pasting en-masse from Wikipedia is someone who doesn't really understand the topic being asked about. If they understood the topic or could even gain an understanding from reading a Wikipedia article, they would be able to summarize the info from the article to pull out just the information that is pertinent to the question being asked. They are answering the question to get the points.
There is a second possible reason for the cut-and-pasters, they are lazy.
I would be willing to lay odds that most of them fall into the first category, however.
2006-06-09 18:10:12 · answer #2 · answered by California Bear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I hate it. If that's where they got/learned it from then they should just explain & then put the link in as a resource. I could understand if they just did a little bit but when it's more than a few lines I usually don't even bother to read it anymore.
Like you said, we all have the ability to look up a lot of these answers online ourselves. When we come here we're looking for real human explanations, not another dry encyclopedia entry.
2006-06-09 02:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by girrl88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes is a British progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Despite many lineup changes, occasional splits and many changes in popular music, the band has endured for over 35 years and still retains a strong international following. Yes's music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, often extended song lengths, and a general showcasing of its members' instrumentalism. Probably the most ambitious musically of Yes's genre, Yes manages to use symphonic and other so called "classical" structures with their blend of musical styles - including some innovations - in a happy constructive "marriage" of music.
2006-06-09 00:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by wellarmedsheep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be better to just give the link. Do you think they even read what they copy? But at least in those cases, the askers often gets a good answer. It annoys me more to see answers that are really ignorant (yes, you can tell they didn't use copy/paste).
2006-06-09 00:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by kamelåså 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
That's like copyright i think they should read the answer and then put it into their own words that would be better
2006-06-09 22:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by born_toshop2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋