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Amazon Questions and Answers
« on: August 06, 2014, 08:52:12 PM »
The number of idiotic product reviews on Amazon is bad enough. But now that Amazon allows questions and answers on products, I really have to shake my head in amazement. Do people just refuse to read? I was looking at a portable external hard drive today, 11 of the 19 questions are asking something that's directly answered in the product description.

But what really gets me is the people who answer a question with "I don't know." WTF? Why would anyone even bother to do that? If nobody answers a question, that means nobody who's seen it so far knows the answer. Isn't that obvious? How stupid do you have to be to type "I don't know" ?

I swear, it's almost as bad as reading YT comments.
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Re: Amazon Questions and Answers
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2014, 09:07:13 PM »
"I don't know" is one of the options Amazon's Q/A engine offers the person who responds to questions.

As it happens, earlier tonight someone sent me a question about a hard drive I bought - but it was about using the hard drive in a RAID array, something about which i have no idea (and about which they should contact the maker).

I clicked the "I don't know" field in response to the question.
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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2014, 09:31:55 PM »
That's understandable because someone directly asked you a question. I'm talking about the box at the bottom of every question where anyone can respond.
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Re: Amazon Questions and Answers
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2014, 05:37:40 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on August 06, 2014, 08:52:12 PM
But what really gets me is the people who answer a question with "I don't know." WTF? Why would anyone even bother to do that? If nobody answers a question, that means nobody who's seen it so far knows the answer. Isn't that obvious? How stupid do you have to be to type "I don't know" ?

Exactly! When one doesn't know the answer, common courtesy dictates - at the very least - an answer that contains a cursory reference to WWII aircraft or Deep Purple.
Some people - sheesh!
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« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2014, 07:02:03 AM »
Quote from: lowend1 on August 07, 2014, 05:37:40 AM
Exactly! When one doesn't know the answer, common courtesy dictates - at the very least - an answer that contains a cursory reference to WWII aircraft or Deep Purple.
Some people - sheesh!


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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2014, 07:49:58 AM »
The answer to everything is 42.
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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2014, 08:51:25 AM »
Quote from: lowend1 on August 07, 2014, 05:37:40 AM
Exactly! When one doesn't know the answer, common courtesy dictates - at the very least - an answer that contains a cursory reference to WWII aircraft or Deep Purple.
Some people - sheesh!

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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2014, 08:56:47 AM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on August 07, 2014, 07:02:03 AM

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Re: Amazon Questions and Answers
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2014, 09:13:48 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on August 06, 2014, 08:52:12 PM
The number of idiotic product reviews on Amazon is bad enough. But now that Amazon allows questions and answers on products, I really have to shake my head in amazement. Do people just refuse to read? I was looking at a portable external hard drive today, 11 of the 19 questions are asking something that's directly answered in the product description.

But what really gets me is the people who answer a question with "I don't know." WTF? Why would anyone even bother to do that? If nobody answers a question, that means nobody who's seen it so far knows the answer. Isn't that obvious? How stupid do you have to be to type "I don't know" ?

I swear, it's almost as bad as reading YT comments.

Nothing could ever be worse than YT comments.  I've had to be on Amazon a lot and think I know it well.  YT stupidity is off the scale. 
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Re: Amazon Questions and Answers
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2014, 02:55:12 PM »
Quote from: gweimer on August 07, 2014, 07:49:58 AM
The answer to everything is 42.

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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2014, 05:40:23 PM »
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Re: Amazon Questions and Answers
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2014, 08:09:15 PM »
Well, this thread sure took an unexpected turn (rearward?).
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« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2014, 05:34:33 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2014, 09:33:42 AM »
Sure gives a whole new meaning to "tailgunnin'".
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« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2014, 09:37:53 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on August 07, 2014, 08:09:15 PM
Well, this thread sure took an unexpected turn (rearward?).

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