observations
Sep 13 2007, 4:23 PM EDT
| Post edited: Sep 13 2007, 4:23 PM EDT
I answered 10 questions on Yahoo Answers. I experienced most of the same things that others (especially Kristen Pool) did on this wiki page. At this point three of my questions have been resolved, but none of my answers were chosen as best. Generally the first correct answer given was chosen as best, even if it was just a one-word answer. It seems to me that most of the people who use these kinds of services don't care about quality or sources, they just want a fast answer. This is pretty typical of what I experience from students at my university as well.
If I were to continue with this, I would probably concentrate on older fact-based questions (as opposed to those that just ask for an opinion) that still hadn't been answered after a couple days, where the effort I might put into researching an answer might actually be welcome and appreciated.
Amanda Pape, Special Services Librarian II, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
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