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Why do people add same answer

grasscarp | 23:29 Tue 07th Feb 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles

38 Answers

I understand why often within first few minutes of a new question we often all pile in with same answers. What I don't understand is why people add the same answer long after all done and dusted, and even acknowledged by asker. Perhaps someone out there knows?

Crossword

east anglian air ambulance quiz

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paddywak

Best Answer

While on the subject of this sort of thing, when I first joined Ab I posted an answer one Sunday and found that 2-3 other people had all pasted the same, correct answer at virtually the same time. Checked back later and found that this particular poster had posted the same answer about an hour later. The thing that really pissed me off was that the OP thanked the...

23:57 Tue 07th Feb 2012

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ummmm

Some do it to get their post count up....

Mamyalynne

Some have said they assume no answers have been given, because they see,no best answer has been given and presume that to mean there are no answers, thereby answering without scrolling down. Not sure if this covers everyone as the best answer is only recent

grasscarp

Question Author

What's benefit of that ummmm?

ummmm

Banned users trying to creep under the radar.

paddywak

I must confess that on occasion I've read a question and posted an answer and then realised I'm an hour late.

grasscarp

Question Author

That's a good one mamya and it never occured to me.

mahonia

Me too, paddywak

Arksided

some folks are a bit slowwwwwwww (has this being answered)

BRFC4LIFE

Some do it to get their post count up....

shaneystar2

I've noticed this and wondered why as well grasscarp .People answering yonks after the correct answers have been given .
There can be loads of correct answers on one post say for example The Sat Guardian and then on Sunday you get people popping up and just confirming what has already been given....waste of typing energy :)

juliefer

I don't know either grasscarp but I just clicked on the underlined 'within' in your question and found I have been chosen from among those in Southampton to take part in an anonymous survey. I actually live in Birmingham so I'm a bit puzzled. Is this another new advertising ploy?

juliefer

Even more puzzlingly, the 'within' is no longer underlined and there is no link.

grasscarp

Question Author

I sometimes type an answer in where it looks like there are no answers press submit. Where did factor30, quinie, baldric, mamylynne, ladyalex, Sandyroe etc. come from! But these ones hours later have had me puzzled for a long time

Mamyalynne

I have now subscribed to this and may answer tomorrow or maybe the next day.