There are a number of
question/answer sites online but I joined Yahoo Answers as a way to
connect with the blogging community and get more involved. I have
been answering questions about pets in general and cats in particular
since February first of this year.
Having read the policies and
guidelines I try not to be judgemental about the inquiries I select
to reply to and make every effort to give the most beneficial responses
I can that will help the person asking, as much as possible. I seem
to favor query’s concerning animals in distress and owners that
are vulnerable and in need of some timely and immediate advice.
My sympathy goes to those
members who are requesting advice and being very honest about,
perhaps something they did to their pet to cause the animal harm who
are now desperately trying to make it right. While other members or just
visitors to the site to browse and offer their input are not being
sympathetic enough to some of these people, who are genuinely sorry
for what has happened. They seem to give some of the worst and most
harmful replies they can; even accusations, to the point that the
asker adds a notation to their inquiry that such statements are not
welcome.
Being new to blogging and
the ask/answer site, I am never presumptuous about the person on the
other end unless it is blatantly obvious that the subject matter of
the question being asked is simply for trolling purposes. I did
notice today that several of the questions I was browsing had been
deleted, whether by the person or by one of the site moderators, I don't know.
I think it a shame that
people refuse to simply follow the policies and guidelines that are meant to make the site
the helpful place it was designed to be. No one who has joined the site
or who just offers their opinion to what is being requested knows
everything; some know far less then others, hence the Q and A. Since
its supposed to be a place where you can ask and possibly get the
best, most helpful responses you need quickly, shouldn't we all
approach this issue with a little more seriousness and with a less judgemental/more concerned attitude by just providing superior
assistance and resources? How upset would you be by a coarse or mean-spirited answer to a question you really needed a good, timely response to?
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