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Well it depends on what the question is. If it is something someone knows and they are using the site when the question is posted then an answer could come fairly quickly. If the question is complex it may require some thought and research, so this would take some time.

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How long does it take to have your questions answered on Wikianswers com?

Anywhere from a couple of seconds, to never.


Why is WikiAnswers bad at its job?

Some common problems with WikiAnswers are that new questions take a long time to get answered, and answers are sometimes short and unhelpful. WikiAnswers tries to solve these problems by holding contests and Answerthons, but there are still many unanswered questions. Check out the related questions below for some tips on getting your questions answered on WikiAnswers.


How long does the WikiAnswers team take the erase useless or incomplete questions on WikiAnswers?

The WikiAnswers team can take an indefinite amount of time to erase useless or incomplete answers. Questions on WikiAnswers are answered by users of the website, not necessarily staff members. If you see a useless answer, remove it or flag it so that other users can see that the answer needs to be improved.


How long does it take for the questions that you submitted in Wikianswers to be answered?

It depends on the subject matter. Some questions are answered within minutes, others may never have a valid answer - but there are people here 24/7 who do their best to get to as many questions as possible. According to this question's history, it was answered 37 minutes after you submitted it.


How long does it take on wikianswers to answer a simple question?

There are a lot of questions asked and answered a day, sometimes it'll be a while before it is answered, however, we do our best to answer all questions in a certain amount of time hence all the programs WA has to offer.


Why is WikiAnswers the WORST place to look up answers?

New questions on WikiAnswers do take a long time to get answered, but I wouldn't say that it's the worst place to look up answers. WikiAnswers works great for finding answers to common questions, and it does a good job of answering questions when you know ask right. Check out the related questions below for some ways to get better answers on WikiAnswers.


Why do WikiAnswers contributors take too long to answer a question on WikiAnswers?

Because they have to go to Wikipedia to answer the questions.


What are questions that have no value to be answered on WikiAnswers?

Questions with no value on Wikianswers are questions that are not needed to be asked and simply waste time and space on this website. If you think you have a good question that ends up here when you ask it, E-mail Wikianswers directly and they'll take care of it.


How long would it take to read every question on WikiAnswers?

WikiAnswers does not provide statistics on how many questions have been asked, but they do provide statistics on how many questions have been answered, so we will use that number.As of 3/4/12 there are 15,338,154 answers.Assuming that questions take an average of 4 questions to read:(15,338,154) * (4) = 61,352,616 seconds.Minutes: 1,022,543,000,000,000,000Hours: 17,042,000,000,000,000Days: 710,000,000,000,000


How long does it take for someone to notice your question on WikiAnswers and to answer it?

The time varies. As you can see, there are plenty of unanswered questions. Easy to answer/obvious questions are usually answered quickly. Good questions are easy to comprehend and therefore are usually answered by someone looking through the questions in a category. Categorization is very important, because it allow the right people to see the question.


How long does it take for you?

This questions needs to be rephrased in order for it ti be answered.


Do you take questions?

Of course WikiAnswers does. the only thing in here is questions. if WikiAnswers didn't take questions, why would you be typing one?