Do you bother to answer questions where the user didn't even say thank you?

Do you bother to answer questions where the user didn't even say thank you?
by

1 Answer

Answer :

answer:I don’t think much about it. I also don’t keep track of my points very much. I come here for fun, for something to do, and in the process maybe even help someone out if I can. I might be slightly miffed if I leave a well thought-out answer that gets no points over less helpful ones, but I don’t dwell on it. I don’t say thank you to each individual person that answers my question unless they gave a particularly helpful response, but I’ll give points to those that answered as long as they weren’t being unnecessarily sarcastic, rude, unhelpful, or otherwise. I guess I don’t think much about the points, though I appreciate the feedback.
by

Related questions

Are there types of Fluther questions you don't even bother to read?

Description : Are there types of Fluther questions you don't even bother to read?

Last Answer : Yes, anything to do with relationships. Other people’s relationship problems are something that I don’t care to get caught up in.

Does it bother you when people profit from your questions and answers?

Description : Does it bother you when people profit from your questions and answers?

Last Answer : Yes, bendrew wrote a blog about some of the issues they’ve been dealing with.

Does it bother you when a question you ask here shows up on other answer sites the next day?

Description : Does it bother you when a question you ask here shows up on other answer sites the next day?

Last Answer : No it doesn’t, they’re only questions after all.

Why do people ask questions even though they already know the answer to it?

Description : Why do people ask questions even though they already know the answer to it?

Last Answer : I think you know the answer to this.

When you were a child, did you have any questions you didn't dare ask?

Description : When you were a child, did you have any questions you didn't dare ask?

Last Answer : Join us in the watering hole. We are discussing it now.

Are there any questions you asked that you think didn't get enough attention?

Description : Are there any questions you asked that you think didn't get enough attention?

Last Answer : answer:I was proud of this one. Our two questions might be somehow related because I’m not really sure what the hell you are talking about.

How do you feel when you wrote good answer but the OP didn't care/give you a score?

Description : How do you feel when you wrote good answer but the OP didn't care/give you a score?

Last Answer : I don’t answer questions for lurve, so it doesn’t matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, the feedback is nice, but I don’t worry about it.

I've noticed questions, even those with a lot of responses just suddenly disappearing. What's up with that?

Description : I've noticed questions, even those with a lot of responses just suddenly disappearing. What's up with that?

Last Answer : If a question does not meet the ask-public Guidelines and members flag it a moderator will possibly pull the question so that the asker can edit it to meet the guidelines I did not see the question you refer to so I am not certain if this happened to it or if it is just hiding.

Do people here actually answer the questions asked?

Description : Do people here actually answer the questions asked?

Last Answer : Some jellies answer as many questions as they can to get lurve. Some are lonely or bored at night. It helps to put a disclaimer with your question that only helpful answers only please. I get unhelpful answers when ... I have a funny quip I PM the OP and tell them the joke that I just have to share.

Which is better to answer, thought provoking questions that are not 100% grammatically sound, or questions that are 100% grammatically sound but is as thought provoking as a used dry sponge?

Description : Which is better to answer, thought provoking questions that are not 100% grammatically sound, or questions that are 100% grammatically sound but is as thought provoking as a used dry sponge?

Last Answer : answer:It really doesn’t have to be an either or situation. I have seen plenty of questions that were both grammatically sound and thought-provoking. Naturally, I would prefer to see a thought-provoking question that has some grammatical issues. However, I would still push that question to editing.

When it comes to questions what is your ratio for those you answer or comment on as oppose to those you skip?

Description : When it comes to questions what is your ratio for those you answer or comment on as oppose to those you skip?

Last Answer : I answer 1 out of 5 questions in General and about half of the questions in Social and almost all of the Meta q’s….I need to get a life.

Why does it seem that many people who cannot get into the spirit of questions about God and answer on the belief He exist?

Description : Why does it seem that many people who cannot get into the spirit of questions about God and answer on the belief He exist?

Last Answer : answer:Those answers are on point. That’s the point. If the question is based on a faulty premise, it is impossible to answer it directly, in the context in which it is asked. So the premise is what needs to be addressed.

Is there an android app that will prompt me to answer questions at certain times?

Description : Is there an android app that will prompt me to answer questions at certain times?

Last Answer : Just set a timer with a reminder attached? I’m not fammiliar with android though.

What are the most effective ways to monetize a Questions and Answer or Communities web sites?

Description : What are the most effective ways to monetize a Questions and Answer or Communities web sites?

Last Answer : Facebook sells your data to advertisers. The more members, the more data, the more revenue. They have no shortage of inflow.

Care to answer James Lipton's 10 questions (from Inside the Actors' Studio)?

Description : Care to answer James Lipton's 10 questions (from Inside the Actors' Studio)?

Last Answer : Pizza Hurt Giving pleasure Hurting someone Hockey puck on a crossbar Nails on a chalkboard Fuck Vet (Animal type) Mortician Hey Mofo!

Do you believe you answer questions impartially most of the time?

Description : Do you believe you answer questions impartially most of the time?

Last Answer : I don’t tackle questions on subjects I don’t know enough facts about; therefore I steer clear of most of what you would call “hard” questions. I wouldn’t answer questions on any of the topics you have given in your examples because I just don’t know enough to answer fairly.

Don't you hate it when people feel a need to answer rhetorical questions?

Description : Don't you hate it when people feel a need to answer rhetorical questions?

Last Answer : Nope. I kind of hate it when people ask rhetorical questions. What’s the point of opening your mouth if you didn’t want a response anyway? But I think we all do it, but I’m more on the side of not asking them than hating that they were answered.

Why does anyone go to a non-religious question and answer site with religious questions?

Description : Why does anyone go to a non-religious question and answer site with religious questions?

Last Answer : Fluther is neither a religious or non-religious site.

Do you answer income questions on questionnaires?

Description : Do you answer income questions on questionnaires?

Last Answer : I do, truthfully, when it’s an application for which an income response is required—but only if it’s a range. I try never to give my exact income amount.

Are there Questions You Don't Want to Hear the Answer To?

Description : Are there Questions You Don't Want to Hear the Answer To?

Last Answer : How and when I am going to die.

Do think you should give lurve for questions you can't answer?

Description : Do think you should give lurve for questions you can't answer?

Last Answer : NO and NO

When reading questions, does the asker determine whether or not you will answer?

Description : When reading questions, does the asker determine whether or not you will answer?

Last Answer : i just read them, see if i know anything that could be of use and if i do i answer. i dont really consider any other factors.

Do you ever ask questions just so you, yourself, can answer them?

Description : Do you ever ask questions just so you, yourself, can answer them?

Last Answer : Unashamedly: yes.

Shouldn't seniors answer life's questions since they lived the longest?

Description : Shouldn't seniors answer life's questions since they lived the longest?

Last Answer : Age does not equal knowledge. Related, yes, but it’s just as silly to assume an old person is wise than to assume a young person is not wise.

Why do people ask questions when they are already convinced their answer is the correct one?

Description : Why do people ask questions when they are already convinced their answer is the correct one?

Last Answer : I don’t know. Maybe they want the debate.

Which users catch your eye when they ask or answer any questions?

Description : Which users catch your eye when they ask or answer any questions?

Last Answer : gailcalled, kevbo, delirium, nikipedia, johnpowell… hmm, too many to list, I’d feel bad about leaving someone out.

What should I say to stop an inquisitive friend from asking prying questions, without starting a fight with her?

Description : What should I say to stop an inquisitive friend from asking prying questions, without starting a fight with her?

Last Answer : I’d say, “No offense, but I’d rather not go into it.” Of course that may not be enough to get her to stop asking questions. Curiosity is a great quality as long as it’s not motivated by the desire to gossip.

Why do people ask questions that say "How do you" (do this) when they really mean "How can I do it"?.

Description : Why do people ask questions that say "How do you" (do this) when they really mean "How can I do it"?.

Last Answer : Because they want to know how YOU do it so that they can adapt it to something they can do. Or just figure out if it is something they can do at all—like, if they even have a chance at doing it.

Why are some discussions closed before there is even one answer?

Description : Why are some discussions closed before there is even one answer?

Last Answer : A question gets closed when it is rejected or when it is sent back to editing. Spam questions are rejected on sight in the hopes that no one will see them in the first place, let alone respond. ... that it will never be open again. It all depends on whether the asker chooses to edit or not.

Do you ever start to answer a question and then think: honestly, who really gives a rat's ass what I think? I don't even care what I think anymore, so you just blow it off?

Description : Do you ever start to answer a question and then think: honestly, who really gives a rat's ass what I think? I don't even care what I think anymore, so you just blow it off?

Last Answer : People care when you’re radical [hint: double meaning]. The Wikipedia quoting crap don’t cut it.

Thank you notes for a preschooler's birthday gifts: Is it ok if they're a month late or should I not bother?

Description : Thank you notes for a preschooler's birthday gifts: Is it ok if they're a month late or should I not bother?

Last Answer : I think it’s perfectly fine to send them now. Even if they are late, it is the sentiment that counts.

Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask, but the written question didn't match what had been in your mind when you decided to post the question?

Description : Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask, but the written question didn't match what had been in your mind when you decided to post the question?

Last Answer : A few times only, when I was rushed and not willing to edit.

Where would you hide something if you didn't want it to be found?

Description : Where would you hide something if you didn't want it to be found?

Last Answer : answer:I sometimes carve out a hollow space somewhere and stick it in there and then cover it up one way or another. I also have several secret pockets in a number of articles of my clothing.

No one has asked a question in at least an hour, so I'm asking ... what question would you ask if you didn't think it would get modded for one reason or another?

Description : No one has asked a question in at least an hour, so I'm asking ... what question would you ask if you didn't think it would get modded for one reason or another?

Last Answer : the Mods are good at letting people ask just about any real question, as long as we use semi-proper wording and correct spelling.

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

Description : How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

Last Answer : 25

I asked my cousin if he was gay today. It didn't go well. What should I do now?

Description : I asked my cousin if he was gay today. It didn't go well. What should I do now?

Last Answer : answer: I didn't need to know anything he didn't want to tell me If it were me, and I wasn't gay, this would sound like you were saying that I was lying when i said I wasn't. But I didn't ... I would really apologize for and I would do so. If he didn't accept it, at least the apology was offered.

Would it bother you if your S/O somehow let you know that he or she prefers a woman / man that possessed a trait you didn't have?

Description : Would it bother you if your S/O somehow let you know that he or she prefers a woman / man that possessed a trait you didn't have?

Last Answer : It would be rude. I’ve had one ex that didn’t like my long hair and the fact Thai wasn’t tall. Another guy, on a first date, asked me if he could call me another name because he didn’t like mine. I made him take me back home.

If you hosted a lurve threshold party, what would your reaction be if the honoree didn't bother to show up?

Description : If you hosted a lurve threshold party, what would your reaction be if the honoree didn't bother to show up?

Last Answer : Maybe the honoree just isn’t into the parties? I’m not sure we can really impose this sort of responsibility onto other jellies, especially if they were never interested in lurve or lurve parties to begin with.

Is there a list of one's questions asked on Fluther?

Description : Is there a list of one's questions asked on Fluther?

Last Answer : Not that I am aware of, no. I think of you go to your profile you can get a list of your greatest questions , the ones in which you accumulated the most GQs. Otherwise not sure.

Can you give me some examples of therapeutic or inspiring questions?

Description : Can you give me some examples of therapeutic or inspiring questions?

Last Answer : What person has inspired you this week and what have they inspired you to do?

Are one-time users’ questions worth elaborating on?

Description : Are one-time users’ questions worth elaborating on?

Last Answer : If the question is interesting, and you feel like answering in detail, then sure, go ahead.

Why are some questions not being answered?

Description : Why are some questions not being answered?

Last Answer : If you're looking for dynamic, this place delivers all the excitement of a cold bowl of yesterday's oatmeal. Our club is pretty much snoozeville, the participation anemic, the membership dwindling in front ... a pile of money, go out and grab a bunch of milk crates and stack them appropriately.

Do you ask the same questions by accident on websites?

Description : Do you ask the same questions by accident on websites?

Last Answer : No. But I do go to old questions on Fluther with a very specific answer in mind only to find that I have already got there first with the exact same answer and no memory of it.

How often have you asked other people's questions simply because they haven't been responded to?

Description : How often have you asked other people's questions simply because they haven't been responded to?

Last Answer : I have occasionally asked someone else’s unanswered question on another (or even the same) forum to try to get an answer, when I think I might be able to get an answer that way, but not very often.

Have you ever looked back on your questions and answers and thought, I can’t believe I wrote that?

Description : Have you ever looked back on your questions and answers and thought, I can’t believe I wrote that?

Last Answer : Sometimes!

Why don't they remove some of these older questions?

Description : Why don't they remove some of these older questions?

Last Answer : I know I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but still….

What would you think of someone who never questions anything?

Description : What would you think of someone who never questions anything?

Last Answer : That would be what you call a “sheeple”. Take your world view from what you see and hear from talking heads on TV.

Why do reporters ask questions they know they shouldn't ask officials?

Description : Why do reporters ask questions they know they shouldn't ask officials?

Last Answer : Reporters should always ask. In a nation where a free press is (at least used to be) encouraged, it is incumbent upon the interviewed person to keep their own counsel when it’s appropriate.

What are some questions you wish you could ask those who are no longer with you?

Description : What are some questions you wish you could ask those who are no longer with you?

Last Answer : I would like to ask my big brother if his death was an accident or a suicide.

Can I add a picture to my questions on here?

Description : Can I add a picture to my questions on here?

Last Answer : You can put one picture in your avatar. Or you can put a link to a picture online.