Are there any types of questions that you avoid on Fluther because they either don't interest or annoy you?

There are plenty, and the expansion of the list is inexorable.

If everyone wanted the same thing as you, no one could ask any question because each of us has our own annoyed spot. Not to mention there would be an argument as for what annoys who.

And it would also drive new jellies away faster, since some new jellies come here for some help with their relationship, and some of them are genuinely interesting and not the “I love her what should I do” kind. Same go to TV, game and Anime.

And finally, it’s not like you own Fluther or something.

That said, I’m annoyed by silly questions like “what does it mean when I dream about my crush” and “I like her what should I do”, but most of the time I just pass them.

I will often “follow” a question but not answer it. If I like the person who asks it or I like the direction the conversation is flowing, I may follow. I may answer it later after I ponder it, or I may not answer it at all. I will usually avoid religion and political discussions. The questions about “paying a fond farewell” I may respond to if I liked the person. If I didn’t like the person, I may just follow or maybe not at all.

I enjoy when questions are asked in “Social” because then the responses are not modded off, and the conversations often take an interesting path. When questions are asked in “General” and then are heavily modded, it kind of takes away from the whole ebb and flow, in my opinion. It is for this reason that I will usually ask a question in “Social” now, so that I can see what people have to say, whether or not it is closely in reference to the question.

And are you satisfied to ignore those questions, @stanleybmanly, or do you feel like you should do something to actively discourage them?

Those were just examples, @Mimishu1995. I could have just as easily included your dream questions, as I avoid them, too.

There was a case recently where a newer member tried to get a question moved from Social to General because they were frustrated by the course a serious question had taken, @jca. Of course, Social to General wasn’t possible.
I tend to ask questions in General, and after the topic is covered and talk veers off in it’s own direction, ask to move to Social.
It depends on the question and the intent of the answers to it. I’ve asked that a question be moved to Social after 2–3 responses because the course was harmlessly and irrevocably changes. I’ve held tight to General when I thought a question was being hijacked. If a question prompts a member to ask another, separate question, great! That’s why we’re here.

Fashion advice (we don’t know anything about fashion on Fluther, we don’t even wear pants.), dream interpretation, advice to the lovelorn, most questions asking for medical advice. Questions about the male population that devolve into a female bitchfest fueled with idiotic generalizations. Obviously loaded political trollbait. Overtly mean stuff about the religious, athiests, or the indifferent. Zzzzzzz.

Of course, either I don’t find them in my field of expertise , or interest so I just blow over them.
I answer questions because I feel the asker wants a human angle, what is the point of asking how many litres are in a gallon?, or what is the capital of Denmark ,that is what google is for.

I have no need to dictate the types of questions that others should ask or answer.

I tend to avoid most religion and many political questions these days; I also usually don’t bother with “Care to say a fond farewell to…(some celebrity)” questions.

Some relationship questions I answer, some I don’t.

I don’t care much for polling questions or deeply philosophical questions.

I’ve been known to answer a fashion question, @Espiritus_Corvus, if only to try to help bolster a young one’s confidence, but I got ya. I agree with you on the rest, although I admit I’m a slow learner on the ‘men are bad’ question. Run from anecdotal medical advice on the internet!

I remember when almost all your question were about trucking, @SQUEEKY2. I’ll admit I skipped over a few, but only a few. :-)

I enjoy the farewell questions, @janbb because they’re a walk down memory lane. Especially now, a lot of the people that are passing evoke the vivid memories of my child-self.
Some of the polling questions I like.
At one time I was all about the game questions, and I don’t think you ever got much into that?

I avoid all questions that involve pure speculation and start with “if”. I despise those. They are meaningless to me.

There are many more that I steer clear of, but it’s case by case. It is extremely rare for me to answer anything about religion. I don’t wade into most political discussions either, but I asked a political question recently that yielded a good discussion with many different points of view.

I, too, prefer the General Section. I like threads in Social or Meta that devolve into pancake battles, but they have their limits.

Most political questions and the dream questions. ” I dreamed a guy I know kissed me, what does this mean?” Gah….

Anything that references those fucking awful fluther memes, nerdy cheesefests.

Well, since I have been here since 2008 and questions recycle constantly I rarely participate in questions where I feel I’ve put my two cents in multiple times, unless there is something ridiculous I must address.

I don’t do dreams or teenage love questions. Most fluther “fun” threads are kinda dumb, but I wouldn’t mind another “Top 10 on shuffle” threads.

Most questions on religion

I won’t go out of my way to answer a religious question, and while I love politics, if the question is very US-centric, I probably won’t answer that. I don’t answer the ‘what does this dream mean’ questions and I don’t bother with things like “the jelly below me” type questions.

I avoid the american politics ones as I am just not interested. I don’t even know what a lot of the words/acronyms mean (GOP? No idea). Avoid.

Apart from that, I will read a lot of the questions and answers. Sometimes I respond but that is about 20% of the ones I read. I don’t know what puts me off answering, perhaps it’s because others have already said what I was thinking. I don’t like repetition just to say something.

I avoid some of the relationship questions, not all.

Gamer questions are way over my head too.

Some of the techy questions I follow if I happen to have had the same problems. Once in a blue moon I can answer one.

I don’t think we should ban any topic per se. I might not be interested in a particular topic, but someone else might be.

I do Fluther fun questions about 25% of the time. I might show up ten times in one Q of a jelly below me, or a jelly story, and completely skip participating altogether on the next 5 Q’s like that.

I don’t participate in most of the discussions about a famous person passing away.

@ibstubro Why can’t a Q go from social to general? Is it a rule? I make 90% of my Q’s social.

There’s no rule about Social to General, but in Social the cat’s already out of the bag.

”[Mod says] Moving from Social to General is typically not an option if a thread already has “Social-style” answers.”

I won’t read any question that rambles on-and-on and fills my entire computer screen. That’s a rant, not a question, and I don’t have the time or patience to wade through it. People get good responses by keeping things succinct.

I bypass discussions about religion.

Mostly questions that I don’t feel informed enough on the topic in question; in order to be supplying a helpful answer.

I hate the “eye-glazers”, too, @Love_my_doggie. Especially since the first response prompts them to add additional information.
Sometimes my details might get a little wordy, but usually someone can just answer the question, as asked, and be fine.

You seem to hold your own, @NerdyKeith. There’re plenty of topics I don’t feel qualified to add too, either.

Thanks @ibstubro appreciate that.

Have a little dish of ice cream on me, @NerdyKeith

“only nice people should respond to this.” or “only women who have large breasts and are willing to sell their milk on the internet should reply to this question”, etc. I just lurk and wait for the bashing to begin. I have the corndog concession.

@Espiritus_Corvus I’ll back you with the sno cone cart, we’ll make thousands. lol

@Coloma After the bloodletting, we can go for a cold Pinot Grigio down at the Sierra Winery and count our ill-gotten gains.

Aye, matey.

@ibstubro Haha have you ever tried it? The corn ice-cream that is?

Of course not, @NerdyKeith! I ran across that the other day and thought of you. lol

@Espiritus_Corvus I hope we can make a distinction between “nice” and “respectful”. You can unkind without disrespect.

@ibstubro—Seriously, when the shit hits the fan around here, I just lurk. I don’t enjoy bullying for any reason. I might make a crack about how well the corn dog concession is doing, or do some hawking to break the tension, but I left the real vitriol back at Answerbag seven years ago.

Oh, okay, @Espiritus_Corvus. That’s good with me. I blame any shitstorm I may start on Chipotle, as it wasn’t my intention.

I’ve made a conscious decision not to answer any questions about why people might not wear condoms.

@Earthbound_Misfit I second that emotion. haha

Questions that ask why the whole Fluther community is stupid.