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Trolling vs. real questions?

What do you think has the majority here in Y!A? Are most of the ridiculous and absurd questions just really stupid/lazy people, or is there a lot more trolling than we suspect?

I think it's probably 60%/ real, 40% trolling/gag questions.

Your thoughts?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    In all of Y!A? Serious questions.

    In P&S there's mainly the the frivolous, a means of communicating, but not what I'd define as trolling.

    Trolling is generally defined as being inflammatory, posts that are intended to annoy or disrupt.

    What so much of what we do here is humor, sharing a few laughs. There's a sense of camaraderie and many genuine friendships one may develop if one chooses.

    This, for example, had me ins stitches and is my main reason for playing here.

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjsFz...

  • 1 decade ago

    Well I think people in Polls&Surveys just like asking random, funny questions.

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