Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

nick_1965 asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 2 decades ago

Can yahoo limit the length of peoples answers?

Anyone else not like it when someone writes a book when answering a question? Maybe we should all agree to not vote as best answer any answers over 200 words?

Update:

Yes, my scrolling finger is sore! But I do like your suggestion about a preview. You might get the 10 points after all as long as you do not add more than 156 more words to your reply!

4 Answers

Relevance
  • 2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    nah, iam one of many who enjoys answering with such great detail. i do this on my own accord. i do not seek help from wikipedia. this is the only way i can answer. sometimes i'll answer in short sentences..i'll stop now.

  • 2 decades ago

    No.

    I have asked a very few questions, have had very few replies. 200 words is a lot but if they were important, I would appreciate them. If they were rants and raves, I would not.

    What irritaites me are the following:

    People in the fast lane going slowly.

    Parents who teach their kids to eat only in front of a tv. They come to my nice home and walk all over eating, parents do not stop them.

    Kids who do not wipe properly or pee all over the floor.

    Parents do not attend to them in the bathroom when they know they can't properly use the toilet yet.

    School teachers who teach whole language.

    People who have body odor that are cutting my hair.

    Telemarketers of any sort.

    Computer automated guest services with no way to reach a real person.

    Rotten produce, especially a soft apple.

    Bad Dungeness crab at $9.00 a lb.

    And last but not least, items I purchase that are sealed so tight that I cannot open them with good tools without ruining the product I just bought.

    Now, I may have gone over my 200 words, but I don't care about the points because I just made a point.

    Anyway, take care. You are a nice addition to the Yahoo Answers board. Really.

  • Erin
    Lv 5
    2 decades ago

    I've seen people go copy & paste crazy.. that's what bugs me the most over just someone's thoughts. Maybe a limit would be nice but big enough to get the point across on an answer.

  • 2 decades ago

    Is your scrolling finger getting sore? sometimes I link, sometime I paste. sometimes I ramble. I'm entitled and I don't really care whether u vote for answer. Of course it might be nice if you could see a preview and click for the rest

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.