What is the point of trying to be the first answer on a question?!


Question: The Rabbi is partially correct.

The reason to be first is to get best answers.

Either is it a stupid question where all the answers should be the same, like "Who won American Idol?", which will get asked a thousand times or more this year and being first means you may win based on being first, or; it is not a stupid question and the person plans on the question going to voting, or; the person is place holding and intends to come back later and insert the correct answer later without writing edit hoping you will come back and think that is the best answer and it was first.

Those are the main reasons. The other reason that comes to mind is that they just are the first person, no ulterior motive in mind. They just got there first.

Oh, and if you are wondering why some people answer last it is either to avoid trolls, or because they took their time, or because they are scrolling through all the questions looking for the truly good ones as most Q&As are closed, or they simply are.

If I am last it was the last two reasons.


Answers: The Rabbi is partially correct.

The reason to be first is to get best answers.

Either is it a stupid question where all the answers should be the same, like "Who won American Idol?", which will get asked a thousand times or more this year and being first means you may win based on being first, or; it is not a stupid question and the person plans on the question going to voting, or; the person is place holding and intends to come back later and insert the correct answer later without writing edit hoping you will come back and think that is the best answer and it was first.

Those are the main reasons. The other reason that comes to mind is that they just are the first person, no ulterior motive in mind. They just got there first.

Oh, and if you are wondering why some people answer last it is either to avoid trolls, or because they took their time, or because they are scrolling through all the questions looking for the truly good ones as most Q&As are closed, or they simply are.

If I am last it was the last two reasons.

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  • I wanna be somebody.

    Better chance of getting the best answer if the question goes into voting.

    Maybe because the asker will give the first person the best answer. I have seen it, it happens alot.

    It gets noticed.

    People don't usually read to the third page or so, so it is more likely that your answer will get more attention if it is first.

    cos when it goes to vote, people vote for the 1st answer (most of the time)

    u mite get best answer

    Everybody who views the question will see your answer, so you will definitely see if you got a thumbs up/down.

    That's interesting...

    Maybe they like the scrutiny...

    I don't know...
    I rarely read other answers if they are not on my own questions...

    Seems rather pointless...
    Don't think my answers would be all that great if I rushed to be number one...

    ? About 30 people vote the first answerer when it goes into voting so you have a better chance of best answer. But the people who vote, don`t even read the question or answer. They just vote for the points. =\

    To earn 2 points real quick.



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