yeahhhh
smart @ss answers usually get reported or deleted and end up having the user lose points anyway. Giving other people extra options to take points away from someone answering is just adding more time for the Y!A community to kill time. Not necessarily bad, or good. But most everyone is just on here to either pass time, or to somehow build their self esteem by proving that they know something, to anyone, or just to have fun bothering people and reading / answering ridiculous questions with ridiculous answers.
Maybe we should have a way to rate how awful someone's question is also.
It has been suggested before, but the YA team does not seem to think it is a viable option. You can always try suggesting it again, though. Click the 'Tell us what you think' link at the bottom of any YA page to get to the Suggestion Forum. Best Answers, STAT(s)! | MetaTalk::
I believe there is a site called Yahoo! Answers where one may have a likeness of A group flagging system to choose "Most Accurate" answer might work,
http://metatalk.metafilter.com/15748/Best-Answers-STATsHOME |
ya totally
Yes, I think that would be a great idea. The person having the worst answer should lose points. This would keep people from giving smart@$$ answers to questions that may be very important to others. Some Free Advice for Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang - Knowledge@Wharton::
Jul 25, 2007 "I may not have all the answers as of today, but I have a pretty strong . However, it should also explore options to partner or acquire
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1777HOME |
I see no reason for having such a option because we need the best answer to solve our problems and if the answer is really bad, very likely it is a violation anyway.
yes
 Where's The Advantage In Windows Genuine Advantage?
 Stocks Bounce After S&P Joins Bear Market |
HOME
PRINT
Add to favorites