Do you have particular criteria that compels you to answer or ignore a fluther question?

Do you have particular criteria that compels you to answer or ignore a fluther question?
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I will ignore a question if; 1. I cannot give a good accurate answer 2. sounds like homework (I will help with homework, but I don’t do it for you) 3. mindless questions asked just to be asking. (trolling) 4. If it is a personal question, I will send a PM rather than a public response
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