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If we don't know the answer can't we just answer with an "I don't know?" ...

There just seems so many questions that are nearly impossible to answer...

"I don't know." "I'm not sure." "Let me get back to you." "Can you rephrase please?" "We require more information." "Clarify subject matter."

Surely there has to be more than letting the darned things loiter.

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+8 Views: 910 Answers: 6 Posted: 12 years ago

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Darci13

Okay I don't know.

Commented 12 years ago

FISH-O

Commented 12 years ago

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Colleen

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If you see a question that has been setting there for days that you know is beyond our capabilities of answering, then you can move it along by posting a message like, "I do not understand the question, can you rephrase please?" adding if needed, "We require more information." If they have tagged it, it may be eventually found by someone going through the Top Labels for questions they can answer. Sometimes moving them off the unanswered side actually gets them more attention because the members tend to check the answered side more than the unanswered side.

12 years ago. Rating: 7
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Yvonne57

I always go to the unanswered side, I don't have time to read all the questions that have already been answered. It's hard enough to keep up with all the unanswered questions.

commented 12 years ago

Colleen

I split my time between the two. I've found a lot of nasty answers in questions on the answered side. I always check if I see a new name as the last poster to a question.

commented 12 years ago

Colleen

Google helps me a lot. Sometimes I copy paste a whole question onto my search engine. Via keywords in the question, I actually find answers to something I did not think would have an answer.

commented 12 years ago

bluesman1951

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That has crossed my mind ,but doing that just moves it off the front page where it might get some attention . More than a hundred pages of waiting questions thats sad. I am up for a good solution just so long as its not pure mean. I find it difficult to understand just how clueless some folks are . Bill

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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Colleen

Sometimes moving them off the unanswered side actually gets them more attention because the members tend to check the answered side more than the unanswered side.

commented 12 years ago

zenda

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yes some times

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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FISH-O

Is that your real name? If so, it's great. If not, it's still great!

commented 12 years ago

clu

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A lot of the questions I have to say I have no clue as to the answer I just don't offer an answer! But you know they want something I'm going to just not answer if I have no clue!