I have noticed that when it goes to voting often absurd answers are chosen. For example a recent question was on the result of a football match more than forty years ago. I did my research and posted details. But Best answer goes to voting and as a result It is " wait a moment it is in my anorak!". I am surprised so many people ask a question then do not bother to follow up. Now I find my answer is often chosen as best answer when I give a equally absurd or flippant reply!
2007-02-05 09:46:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I have noticed this too. Not only do flippant answers get voted for, but also really well-informed or researched answers get ignored.
Some people cannot be bothered to pick an answer for themselves once they have the information they want. Others do not know what is the genuinely correct answer so they leave it to someone else to decide. Many people treat the website not as a genuine source of information but as a game or pastime. Some sections draw more absurd comments than others, and whilst quite a few people have a genuine sense of humour and their answers can be hilarious, others have a perverse turn of mind. Finally there are the people who will vote at random just to accumulate points and do not care about whether what they have picked is the correct answer or not..
It takes all sorts, but I agree it is frustrating to have spent time to write an informative answer for it to be discarded in favour of something that is irrelevant or even completely wrong. However you have the satisfaction to know that YOU provided the correct answer whether this is rewarded or not by points that actually bring you nothing in the long run since there are no prizes or no winnwers at the end of the road.
2007-02-05 15:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Choosing the best answer is the fun bit, isn't it? And you get five points (I think). The ones that aren't followed up often seem to be homework questions, where presumably the person just looks for the answer & then goes on to the next question, or the ones where the questioner gets insulted, or there are lots of joky answers but nothing really worthy of Best.
The reason some silly answers are chosen as Best is because you can go back and vote for your own! (Shh, don't tell anyone) although they don't count towards your percentage of best answers.
2007-02-05 09:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most answers are given in the 1st hour after a question was posted. However, you can't choose "best answer" until 4 hours have elapsed. Some people just don't have the attention span necessary to come back, LOL!
By the way, your 4 hours are up, hint, hint.
2007-02-05 13:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by Mystery Woman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
True, but if i choose an answer too quickly yahoo tells me to give it a couple more days, then i forget or don't have time to go back and the answer is chosen for me.
2007-02-05 09:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a feeling some just post the questions to give us something to do and have no intention of reading the answers.
2007-02-05 09:55:13 · answer #5 · answered by sapphire_630 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely you're not taking this seriously? My few best answers, which I really don't want to see as that's not what I'm on this site for, have been bollocks man!
2007-02-05 09:58:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree! I think that choosing Best Answer is part of the fun of all this.
2007-02-05 09:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by Rachael H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do it because I want my points back lol. Im hoping no best answer is picked.
2007-02-05 09:53:15 · answer #8 · answered by sweetgrlgiordano 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some people are to lazy and get everyone else to do the hard work for them
2007-02-05 09:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by no1shylass 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
true true pick me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-05 09:51:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋