How do I let people know that they don't need to write entire books when answering questions.
**NOBODY likes reading long answers.**
2007-01-17 07:23:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
YOU JUST DID AND THANKS TONS!!
i skip over those ramblings....i have books already
2007-01-17 07:27:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read all the answers. If someone took their time and went through a thought process to write it, I can take a few moments to read it. I might get impatient with the cut and paste people I've seen. Or people in the politics section who blabber off meaningless rhetoric. But it isn't fair to discount an answer just because you are too impatient to read it, or generalize- saying nobody likes to read long answers. Some people do.
(Oh, sorry I just wrote a book here.)
2007-01-17 16:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by catarina 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps you might take control of the situation by phrasing your questions in such a way that "essay" answers are nearly impossible. The real problem I find with long answers is not so much those that are thoughtful, but rather those that have chosen to illegally cut and paste long passages from copyrighted materials. You might want to report those when you get them.
2007-01-17 15:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yahoo Answers is for a diverse population. You'd have to get Yahoo to agree to restrict the answer to 300 characters or less (as they do when submitting comments to Best Answers.)
I like complete answers and sometimes that means the answer is long.
I don't care for answers that say nothing no matter how short or long they are.
2007-01-17 15:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by hawkthree 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When people write long answers, they are not trying to upset you, they are just trying to be thorough and give you the best information/answer possible.
If you are looking for short answers to your own questions, then I suggest adding a line that says "Shorter answers preferred"
But really, some people do like to read long answers, if they are actually informative.
Hope this wasn't too long for you....
2007-01-17 15:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Marie 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Give them the thumbs down.
2007-01-17 15:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares what you don't like, I am not NOBODY, I am SOMEBODY and I like reading long answers**
2007-01-17 15:29:25 · answer #7 · answered by Vannili 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dont read them, just pass them over. or give them a thumbs down. It's a lot simpler than trying to get them to stop.
2007-01-17 15:30:46 · answer #8 · answered by P.A.M. 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just ignore the long ones. They are only trying to be helpful, though.
2007-01-17 16:34:54 · answer #9 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You may type:
"brevity preferred"
"brief answer will have best chance for 10 points"
2007-01-17 15:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by ☼High☼Voltage☼Blonde☼ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's o.k. juno, you're kind of a simple guy who needs simple answers!
2007-01-17 16:02:48 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋