Why do people ask such long questions when with a bit more thought they could be short and to the point..?
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I've noticed that intelligent people can make extremely difficult concepts and questions easy, short, and to the point. Whereas folks lacking in cognative power can turn something very easy into a confusing, long-winded mess.
1150697
Some people lack the ability to ask intelligent questions.  Furthermore, they don't know how or are too lazy to provide intelligent answers, to many of the tough questions posted here.  Notice all the one word answers... they only want the 2 points.
342317
the person like u ask such questions to make other people to make points.\n\ntks
1011137
Probably because they are as stupid as your question.......not to mention your OVER flattering nickname........of course only something YOU would think up!!!!
125510
What about it. If people would expand on their questions more they would get better answers.
358608
It depends on which side of the coin they are some are here just to kill time and get out their boredom indeed may not take things seriously , I would say just like there are answers like those there are questions who merely deserve nothing but those answers,Lots of ppl don´t even read the details, or read just so fast to move onto the next question  to gain 2 more points that completely missunderstand it.Some ppl have missed the main purpouse of this website by just wanting to gain points so is life huh? =)
557454
Aha! but there is another wise saying: "he who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever".  Surely this is the whole philosophy behind Yahoo Answers!
532486
This is a very good question.  I believe there are probably a lot of different reasons why some people give long answers.  I don't think you can sum it up in just one answer.  Sometimes people may give a long answer because it takes one to adequately sum up their thoughts on the subject.  Other times maybe they give a long answer because they are thinking of it as they are typing and they are not sure where they are going until they get there.  Another reason for long answers may be that the person lacks certain writing skills like editing, or perhaps they give a long answer because they have great writing skills and want to show them off.  I suppose there could be any number of other reasons for long answers like they just want to annoy people who like short answers, or they are attempting to show off.  Maybe they are trying to convince you that their answer is right and they think a long argument will be to their advantage  I don't really mind long answers if they are relevant and well written.  I do not like long answers when they have obviously just been copied from some other source, cut and pasted into the answer box.  Whether an answer is long or short I want it to be the writer's own original ideas and writing.  To me the fact that it is orinal is far more important than the length.  I hope this answer has helped you understand some of the reasons for long answers.  I could probably come up with more reasons, but I don't want my answer to get TOO long, and I doubt if you read all the way to here anyway.
677634
Good questions require thought and knowledge.  Some people are looking for an easy two points and thusly will answer the "stupidest" questions.
98221
Why do so many people post stupid questions...? I do not know. Another mystery of life. I know a lot of people post there smart @ss comments for the two points.
684377
I know this is for fun, however I asked a serious question and some of the answers were rude or generally way off the point. I think some people enjoy putting others down sadly. When I answer a question I make sure I know some facts that are relevent to the question, otherwise, why bother lol
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Because they are trying to slow dont all these question over loaded. The people who HAVE THE HIGHEST POINT started it because people where answering, questions with out any common sense. And with people coming in here going for points the ones on top see there in danger of someone taking there place but thats ok. YOU GET 3 POINTS BACK PICKING THE BEST ANSWER YOURSELF, hang in there sure to be more rules coming out as people near the top points leaders it only nature for them to complain pressure is upon them to put more pressure on yahoo answers and people get closer to them make rules to slow down people. Thing is the ones at the top of scoreing point here they had no rules thats why they have high point just like any game you play there always a sore loser if they make it hard than it will keep there outher eggo on stop a little longer. but all kings of mountains fall as they will and if that day comes they will be like kids and quiet.
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Maybe apathy.  Maybe defensiveness.  Maybe too many questions.\n\nI tried to answer some guy's question the other day and he got upset that I didn't answer yes or no.\n\nWell, his initial question was not a yes or no question and there were at least 3 questions he was asking at once.  If you ask too many questions, people are generally going to pick either the first or the last thing you said.\n\n(Case in point, read my question here:  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlYHfr9enEYxTaAQOGFw.9_sy6IX?qid=1006051030349 and then read some of my answers.  It is a highly specific question.  I think I have asked it in a logical progression.  But it's too much information.  People either didn't read all the way to the bottom or it's just more work than they want to put into an answer.  At least two of them gave me the exact answer I asked them to avoid.  It's too many questions.)\n\nIn his case, I actually did address the two questions at the end of his litany.  But it seemed silly to me to answer those first when they were asked last.  Sometimes the question isn't that great.\n\nAs for answering based on opinion or agenda, we only know first hand what our experiences are and what our interpretations are.  I don't know if we are fully capable of answering anything in a completely unbiased way.  Do people go too far and become unwilling to see anyone else's side?  Sure.  But if they perceive the question as "where do you stand?" of course they're going to tell you.  Or if someone asserts their way is the only way, someone is going to feel compelled to point out all the other ways. \n\nSometimes the questions are not questions at all.  Loaded questions are generally statements with a question mark tacked on at the end.  People who ask them, don't really want to know, but people feel compelled to answer them anyway, because they are generally based on what one group  considers to be untrue.\n\nThe higher the stakes or the contention, the more divided people become.  And this is the division as far as I can see:\n\nAtheist's statement:  "you are stupid if you believe in mythology and any belief in God or anyone higher than ourselves is the equivalent of belief in the Easter bunny," or "Christians are too ignorant to understand science and if they were just smarter, they would see that there is no need for God."\n\nChristians' statement:  "your life would be better if you accepted Jesus as your Savior", or "if you don't see the error of your ways, you are going to hell."\n\nI've not been paying enough attention to the other views (agnostics, pagans, wiccans, Jews, Muslims, etc) to voice their "side."  But you get the idea.\n\nI think part of the problem between Theists and atheists is that if science is wielded by the party who is trying to overthrow God, science necessarily cannot be neutral ground.  Theology is not neutral ground.  \n\nI'm not saying that science is the enemy, but it can't answer everything.  Since it is used by atheists to discredit God, it cannot be considered neutral.\n\nSo were do we meet to talk things out?  What could we decide is neutral?
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I know what you mean. It is incredibly annoying when looking through the answers to see what people have said, and then you get some stupid people that just write '2pts'... I mean, they're not even trying.  Usually, when I see people that do that, I go and see their profiles and other questions they've answered, and if they have several, I report them.\nIt's annoying, it's like they feel that's what the point of this site is, to get points... \nI say, if you don't know the answer, or are not even going to bother to try and figure it out... then don't answer at all, the point of this site is to ask questions when you truly want to find something out... and to learn what others think, and have to say about various topics and things.
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Well for the most part you are right. People want 2 points so they say whatever comes to mind, others though may speak from experience. It's the person asking the question that needs to go seek professional help, regardless of what answers they receive.
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Because a lot of people can related to those questions. Some of us may have been through it before while others or just experiencing it. So we can try to give them some closures to why those situations occur OK. Then that's more interesting because they are asking for heeeelp, and we give our advice, which is great. It shows your integrity and if you are yet to be wise yourself, also those questions aren't as bored as all the other questions some people be asking!!
200434
Because some people just like to answer a question for the sack of answering and have fun. They are not interested at the details but just their own opinion...