does ask yahoo really know everything?

Answer 1

Consider this: The internet is the closest thing that we have to connecting every single person in the world with every other person. So an internet site that allows people to freely trade knowledge would logically mean that all known knowledge in the world is potentially accessible from that site.

So no, it doesn't know everything because society as a whole or in part doesn't know everything, no it doesn't know everything because not everyone is connected and it is arguable that someone out there possesses knowledge that no one else has, and yes it knows everything because this is the source of everyone's combined knowledge...in theory.

Unfortunately, because Y Answers is knowledge based on community, just because it possesses the right answer doesn't mean that that's the one that you receive.

Answer 2

I think the potential is here, depending on the participation.

I scan through the questions and read some of the answers and find a LOT of collected wisdom. There is certainly a lot of experience demonstrated on Yahoo Answers.

The real problem, which most people mature enough will recognize, is picking out the real, helpful information from all the bad, incorrect or deliberately misleading answers. I often read a serious question, only to find a half dozen "I think so." type answers. This kind of response can be terribly damaging, because there is already so much bad information out there.

When I see this kind of stuff, I do a little, sort of mini "freak out" and I try to fix the damage, as best I can.

I find subteens making fun of children for not knowing some basic information that the subteens, themselves may have only just learned. Response with "Duh!" only serve to discourage participation by those who can most use the help. My temptation is to "Duh?" those who answer even though they clearly know nothing of the subject covered.

I would LOVE to see answers screened by a panel of people with some knowlege of certain subjects. I know this is virtually impossibe, but it would be great to see lables attached to answers, with disclaimers and advisements so that someone who really is seeking knowledge can pull from the more useful sources.

I would also LOVE to see people make even a token attempt to seek an answer from a simple web search. It's kind of frustrating to see a quesiton like, "Where can I find information on model trains?" It takes even less time to type in "model trains" in Google than it takes to type out the question. AND the person will get more reliable answers. The FIRST PAGE of results of such a search will have more than enough reliable information.

Meanwhile, I mentally apply my own filters and help when I can.

Answer 3

Does it claim to know everything.... and since it is not a thing but a collection of individuals, I would say that there is a large possibility you will get the answer you are looking for!

Answer 4

Nobody or nothing can know everything. Yahoo answers is a good place to find help.

Answer 5

Why, of course not.(But of course, I do - including the fact that Yahoo Answers doesn't know everything.)

Answer 6

The real question is, how many people know the difference between the two websites ask.yahoo.com and answers.yahoo.com. I think ask.yahoo.com just throws out questions it doesn't know the answer to, so that it seems to know everything.

Answer 7

Of course dear just ask yahoo.

Answer 8

Well there someone in this world that has to know somethign about what ur asking so if everyone got on here then I would believe so.

Answer 9

Pretty much, yes. It's the Delphi Oracle syndrome.

Answer 10

Your going to a variety of opinions and answers to that. Try reading other posts and see what sort of replies are posted