Depending on the question's popularity, categorizing, and wording, it could take anywhere from 5 minutes to never.
Better pinpoint categorizing greatly improves your chances to get an answer faster!
If you are a registered user
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You can also use the "My settings" link to have Answers.com send you an email whenever a question on your watchlist is updated. Click on "My settings," enter your email address and choose "All updates."
The email you receive will be titled "Updated answer" and contains a link to your question and the answer on it.
And if you're not a registered user?
You'll have to check on your question periodically. You can either bookmark it, or just re-ask it in the search box at the top of the page.
But, it's much easier and less time-consuming to become a registered user. :)
(See the Related links for more information on the workings of the watchlist.)
It depends entirely on the question you asked. Depending on the subject material, it may be answered right away, be answered in a few days, weeks, years, or never answered at all. However, there are things you can do to increase your chances that someone will answer your question. Here are a few tips:
Usually your question will get answered within a week or so, if someone has the right answer and is well educated about that specific thing.
it depends if someone knows to answer!
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If you are not signed in, it is impossible to alert you as to when your question has been answered - multiple people can contribute from your IP Address.
Because you can't answer a question that has never been asked. Ideally, there there should only be two kinds of questions on WikiAnswers - those that have been answered, and those that will be answered. When a contributor comes across a question that hasn't been answered, and they know (or think they know) the answer, they will put it in. That is how the collection of questions and answers grows.
Click on watch on the tool bar to the left and when the question is answered you Will get a message.
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You can view you questions by going on My profile
WikiAnswers does alert you when a question you asked has been answered. At the home page and on question pages, the bell used for notifications at the top-right of the page will have a red notification box to let you know about questions you've asked that have been answered.
Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.Your question cannot be answered because we know nothing about Cleopatra's childhood.
i guess the question has been answered now so we will never know!
If your question has been added to your watch list, you will be emailed when a question is answered or updated.
If you create an account then you can receive an email when a question is answered.
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