Are there really any ' stupid questions '?
By trm820
@trm820 (222)
United States
October 6, 2009 6:01am CST
Some people say there's no such thing as a ' stupid ' or ' dumb question '. That may be the case but sometimes I wonder. For example, I have seen some people come to this site, asking questions concerning other sites, instead of looking at the FAQ section. I am thinking they do that just to boost their posts and earnings here, but it gets annoying. I have often wanted to post something like " why dont you take a look at THEIR help section first? ". -lol- End venting rant! ;-)
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8 responses
@UCantSeeMe (116)
• United States
6 Oct 09
"There is no such thing as a stupid question just stupid people." -Mr Garrison, South Park
@Agoenxz (551)
• Indonesia
6 Oct 09
Yeah...Maybe that's because, not everyones is like you .. And nobodies perfect..hehe but hey, thank for sharing this post! Have a nice day.
@mrsgoodygoody00 (895)
• United States
6 Oct 09
I don't think that there are any stupid questions. If someone is asking questions of that sort, I just always think that they don't have time to look it up. Or maybe they want a quick answer, or just someone to do the work for them. If I see a question that I don't want to answer or like, then I'll just ignore it, or look for some questions that are appealing to me.
@greenfeathers (1206)
• United States
6 Oct 09
We're taught to be inquisitive..to ask questions and expect answers. Granted, there are inane questions but I think that folks asking about other sites are looking for first hand accounts...For instance, there's been a rash of sites recently that have been doing a bait and switch with $ if you join and once in a change of policy eleminates the $. So before I join such a site anymore I want to know who's behind it so I know whether to expect a switch in policy. Its usually easier to ask a group of folks rather than muddle thru trying to dig up the information by myself.
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
There are no stupid questions only stupid people
Yes it's somewhat annoying for people to post their concerns about other websites but give them the benefit of the doubt. Not everyone has an intellect equal to yours and you cannot expect people to understand things at once. You can never actually tell if they did check the FAQ section or not before posting a discussion here. Some people require other peoples assistance for them to understand things more thoroughly. Sometimes you must put yourself in their shoe to understand them better.
Yes it's somewhat annoying for people to post their concerns about other websites but give them the benefit of the doubt. Not everyone has an intellect equal to yours and you cannot expect people to understand things at once. You can never actually tell if they did check the FAQ section or not before posting a discussion here. Some people require other peoples assistance for them to understand things more thoroughly. Sometimes you must put yourself in their shoe to understand them better.
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
I encounter several posted discussion and questions already here in mylot which really does not make sense or may I see almost they same topic posted by the other mylotter.
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
Yes I believe there are. How do we classify questions that are blatant violations of the rules aside from calling them "stupid". In addition there are also topics that promote hatred, how can they be rightly labeled? That being said, there are also "stupid answers", answers that are completely off tangent and has nothing to do and not related to topics being discussed. The implication is, the one who answered did not really spend time reading the topic very well and didn't know anything about what is going on. Not being able to understand the subject because of linguistic differences is entirely a different matter.
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@strikezero86 (246)
• Canada
6 Oct 09
I guess it depends on the person. Some people say that asking "are you okay?" to someone after s/he's been in some sort of accident or injury is a stupid question, while I think that asking that question is just to show you're concerned about their condition. In your example though, I would just say that those people who don't read the FAQ's are just plain lazy.
