Why do people post such serious questions on a forum where 90% of the answers are quips? A separate section maybe?

Asked By: Sighman 51-55, M 1 year ago

Posted by lms2 May 6th, 2012 at 3:49PM

Because a serious question only needs one serious answer...and the rest is good for a laugh, which is also needed when you are being serious.

Reply by Sighman May 6th, 2012 at 3:54PM

I agree wholeheartedly but I feel bad for some of the people who are obviously in a lot of emotional pain and come here looking for genuine advice or understanding. Most of my questions and answers are jokey but when I see people considering suicide or suffering from some kind of addiction that is ruining their life I wish that they could be connected with someone who won't make light of their situation.
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Reply by lms2 May 6th, 2012 at 4:04PM

True... but when I see the same people contemplating suicide or self harming daily, you have to wonder at least a little bit if they aren't trolls. I don't add to the abuse... if I am feeling good and I want to answer I do...otherwise I move on to the next question. However, there have been points in my life when I just didn't want to feel good...and there was a website where I would post stuff, even though I knew I would just get flamed for it... mostly I did it when I got tired of beating myself up. And even in those times... having one "real" person on a website, if there is such a thing, was enough. So, keep being part of the solution...is the best solution. Even if the problem posted is fake, if the solution you propose is real... it might reach a real person!
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7 Answers to "Why do people post such serious questions on a forum where 90% of the answers are quips? A separate section maybe?"

Posted by towhead2 May 6th, 2012 at 3:50PM

It doesn't make much sense to have question categories if all the questions go to the same place. They need to have an "I'm looking for attention" category.

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Posted by sittingintraffic May 6th, 2012 at 3:59PM

Because they want a serious answer. I don't know that a separate forum would help. Jokesters would still respond. I understand what you're saying though. :)

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Posted by tenente May 6th, 2012 at 3:55PM

its entertainment :D like clowns

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Posted by Oddandsingular May 6th, 2012 at 4:09PM

You are probably more bothered by the flippant answers than the folks who asked the question. I often feel bad for them too but I know it's projection.

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Posted by B3lla01 May 6th, 2012 at 4:02PM

I think the Q&A started out as a serious forum but people post stupid answers and we are all used to it. You will get the smart answers and then you just laugh or ignore the other ones. It's not a big deal.

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Posted by mindwarper11 May 6th, 2012 at 3:55PM

Wait...there are serious questions on here? GASP!

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