What percentage of people using Yahoo Answers are lazy?

Question

I've been watching this site for the past month or so. And I'm curious: what % of people asking questions are just too lazy to do an Internet search on their own, what % are STUDENTS who are too lazy to go to a library or do research on their own, and what % are people with good questions that should be posed to a community of people with knowledge in some specific area?

Answer 1

I feel it's not fair to call people lazy just because they ask questions for which "one may believe" a search of the net may give the answers.

They could be asking the questions for various other reasons: (i) Just because a site answers a question, are we sure the answer is right? Anyone can create a site and write anything. (ii) They may be using Yahoo Answers as an additional input apart from their net search. (iii) They may believe some experts in Yahoo Answers may answer. (iv) They may be interested in knowing the perceptions of people rather than the right answers.

I could go on...

%s are difficult to work out in realms of opinions (not facts), like this.

Let's answer if we know, as politely as we can. Let's move on if we don't know or don't want to answer. Let's not be rude in answering, or give silly answers just to get some points. Let's make Yahoo Answers a great community where people can find answers to their questions.

Answer 2

Umm, well I'm a freshman in highschool, and i don't consider myself to be lazy. I'm on this site every single day, answering questions.
Its fun, I love the algebra stuff. But i do suspect that if any of these people had any common sense half of the questions on this site would not be posed in the first place.
A lot of people here are too lazy to even think. *sob*

Answer 3

America is lazy.

Answer 4

26.487%

Its not all bad.