Why do they do it?

[Toglet]

Why do people post 'amusing' pointless questions, which push other genuine questions off the bottom of the list, which then get lost? I've been following questions and answers, and now can't find them. Flipping annoying!

[treaclefight]

one of the prices we pay for freedom of speech, everyone gets their say :-)

[Squirrel]

Or bookmark them, I suppose, although by the time they've sunk below 20^th place there won't be many new answers.

[Janetex]

Hear, Hear! Makes the site quite confusing and too tedious.

[RCP]

Agree with Einstein. In fact all it would need is to change the sort option on the 'all answered questions' (and all unanswered obviously) so that they were shown in reverse chronological order. And agree with you Toglet even though I've been guilty of encouraging them by arguing. I do think there is a place for quirky and humorous discussion prompting questions though as it lightens the atmosphere.

[docklands77]

Good point Toglet. Whats the origin of your name by the way?

[Toglet]

"Toglet" is a small Tog (Terry's Old Gal) who's too old to be a Tyg (Terry's Young Gal).

[3s_a_crowd]

I agree with the answers that refer to a method of finding the latest 20 - 40 questions, however I think that there is a little exaggeration in the question to emphasise the point about amusing pointless questions. Most questions hang around for some reasonable period of time. It's only the adverts section where questions disappear at the speed of light.
Who is to be the judge of what is not a genuine question ?