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.

Does this bother anyone else?

When people say "I hope this helps" in their answers? It just screams of brown-nosing to me.

Update:

Interesting. Most people seem to disagree with me. I guess it just seems like people use it all the time. I understand the need to be sincere, but it feels like it's become a bit... trite. I don't usually say it if I'm actually talking to someone. Personally I'm more partial to "good luck." Whatever. Thank you all for your answers. They... um... helped.

17 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Brown nosing for 10 points? It's just as likely that they're sincerely hoping that their advice actually helps the person asking the question.

    Now if the question is "What's the capital of New York?" and someone answers with "Albany. Hope this helps.", that might seem a little disingenuous. But if someone is talking about family or pregnancy or mental health issues, I could easily see where the answerer might throw that in with the hopes that they are actually helping.

  • 1 decade ago

    Nope. I hope this makes you feel better. Do you want me to kiss your boo boo? I don't care if you like my answer, really. Really I don't need the ten points. I think you should pick someone else. What difference does it make if I don't make it to level five. I don't care. I don't sit here all day long every day trying to help people. I have better things to do. I'm not quite sure what, but I will figure it out. Can you help me? No, that's okay I don't need help. Do you? What am I doing here? What does this all mean? Did I help? I home that I did. Please say I help. I JUST WANT TO HELP. The lady in the white uniform tells me my time is up and I need to take my meds. Bye. I hope this helps.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm a communications specialist and I often end my responses that way. It has nothing to do with brown nosing because it's not getting me anywhere. I'm simply being polite. There are still some people who know how to be polite. Hope this helps!

  • 5 years ago

    I Totally trust you. There are SO many couples in the market that could deliver something to turn out to be pregnant, and are not able to. Yet this is most of these ladies performing like being pregnant is the worst feasible factor that would ever occur to them of their lives and all they fear approximately is what is going to i inform my mom and dad, i am gonna get fats, who is the father, and so forth. It's real unhappy that those persons are so careless. A functional condom would have avoided their issues. And those deficient toddlers ought to pay the cost for his or her mom and dad irresponsibility. I used to be irresponsible and obtained pregnant at 18 years ancient. Thought oh good, he forgot the condom, no biggy one time aint gonna harm not anything. two weeks later off he went and ended up marrying my exceptional buddy. It wasn't a pair extra weeks later I learned I used to be pregnant. Of direction I used to be scared out of my brain. But instantly I determined, it is time for my lifestyles to difference, it is time to develop up and be the individual this little one demands me to be. And that's precisely what I did and I have an overly pleased and healthful eleven yr ancient daughter to exhibit for it. It's something to emerge as within the drawback and take cost of it, however such a lot of persons emerge as on this drawback correct after an abortion, or after a being pregnant scare final month, or flip to listen to watching for recommendation on tips on how to do away with the little one. Breaks my middle.

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    no i do not think its a way to suck up or brown- nose as u put it.. and for what... 10 points? maybe the person is sincere and is being friendly and really means i hope my advice is helpful.. thats all.. and maybe you'll be lucky for sumone to respond to u that way.

  • 1 decade ago

    you should just get over petty little things like that. if thats the worst of your problems then you really are begginf or something to complain about.

  • I agree totally with your question. I hope this helps.

  • jobug
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Maybe the person genuinely means it, especially if it's a serious question...

  • 1 decade ago

    No not really, I think they are being sincere.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think they are being sincere and congenial.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.