on this site.
For every decently intelligent answer, there is about 15 idiots who apparently love the taste of their own foot in their mouth. So am I the only one to make this observation?
2006-08-02 16:26:41 · 14 answers · asked by Matt A 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
[ opening mouth - inserting foot ]
(at least he used an adverb to modify his adjective - you don't find that very often on Yahoo! answers)
2006-08-02 16:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by }pixie{ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In case you're referring mostly to how people provide poor or even silly (to use polite language) answers in Yahoo Answers, I believe I've found a way to avoid most of those. Fist of all, specify in the explanation section that this is a "serious question" and to "please do not answer just for points." Something really interesting is that people tend to follow your instructions. But if one doesn't provide any instructions they regard that as green light to just abuse the situation. A good example is when I've asked "Does anyone wish to...(whatever)?" Say 12 people quickly answer "No, thanks." That's silly/stupid. Clearly, it's just points they're after. But if one words questions carefully AND specifies "Hold negative answers. If it's "no" I don't need to know," then surprisingly one gets very few stupid answers.
2006-08-02 23:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by Archetypal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, it's said that for every idear you may come up with there are millions more that share your theory . inteligence is a word that veries from person to person depending on there intalect , but most people on yahoo are just morons becase they want to be not becase they truely are . p.s. i think people that like the taste of there own feet are intertaining and oddily brilliant in a way . bye loves it you rock see ya e-me or somethin
2006-08-03 00:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well most are in search of intelligence on other planets, like you I'm in search of it on my own planet. First of all points are nothing. But I have learned by asking questions and answering them. Some have really made me learn to use my search engines better. When you quit learning you might as well die. I have always been tough to pray for my enemies but I think we should include the mentally unstable on that list as well. Have a super good day:-) And thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
2006-08-02 23:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question: Yes, there is intelligent life on this site. It matters not how many answers there are which lack clear thinking, if you have only one decently intelligent answer, then there must be intelligent life on this site.
2006-08-02 23:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jim Trebek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2006-08-02 23:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by ♫ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes of course there is intelligent life on this site. hello I am talking to you. E=MC2
2006-08-02 23:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by zahigeorge 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you aren't the only one. this site should be used for research and help for real problems, but idiots are turing it into a chatroom!
2006-08-02 23:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by unicow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What can I say, some people just live to be stupid and that's the cold hard truth of it!
2006-08-02 23:38:07 · answer #9 · answered by Becky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And here I thought they were typing with their feet....now how do I explain the typo errors???.....just dumb people I guess
2006-08-03 04:14:21 · answer #10 · answered by Freddy D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋