Why ask a question - do you really care about the responses or is it for entertainment?
Generally speaking, I only ask a question because I want to know the answers. If I want entertainment, I watch TV or a movie.
Someone showed me a link once in the learning centre that said you can be paid for questions. If that is true I see an incentive to ask them. I find a lot of questions to seem very trivial and just an excuse to ask something where the asker doesn't even respond to answers given.
I hear you. One has to wonder about those who post a plethora of questions, (usually the same question worded differently) but never respond. It's weird and kind of annoying, frankly. It's best not to answer in such cases, I think.
Great to see someone agree with me savvy dating. Cheers.
I do agree, Jodah. Nevertheless, I have responded to such questioners. Lol. My bad!
Sometimes I want objective answers, ones that do not come from me. Sometimes, I really do need to know something. Could be related to health, poetry or presentation. Sometimes I need an expert, and I rely on friends here.
Yes, I do care about the responses, but I'm wary about the arguments, particularly on religion. You may know that it can get quite nasty in this section, and we good men and women can lose our cool. So I generally - after one answer or two - prefer what I call Silent Love.
Of course others will have other reasons, but some are very educational, such as 'How do I do a link' on Hub Pages, or 'why am I not featured anymore?' Nice question, Ralph.
Because I'm genuinely curious about the answers I might get.
There's no point asking a question to ignore the answers.
Because I am curious what others are thinking or I need to know the answer. I always read every answer I get. I don't respond all the time, because it's not necessary most of the time in my opinion, but I do like to read through and get different opinions and thoughts.
I am looking for input/answers. It is good to see the answer come from someone I don't directly influence? Outside of my personal life? SHhhh....I might learn something...
I want answers, but that doesn't mean I can't respond to those answers for any number of reasons.
Do I have a viewpoint, most of the time, but I want to see the same thing from another viewpoint. And, again, I can still comment on their viewpoint, and ask more questions, and get more feedback on the issue.
If their comment is not convincing, I give my reason why it isn't.
I would like all the people that answer my questions to make their arguments. And arguments in the same sense as making their case, and not being hostile or personal.
If this is not the hp way of handling questions, then I have been doing it all wrong.
When people make their argument against the person instead of the message, it really doesn't make their case, but turns it into a personal argument. The latter is not the intention of my questions.
HP questions are generally conversational or a way to gage public opinion from people in the HP community. Sometimes it leads to debates.No one has their mind changed in the end.
When it comes to asking questions of people we know it's different.
Depending on what the question concerns determines whether or not the person is (actually) looking to gain some "understanding" or if it's a rhetorical question where any answer you give doesn't matter.
Being asked (why) in many instances is nothing more than a dance.
Oftentimes when someone asks (why) you did something they are in disagreement with what you did!
They either want to blow your logic/rationale out of the water or make you feel stupid for your actions. You're on the witness stand.
One example might be a person cheated on their significant other. Their mate confronts them with question (why?) all the while knowing that there is nothing that he or she could say that would make them say: "Okay, I understand why you did that now." The reality is if cheating is a "deal breaker" for them nothing their mate says matters!
The (why) question was asked in shock or simply to see what kind of "excuse" their mate would come up with.
Recently when I've been asked (why) by others I started asking them (why) they were asking me why. It's my of making it known to them that I am aware that they're really not looking to gain an "understanding".
Hopefully this allows us bypass "the dance" and have them state what is on their mind.
Lastly the person (asking the questions) is in "control" of the conversation. The person answering questions is on "defense". At a certain point many people will either shut down or snap.
No one enjoys being "grilled" or constantly having to explain themselves. It can come off as a "parent/child" exchange which oftentimes leads to resentment and passive aggressive behavior.
There are a lot of good reasons to ask questions. One is to get different viewpoints and information on subjects you are considering for hubs. Another is to give other people ideas to write about.
by Randi Benlulu 10 years ago
Do you think it is important to add follow-up comments when people answer your questions?When I answer a question or leave a comment on someone's hub, I appreciate some awknowledgement. I feel surprised (and a bit "cheated" when there is no response) Am I setting my expectations too...
by Penelope Hart 10 years ago
Do you ask questions on Hub Pages because you're looking for answers, conducting a survey or......?You're asking for other reasons?
by kallini2010 2 years ago
I have been on HubPages only for two months. I did not think that "Asking & Answering Questions" was a complicated matter.But I have come across a question that if you ask a question and then answer it with your own hub, it is "faking it". My understanding was...
by Susannah Birch 11 years ago
What do you think of people who ask a question then use the answers to write a hub?What do you think of people who ask a question (in forums or answer section etc) then use your answers and turn them into a hub? Would it bother you?
by Nicola Thompson 12 years ago
Do you come up with a question a day?
by Michelle Hawkins 11 years ago
If you answer someone's question and they don't respond back, is that bad hub etiquette?
Copyright © 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2024 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |