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What is the difference between 'follow publicly' and follow 'privately' ?
This is a question about Yahoo answers. I have the option of viewing a question publicly or privately. Could someone explain what this means? Thank you.
3 Answers
- hornchurchmaleLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
As far as I am aware it refers to being able to follow without others knowing eg in private.or conversely in public meaning all can see what we or who we are following.
- Adrian SLv 77 years ago
cidyah--
I'd like to know the answer to that one too. It seems that some folks that are high ranking players pile up a lot of points in a week's time without seeing their Best Answers...I know I'm not online 24/7 but folks piling up 1000+ pts in a week is a little strange to me. Private answering should NOT BE ALLOWED unless there is an email exchange between the poster and the answerer...and that shouldn't count on points....it's doing the poster a
favor. Public answering should be transparent...you post, you get an answer and either you or voters pick
best answer...that is the way it SHOULD be.
Source(s): math tutor for several years - 7 years ago
Literally as it says. "Private" is to do so without anyone knowing.. or making a fuss.
