As one of those supervisors answers do get changed for a number of reasons:
Then there are the answers which are incorrect answers to the question as asked.
http://wiki.answers.com/help/answering_questionsexplains how to make good contributions and how to avoid common pitfalls.
We try very hard to answer the question that is asked to the best of our ability and knowledge
As of July 4th, 2011 Answers.com has a total of 1036Supervisors.
Answers.com is better in many ways. There are supervisors and others who maintain the quality of the answers, there is entertaining and informative original content, and the design is clean and easy on the eye.
Thousands of contributors and Supervisors, all volunteers, answer questions on Answers and WikiAnswers. In addition, Staff may also answer questions. The answers given are often added to by two or more persons. In many cases, people take time to research answers if they do not personally know the subject already. As well, many questions concern common knowledge, common sense, or opinion.
All complaints should be sent to: WikiAnswers @Answers .com (remove spaces)
Currently, 'user @ answers . com' email addresses are only for supervisors and above. They are not available to general users.
The iPod is in the "technology" and "iPod" categories on the Answers dot com website. Each question on the site can be in a total of three categories and supervisors have the power to change or edit a questions category.
No , here you can encounter some of the most interesting questions and answers as well as some of the most engaging contributors . The down side is that it has some innapropriate people. It even has a question for people addicted to it. Search when can I stop using answers dot com to get it.
Although us supervisors re not actually employed by Answers - I was asked if I would like to become a Supervisor - after my contributions in the Reptiles section got me noticed ! I wasn't aware at that time that others were actually taking notice of the answers I was giving !
Yes, Contributors who answer questions on WikiAnswers and Answers dot com are all human beings, or persons. Contributors must be over 13 years old to use this website, but contributors range in age from teenagers to persons in their 70s and 80s. Some Contributors have specialized education, knowledge, work experience and skills. Other are in college, while many more have not yet finished high school.Many people confuse this site with automated computer websites that only seem to "answer" questions. Those sites, however, use words within the question to trigger one of many possible answers. WikiAnswers and Answers dot com are not fortune-telling websites and are not social networking websites.
Only Supervisors or Staff can delete questions from WikiAnswers or Answers dot com. Primarily, questions that violate the terms of use or rules of the site are the only ones deleted.
There are a lot. Fortunately, that is offset by the effort of the non-creeps who refine bad answers, and by the various supervisors who do the same and also warn and block bad users. The actual number probably changes from day to day.
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