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cats 3
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cats 3 asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 9 years ago

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ANSWERED A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS?

have you sometimes felt (SINCE OTHERS ANSWERS) are able to be viewed & perhaps a few people take advantage of this factor, by copying yours..before the give THEIR own! I have seen this "problem" on more than once & wondered if any of you had?

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  • Mark
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I've done that myself, so what? ... "Immitation is the sincerest form of Flattery",, (or something like that.) ... It can be useful to include bits of other's answers into ones own, as you may have forgotten something that you meant to say , & someone else has already said. ... OR,, Someone may give an Incorrect answer, & you just happen to know the correct one, so you get on & you say so, correcting the other answerer! ::: EXAMPLE :: If someone asked "How many stars on Ameica's flag?" ... Most would answer ' 50'. ... Someone might say "50 now, but there used to be 48 & always in rows." ..... You, as an American who knows your country's history, would know that long before this time, there were much less stars, & they formed a circle, so you ADD that to your own answer! ........... It's NOT Cheating or stealing someone else's ideas. ... This is called "Sharing" thoughts & ideas with others. .......... Just in case you did not know,, "Q&A" means Questions & Answers. ... It does Not mean "Quibblers & Antagonists."

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    There are 3 varieties of query: There are the ones which I recollect to be truly, requiring actual solutions; ones I attempt to reply and provide typical experience solutions to. There are the ones which might be rather ridiculous however ...... good I can get 2 features for giving similarly ridiculous solutions and there are the ones I simply forget about seeing that in their stupidity or silliness; they're meaningless or offensive and I might most effective reply them with similarly offensive replies however attempt to hinder ... except I've been at the sherry once more. There can also be a colossal quantity which I wouldn't have the expertise or time time reply

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Copy their bio/homepage link & send it to security,i see them using my analogy & the way i write & use ever s0 slightly different words but same path/way. Only difference is word play' per say,yeah,it's as bad as the Q i just sent out~

    HOW IS IT THAT'S IT'S G0NE? R U Kidding me?

    Is it possible to reduce the infect of karma?was the Q..It is DELETED! At voting time! It was asked 2/12/2012 0n the sixth day of voting. Who does that & who among yahoo users can make this judgment call on the rest of the users? Keep in Eye 0n your Q&A (ck #s of Q&A on ur h-page/s) and tell yahoo security & suggesting board to stop them from being our judges! The assholez who no doubt yahoo TRUSTED to sit up all day & night w/no life other then being a Control freak loser who hasn't a real job...seriously how can this happen? Pathetic! I log my good answers and i know what I answered to Q i like. They don't like s0 they get to delete them? Where d0 I Sign up?I have reported a few of them I know who d0 this,they are unstable from what I have seen in the year I have been here. This needs to stop!

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I've seen duplicate answers, yes. That's why I look at the other answers and if there is one that is the same or similar to my intended answer, I just click the "thumbs up" button and go on to another question.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yes ive noticed that too and i havnt been on here long!!

  • 9 years ago

    Hey Sally quit have giggles you fag!

  • 9 years ago

    yea i wish you could report copying. D: _ _

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