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Is asking the same question more than once not OK on Y7?

Some people really get down on other people for doing so. I view it like this....If the person didn't get enough answers the first time, it's certainly OK to do the questions again. Adults who don't get the answer they want from one doctor go to another for a "second opinion." If they get the same answer, they learn something and if they get a different answer, they will have to think hard about which they agree with. I say to the people that put them down like this: "get a life, why did you bother to put an answer like 'you asked this before....stop it." I consider that quite rude. Your thoughts?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It depends. If it is asked in a slightly different way, in a different category, at a different time, it is NOT a violation.

    But, if a person repeatedly asks the same question (or virtually the same), over and over, day after day, hour after hour (and many do), then they are obviously trolling / spamming. And should be reported.

    However, any answer that is NOT an answer (insulting, rude, etc.) is ALSO a violation - and should be reported.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is perfectly ok to ask the same question again, if you don't abuse it. It is always a good idea to reword the question slightly based on the answers you got the first time. That also prevents most people form complaining about it. So, asking two or three times is ok, asking 10 times is an abuse of the rules. Anything in between is a gray area. Five times in a year may be ok, five times in a week is a problem.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Asking the same question more than once is just fine, as long you are not doing so frequently. It is also not a violation to ask the same question in different categories. But make sure the question is relevant to its specific category. Posting the same question repeatedly may be considered as trolling and is a community guidelines offense.

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