Why have Y!A and particularly this category gotten stupid-err since I stop using it regularly????

Question

I know Y! A has the commercial now and may have attracted stupid people but man, this category is for intellects, and the question I’m seeing aren't intellectual, I can see having spelling and grammar errors, but just plain dumb questions.

------------------I know I’m about to get the bucket for posting this question, but you have to admit it, especially the older users, who were here before the layout changes.

Well Miss justcurio..., any spelling errors I have were put there purposely, and the spell check for those posting the question only works on the title, so the body will have spelling errors. :)P

It's not only the questions that makes Y!A iQ go down..............

spewing_o..., you are correct and incorrect in your statement, for one I will accept the fact that I my misuse of the –tense of stop was wrong, but thanks for pointing it out, further the question is a “Why” question and not a “How”, “how” would apply that I don’t know what has happened since I’ve stopped using Y! A regularly, and in this case “why” refers to the fact that I do know what has happened; I just want to be ****.
“Why would you do that?”-this one not requiring a response
“How did you do that?”
Two different questions, further “have” I should’ve caught that one, sux that you did and have just made this question pointless, and took it down a few pegs.

But 1 question, why didn’t you attack the body of my question????? Hummm


I knew I was going to get the bucket :)P

The bucket again, thx, but this time it's coming from the guy that asked about emancipated and signing legal papers several times, and choose to leave out parts of my answers, parts that state "pretty much" to hell with this question, I don't know what I'm talking about but here is a link to a place that has the answer.

"Why/Why not?", which stands to question a greater picture, or gain a understanding.

"How"seeks to question process, precedures, and directions. As in "How to?", "How did?", or"How far?"

both ask a question and request information. How leads and Why follows, in law the term leading(a objection) occurs after a how question, why questions follow another why question, theres a difference.

The similarty between the two exist in the question "What?".

Im going to agree with you on your first part. Most people in today society do regard philosophical Q&A as either mental rants, or fools play. Why question what is hard to answer?

Answer 1

Well, given the egregious misuse of grammar in your title (not just stupid-err, which i guess is an attempt to be clever), I'm not sure you're helping the cause.
Assuming, however, that that was just an oversight, then it's because the idiots outnumber the smarties.

If you're curious, "have" refers to a plural, which Y/A is not. "Stop" should be written "stopped." And really, you're not asking why, but how.
Effectively, the sentence should read, "How has Y/A (particularly this category) become more stupid since I stopped using it regularly????"
Thanks for playing!


EDIT
Well, now we've turned this into a message board.
I didn't attack the body of your question because it didn't reek of pretentiousness. Fact is, you're right. Y/A has become progressively less intelligent.

Noobntleygik - - - -
"“Why did you do that?”
“How did you do that?”

both mean the same to me"
Well, why and how are two different words with two different meanings. If I ask WHY you answered this question, I'm hoping I'll get a different answer than HOW you answered it. Would you agree?

Answer 2

It's a spam board.

Anyone with a brain realizes you can't fight back against the hoard of insatiable, tasteless questions. I tried and failed a few times.

How this website fails at philosophy:
1) censorship
2) barrage of questions -- without ridicule or the censors on the philosopher's side -- you can't do anything.
3) target age
4) publicity.
5) format-- which prevents dialogue and buries decent questions.

why do I care about points? when I agree with something said, I want to refine the idea or argue against it, and not necessarily the original post. Most of the time the OP is irrelevant to the interesting issues. That I'm judged by quasi-morons doesn't give any value to a point system.

'Answers' in a philosophical context is just artificial from the get go. With the space we have, I'm amazed anyone is convinced by something they didn't already know.

I'm here because I'm obviously retarded.
Don't look back.

Answer 3

'A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand'

most people simply dont know what philosophy is...they are not used to thinkin...not used to making logical arguments.

i cant tell ANYBODY i know that im gonna major in philosophy in college without being embarrassed...they immmediately think of questions like 'what is the meaning of life' n even things in
spirituality and ill come off as the stupid one for majoring in something so 'silly'...i mean yesterday my friend saw russell on my desk n laughed thinking it was self-help...

society is retarded period



btw,

“Why did you do that?”
“How did you do that?”

both mean the same to me

EDIT-

here are some of ur answers...MAN ure stupid...i regret answering your question...

'What "is" life for, life is a process in which you are granted access, but then are told to leave. Leaves bloom in the spring, yet die out in the fall, they fall to the ground a enrich the soil, from this new leaves bloom. This is like the lives of people we are born, when the season comes, we die, unlike leaves it is not during death that we help, but it is during life we shape this earth with our will and effect those who shall come.'

'I personally believe that earth is a form of living being, and has some sorta soul, if you believe in god or not, I believe that even if the earth is destroyed, its essense will remain, thus never being destroyed'

'it is reasonable to speculate that if god exist so should ET, and you may be right, I mean ET himself may not exist but a alien like him may, and the same may go for god, where did this notion of gods and aliens come from if they didn't exist, maybe they're even one and the same, origins and the ideas of these creature must come from some where outside of our imagination, now-an-day our imagination is fueled by television, and books, but 100-10000 years ago these didn't exist, yet people within those times had gods, and may have come across a few aliens. I'm pretty sure the first white person to see a black person and vise- verse had to be amazed, and may have regared each other as gods, who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

Answer 4

Well i am a first time user. So I think it will be better now since i have arrived. Ha.

Answer 5

how stupid is it that there are spelling errors when there is spell check right there-STOP THE BRAIN DRAIN

Answer 6

if you think this category is getting stupider, you should visit religion and spirituality section..it's full of morons

Answer 7

sad but true