I think everybody is aware of that resource by now; perhaps when a question is posted the asker is looking for some insight not found on wiki?
2007-01-15 19:36:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Going to leave this one up to the voters, as the question was put forth jokingly. An ironic link such as the following would get someone 10 easy pts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gofer
2007-01-16 14:50:45 · update #1
it's like selecting the answer but then the asker gets a chance to see from where we got the answer and also to sift what he really wants from there.
2007-01-15 21:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by tas 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Often not, many people ask here first. Some possible reasons:
- they aren't able to find the correct answer on Wikipedia (perhaps they don't know the correct terms to search by)
- they found the answer but couldn't interpret it
- they simply can't be bothered trying to find the answer themselves
- they just prefer to ask on a site such as this.
There are also cases where a good answer is given but additional information can be found in Wikipedia, in which case I see no reason not to post a link. And I hope you're not confusing "answering with a link" and "answering, citing a link as source".
2007-01-16 03:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because we don't want to write everything here, so we write the important stuff to get people started. Wikipedia is then a place for a lot more information. It also has further links.
I disagree that many people have looked at Wikipedia and are looking for something different. It is obvious from many questions that if people looked up their question in Wikipedia first, they probably wouldn't be asking what they ask.
2007-01-16 03:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bob 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Coz Wiki is the best free place and to save people time, they click the link straight to the item...think it's called COURTESY!
2007-01-16 03:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋