Have you ever gotten an answer to a serious question on this site?

Question

I'd been having so much fun asking funny questions that I forgot this is a site for information. Yesterday I asked a real question and didnt' get a single answer. I think that's hilarious!

Have you ever gotten a helpful answer on this site other than finding out if the boy in the third row likes you?

Answer 1

Woah.. It is.. Because it doesn't attract anyone. Or Yahoo! didn't display your questions as usual. Check mines out if you want:

Is Yahoo! Answers being naughty again?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apuug31uWXh7B17HlIY_RJTsy6IX?qid=20070215085301AAVsjw1

Answer 2

Definitely. If the question is of a subject that deserves a serious answer, then it will receive one. I have posted several questions that received satisfactory, thought-out answers which allowed me to make better decisions.

I agree that there are many thoughtless questions asked on this site but everyone has to have some fun now and then. I just hope people in need of an answer can tell the difference between the useful and the fluff.

Some questions/answers cannot be deciphered because of multiple spelling errors and this bothers me. I assume this is a deliberate maneuver by the writer and not a reflection on the state of spelling in education today. I realize that shortcuts are common for text messaging, for instance, but should those shortcuts translate into other areas of writing? Should students use text messaging language in a school essay for instance?

Good communication, be it between societies, countries, employees/employers, or family members relies heavily on correct spelling and sentence structure. I wonder what long term impact of text messaging shortcuts will have on young people searching for a job or career?

Answer 3

Well, since 90% of my answers are to serious questions only, I know that some people are getting serious answers. I also asked a few questions and most of the responses were serious, so I will say yes.

I reviewed your question from yesterday, and what I can tell you is that the question posed was rather technical, and although it was quite detailed, it contained a number of abbreviations that some people may not catch what you mean.

I assume that if you had a financial advisor or trading specialist who happens to log on in the last 17 hours, and they happen to read your question, and they happen to know the answer, and then they happen to want to reply to you, then you would get a serious answer.

Perhaps if they did not have to wade through all those "funny" questions you and others are asking, people would be able to find the serious questions to answer you?

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

I like the funny ones better, but I've asked serious questions and received good answers too.

Answer 7

Yeah I actually have, one or few answers thrown in with a lot of BS but that one answer was there....I don't like that boy in the third row he smells.....

Answer 8

At the beginning when Yahoo Answers was new, I got really serious answers, now the answers are mostly abt making fun of the questions..:(

Answer 9

I've gotten serious replies and helpful replies all the time..Maybe they remember you were the guy who was never serious..So no one wants to be serious with you..And right now I think you are getting a lot of helpful answers.

Answer 10

I try not to give answers to serious questions. I figure my own life is such a mess I dont need to be answering anything too serious. I read them sometimes just to make me feel like I am not the only one with issues.

Answer 11

Yes many times.