Do you think that people who pose questions on this site inevitably vote as best answer a person who?

Question

agrees with them. Or says what they want to hear. Can anyone give a best answer vote impartially? Or is it just to reinforce their own ideas?

Answer 1

I think that the majority of people who ask a question are going to vote for the person who supports their opinions, if it is an opinionated question. If it is just information seeking, they often vote for whoever provides the best information.

Most people just ask questions, however, to put forth THEIR opinion. They are not really questions at all.

I have seen some who vote "best answer" to someone with a differing opinion, but rarely. It takes a strong person to state his or her opinion and be willing to think about a differing opinion and possibly see that it is the best answer.

I do not ask many questions but I would like to think I would be impartial.

Answer 2

I don't ask many questions, but as an answerer, I have been chosen best answer by people who disagree with me, but acknolwedge that I gave a good answer, made them think, was eloquent and logical in my answer, etc., etc.. When I do ask questions, I try to be as impartial as possible . . . but then again, I don't ask, nor think others should really ask, questions that don't ask for actual information, but rather subjective opinions.

But yes, I believe the majority of people, particularly the askers of ridiculous, stupid questions, are only looking for someone who agrees with them. Sometimes I look back on resolved questions that I've answered, and get quite peeved to see what has been chosen, either by askers or voters. When I put my time and energy into an answer, I like it to at least be acknowledged; if the answer chosen was better than mine, that's fine, but stupid answers getting picked- it makes me angry!

Answer 3

I think that it really depends on the question. I also try to be impartial and look for people who put thought into their answers. I also appreciate answers that ingest a bit of a sense of humor. If it is something I have a passion about I do find it harder.

Answer 4

People who tell the truth get around 3%. People w. a pathological desire to be wanted/needed can score up over the 50% best answer mark for matching really good answers half the time and appealing to the questioners vanity the other half.

Answer 5

agrees with them for many people, and ultimately. For other occasions they probably pick best answers because its something that they did not think of at first but they see some logic in what the person says. Theres two categories on yahoo answers. People that ask a question while having a bias, and then the other set of people that ask questions to become informed in something.

Answer 6

yes i agree with you
people seem to do this all the time
there can be next to 20 thumps down on some answers
yet it still can the best answer
i think the idea of the voting the best answer
is a much better way to go
and you get a farer best answer

Answer 7

I try to vote impartially, usually looking for the person who actually answered the question. But then I don't ask many questions.

I have been chosen as best answer by people who vehemently disagree with me though.

Answer 8

The wording of some of these so called questions seems to make it obvious that they are not looking for an answer supported by facts, but are "fishing" for a particular answer to further their own views.

Answer 9

I do spend some time voting for best answers. I tend to go for witty to downright funny. I admit to sticking to questions where that is appropriate.

Answer 10

compliment Jebus is authentic. The Bible teaches to submit oneself under the authority of government and that is regulations. yet ethical delimmas can get up, and there could be circumstances whilst one needs to place God first. to illustrate, whilst the Nazis have been exterminating Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals in consentration camps. In situations like that His ethical regulation might supersede govermental regulation.