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the sower asked in SportsMartial Arts · 1 decade ago

Why do most questions go to voters to decide?

Why don't the askers select the best answer?

This would stop the guys with 20 email accounts from voting repeatedly for all of his own answers and stealing the best answer from someone who is more deserving.

If you ask a question, select the best answer yourself.

Update:

Ivan, I understand that can happen too, but most people are not willing to forfeit 5 points to get 10.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    People just want to get answers and they don't care about picking the best one. People are lazy. Except the losers w/ 20 email accounts.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Might sound a little dumb, but I don't mind letting all of the martial artists here vote. I don't want to feel like my opinion on a best answer is the one anyone researching should follow. But if 5 other people think it's a great answer, then maybe they should consider it.

    As for the 20 account people, if they are that desperate for points, who am I to stop them? I mean, that's a lot of work for 10 useless points. What will they ever do with them in real life. Kind of pathetic to go through all of that work if you ask me.

  • 1 decade ago

    Two reasons:

    1) The asker forgets to choose

    2) Several of the answers are close, but there is not enough differentiation between the answers to be able to decide a best answer.

  • 1 decade ago

    ummm i think your a little mixed up

    yes the asker should always pick a best answer

    the people with like 20 diffrent emails will still answer their own questions and then pick themselves as the best answer

    theres no stopping that unless yahoo flags IP addresses

    and doesnt allow that many accts. for one IP address

    B.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Most askers don't care, after they get their info they looking for, or if the answers don't satisfy them.

    Source(s): my brain ;)
  • Cnote
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    i just forget sometimes

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