Should this site have a part where you can ask questions?

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Like Someone says "what can i do about my knee" and other can anwser like normal on this site

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  • taciturn
    11 years ago | pl

    Yeah, and we can call them... polls! Genius! And what if you could comment on the questions?? Wait, whoa. You guys. Awesome idea. How about being able to give comments thumbs up or thumbs down??? Brb, writing this in my idea journal.

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    • MahBoi24
      11 years ago | pl

      *gigglesnort*

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    • TheManagement
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      11 years ago | pl

      I believe the OP is asking if the site should allow open ended questions that have no voting component at all. The knee example is a good one because the OP may not be aware of the different medical options available to him/her and therefore couldn't come up with reasonable poll options for us to vote on.

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      • someonenotkelly
        11 years ago | pl

        well you can do a:
        a) apply ointment
        b) put ice on it
        c) elevate
        d) comment <--

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        • 1marcelfilms
          11 years ago | pl

          I meaned something with only comment, and you can vote the comments and like the best 3 are on top, and the one who asked it can choose the one he needed.

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          • someonenotkelly
            11 years ago | pl

            but then no one would read the new comments or possibly good suggestions at the bottom and lots of them would prob repeat and if theres already a answer similar to their own ppl mite just not vote or comment

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      • taciturn
        11 years ago | pl

        I was being facetious. I know, I told myself I would stop, but I couldn't help myself here.

        Anyway, I think the knee example is awful - people should NOT be coming here for medical advice. They should see a real physician.

        I think there should just be an option to not include any voting choices in a "poll", or just rename them "questions" and have the option to add voting choices. No need to add an entirely separate section for something that isn't particularly different. It'll end up poll-like anyway, as the best answers will be democratically voted to the top. Either way, I just think the poll feature needs slight tweaking, if anything.

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        • 1marcelfilms
          11 years ago | pl

          Not only medical things, i had no other examples, but i mean more like: "how do i clean my keyboard or why do we have gravity

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          • taciturn
            11 years ago | pl

            Google is the perfect tool designed exactly for those kinds of questions, as well as Wikipedia and a litany of other sites dedicated to providing you with that kind of information. Or if you want anonymous strangers to answer factual questions for some unimaginable reason, try Yahoo Answers.

            Also... "why do we have gravity"? Seriously?

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    • seabird_71
      11 years ago | pl

      Smart ass :)

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  • HarleenQuinzel
    11 years ago | pl

    Its called yahoo answers.. just go there

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago | pl

    Isn't that when you choose "other" and explain/give advice in the comment section

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  • desgraenum
    11 years ago | pl

    That would be interesting. Polls are where you already know the answers and want to know how many agree with each answer. Stories are where you want to know whether it's normal. But there isn't the facility to ask straightforward questions (where you don't have to provide answers yourself). I guess you're suggesting this site should have something like Yahoo! Answers. It kind of doesn't need to, though. If you want that, you can just go to Yahoo! Answers.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago | pl

    -Facepalm-

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  • InvadingPotatoLeader
    11 years ago | pl

    No I don't think you should ask questions here.
    Wait a minute.. you just did!
    SHAME ON YOU!

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  • 1marcelfilms
    11 years ago | pl

    Something failed, i had about 7 things you could choose about on the poll

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