Some people are just curious and trying to figure out how the site works, so they answer a question just to find out how, even though they don't know the answer. Other people don't really understand how the site works, and they think that if they see a question it is directed at them, so they answer the best they can. Still others will just be bored and writing whatever they feel like.
While it is very true that these people could have saved themselves and the community some time by not answering at all, this will continue to happen. All we can do is work on education, and on cleaning up and perfecting those types of answers when we see them.
other people answer them like me now answering your question
Because there are a lot of unanswered questions that need answering and people who might glance at your question might not know the answer.
Unfortunately, you cannot get paid by answering a question on answers.com. Many people may want to get paid if they answer a question, but you won't have that kind of luck here.
Yes. People just like you and me are answering these questions.
well I'm just bored so I'm looking for unanswered questions I know the answers to but I'm sure some people feel a purpose in helping people with questions and I'm sure people are really interested in some of the questions they are answering.
Of course there is !... Otherwise your question would have remained unanswered forever !
because sometimes people who are supposed to be answering the questions dont know the answer to them!
There are several reasons people don't answer the questions. 1) They are the ones asking the question. 2) They do not know the answer to the question. 3) They don't know that they CAN answer questions, or how to answer a question. 4) They have more important things to be doing than answering questions for people who could have just used Google or their brain.
There are many types of people who are answering health related questions.
yes
If you ask a useful question you'll get a useful answer. There are many people out there answering new questions every day.
If it can it does, however it will not do anything illegal and it relies on "the world" to answer the questions you ask - there are no staff answering questions just other people.