Who has the authority to decide?? Why does Yahoo feel so powerful in this??
2006-09-12 12:21:43 · 24 answers · asked by Jennifer 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
there are no stupid questions...just stupid people
2006-09-12 12:26:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to think not, but at Yahoo Questions & Answers I've seen some doozies.
Some of the ones I hate most are when kids want someone else to do all their homework for them. They are too lazy or too stupid to use a search engine.
Then there are the racist statements masquerading as questions. The misogamist slurs masquerading as questions. The statements with a question mark on them that seem to be screaming, "I'm an obnoxious human being, and I laugh to imagine that I'm pissing someone off."
2006-09-12 19:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to say , "No there is not stupid question except the one you don;t ask.", after being here on yahoo Answers for a while I have changed my mind. There are lots of stupid questions. However, if this actually a public forum then the public decides. I guess since we use Yahoo's servers maybe it's not so public a forum and maybe they do get to decide.
2006-09-12 19:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by c.arsenault 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Yes there are stupid questions.
2) The person/community who is being asked the question
3) Other than Yahoo hosting this service, what does this have to do with Yahoo?
2006-09-12 19:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by George C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a teacher. In my opinion, the only stupid question is one where if the person would have put just a little bit of thought into it, he or she would have come up with the answer independently.
2006-09-12 19:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by Helen T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's stupid if you know the answer but are trying to embarass someone by asking it or if you've been studying wood for 10 years then ask what wood is and stuff like that
2006-09-12 19:24:51 · answer #6 · answered by gigglewabbit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only stupid thing about a question is not asking it.
Mr. A
Favorite language arts teacher -- 7th grade
2006-09-12 19:23:34 · answer #7 · answered by Green Emotion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, asking questions you already know the answer to is stupid
2006-09-12 19:23:35 · answer #8 · answered by Mimi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If yahoo deletes a question, it's because someone reported it, because either they were offended or the question had content that went agaisnt the yahoo rules.
2006-09-12 19:27:09 · answer #9 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no theres no such thing as a stupid question
2006-09-12 19:24:00 · answer #10 · answered by Emily Rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, there are lots of stupid questions.
Here's a REALLY stupid one that pops up all the time:
"Since humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?"
THAT is the mark of a moron.
2006-09-12 19:24:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋