Would you ever trust the people on YA politics to do your homework?

Question

This is a little off topic but since it happens everyday in the politics section, I thought I'd ask.
For the ones in school...or even the ones that aren't; would you trust the posters to do your homework for you.

Answer 1

Great question.

Seems like there's alot of "info fishing" going along in these parts.

There should be zero trust with Internet interactions without time to acquaint oneself with anothers consult here at YA.

A professor of mine once warned us that we "should not trust the Internet!" and that he would grade us F if we cited any source from he Internet.

A little extreme, but worthy of a necessary caution about fact, validity and honesty when it comes to using info from the Internet.

Answer 2

Only a few because we see them often. As to the HW q's it slays me! Google is right there? I alway try and stay bi=partisan once I am aware it's a homework request. Mostly just post Google "a touch away" or move them to a link to explore on their own. This rowdy bunch of coconuts? If I was a parent my kid would not be on the Y!A at all. Surveys?? This place is loaded with traps. Thanks for asking.
edit: I answered a q shortly after you did this one . Help with a Hillary poster?? The answer's were awful. Kids have no place here. None at all. And ... if the real Spart has shown his is behaving, if the troll under did kill him? hmmmm he's a re tread 2 :) thanks I like u ! pls do not BA me just fan is kool
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Answer 3

A few of the people on Yahoo Answers could write excellent PhD theses on several political topics. You never know, however, who will answer a question and give entirely ridiculously wrong information, so I don't think anyone should trust these posters to do their homework for them. .

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I can think of a few,even some that I disagree with sometimes should be good sources for at least information you can use as a starting point. If I ever had to do a paper on Che for example,I think I might have to ask Dead Marxist to point me in the right direction,huh? Of course I agree with him about 90% of the time.And apparently a few people seem to think Brian knows a thing or two. But I would be careful not to take most of what I get from anybody as facts,just as starting points. Because in large part it's more opinion than anything else.

On the other hand I would never use any info I got from Long Haired Freaky Person,sorry had to throw that in.

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Answer 6

The homework I have isn't politically related, but if it was there are only a few posters on here I'd trust enough for their feedback.

Answer 7

No, I would not trust anyone to have done my homework for me. But I do think that YA is a great way to get ideas and opinions, which could be incorporated into homework.

Answer 8

I have come to understand that most people base what they say & how they vote on what they want the world to be and the last thing they want is for facts to get in the way.

Answer 9

There are some on here, many of whom I have in my contacts list, that I would trust to at least steer me in the right direction. That said, it is quite clear that there are too many people here who want to rewrite much of history, or who are just flat out ignorant of the topic for which they speak of.

History of our Founding Fathers and the Middle East are the best examples of revisionist history. It is amazing to see so many people here claim that our Founding Fathers were athiest and crap like that. Even more so is when people start talking about how Israel's terrorism is the problem with the Middle East.

The best though is when people start citing wikapedia as the ultimate source for information. Just gotta love those guys!

Answer 10

I try very hard to encourage self discovery for those who appear to complete homework. Giving a possible direction to a site that could help I see as the best answer for those who can used it.