Hello, seekers of good réponses to burning questions! It has come to my attention that an official guide to using the new réponses feature is necessary in order to prevent abuse of this fabulous new fun feature.
I stumbled across fanfly's question about the link for this feature and answered the question with a liste of five things I think are the most important to keep in mind. Urged par germany123 to make it into a soapbox, I present to toi the Official Rules of the fanpop réponses Feature.
1) If toi know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but réponses are for questions toi NEED ANSWERING, not ones that toi already know and want to quizz others. In fact, believe it ou not, we already have a place where toi 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 toi know that the actress who plays Sharon appears in two episodes after her character's death?" These are not "Answers" questions because there is no question being asked. All a fan can do is say, "Yeah, I noticed," ou "No, I didn't." This is probably better served as a pick question, when there aren't multiple réponses ou explanations that can be employed.
3) If toi don't know the answer, don't answer the question. Responding just to say, "Oooh, I was wondering that, too!" ou "Oh, I don't know, but I hope toi figure it out" are not helpful to the asker, ou anyone else for that matter. Either add your own answer to the question, ou add on to what someone has previously said.
4) If it's been said, don't be a broken record. If a question has been sufficiently answered, and toi agree with that answer, instead of answering again, VOTE FOR THAT AS THE BEST ANSWER. Makes sense, doesn't it? toi agree, and it probably is the best answer. Don't be a glory whore and repeat what someone's already said.
5) If toi think someone has it wrong, correct them. Just because a question has been answered several times doesn't mean it's necessarily been CORRECTLY answered. Feel free to add on to other people's réponses ou 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 toi with a stick. I promise.
So there toi have it, the five main guidelines to stick to when asking questions in the réponses feature. What do toi think? Do toi agree? Disagree? Do toi have any rules you'd like to add?
I stumbled across fanfly's question about the link for this feature and answered the question with a liste of five things I think are the most important to keep in mind. Urged par germany123 to make it into a soapbox, I present to toi the Official Rules of the fanpop réponses Feature.
1) If toi know the answer to the question, don't ask. This should be fairly clear already, but réponses are for questions toi NEED ANSWERING, not ones that toi already know and want to quizz others. In fact, believe it ou not, we already have a place where toi 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 toi know that the actress who plays Sharon appears in two episodes after her character's death?" These are not "Answers" questions because there is no question being asked. All a fan can do is say, "Yeah, I noticed," ou "No, I didn't." This is probably better served as a pick question, when there aren't multiple réponses ou explanations that can be employed.
3) If toi don't know the answer, don't answer the question. Responding just to say, "Oooh, I was wondering that, too!" ou "Oh, I don't know, but I hope toi figure it out" are not helpful to the asker, ou anyone else for that matter. Either add your own answer to the question, ou add on to what someone has previously said.
4) If it's been said, don't be a broken record. If a question has been sufficiently answered, and toi agree with that answer, instead of answering again, VOTE FOR THAT AS THE BEST ANSWER. Makes sense, doesn't it? toi agree, and it probably is the best answer. Don't be a glory whore and repeat what someone's already said.
5) If toi think someone has it wrong, correct them. Just because a question has been answered several times doesn't mean it's necessarily been CORRECTLY answered. Feel free to add on to other people's réponses ou 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 toi with a stick. I promise.
So there toi have it, the five main guidelines to stick to when asking questions in the réponses feature. What do toi think? Do toi agree? Disagree? Do toi have any rules you'd like to add?