Recently there have been people giving answers that take forever to scroll through. Does anyone actually read long answers?
For me it's like listening to a long winded preacher....
2006-10-06 00:44:58 · 38 answers · asked by Miss Vicki 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
a_blvr - you crack me up!! Here, have a cup of coffee.
2006-10-06 00:55:28 · update #1
It's call "cut and paste".
I usually skip those answers and go on to the short ones. Does this make me lazy?
2006-10-06 00:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well I personnaly think that long answers can get a bit annoying. I mean someone will just start typing and the answer goes on and on and on. Long answers are actually not very thought out and waiste a lot of words and space and when you get done reading it you realize that the long drawn out answer doesnt really say much more then the short answer first of all lets define the word answer. An answer (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear) was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to some one or something, and thus generally any counter-statement or defence, a reply to a question or objection, or a correct solution of a problem. In the common law, an answer is the first pleading by a defendant, usually filed and served upon the plaintiff within a certain strict time limit after a civil complaint or criminal information or indictment has been served upon the defendant. It may have been preceded by an optional "pre-answer" motion to dismiss or demurrer; if such a motion is unsuccessful, the defendant must file an answer to the complaint or risk an adverse default judgment.
The answer establishes which allegations (cause of action in civil matters) set forth by the complaining party will be contested by the defendant, and states all the defendant's defenses, thus establishing the nature and parameters of the controversy to be decided by the court.
In the case of a criminal case there is usually an arraignment or some other kind of appearance before the court by the defendant. The pleading in the criminal case, which is entered on the record in open court, is either guilty or not guilty. Generally speaking in private, civil cases there is no guilt or innocence. There is only a judgment that grants money damages or some other kind of equitable remedy such as restitution or an injunction. Criminal cases may lead to fines or other punishment, such as imprisonment.
The famous Latin Responsa Prudentium ("answers of the learned ones") were the accumulated views of many successive generations of Roman lawyers, a body of legal opinion which gradually became authoritative.
In music an "answer" is the technical name in counterpoint for the repetition by one part or instrument of a theme proposed by another.
Yeah I dislike them too.
GOD bless ya
2006-10-06 00:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, especially long ones cut and pasted from wikipedia. The person asking the question could get that much on their own. This is not a cut and paste forum. Part of the value in giving an answer is to inject some of your own life experience into the answer to make it more real and practical, and cut and paste is too sanitized and generic for that.
2006-10-06 00:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the nature of the question and the answer. Some questions, to recieve intellectual justice, require lengthy answers. I don't mind those; at least somebody is thinking!
I do take offense at people posting looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong scriptures though. I mean, get real, I CAN read. I'm capable of looking these things up myself, given the reference.
2006-10-06 00:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I can take it or leave it, I give long answers to completely cover the topic, when I receive a long answer to a question I ask, and I dont have time to read it, I save it to documents and read it when i have time, at least I give people an option
2006-10-06 00:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best way to deal with it, is simply not to read the scroll answers. If you cannot made a point in an hundred words, you cannot make the point. Oh and to answer the question, I hate long answers.
2006-10-06 00:51:00 · answer #6 · answered by Rabbi Yohanneh 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I guess it depends on how serious you are about your question. If you are in crisis, then the more information you can give someone to help them, the better. Some questions are not just black and white...some people are in real need of solutions, which sometimes can be quite lengthy if you are to give all the possible options for a person in crisis. It depends on the question as how much detail you give.
2006-10-06 00:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by rightio 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read the first few lines and if I think it is worth finishing I will but more often that not I don't even bother. it's the same with questions too. If it's too long I just go back and find a new question.
Love & Light
Sharon
One Planet = One People
2006-10-06 00:49:56 · answer #8 · answered by Soul 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would rather have a long answer than somebody who just says, "No" to get their 2 silly points.
I would have to say the one word answers bother me more than anything because at least the long-winded people went to some trouble for you.
2006-10-06 00:50:40 · answer #9 · answered by Elaura 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some question are pretty broad, thus long answers, A good question can get a short answer! Knowing how to ask a question, determins the long and short of it!
2006-10-06 00:51:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the good answers that have a point. I dislike the ones that are a waste reading.
2006-10-06 00:50:39 · answer #11 · answered by Fenrir 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋