Hello, seekers of good Ответы to burning questions! It has come to my attention that an official guide to using the new Ответы feature is necessary in order to prevent abuse of this fabulous new fun feature.
I stumbled across fanfly's Вопрос about the link for this feature and answered the Вопрос with a Список of five things I think are the most important to keep in mind. Urged by germany123 to make it into a soapbox, I present to Ты the Official Rules of the Fanpop Ответы Feature.
1) If Ты know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but Ответы are for Вопросы Ты NEED ANSWERING, not ones that Ты already know and want to Тест others. In fact, believe it или not, we already have a place where Ты can do that! It's called the "quiz" section.
2) If you're asking an opinion, make a pick instead. I've already seen some opinion related "Answers" questions. I'm not talking about, "What's the best way to make mac and cheese" kind of opinions (those can be "Answers" questions), I'm talking, "Did Ты know that the actress who plays Sharon appears in two episodes after her character's death?" These are not "Answers" Вопросы because there is no Вопрос being asked. All a Фан can do is say, "Yeah, I noticed," или "No, I didn't." This is probably better served as a pick question, when there aren't multiple Ответы или explanations that can be employed.
3) If Ты don't know the answer, don't answer the question. Responding just to say, "Oooh, I was wondering that, too!" или "Oh, I don't know, but I hope Ты figure it out" are not helpful to the asker, или anyone else for that matter. Either add your own answer to the question, или add on to what someone has previously said.
4) If it's been said, don't be a broken record. If a Вопрос has been sufficiently answered, and Ты agree with that answer, instead of answering again, VOTE FOR THAT AS THE BEST ANSWER. Makes sense, doesn't it? Ты agree, and it probably is the best answer. Don't be a glory whore and repeat what someone's already said.
5) If Ты think someone has it wrong, correct them. Just because a Вопрос has been answered several times doesn't mean it's necessarily been CORRECTLY answered. Feel free to add on to other people's Ответы или to correct someone whose answered incorrectly. It's OK to politely say, "Actually, the film was released in June, not October." Or, "In addition to what amazondebs said, this actor can also be seen in this series of movies." People won't beat Ты with a stick. I promise.
So there Ты have it, the five main guidelines to stick to when asking Вопросы in the Ответы feature. What do Ты think? Do Ты agree? Disagree? Do Ты have any rules you'd like to add?
I stumbled across fanfly's Вопрос about the link for this feature and answered the Вопрос with a Список of five things I think are the most important to keep in mind. Urged by germany123 to make it into a soapbox, I present to Ты the Official Rules of the Fanpop Ответы Feature.
1) If Ты know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but Ответы are for Вопросы Ты NEED ANSWERING, not ones that Ты already know and want to Тест others. In fact, believe it или not, we already have a place where Ты can do that! It's called the "quiz" section.
2) If you're asking an opinion, make a pick instead. I've already seen some opinion related "Answers" questions. I'm not talking about, "What's the best way to make mac and cheese" kind of opinions (those can be "Answers" questions), I'm talking, "Did Ты know that the actress who plays Sharon appears in two episodes after her character's death?" These are not "Answers" Вопросы because there is no Вопрос being asked. All a Фан can do is say, "Yeah, I noticed," или "No, I didn't." This is probably better served as a pick question, when there aren't multiple Ответы или explanations that can be employed.
3) If Ты don't know the answer, don't answer the question. Responding just to say, "Oooh, I was wondering that, too!" или "Oh, I don't know, but I hope Ты figure it out" are not helpful to the asker, или anyone else for that matter. Either add your own answer to the question, или add on to what someone has previously said.
4) If it's been said, don't be a broken record. If a Вопрос has been sufficiently answered, and Ты agree with that answer, instead of answering again, VOTE FOR THAT AS THE BEST ANSWER. Makes sense, doesn't it? Ты agree, and it probably is the best answer. Don't be a glory whore and repeat what someone's already said.
5) If Ты think someone has it wrong, correct them. Just because a Вопрос has been answered several times doesn't mean it's necessarily been CORRECTLY answered. Feel free to add on to other people's Ответы или to correct someone whose answered incorrectly. It's OK to politely say, "Actually, the film was released in June, not October." Or, "In addition to what amazondebs said, this actor can also be seen in this series of movies." People won't beat Ты with a stick. I promise.
So there Ты have it, the five main guidelines to stick to when asking Вопросы in the Ответы feature. What do Ты think? Do Ты agree? Disagree? Do Ты have any rules you'd like to add?
