WikiAnswers does not hate punctuation. For software reasons, we can't yet allow some types of punctuation in questions... and of course, not all of our users know how to use punctuation appropriately, but we still want them to be able to contribute. Anyone who would like to jump in and help correct punctuation or spelling... or anything else, is more than welcome. :)
There's no real need, questions should be succint, and any additional info can be added using the Discuss option. On a technical note, Wikianswers forms its URLs using the question title so punctuation would cause all sorts of issues with that.
before a punctuation.
It's not a specific punctuation mark. It refers to using full (all) punctuation marks where necessary.
a close punctuation means a punctuation at the end of each sentence
A colon.
In an answer to a question all punctuation marks are possible, but in a question on WikiAnswers the only punctuation that is allowed are apostrophes and question marks.
Yes, some people do seem to hate WikiAnswers.
WikiAnswers don't hate Ozzy Osbourne.
Punctuation can cause problems with the URLs (web addresses) of questions on WikiAnswers. WikiAnswers is actively looking for solutions around this problem and may support punctuation in questions in the future.
I don't hate it but people hate WikiAnswers because its not great to use as a source on a bibliography for an assignment.
You aren't the only one. Many people seem to hate WikiAnswers because they couldn't vandalize WikiAnswers. There are more people who like WikiAnswers than hate.
Good Job.
That only applies to the questions and is a technical limitation.
Answers allows a question mark at the end. This is automatically added.
Some yes, some no.
I don't think much people do, I hate it myself (sometimes).
no you should not hate wiki answers, its a great site that should be loved.