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Yahoo Answers?
« on: May 09, 2009, 07:09:11 PM »
Anybody here also on Yahoo! Answers.
I am and love the computer section there.
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Re: Yahoo Answers?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2009, 07:11:25 PM »
Yahoo Answers is a huge scam, in my opinion.

Half the answers you get from their website have one word answers, or things that I would never consider an answer... eg: "LOL!!!!!"

I've used Yahoo Answers a few times, and then I just quit using it. Its a pain to deal with the people there who choose to provide the most unhelpful answers, just to get points.
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Re: Yahoo Answers?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2009, 08:07:52 PM »
Moved out of chat section.....

I have found Yahoo answers to be pretty helpful at times....and other times, completely useless.
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Re: Yahoo Answers?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2009, 08:15:31 PM »
Sometimes.  :)
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Re: Yahoo Answers?
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2009, 08:33:53 PM »
Quote from: Zylstra on May 09, 2009, 07:11:25 PM
people...who choose to provide the most unhelpful answers, just to get points.
Normally i would agree with you. But the computer section is good, nothing like you described. Majority of the rest of sections are unhelpful.
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Re: Yahoo Answers?
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2009, 02:00:09 PM »
I used to be on it. Useless place and I had to tell the person that evert\yones answers where wrong cause they always are.
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    Re: Yahoo Answers?
    « Reply #6 on: May 11, 2009, 04:19:53 AM »
    thats how I felt a good bit of the time and when I did I never got credit ether.  I done ones that I can do and such like all of us but it's hard when you cant really leed ether.
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    Re: Yahoo Answers?
    « Reply #7 on: May 11, 2009, 04:40:00 AM »
    I used to visit Yahoo Answers but I got tired of all the stupid questions like.

    How can I can tell if a person really likes me?
    I caught my girlfriend cheating on me with my sister so do you think I should dump her?
    My 3 year old has a 109 deg fever do you think I should take her to the hospital?
    Does any one have any cheat codes for Pong?
    I need the name of a game I used to play. All I can remember is it had a guy with a sword.
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      Re: Yahoo Answers?
      « Reply #8 on: May 11, 2009, 04:41:50 AM »
      you appearntly werent in the right section. 
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        Re: Yahoo Answers?
        « Reply #9 on: May 11, 2009, 06:03:50 AM »
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        My 3 year old has a 109 deg fever do you think I should take her to the hospital?

        That person is definitely not a parent  ;)
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          Re: Yahoo Answers?
          « Reply #10 on: May 11, 2009, 07:40:35 AM »
          I haven't used the computer section but have a number of others. Not found it much use.
          PS Can I meet the girlfriend and sister, sound fun! ;)
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          Re: Yahoo Answers?
          « Reply #11 on: May 11, 2009, 07:47:24 AM »
          Quote from: macdad- on May 11, 2009, 06:03:50 AM
          That person is definitely not a parent  ;)

          I wonder how they took the dogs temperature. :P
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            Re: Yahoo Answers?
            « Reply #12 on: May 11, 2009, 09:31:07 AM »
            I recall one think it was here really about a built in cup holder.
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            Re: Yahoo Answers?
            « Reply #13 on: May 11, 2009, 10:45:34 AM »
            Quite a few of the questions on Answers.yahoo.com are put up as jokes as well... and a majority by very young people who do not understand apropriate communication skills... (thus why they use excessive shorthand that mak absol. N cense @ all, and 4 da life 0f m3, i just dont git it.) (It took me 45 seconds to write that... depressing)
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            Re: Yahoo Answers?
            « Reply #14 on: May 11, 2009, 11:12:56 AM »
            but i have received decent responses at times, just gotta know where you ask, when you ask and how you ask.
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