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What are questions that don't provide enough information for WikiAnswers?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
That comes up all the time. People compose a question saying "Which of the following is not a cause of WW I?" (for example) yet they haven't listed anything following that question, and we who answer questions have no idea what they are talking about. Or the question is completely incoherent. "You are marble, in unexpected prehensile." It doesn't mean anything, therefore it can't be answered.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoFor a question to have enough information to be answered, the asker can't just assume someone knows what they mean. Be very specific. If you are asking about a specific person, place, or thing, use the name, and not the pronoun.
X = What books did she write?
√ = What books did JK Rowling write?
When the word "she" was used, no one knew who the asker was talking about.
X = How much money does he make a year?
√ = How much money does Donald Trump make a year?
Same thing here. No one could just guess at who "he" is.
X=How do you open the hood?
√ = How do you open the hood on a 2007 Ford Ranger?
Every car is different. People need to know which type you are talking about.
X = What is it all about?
√ = What is the play Potted Potter about?
Again, no one would know what "it" is.
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Are all questions on WikiAnswers good questions?
Unfortunately not all questions that are asked are good questions some need to be trashed, that is why there are supervisors. It might be because they might not have enough information to answer or that they just are not appropriate for WikiAnswers.
What questions need to be sucked into a vacuum cleaner on Wikianswers?
I am assuming you are metaphorically asking what questions need to be removed from WikiAnswers. WikiAnswers is trying to become a PG-13 site. Any swearing/profanity, hacking or bypassing blocked sites, illegal activities, cyberbullying and other inappropriate questions and answers are removed. Nonsense questions, questions with not enough information provided and questions that add no value to WikiAnswers are also removed.
What questions are WikiAnswers removing?
Questions are ALWAYS removed or moved to the 'Catch-All Questions' category or in the sub-categories if the question does not either make sense, offensive, not enough information etc.
What questions should be removed from WikiAnswers?
Many questions should be removed from WikiAnswers, but when it is removed from the data bases completely, people can just ask it again. There is a category called the 'Catch-All' category, and every question in it is the storage question to all answers that shouldn't belong on WikiAnswers. This category of questions has storage questions from having not enough information, to relating to cyberbullying.
Does every rude question get answered on WikiAnswers?
Very rude questions are merged into catch-all question. It is a redirect to hamful question, not enough information to answer questions etc... These Catch-all questions are protected.
How do you find the height of the trapezoid when If you have the perimeter?
Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.Having the perimeter does not provide enough information.
What kinds of questions can you ask here?
You can ask any question that has enough information in the question itself, and doesn't ask for more than one answer in a single question (such as "What is Canada's population and area in miles?"). As long as the question isn't inappropriate, adds value to WikiAnswers (no nonsense questions), and has enough information to answer, ask away.
What do you do if you have a question that is too long for WikiAnswers?
If your question is too long, you must shorten it to where enough information is given to where the question can be answered, or if it's possible, ask two separate questions.
Is there a subcategory on WikiAnswers for Saregamapa?
No, not yet. But when there are enough questions on the topic, a subcategory might certainly be opened.
Where are the papers on Poptropica?
There are papers and "pieces of paper" all over Poptropica. Likewise, the description of every room, ruin, tomb, or tunnel as a "cave" does not provide enough information to answer the questions. The related questions may answer these insufficient questions.
Why did the wet nurses look for the newly-born?
There is not enough information to answer. Questions don't become part of discussion or topic streams, and questions from copywritten material are not allowed. If this is a question on a specific story or book, put the name of the story or book in as a category. That will at least provide enough information for anyone to try to answer.
Why is there no subcategory on WikiAnswers for Victory motorcycles?
If and when there are enough questions in the WikiAnswers data base on Victory motorcycles, we will be happy to open up a new subcategory for this specific brand.
