Do you think this site should be called opinions?

Question

I have noticed some people choose a top answer that they WANT to SEE.
Because it is in their comfort zone AND THEY DON'T REALLY WANT THE REALITY.

Answer 1

Either way it's still an answer, wait a minute though...
You say it's an answer they want to see, that is also your OPINION, what if it isn't? What if they feel it's the right thing to do? How do you know this? Do you know what that person is thinking at the time? Nope. So, basically, you contradicted yourself.

Answer 2

Well, certain questions demand factual answers and certain questions seek opinions. But in terms of the questions I tend to answer I agree with you. I give my opinion and, to be honest, my opinions haven't changed much since I've been on this site. I read through the answers people have given to a question and I think 'Don't like that', 'Yeah, that's alright' etc. I think this website is much more about allowing ourselves to feel clever just by typing an answer or opinion than really deeply fathoming something out.

Is this the answer you are looking for?!

Answer 3

I must tell you I was thinking the same thing - that the best answer many times is chosen because that particular answer confirms what the questioner was thinking anyway - you wrote "it is in their comfort zone" and that is an excellent way of putting it.

It's hard to think outside the box and to get another perspective on issues. For example, I asked a question about whether or not a person was a conformist or non-conformist. One person answered me by not choosing either one as follows: "Keep living you will find that conforming and non conformist plattitudes tend to restrict your freedom of choices. You have to know when to fold your poker hand and when to play it." Perhaps, I should have chosen her answer as best answer, but it was outside my box of thinking (the categories) I used in my question.

Answer 4

Probably. Some of the answers we give are standard, but, like you said, most are opinions and the 'cutest' or most 'dumb' answer usually gets the top answer. I can say, though, that I have gotten many top answers and only 1 or 2 were 'dumb'. The rest were reality checks.

Answer 5

No. Maybe "Answers and Opinions" would sound more like it, because users ask both questions that are on opinions and actual facts. The answers to questions on facts would be "Answers", while the questions on opinions would be called just that, "Opinions". Maybe they should create separate sites, one called Yahoo! Answers (this) and another called Yahoo! Opinions, and the questions would be asked in the appropriate site.

Answer 6

Of course this site can be called opinions. If i asked you do you what do you think is the reason everybody likes money, and you gave me an answer, is that not an opinion?

Answer 7

yeah... i mean if you ask a question that is gonna be someones opinion put it up for voting. Don't ask something already knowing the answer.

Oh and don't say stupid stuff and not have your account set up for people to contact you... that is lame. If you are gonna state you opinion be available to back it up.

Answer 8

If people read the FAQ and used this site it would be correctly named Yahoo! Answers.

While people post "..well, that's what I think answers", it is just Yahoo! opinions

Answer 9

Exactly! It's bogus when that happens! It's more of a "Let's see how many people agree with me" kind of thing than someone actually asking a question. Come on, people, get with it already!

Answer 10

Maybe they could do away with the choosing of a best answer then

Answer 11

It should be called "Good Luck Getting a Good Answer."