A not-so-hypothetical situation. You answer a question. You're the first in. Along comes the second answer?

A not-so-hypothetical situation. You answer a question. You're the first in.

Along comes the second answer. It's totally different from yours. One of you must have misinterpreted the question.

What's your first reaction? Is it you or the other guy? Asked by SharonW 40 months ago Similar questions: not so hypothetical situation answer question Science > Psychology.

Similar questions: not so hypothetical situation answer question.

I actually had this happen several months ago. I would rather not give the information out as it was a "controversial" person who answered also. I KNEW I had the question right and knew that the second answerer had not read the question properly.

I'm not saying that to brag, it is the truth. This was a subject I am well versed in. My reaction was that I was correct and the other person just got in a hurry and didn't really look at the question.It was in the wording and I felt that they over looked a crucial word.

They weren't wrong about their answer, just not to this question. Their answer would have been correct to a similar question, had it been asked. I saw later where the second person appealed their rating but that did not surprise me one bit.

I received a higher score and strongly suspect it was a thorn in their side. I'm not a really competitive person and am happy to get 4 stars. Sources: Trivia, Askville, Personal Opinion .

Misinterpreting questions My immediate assumption is that I misread the question. Of course, usually going back and rereading the question is enough to solve the confusion... It happened just a couple of days ago. I answered a question asking whether green amethyst and peridot are actually the same gemstone.(They're not.) Once I posted it, though, I saw the other answer, which talked about the differences between emeralds and peridot.

There was definitely a brief panicky moment before I reread the question and saw that I actually did answer the right question. I also remember answering one a long time ago about how to become someone's fan. I told the person to go to the person's profile page and click "add to faves" or whatever it says.

A couple of people, though, answered the question as though the person was asking how to get fans. The wording of the question was vague enough that it could have meant either thing once I really thought about it, and it wasn't until the asker clarified in the DB that I found out my first instinct was correct. Whew!

Of course, we can't leave out the time that I answered the wrong question altogether - I typed up a very nice little answer about the derivation of the abbreviation "Rx" and posted it...under a question asking for salad dressing recipes. I knew immediately that I was an idiot, but I have no doubt that I made four other people scroll back up to the question to see what they did wrong.So, yes, it's always me who's wrong, at least until I can reread the question and reassure myself. MidwestPurgatory's Recommendations Bragg Organic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Amazon List Price: $4.29 Rx Amazon List Price: $9.99 Used from: $1.50 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) At least I can laugh at myself..

Happens all the time Sometimes it is me who mis-reads or makes a wrong assumption. Sometimes is is the other guy who goes off on a riff that is a million miles from the question. It happens, and there's not much to do about once you have hit the submit button.

If it's a question of fact, or of safety (wiring a house, for example) I'll often post something in the DB just to be safe. If it's an opinion or other kind of question, I'll leave it alone. Anybody who does anything dangerous (fixing a car, wiring a house) just based on what he or she learned in Askville is doing himself a disservice.

There ought to be some sort of a warning: Advice from Askville is worth exactly what you paid for it" .

Neither Here's the deal. A lot of people are just looking for attention. They don't care what the real answer is nor the real question.

This is a fun forum and no one ever sees anything alike particularly when it is in print. I would not worry about : "is it me or him? " because it doesn't matter.

That's the point! (see how I got around to that one? I like the idea of your lighthouse.

I work a the antique lighthouse but it is not really a lighthouse, we just fix antique lights.

1 It happened onced to me. After I read the second answer, I know I read the question wrong. I just went into the DB and explained what the heck I was talking about!

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It happened onced to me. After I read the second answer, I know I read the question wrong. I just went into the DB and explained what the heck I was talking about!

Following on from the last question where we now have the answer...." "Answer this question. " "Could you answer this question? " "Hypothetical question!" "The answer is "yes".

What is the question?

Hypothetical ettiquette question for Askvillers anywhere on the political spectrum..

I should probably know the answer to this question but unfortunately I do not...

Interesting hypothetical question - I think I know the answer, but can't find it anywhere....

Following on from the last question where we now have the answer....

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.