Why do you get more lurve for a great answer than for a great question?
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April 30th, 2010
Seems to me that most people answer a lot more questions than they ask, great answers seem to be handed out more liberally than great questions, and questions are the spark that makes all the answers and discussion possible, so why are great questions worth less than great answers?
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@Snarp don’t ask many questions, my answer would be answers!
I agree with you @Snarp. Great Questions should be about 8 or 10, while Great Answers remain 5. Or just flip them around.
@erichw1504 great answer….loll..we must have our fun here!
Great question = 5
Great answer = 3
@ChazMaz brings back memories on Answerbag!
This question has been pondered before with the consensus that Great Qs are tougher than great answers and should be higher in lurve points.
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Why shouldn’t a Great Question get more lurve than a Great Answer?
It doesn’t much matter, does it? The people handing out GAs or GQs are pretty much the same, and they’ve all maxed out on lurve for you, so the only thing that matters is that some people thought you asked a good question or gave a good answer.
I say. Good answers get crackers sent to them. And, good questions get to pull my finger.
The emphasis would seem to be on answering questions.
The 3 question a day limit supports this theory.
I agree with @Captain_Fantasy. If fluther is conceived as a resource for people with questions, why should a question get any points? A small award is a concession to those who put effort into making up questions, as opposed to those who have questions and come here seeking answers.
I don’t see anything that’s broken in the lurve system we currently have.
Take a look at the answers provided here.
I think it may be because people often ask questions that many of us know the answer to, so we see the question as rather mundane and the answers enlightening or well presented.
Different question, @FireMadeFlesh. This one asks why one GA is worth 5 points while one GQ is worth only 3: value of a single award. The linked question asks why people award more GAs than GQs: quantity of awards. One is under the control of the fluthergods, and the other is up to us.
@Jeruba Ah, ok thanks. I just over-emphasised the “great answers seem to be handed out more liberally than great questions” part.
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