Instead of giving their opinion, writing a personal response, or giving you a recommendation that you asked for, they paste reams of text from other websites in the hope you won't notice and give them best answer?
If you wanted the wikipedia article you'd go there.
2007-12-28 23:54:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
amen i'm with you
2007-12-29 04:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by gidget 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a person requests information, rather than an opinion or in addition to an opinion, I see no problem with it. If a person is not familiar with the subject of the question asked and wants to give accurate information, looking it up is far more preferable than guessing or being wrong.
EMT
2007-12-29 02:16:33 · answer #2 · answered by emt_me911 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it annoys me more when people ask a question that they could have answered by themselves if they took 20 seconds to look it up on Wikipedia. But if the question asks something complex that requires personalized advice, then absolutely. On both counts, people don't want to do the work, but expect the reward anyway.
2007-12-29 00:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by The Camel 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on how well the question is asked. If you are asking for 'opinions' and not 'answers' then that should be clear in your question using sentences like 'What do you think...' and 'in your opinion' or 'do you believe..'.
Sometimes the quality of the answer is only as good as the the quality of the question.
2007-12-29 01:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if the answer is more of a technical question than a personal one, then it may require a technical answer as opposed to a personal one. And that person may not know the answer and to help YOU and answer YOUR question, they take THEIR time and look up the answer for you so that you get an accurate answer to your question. Or would you rather them be smart and rude?
2007-12-29 00:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Little Nightmare 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't like it but if a person wants a legitimate answer to a legitimate question I suppose it's okay. However when I ask a question I want personal viewpoints. I would never award best to a cut and paste answer.
2007-12-29 00:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by ms_beehayven 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You asked a question. People are trying to give you a correct and detailed answer. You should appreciate it.
If I copy and paste from wikipedia I usually list it as my source.
2007-12-29 00:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If the question asks for simple facts or definitions, then no. If it specifies a personal opinion, then yes.
2007-12-29 04:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by vintner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omigod, YES. You can always tell, too, because the writing is so stilted, and they even capture the typos! It's *so* annoying (especially when they end up getting chosen as the best answer!)
2007-12-29 00:28:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes cos its not personal, they havnt really thought about it, it could be unrelated and have like one sentence in it that relates to ur question, and its rude!
2007-12-29 00:44:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right of course, but I confess, I'm guilty of that on occasion myself.
2007-12-29 02:30:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋