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Pat B
Lv 7
Pat B asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 8 years ago

Why are questions recycled?

I am seeing the exact same questions on Yahoo Answers over and over again. Why is that? It appears that they are just being recycled.

Update:

I don't know if they are the same people but the wording is exactly the same so either someone is copying them and posting them or they are reposting again I guess.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    are they from the same people? or different people? if it's the same people that keep posting the same thing, it's usually because they are just putting the questions in different categories to get more/better answers or no one answered their question before and they are trying to get an answer again.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Does this happen, when you are on the Home page, by any chance?

    On the Y!A Home page, there are four tabs, above the list of questions: Recommended, Recent, Popular, My Network.

    If you are on the Recommended tab, and pressing the 'Refresh' button, at bottom of page, you will continue to see the same questions.

    Click on the Recent tab, instead, to see more questions.

    Otherwise, you might just be seeing a lot of people with the same question on their minds.

    You may also be seeing Spam questions; some spammers ask questions to advertise their business; some ask questions, so that their spam-partner accounts can answer.

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  • 8 years ago

    I post my Q's two times in two spots for diff A's

  • 8 years ago

    Thanks for answering my question !! I have been tested for diabetes and I don't have it. I've been telling my doctor about it for 2 years. She has now scheduled a ultrasound thanks :)

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