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when you ask questions and you see 1 answer that is totally dif. from the others do you automatically think its wrong and rate it low without looking into it more?
ex: so person asked if fruit made you fat? and i said it did.. that is exactly what my doctor told me because it does contain alot of calories and really isnt good if you have weight problems.. yes its better than candy but there are still better things
but anyways. everyone else said no. and really they are wrong.. you gain weight from eating basically anything.. and not even investigating my answer i was rated a 1..
how do react when you see that 1 answer that is dif?
know i know that some yes are really obviously wrong
but seriously how do you know if those other like 10 people are right or not?
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Did you explain your reasoning or just tell this person "yes, friut is fattening" If you simply said that fruit is fattening without explaining anything, I can understand why this person might have thought that you were just trying to be mean. But, if you explained why fruit is fattening, then the person rated you wrongly.
There are a number of reasons why people give bad ratings when the answer does not deserve a bad rating. One reason could be that the person giving the rating simply assumed that the answer was wrong because they didn't take the time to look into it themselves. This is probalby the case with your bad rating.
But, to answer your first question, no, I do not give a bad rating to an answer that is different from the rest just because it's different. In many cases, when I've asked a question on this site, the anser that was different was the only answer that made sense.
If you think you were really really wronged and you want to do something about it, you should be able to send in an abuse report to see if the rating can't be changed or the person who rating you wrongly can't be told that they did wrong.
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Just because an answer is different it doesn't mean it's wrong. The different answers often come from the people who have an completely different, and sometimes incredibly valuable viewpoint. In your case, I don't really see any reason they they should have rated you down. If you were polite and you gave the best answer you could then the least they could have done is refrained from rating you if they thought you were wrong.
One little thing; Fruit will only make you fat if you don't burn it off. It's the same with anything. If you put something in, you have to do the generic old "in/out" equation. Fruit is a lot better for you than most processed foods though.
If you look at several angles of any question that is asked on here, you will often be able to offer a point of view that does not say yes or no, but offers a more useful knowledge in your answer. Most of the time people don't lynch you for that, although there are the odd few.
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if you have a different answer, you shouldn't rate someone low
that's not fair to them
maybe they had a good answer, and the person just didn't take time to think it over
don't worry, it's not your fault
you probably were right anyway
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When I ask questions and see that an answer is different I dont rate it wrong. I rate it on what it deserves. If it deserves a 1 then it will get a 1, if it deserves a 5 then it gets 5 and so on. I think on the example you gave, the person rated you low because all the other answers said no then there was one answer that said yes, what is that person supposed to believe? Im sure your answer was right but you cant really get mad at the person on that one. Im not sure if I answered what you were asking but I did the best I could to help you =]
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When I've asked questions in the past I never really got a lot of answers, so it's hard to say. But I've given some answers that are different from what other people have given. Lots of times I get a five for being more insightful than the rest of the thoughtless responses. I think it is mostly in the attitude you have and the way you give your answer. Like if all you said was "yes fruit can make you fat" without explaining your reasons, I can see their reason for giving you a one. If you did explain your reasons, this person is kind of a jerk and it would be best to forget about it.
I agree with you. One of the benefits of having so many different columnists able to answer the same question is that the person who asked it gets many perspectives. It's not fair to blow off someone's perspective just because it was different. Like I said, I don't really see that happen often. But what about the people who get angry because you tell them what they don't want to hear? It's kind of along the same lines. I usually just shake my head and say "They're immature." Anyway, they're in the minority since a lot of people say they like my advice.
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