i have seen lots of questions in the yahoo answers category from people complaining about how other people cheat to get more points.the people making the complaints mostly get mad because their answer which maybe isn't the best answer isn,t picked as the best, but it's picked by a firend of the person asking the questions. so why do people do this when there is no advantage to gain from this,also are the people who complain are they the one's who are takeing yahoo answer to seriously?pls can someone answer?
2006-12-02
05:22:46
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➔ Psychology
i'm happy being at level 1, even if i never get to level two im still happy, to me yahoo answers is a way to pass on my knowldge to others and also to gain knowledge from others, " honesty is the best policy is my motto!!"
2006-12-02
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i think people who complain or report other ppl who cheat are the one,s who have psychological probs, not you but just sad ppl who are plain jelous with a very small mind.
2006-12-02 09:12:46
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answered by mr.truth 2
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Yes! I agree, they are taking this format way to seriously, we each provide our input and that's that. It is a give and take, you ask questions, you answer questions. Perhaps these people fall under the category of overachievers; they simply can't accept that they were not chosen as "best", or perhaps these people really don't have a life, and put way too much into this. What ever the reason I do believe that something is amiss.
2006-12-02 13:31:36
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answered by james 2
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hmmm I wonder also. Lets look at the data shall we. Its a couple days old but still useful. When you report this to yahoo answers. They can read it also. YOU ARE A CHEATER!! If liking to mess with a simple minded cheater who has a superiority complex is a bad thing then call me bad.
Alpha.male 26 best answers, all but 1 from the other names on this list.! Coincidence?
Alpha.female 20 best answers all from the other names on this list! Coincidence?
The_reporter 21 best answers, all but 3 from the other names on this list! Coincidence?
News.caster 15 best answers, all from the other names on this list! Coincidence?
Mr.truth 23 best answers, all but 1 from the other names on this list! Coincidence?
Mrs.truth 21 best answers, all from the other names on this list! Coincidence?
Mixed_nuts / W.M.D 2 best answers, both from news.caster! Coincidence?
Out of a total of 128 best answers all but 5 are from these 7 IDs. Coincidence?
This is out of 133 questions ask by these ID. They award 96.25 best answers to himself.
This is out of a total of 300 questions answered. Giving them a 42.6% Best answer when he should really have a 1.6 % best answer. Got to love a cheater. Coincidence?
2006-12-02 20:51:20
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answered by tattle.tale 1
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yes you right mate i dont understand either. I am in level one too but it doesnt bother me i just try to look at the immense knowledge i may gain by asking and answering interesting questions... thats the whole purpose of this here....
2006-12-02 14:05:37
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answered by black pearl 1
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If this is what happens, then these people are pretty pathetic, of what value is it to that person, knowing they have cheated? Personally, I don`t have any friends who use YaHoo, so it is quite a surprise to me that "friends" do this!!
If someone chooses my answer as `best`, I am really pleased that I have been able to help or amuse them.
2006-12-02 13:35:53
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answered by Social Science Lady 7
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Its also not possible to say what rings someone's bells. It may seem to me that my answer is the best and maybe it is, but the asker may look for something else altogether.
2006-12-02 13:36:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Not real sure what your question is ... but points mean a lot to some and mean nothing to others.
2006-12-02 21:09:16
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answered by yeah , yeah whatever 6
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bottom line is competitiveness! seeing your point build up gives those a sense of acheivement and a sense of pride... even though the point do not ultimately mean anything major...not like u can convert the points into money or anything!
I know that i like seeing that my answer has been chosen as best (although i dont cheat and get my friends to choose my answer as teh best!!!) but i do feel good when its chosen as the best.. but not because i get points... i feel good about being able to help somebody else in answering their question...
guess it might be something to do with their personal lives even... maybe they might feel a little worthless or useless (to be blunt) and it makes them feel good about being able to get more points... depends from person to person but i do reckon that its something to do with an empty void they have in thier lives that the points fill i suppose...
hope this makes sense! i do tend to babble!
2006-12-02 13:29:35
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answered by Anonymous
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It's a bad human trait, Should be all about getting smarter and learning some thing.
2006-12-02 14:03:53
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answered by Bear 3
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It makes them feel better if they have more points,they don't care how they get them as long as they do!
2006-12-02 15:00:36
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answered by black_cat 6
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