2007-03-07 23:11:58 · 16 answers · asked by salstick 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I am old and wrinkly enough to remember the first incarnation of Yahoo! Answers, when the whole thing was done by carrier pigeon.
What would happen was, if you had a question, you got a pigeon from you coop and attached a ringlet (containing your query) to it's leg. It would then fly off to a sorting office in Wandsworth, where the 20,000-stong Yahoo! team would sort through all the questions and inform other users of the question via telegram.
The system worked, but not particularly well. Occasionally, pigeons would get lost (a fact that the current Y!A incorporates in the vein of nostalgia - which you have probably experienced a question that simply never gets posted).
This new, up-to-date version of Y!A is both far more convenient and undeniably faster than previous, but it has lost that loving, personal touch.
2007-03-07 23:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the original answers format
It brings tears to my eyes - remember when we used to post our questions and about 2 weeks later received our replies.
Ahhh..... the good ol days
2007-03-07 23:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the new changes to answers will lead to a more fun experience.
2007-03-07 23:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't stay the same forever, it's gotta change sometime or people wouldn't have anything to complain about.
2007-03-07 23:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I prefer the old way better.
2007-03-07 23:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I want it back to where we could have thumbs up and down for questions. I want it all back when that feature was there.
2007-03-07 23:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by Lyrical Lie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks nice. As long as they dont mess around like when they added those stupid stars then we are cool.
2007-03-07 23:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
...prefer old ..this one could get pervey with fans etc...and the question gets covered by the person avatar pop up....
2007-03-07 23:16:33 · answer #8 · answered by scottish football ....nuff said 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 soon 2 tell.
2007-03-07 23:16:51 · answer #9 · answered by kmv 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm happy with them, although i have no idea how to use them or what they are. the bliss of ignorance!
2007-03-07 23:21:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋