Why does it show zero answers in the Answer Questions tab?

Posted by admin on February 20th, 2010 and filed under answers |

When I go to a question to submit an answer, I often see several (sometimes lots) of previous answers to a question. However, the question in the list says there are zero (0) answers. Does Yahoo just not update the Answer Questions list very often? If so, why not?

If you are looking at the HOME page of Yahoo Answers, that will happen a lot. Here’s why. The question post first to the category it belongs it. Then, it posts to the home page. By the time the original question posting (showing ‘0′ answers) is posted on the Home page, it has already been answered by those of us that hang out in the category section, waiting to pounce and respond.

4 Responses

  1. loveable Says:

    I think it’s because people are answering at the same time as others and some finish and submit it before others are finished.
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  2. camille R Says:

    that’s a very good question, Is the a Yahoo Answers expert that could clarify
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  3. Rusty Says:

    That happens to me a lot. What is really irritating is that I often make the same point someone else had already been — But the other answers don’t show up till I submit mine.
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  4. Yahzmin (US) Says:

    If you are looking at the HOME page of Yahoo Answers, that will happen a lot. Here’s why. The question post first to the category it belongs it. Then, it posts to the home page. By the time the original question posting (showing ‘0′ answers) is posted on the Home page, it has already been answered by those of us that hang out in the category section, waiting to pounce and respond.

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