When you try to answer a question, there is a link called "Guidelines" which you can visit to see some tips on answering questions. Some other tips are:
Not answering that because it could lead to destructive behavior and could lead to someone getting hurt. that is NOT the kind of question to ask here.
Why People Do Not Answer QuestionsThere are many reasons people might not answer questions on WikiAnswers. It could be that they do not feel confident about answering questions or it's simply not something they like to do. If they are new to WikiAnswers, they might not know how to answer questions and need someone to explain to them how to use the site, or a number of other reasons.
Jody was very relieved to know that she could come home after a hard days work to a session of answering questions on WikiAnswers.
I could.
I would like to be able to tell if someone was on Wiki so that i could talk to them or ask them questions.
Yes, there are several jobs! * You could be a teacher. * Reference Librarians specialize in helping people find answers to questions, there are many that assist us here on WikiAnswers. * Many newspapers and television news shows and even game shows require a staff of researchers that find answers. * You could join the staff of a web site such as WikiAnswers
It could be anyone. Members on wikianswers have a username and that is all most people know about them. You can check their bio page to see if they have added any details about themselves but most are anonymous and could be anywhere in the world.
You have to remember - there is no minimum age limit on here - kids as young as five could be answering. People of that age have no concept of what grammar and spelling is !
Imagine Wikipedia but with questions. That is all wikianswers really is. Therefore it can be as interesting or as boring as you make it. You could find the direct answers to questions on here or you could find an interest in answering questions on subject you know. If you hate WikiPedia then WikiAnswers is only going to reorganze it in to questions. If you find enjoyment in asking random questions, then go nuts! The end line however is that this site is as boring or interesting as you want it to be. Users are only banned if they misuse it and you are not registered currently so you might enjoy it more if you were and use it as intended. The millions come back daily would not do so if it were really boring.
It could be that they live in a different country and have different time zones also they could have to work or go to school.it could also be that there are hundreds of people answering questions so it would be hard to find one out of them
WikiAnswers are people who answer questions that are posed on this site, and some questions could be answered wrong, however, there are enough people who check these sites for accuracy, so if a question is answered wrongly, it will be corrected in due time, or will stay until someone who is knowledgeable will answer it correctly.
One person's strongest skills may be another person's weakest skills. Communication is one skill that could very easily go either way.