I care about people and I like to help when I can. I started doing this because it seemed like a good way to help others. Lately though, I'm seeing posts indicating that some questions are hoaxes, lies, stories from a book, etc. How can I spot a hoax question?
2006-09-05 22:22:27 · 9 answers · asked by SweetPea 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Sometimes, I check out a person's question history. It can help in detecting some fabrications. Recently there was a post from a supposedly 10 year old girl asking a very sexual question. I searched the question history and discovered this person had stated several times before that she was 17 years old. I pointed this out in my answer. The person actually gave me the 10 points. :)
2006-09-05 22:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jena W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very hard to tell. I can get a bit emotional in my questions and it can look vaguely like I may be joking even though I'm actually very serious. I answer a question as if it's serious unless it's completely obvious that it's not.
2006-09-05 22:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't easy at all. I sometimes go and look at other questions people have asked to see if there's a pattern but I've been caught that way once or twice, too.
Maybe the best policy is, if in doubt, don't answer!
2006-09-05 22:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by pica_septima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are easy to spot... the hoax questions are the ones that roughly follow this format:
Question: "What do you think about this"...
Details: "Anyone who doesn't agree with me is an idiot."
2006-09-05 22:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are breaking the rules I report them that way see much less crud however they all have there upside in that you can answer away and get more points.
2006-09-05 22:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by doyler78 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can already tell. If you feel a question is not sincere don't worry about it, move on. As long you feel you are right, have no worries.
2006-09-05 22:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by derf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it doesn't look like a question it probably isn't.
When you see other answers that don't look like answers. Probably the question is not genuine.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-05 22:29:36 · answer #7 · answered by lkraie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter? Does it matter if a question is real or hypothetical? Does that invalidate the question?
2006-09-05 22:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by Wyld Stallyns 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Time and experience. Then you will still get fooled, sometimes.
2006-09-05 22:27:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋