Do people realize that 90% of the answers to their questions are on the internet already?

It is not about being lazy, rather, people are not as educated as they should be in searching...

I would dispute the 90% figure, probably closer to 65%

Googling.^

Many people are dumbfounded when they use search engines to find sometimes millions of sites to choose from, and often a whiz kid will have a site for them in an answer whilst they are still deciding which link to open.

Others want that personal touch.

It’s an easy 2 points for those who can provide the link, and it only costs the user 2 points to ask the question.

You will get 3 points back when it is resolved.

It saves them time searching and Yahoo Answers is fun sometimes its good to hear other peoples opinions which may not be on the internet.

No not really I'd say about 30%, I'll agree most of the questions are the same but when you get to the additional details the content of what has been asked is completely different to the previous ones asked.

As a matter of fact, they do ----------- same as there are countless thousands of answers to this question you just asked. What is going on with YOU ?

I lower the percentage down to 45%

Yes, they know, but they want people with experience to help them

I think people want to FEEL to be the FIRST to ask a question. Give me 10 pts!!! LOL