why do people on here ask about touchy questions when they dont want to hear the truth? like for instance some person just asked why people are mean to mormans or something along those lines and although ive never heard that i told the person exactly why i know mormans are unliked from where im from and he flipped on me because i guess thats not what he wanted to here. so if you dont want to hear the truth why do you ask those questions?
syireen answered Friday January 20 2006, 7:20 pm: Some people just cant handle the truth, and its their own problem I don't think we should really worry, or care why their like that. they ask for advice we give it to them its up to them how there going to take it.
As for me I don't care for ratings or comments I say what I think, and I try to give the best advice to everyone, whether they appreciate it or not is their problem in the end.
Teza answered Friday January 20 2006, 12:29 am: People who ask those kinds of questions don't need advice. They want to see other people's comments and what they would so to them. It's really pathetic and it drives me nuts. Most people ask for advice when they know the asnwer but when you tell them the truth, they don't like it and they rate you 1. It just shows immaturity and all we can do is ignore them. There really isn't a way to get rid of these people unless they break the rules from the FAQ. Bummer, I know. [ Teza's advice column | Ask Teza A Question ]
ncblondie answered Thursday January 19 2006, 11:51 pm: I think sometimes the questioner gets upset if they don't get the response they're expecting. I've had it happen a couple times myself when responding to a question. Unfortunately, there's not a lot you can do. This will happen both here on the site and out in the world as well. If the person was abusive in their response to your answer, I would suggest filing an abuse report. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) [ ncblondie's advice column | Ask ncblondie A Question ]
sizzlinmandolin answered Thursday January 19 2006, 11:37 pm: I agree with LadyGoodman. A lot of people just come here to rant. They have already decided that there is no solution to their "problem" and aren't open to new ideas. They just want attention and sympathy, or to get something off their chest that is frustrating them. Many already have an answer in mind and just want to see if people agree with them. Sorry, there isn't anything we can do about these people. I think sometimes, even though they can be rude and seem to be oblivious to good advice, they end up helping themselves feel better just by writing down what's wrong. Sometimes, that's all they need, so some good came of it. Missing information, the fact that it can be difficult to express emotions, and that these emotions can easily be misinterpreted adds fuel to the fire. Another thing that can get irritating is when people rate low because they don't like your answer, not because it isn't good advice. I like to think of my rating as a way to gague how well I'm doing and if I do, in fact, give good advice. I use it to figure out what I should improve on or learn more about, and to figure out what kinds of questions I should just avoid altogether. When people give you a 1 saying, "I would never do that", or "I already tried that", isn't it their own fault for not telling us in the first place? People need to understand that we're not telling them what to do and we don't know them. We're just giving them ideas. We can never know what's best for a particular individual, all we can do is try to help. So, that's my advice to you. Just try to help and even if you can't, you'll know that you did your best. [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
LadyGoodman answered Thursday January 19 2006, 10:36 pm: Haha, he or she did the EXACT same thing to me, too. I just told her to stop being a snobby bitch. She was probably just looking for a place to rant about it and then turned it into a question so it wouldn't get deleted. She didn't want actual advice- she just wanted someone to listen to her whine about her beliefs...which, you know, is kind of hypocritical considering she wants other people to accept hers but then bashes people for their own. Whatever. "Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people." -Roger Clyne [ LadyGoodman's advice column | Ask LadyGoodman A Question ]
RoadkillSalad answered Thursday January 19 2006, 10:31 pm: Eh, I haven't been here for a while (maybe a year or so) but things seem to be going just as they were when I used to be here (too many questions about "infections," sex, love... Etc). And this is what I say:
"If the truth didn't hurt so bad I wouldn't lie." -Kevin Max
coconutcatastrophe answered Thursday January 19 2006, 9:36 pm: some people want you to give the advice that they like and they wanna hear things they wanna hear. or maybe they werent expecting the answer you gave them so they were surprised or something. i donr know its one of those weird things some people do. [ coconutcatastrophe's advice column | Ask coconutcatastrophe A Question ]
4everMyself2 answered Thursday January 19 2006, 9:32 pm: Some people want advice but don't actually want to hear the truth. And when you don't give the advice they were expecting they want to get all offensive.
DaNcE_In_ThE_RaIn answered Thursday January 19 2006, 9:24 pm: sometimes people dont realize that the truth hurts,or they know the truth, they just want to see if anyone can help them look at the situation in a different way.sounds confusing, but i dont know good question. [ DaNcE_In_ThE_RaIn's advice column | Ask DaNcE_In_ThE_RaIn A Question ]
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