...posts a question, they are hoping for an answer they can understand and...
Someone copies 100 lines from a website, posts it here and thinks they'll get 10 points (they don't know enough about the subject to simplify it).
Why do people do that?
2006-10-20 08:26:50 · 20 answers · asked by Bill N 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I had the tendency to do that as answering questions with direct quotes appeared to be more accurate than what I had to offer. Needless to say, it was a sure way of earning easy 10 points.
However, I soon realized that my answers were not answered full heartedly. Rather than horde points for undeserving answers, I took it upon myself to answer only question I was capable of answering thoroughly.
I may not score as many Best Answers as I use to, but I now feel my contributions to answers.yahoo.com are warranted for appreciation.
2006-10-20 08:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by Yahoo Medic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, I hate it too. But I've actually done that in some questions that never got any answers because apparently no one knew anything about it, so I did the research and posted what I found, you know, just so they have at least one answer. I didn't copy the whole website though.
2006-10-20 16:04:18 · answer #2 · answered by interpreters_are_hot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Surely people wouldnt post questions if they wanted a googlyfied answer... They'd just go straight to google instead. Or Y! Search or Ask or Excite or Lycos etc
2006-10-20 19:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by msj2uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps they are honestly trying to help the best way they can. Points should be the third reason for answering, the first being to help someone and the benefit of exercising you mind in the thought process. and the second is the opportunity to express your opinion.
2006-10-20 15:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by larryclay2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's to make the questioner realize that they too can type in a keyword in a searchbar and find the exact same website for their answer.
2006-10-20 15:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by SassySours 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put to earn the best answer and to appear really intelligent. Or like pirate said they could actually be trying to help.
2006-10-20 15:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by Selym 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To either try to look smart, or maybe they're just honestly trying to help, by researching what you're asking about and handing an answer they found to you. I don't know, I always answer from my own mind or heart, whatever the case may call for.
2006-10-20 15:32:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, oh my gosh, i was thinking about that today too, I hate that, I'm like, "come on if somebody asked you that in person would you tell them all that bull sh*t, know...b/c you prob. dont have a clue, you're just trying to look smart." yes i hate when people do that.
2006-10-20 15:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by Cal0507 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of the ability to be original.
2006-10-20 17:03:13 · answer #9 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are morons! Why do people answer questions they don't know about?
2006-10-20 15:35:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋