One of the things that attracted me to Snapzu was the more thoughtful way that people would often respond to posts, as opposed to quick one liners- although at times a witty riposte can be very entertaining and humourous, so i wouldnt want to rule that out. I think, as you point out, the quality of the answer is often directed by how the question is asked. A well composed question can often encourage a more rounded answer. I also think there may be other reasons for brief, quick replies:
Sometimes people are shy and want to participate and they are dipping their toes in the water without putting themselves out there too much.
People may be trying to get their XP up by making quick comments.
Some people have been damaged by experiences on other sites and are easing their way in (on a side note, after reading some of the posts about peoples experience on other sites it makes me wonder whether some of the "refugees" may actually have mild PTSD- seriously).
Sadly, some people don't think their opinion counts for much, so don't express themselves as fully as they could.
How funny it is, after making this post there have been three others above it, which all of them, if the rules of downvotes were adhered to, shouldn't even exist.
One of the things that attracted me to Snapzu was the more thoughtful way that people would often respond to posts, as opposed to quick one liners- although at times a witty riposte can be very entertaining and humourous, so i wouldnt want to rule that out. I think, as you point out, the quality of the answer is often directed by how the question is asked. A well composed question can often encourage a more rounded answer. I also think there may be other reasons for brief, quick replies:
Sometimes people are shy and want to participate and they are dipping their toes in the water without putting themselves out there too much.
People may be trying to get their XP up by making quick comments.
Some people have been damaged by experiences on other sites and are easing their way in (on a side note, after reading some of the posts about peoples experience on other sites it makes me wonder whether some of the "refugees" may actually have mild PTSD- seriously).
Sadly, some people don't think their opinion counts for much, so don't express themselves as fully as they could.
Mental laziness \0/
How funny it is, after making this post there have been three others above it, which all of them, if the rules of downvotes were adhered to, shouldn't even exist.
Hi Raycu, I don't quite understand what you meant. Could you explain a bit more?