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Why do people ask questions that don't have enough information to be answered?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
People generally do not think that others would not know what they are talking about if they use pronouns like you, them, it, etc. or do not provide all the information necessary for another to answer the question. They do not stop to think that in order to communicate their question well, they have to use words that allow others to understand what they are asking and be specific.
For example:
Asking "When did they invade?" does not give enough information and is not clear about who is being asked about. On the other hand, asking "When did Germany invade Poland at the time of World War 2?" is completely clear about what is being asked.
Asking "Should you leave him?" is also too vague. A better wording is "Should you leave you boyhttp://wiki.answers.com/How_many_Category_Supervisors_are_therefriend?" because it leaves no doubt about who is being asked about; however, it does not state what the boyfriend did or a reason why you would be thinking about leaving him. That information needs to be included in order for the question to be answered in a meaningful way. The best wording might be "Should you leave your boyfriend if he cheated on you?" or "Should you leave your boyfriend if you no longer love him?"
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∙ 12y ago
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Why don't any of your questions get answered?
But my questions DO get answered! ;-) Maybe your questions are not clear enough? People might not find your questions so categorize them wisely. People might not see your question or they might not know the answer...who knows?
Why are your questions edited?
if your question is not specific enough for it to be answered then people edit the question before they answer the question.
Why are people scared to answer all questions on WikiAnswers?
I do not believe it is 'fear' that keeps questions from being answered. I believe that most people don't just sit around reading questions to be answered. I have answered a few that I knew the answer to, while I was searching for answers to the question that *I* have. Did you ask a question that you think no one is brave enough to answer?
Why is person unanswerable to some questions?
People may not have enough information to answer it.
Why doesn't Answers.com understand people's questions?
There are actual people who are answering these questions. If a question does not have enough information, or is vague, then it may not be able to be answered properly. Then some people think it's fun to post nonsense answers to questions. Usually these are caught and fixed, but remember, there are actual people doing a lot of this work (a lot of volunteers in their spare time).
Why are my questions on Answers.com ignored?
It could be that there is not enough information in the question to be able to answer it, or maybe the question is worded kind-of vague so people are not sure what you are asking. Or maybe the question is mis-categorized. It is not that they are ignored, it is that there is such a high volume of questions, not all of them can be answered immediately.
Why aren't all the questions answered?
The questions on this site are answered by people like you, that come to the site and want to help other people. More people ask than answer. Why not pitch in and answer a few questions yourself? It will also help if the questions are spelled correctly and they have all the information necessary. Sometimes we can't answer because we don't know what you are referring to.
Why do people go on to Wikianwer website?
To find information about their specific question, by seeing if their question is answered. (Not all questions will be answered. Correct spelling is helpful, but not required.)
Why aren't your questions answered?
There are lots and lots of questions (8,000,000+) that have to be answered and there is a less amount of people that answer.
Is there a single list of all the answered questions?
There are millions of answered questions. It is impossible to list them, because people answer questions daily.
How does this website get its information?
Mostly by random people asking questions and other random people answering them. Some random people have good information and give good answers, other random people have valueless information and give junk answers. Some random people ask totally indecipherable questions that nobody can answer.
Why are the answers on WikiAnswers wrong?
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.
