Should I just stick with "fluffy" questions on Fluther?

I think the more relaxed questions tend to get more “GQ’s” because more people are able to answer them. I really think that’s all it is.
I like the mix of questions here. That is one of the things that I love most about Fluther.

I like a mix of both. You always have great questions. imo

Give me conspiracy theories and Kim Kardashian’s butt.

When I see a question with 20 or more answers, I usually skip it. I figure someone else already said what I would. Don’t worry about popularity. I like your questions.

I like your questions too.

I like crispy French fries, but sometimes I like fluffy ones, too.

Sometimes I prefer grapefruit.

I don’t answer your questions because I don’t have an answer lol. But controversial questions are good. They open the lines of communication that would otherwise stay closed and allow people to assume and make poor judgments.

I don’t think you should self-censor. How many answers you get can depend on the time of day that you ask the question even.

I’ve liked your questions. I like the more fun questions (like the one about words you like or dislike). I also answer questions I have an opinion on or have some experience with. I stop following if the argument has gotten to a back and forth between just two or three people or if it gets nasty.

I think the “popularity” is not in the opinions expressed by someone but the civility of the tone.

@jonsblond I’ll go to work on Kim Kardasians’s butt.

There’s a third category, which is knowledge questions: not just [forgive me, god of lexicons] Googleable information but the kinds of things you’d prefer to ask a knowledgeable person if you knew one: someone who works with animals, someone who travels a lot, someone who knows all about boats, someone who understands legal matters, and so on. I really like those, both as asker and answerer. They don’t rely on popularity, provocativeness, fluffiness, or style. They’re solid.

It all depends on why you are on fluther. If you’re here to be popular, then, by all means, stick with the fluffy questions. If you’re here for discussions about topics that interest you, then ask whatever you want.

I’m pretty sure that if you ask only questions you think will make you popular that people will see through it after a while. Or get tired of it.

I don’t think it’s worth the effort. I’ve found that I can not predict which of my questions will get a lot of answer and which ones will draw only a little interest. I doubt if you can, either. I think if you try, you’ll only make it worse. Or, at least, not achieve the goal you think you are trying to achieve.

@josie : We lurve you. We really lurve you.

Don’t change. Be the same obnoxious self that you are.

On a more serious note, @wundayatta might have hit it by asking why you’re on Fluther. I like all different kinds of questions: funny ones, provocative ones, thoughtful ones, etc. Just ask what you want. Let the chips fall where they may.

I haven’t been on fluther for very long but I just ask questions I actually want an answer to. Not that I have asked many yet. Does it matter if you get ‘great questions’? Is that the point of this exercise? If someone thinks one of my questions is great – bonus – but as long as people answer me (even if it isn’t many) I am very happy.

I like your Qs @josie , I don’t answer a lot of the deeper ones, but I like reading the discussions. I also like French Fries.

I love thought provoking questions! Sometimes I have an answer and sometimes I don’t but I really love to read through all the responses.

I have asked questions that I was sure would get more responses…c’est la vie. Wrong question at the wrong time I guess.

I have always enjoyed your questions/responses. Keep ‘em coming.